BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 12

BOXING.

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If all goes well and; tho City Council, is. willing,' the:, contest; between' "Tim", Tracy, and Unholz'will take place at the Town Hall o'n Wednesday. AVith regard to a statement (inaue in connection with - this - event) that prpfes-' sipnalV boxing exhibitions are nothing more ttian prize .tigbtsy "I' would refer those, . who make that statement' to _ the < recent contest; between Clarke and Leckie—the first professional event to be decided ,at -the Town Hall. Let .the peoplt who mako' the statement ask themselves it • there was anything brutal or :morally degrading in the contest. • ; According to accounts published in Australian papers, Unholz completely' outfought Whitelaw in the battle at West Maltlaiid 011 July 30. Foroing the pace from.the jump, and keeping at close quarters all thq tnnc,_ the Boer, gave his opponent little chance .to display his skill. The disparity in weight—all in favour of Whitelaw —did hot worry Unholz at all. On this display Tracy cannot have much chance against liim,'but it is. never safe to _ prophesy. J,- Clarke, ' who has seen' Unholz in ''action, considers him a better man : than Tracy, though not such an.attractive man to watch. At Ballarat, on July 28, , 'Jack" M'Gowan, lightweight ohampion of Australia, retained his title by defeating Bob Greenshields on points, 'a deoision which met with ,ii mixed reception. The contest, is reported .by the local papers to' have'been a particularly olean one, and was-in favour of M'Gowan up'to the tenth round, which the. - Melbournian finished by. meeting Greenshields with a right • swing. Opening the eleventh round Greenshields scored a clean left. And, from here right on, round after round finished in. Grecnshields's favour, Sl'Gowan "fell away towards the.'finish, being evidently otaW from overwork,, and Greenshields, finishing strongly, apparently ,w'on a fino battle with a: good margin of points in hand..: ;