PATRICK FAR TOO GOOD

Chronicle (Levin), 15 April 1946, Page 7

PATRICK FAR TOO GOOD

-Press Association

By Telegravh-

WELLINGTON, April 14. Yic Patrick, light and welter profes-^ siojuil boxing cliampion of Australia, ' made an auspieious first appearance iu . the New Zealand ring at Ihe Petone • H eereation Ground on Saturday afterwhen lie niade a liuman punehing Ib&g of \'ic Callaux. Witli. a iierce Uvofi.sted attack lie battered thc Aucklander into sucli a slate of utter kolp lessness, that Ihe Referee, L. Stewart, Klopped t lie conlest after Ihe tliircl round liad lasted 2 miiiutes 42 seeonds. Caltaux, who was substituting for Jim Grifiin vvlio liad developed a eoltl duj'ing the week, only arrived froni Auckland by Iraia on Saturday mornIng. On toj) of lliis he liad to sweat aboul 71bs. olf his weight as Ern Me Quillan, Patrick 's manager, liad previously niade it plaia lie would not allow his cliarge to enter the ring witli anv boxer weighiug above 10.7. Tliere was onlv oue man in it when Ihe pair sliaped up to each otlier. ^ The weighls wero: Oaltaux 10.7, Patrick 9.91. The Australian, who looked a iiicture of physical litness, niade up for the disparity in weight by an ad vanlage in heiglit and reach. (.'oolness [ler.sonilied, the Australian showed line balance. Lvery tinie he liit tliere was the full power of liis body beliind the blows. Oaltaux launched an attack at the opening gong liut Patrick niet hini with flicks of the right glove which he often straightened up at the last numient, 1 1 11 tliere was power beliind these blows. It was, however, the left hand which carried niost of the dynarnite. Perfectly balanced, the Australian brought liis left over at great speed, bolli straight and liooked. Eacli tinie tliev landed Oaltaux winced. Caltaux tried sidestepping lutt the Australian followed hini so relent lessly that he had to rcsort to getling in close where he again met his master. Oaltaux emerged froni the fray with a damaged left eyebrow. It was all Patrick 's. In the second round the Australian opened a lierce liarrage with botli liaiuls which took heavy toll of liis opponent 's staniina. Oaltaux, as game as usual. scored with botli liands to the liead but these blows did not apiiear to liave the slightest elfect on the Australian. A vicious left hook put Oaltaux down for Ihe count of oue. Another straight left to the liead had the Aueklander da/.ed at the etnl of the round. Patrick uciil for the kill in the tliird round. Moving fasl, the Australian niade a hunian puiudiiiig bag of his opponent and liad liiin so conipletely at his niercy that Ihe referee siepped in and declared Patrick the winner, to prevent iurllier unnecessary puuishinent. The crowd of abont ."1.1(H) was comjiensated by the spirited shouing niade by the jireceding jirofessional conlest over II) rounds hotweeii Bobby Fuller, Australian lightweight, and Alf .McMulian tiiuli Yaiieyi, whicli weul Ihe full dislance and ended iu referee.!.. Stewart giving the decision to the Aus•tralian. The verdict niet witli a-iiu-xed reception.