BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 667, 18 November 1909, Page 9

BOXING.

; i."; ■: TJNHOLZ; ; .: /." - ; ; The "Stadium :at I'Bush'cuttor:: : was fairly packed \on November '10, the attraction being a' 20-round<contest between, Arthur Cripps,. who. for tho'past five years hn6beeh regarded'as' one-'of'''tho : bost of 'Australian' niiddlorweights, and Eudolph Uhliolz, the Boer' iight-weight, X, : ■-' v{; '.J; ;,;■;.''. ; ;'■'■;';'-'" 'X ; - : ;; ;'<,Bob" .vFitzsimmons,' middle-weight cham : pion' of the world,'...who; arrived in Sydney.'the: previous-morning, refereed the " contest..' 'He was accorded' an enthusiastic recoptiori:'.on'..cnferingtherihg. Crijps's'woight was ahnonhe'ed. as'; list.'. 21b.;. Whilst Unholz only• scaled ,>-9st. 71b. . : :Wh'eh: the'contestants met, m: tho e'entro of tho ring it".irii;apparent, that iCripps had all tho .advantage" on-his sidel'. tcworod over 'tho Boer, and .in : tho" matter -of reach had a.decided advantage.'The men were - announced to bo ; boxing ..midcr.*" straight.Mar T . q'uis. of Qucensbcrry, mles."' ,'.':':":■: • "; : ■''''" i As :sobn',.as: the, signal. to;"comraenc6. was given,'; .Unholz'rushed,across, man arid, -scored yrith'a'solid ; left.; 'A heavy'right fol'lowed;!:: Cripp3. seemed puzzled,:,and '.was :in-, clinedtp bo cautious.:: Tho foiirid closed with' the; points;.in .TJnholz's'favour. The, second' fthd third founds'also went to Unholz's credit.. Cripps livened: up-.a bit on tho-fourth, and held his, own'. -■ In the. fifth, he. showed. to beV ter■ "advantage, ', .Ho' ;was.^timing■;Unholz's: rushes, ;i and; countering, .-with-a-straight;.left lead.' .From that time onward-the'issue was . nOve'r in .doubt. >■. Cripps. was too , : 'hcavy and-, olever fpr his; plucky-Opponprit.:: Tho last, four,- : rounds wprefoiight at.a veryYfast'!pace','Unliolz attacking'viricessantly.'; Crip'psi ; however,:-, was too wary to b'e'eaught, happing, .and. at the conclusion of the '. contest tho referee'; announced I that. Cripps had;- won;.the - contest,'', the pbints : beingtwo to ono in his favour.'- ..'■;, ,' :, !' ..The .'"Star".,' has' :tHe t ;followiiig'' in its /report .of tho ..contest:—ln-tho latter "half of the. conteat, each man talked, at tho. other. in/great ,Btyle.'.:ltwas:.TJnhplz'who'started the speech-' Vmaking, : :bu.t again: Cripps proved .superior.' Jabbing a. stinging -left; 'no. invited, the misnamed ;Boor .'to express ■an opinion; as .to tho quality- of; the,/punch;;. The weather, 'which was/threatening; also. proved a favourite, topic -with: tho local iman,'and on soveral occasions ho asked Unholz'if ho thought it would' rain. For. a,: .while' Unholz'. camo back' with- Tomarks

in- the sa'mo -manner as ho had:.done with punches -in the..early stage. But' in the end Cripps not only out-boxed, but but-talked,, his opponent.' ■■ He kept .him at ,a distance, .and while he sent put powerful efforts on missions of'destruction, ; lediscua?ed,.;Various problems with'.himin a mbst/genialsmanner. It wis good-humoured chaff • all the tinio, .and was keenly, appreciated by/ Fitzsimmons, whoso faca was wreathed ;in .'smiles, practically .the ..whoje of the .time. "It did'not- affect the-hardness, of -the- contest in .tho, "slightest,: and the final round was' almost-'aa- fast as'the'.first.' But Cripps had a very substantial'lead, ahd-'there-was .no other course'.open to the referee than to declare'in his favour. 1 '" '' V' :: Cripps probably put lip. the .contest, of his life;-'; On tho'other'nandi,Unholz made a show-; ing '. that he will alwavs bo ablp to look' back; upon with a great deal of pride. .'.'