BOXING FEVER SPREADS
WHOLE AUDIENCE HAS FIGHT OPPONENT FELLED WITH STOOL. IMPROMPTU BOUT IS WILLING. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian Press Association. Vienna, June 12. Czeclio-Slovakla has a novel method of conducting boxing matches. During a tournament at Nzaim, the Czech champion, Jirsa, suddenly sprang into the -ring and challenged Fristensky, Austrian champion, who was present as as spectator. Fristensky accepted on condition that it be a fight to a finish, without intervals between rounds. Whereupon the champions stripped. Jirsa, however, was weakening at the end of 19 minutes, and suddenly picked up his second’s stool and felled Fristensky. The Austrian’s seconds jumped into the ring, and a free fight began. Soon the whole audience became involved, and when the police arrived a score were wounded. Fristensky was taken to hospital with a broken head.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1929, Page 11
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