Talk:Cyril Gove

Mythical boxing bout
The claims that Gove had a boxing match on the night of 29 May 1915 do not appear to have any foundation.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/key-player-races-into-history-20100318-qic1.html

On one Saturday in 1915, Cyril rode Menthe into third place at Moonee Valley in the opening steeplechase, jumped off his horse, got correct weight, rushed off to play for Essendon at the Lake Oval and was named as Essendon's best player in a losing team against South Melbourne, Hutchinson recalled. ''But his day didn't end there. He hurriedly changed out of his footy gear and rushed off to West Melbourne Stadium and won a boxing bout.''
 * errors or dubious claims in that article
 * 1. it was a race on the flat, not a steeplechase
 * 2. the match was played at East Melbourne, not the Lake Oval
 * 3. which paper named him best - certainly wasn't The Age or The Argus, nor do they mention any fight that night. Indeed, both reports say he hurt a finger or hand during the football match. The Football Record issued the next week for 5 June round of matches comments on page 15 about his dual sporting effort but makes no reference to boxing.
 * RossRSmith (talk) 06:46, 25 August 2013 (UTC)