CHAMPIONS OF THE RING
WILLS NO CHANCE WITH DEMPSEY
Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, September 11. Although Wills easily outpointed Firpo, it is not considered that he will endanger Dempsey’s tenure of, the championship. Experts and laymen agree that neither has any chance against Dempsey.
ROYAL PARTY ATTEND
CROWD GET OUT 01' HAND
NEW YORK, September 16. (Received Sept. 14, at 6.5 p.m.) The Prince of Wales did not attened the Firpo-Wills fight, but Lord Mountbatten and the other members of the Royal party did. The crowd, in the excitement of welcoming the Royalties, got out of hand, mistaking Lord Mountbatten for the Prince, and, pressing forward so that the visitors were in danger of being swept off their feet. Finally police reinforcements broke up the crowd and made a path for the visitors.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19277, 15 September 1924, Page 8
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