BOX ON!
CYCLISTS AT VARIANCE. ARENA AS STADIUM. A sensational incident marred the Milo Senior Championship of Queensland for amateurs at the Royal Show athletic carnival last week. L. Munro, who has won Australasian honours, and may go to the next Olympic Games, was in the first heat. After half a lap had been ridden Munro and Humphries, another competitor, were jostling each other, and this continued until both were hopelessly out of the race. They continued pushing at each other as they rode along and immediately they dismounted both riders were disqualified for the day. This did not end matters, _ and Munro and Humphries resumed their argument a few feet away from the officials. Thousands of persons who packed the arena witnessed a willing box on with bare fists. Officials seized the combatants and force was needed to separate thorn. The crowd rushed the ring and the scene ended in disorder. The police end officials had great trouble to clear the ring.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18954, 30 August 1923, Page 4
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163BOX ON! Otago Daily Times, Issue 18954, 30 August 1923, Page 4
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