BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 223, 20 September 1928, Page 16

BOXING.

PURDY DRAWS WITH CASEY.

FEW THRILLS.

DECISION GETS MIXED HECEPTION.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) PALMERSTON NORTH, this day. In a tame contest this evening, Charlie Purdy, of Auckland (10.0J) drew with Ilarry Casey, of Chrlstchurch (10.1}). The contest, decided over fifteen rounds, was lifeless and the verdict did not meet with the unanimous approval of the packed house. A purse of £150 was in dispute. Tom Heeney was present at the tourney and was given a big welcome. Later in the evening he presented the trophies to the winners of the amateur bouts, before being the guest of honour at a banquet organised by the Manawatu Boxing Association. Purdy scored with both hands in the opening round, and several clinches followed. Purdy showed clever footwork and Casey smothered most of the time Purdy made the pace in the second round and got points with left leads. Casey livened up a little, but Purdy made him miss badly. In the third round Purdy was aggressive but Casey was very wary, and fought cautiously. Up to the seventh round the was dull, with frequent clindhes. Casey's swing* were wild and Purdy's blows were taps. In the eighth Casey v?? n nu t 0 Bet the pace ' but Purdy could hold his own without difficulty, superior footwork enabling him to avoid trouble. His right fist came up in great style Clinches were frequqent in the ninth round, Purdy having the better on breakaways. Casey was missing with swings, but was landing with right jabs. The tenth was also an uneventful round, but there was a willing exchange in the eleventh. Honours were fairly even. Both traded body blows in the twelfth, but again there was clinching, and none of the blows carried weight. C ase y chased the Aucklander In the thirteenth round, and on one occasion the pair fell through the ropes to the crowd's amusement. Purdy was evading punishment, and Casey was trying for a knockout. He missed badly with three uppercuts in the fourteenth, but connected with a hard right and a snappy left. Purdy danced out of trouble, and after a clinch played a tattoo on Casey's ribs. At the start of the fifteenth, Purdy fell through the ropes, landing at Heeney's feet. Casey kept trying for a knock-out, but Purdy was alive to the danger and Stood off. The round ended in a clinch.