GRIFFO'S DOWNFALL.
(Press Assn. — By Telegraph. — Copyright.) (Received July 13, 8.45 a.m.) ' NEW! YORK, July 12. Albert Griffith, known as "Gmffo," ex-light-weight champion of Australia, •has been arrested on a charge of begging. He stated .that he-Avas starving. He won a fortune m the prize ring; and squandered it. \ ' "Oriffo" was at one time well-known for the great success he achieved as a boxer.^ He became v wealthy, having won': large sums of money, but lack of\ condition and other troubles soon combined to impoverish him. : \^ <
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12814, 13 July 1912, Page 5
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86GRIFFO'S DOWNFALL. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12814, 13 July 1912, Page 5
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