JONES MADE HACK OF JACK McCANN

Chronicle (Levin), 10 February 1947, Page 3

JONES MADE HACK OF JACK McCANN

-Press Association

FIGHT tsTOPED IN THIRD ROUND

'By Telegraph-

WBEnnNljrTUN, i' eb. ti Willio Jones, the Atliericau negro weilervveiglit, ntadu a coui])lete liaek at Petone 011 Saturday of one of Nevv Zealand 's tnosl successful middle weigiits last season, Jack MeCaim, iu a sclieduled , 12-round contest. Joues revealed sucli suxieriority in reacli, sxiced and punohiug power that McCami was obviously a beaten nian by tiie seeond session. The end caino early in tlie third round when McCann was so c'onl'used after having twice been dowii for a count of nine, that Llic refereo, Mr. A. Cleverley, stox>x>ed tlie light. and raised Jones' hand as winner. The ofticial weights were McCann IJsl •I j I bs and Jones JOst. 81bs. The result served to endorse Murphy 's cautious taetics agaiust Jones who demoustrated that lie combiues a deadiy jiuncii with skill as a boxer. Tlie stoxniing by the referee, Mr. L. Btewart, 111 the secoim round of a fourrouud amateur preliiniuarv belween B. ( oulalias anrH. Hausen, 011 the ground of dissatisfaction with the' nature of ihe contest, was 0110 of the sensatious of the p'ogranuue. Coula'lias, oue oi the outstanding a,mateur middleweights in tlu: country, liad an advautage of nearly lialf a stone. A fortniglit ago he boat Hausen on pohits, being tlie aggressor over the concluding stages, uis hani punching having Haiisen groggy at the linal bell. On Saturday ilansen liad -Ihe upper liand, swinging botli hauds freely, Ooulalias being couteut largely to cover up from the flurry of blows aud twiee went down on one knee to take a short count in the seeond round. Mr. Stowart sent botli boxers Lo their corners and called iu Ihe announcer to advise his dissatisfaction with Ihe nature of the contest and his iutention to reserve his decision. A burst of appiause greeted his action.