Matt: Created page with "393610 "A couple thousand boxing followers went to the Arena last night to see Johnny Griffiths, the famous welterweight from Akron, Ohio, but they went home ta..."

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"A couple thousand boxing followers went to the Arena last night to see Johnny Griffiths, the famous welterweight from Akron, Ohio, but they went home talking about Billy Shade, a young Westerner who has yet to make his mark in ring affairs. The fans fully expected to see Jack Britton's greatest rival measure Shade for a spanking, but Johnny Griffiths never had a tougher 12 minutes than in last night's main event. The decision was a draw, but such a battle did the Coast boy put up that many of those who had paid their three bucks to see the contest insisted that Shade was entitled to the decision." <i>Everett Daily Herald</i>.

The ''Seattle Times'' agreed with the draw decision; giving Griffiths the first round, Shade the fourth, and having the second and third even.

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