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Arthur Townley Heavyweight active 1919-1924

Posted: 14 Apr 2005, 05:53
by stuarttempleton
Arthur Townley Heavyweight active 1919-1924

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=017601

I have a clipping giving Arthurs hometown as Southampton, does anyone else have this.

wouter is recorded as the editor.

Posted: 14 Apr 2005, 07:15
by Alex
He's listed on prewarboxing.co.uk as being from Birkenhead:
http://www.prewarboxing.co.uk/boxer%20l ... 20list.htm

Perhaps the paper made a mistake? I've come across lots of examples of old newspapers getting a fighter's hometown wrong.

info

Posted: 16 Apr 2005, 13:26
by robert.snell1
Birkenhead as far as I am aware

Posted: 16 Apr 2005, 14:46
by stuarttempleton
i'll take your word for it Rob.

It was the New York Times where i read the article,so they prob did get it wrong.