BOXING CONTESTS
MR McGOWEN’S ATTITUDE CRITICISED. By Telegraph—Frees Association—Copyright. SYDNEY, December 5. The “ Sydney Morning Herald ” takes Mr MoGowen to task for his “spineless reply” to the deputation against boxing contests, and adds: “A boxing contest conducted to a knockout on gentlemanly lines is not a draw; a more gladiatorial spectacle is more likely to draw. We are not among those who try to force refined morality by legislation, but the limit is reached when a so-called sport becomes a foul ulcer of infection to any unable to protect themselves.”
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7976, 6 December 1911, Page 7
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90BOXING CONTESTS New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7976, 6 December 1911, Page 7
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