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NZ Truth, Issue 416, 14 June 1913, Page 6

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- ■. ... .-_■■•. c ' ■ JT^ :■■■■■•■ Ireland and lyicdrath— A Draw. The Pahia'tua "l Boxing Association made good .on Tuesday, evening last, it put forward a first-class, fistic prpi^ramme f *cthefjmain'. item of -^ which was -tiillßarney lreland-Tom McGrath contest for a £»3flV purse arid the mid-dle-weight championship of New Zealand. Incidentally, there: were sundry side ."supports,**'-' -which made the affair the more-interesting. /In the' amateur bouts,;j.B^JK:elly d.i'JPahiatua) defeated • McFarlaW~ J 'CW6o'dvine), F. XPahiatua) arid Downes (PaLmerston N.) boxed a- draw, and Robsonr (WopdyillQ)|; ;preyaili|d|;!o^er McDonald/ (Pal-mersiton)v-r;;d; **, ?!; [ M,J- ' '':'"' '" •■''" •'''TrßtetANtr The contest weni.ithe fuU',ls' rounds, at the^cJotifilusij^Sof which Referee O'Farrfel^dJcideU^ draw. '• Fr-brn-^ 4escrip^bon supplied to "The Second," McGrath should have won, it being claimed ;fppjhiiri that he- defeated Ireland m branch of the game. McGr^.th's best"is;^a, left to the jaw and fc. rigkt uppericutiito'the body. ■ , Probably; .jja,- view .of ;the >; decision, jstnother contest^ will be arranged., •