CALTAUX BEATS FOSTER
POINTS OVER 12 ROUNDS fisher as professional DEFEAT OF JENKIN (Ter Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. A good house in the Dunedin Town Hall last evening saw Vic Caltaux, of Auckland, lOst beat . Johnny Foster, of Canada, lOst 4}lb, on points over 12 rounds.
Caltaux kept well away from Foster’s dangerous left and although lie made it a poor fight from the crowd’s point of view, his tactics and I strength made it impossible for the Canadian to do anything with him. In a preliimnary, Norman Fisher, of Christchurch, lOst 31b, a 1930 Olympic representative, scored a win in his first professional bout, beating Norman Jenkin, of Oamaru, lOst 41b, on points over 10 rounds. It was a grand'mill all the way and one of the best crowd-pleasing efforts seen in Dunedin for a long time. Fisher’s aggressiveness and fitness won him a close decision. ARMSTRONG INJURED GARCIA BOUT POSTPONED (Elec. Tel. Copyright —United Press Assn.) (Reed. Nov. 3, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, Nov 1. The boxing bout between Armstrong and Garcia scheduled for to-morrow lias been postponed till November 25 owing to Armstrong having injured his back in falls during his final work-out".
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19777, 3 November 1938, Page 15
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