BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 819, 17 May 1910, Page 7

BOXING.

DOUGLAS OUTPOINTS THOKN. According to tie "Sydney Referee," there was a great attendance at the Cyclorama, Melbourne, on May 10, to iritness the contest between Arthur Douglas and - Frank Thorn, There was only lUb. between them in their weights, and* a very narrow margin o£ points in favour ' of Douglas m their boxing abilities. The ' contest opened sensationally. Douglas, after some clever manoeuvring, crossed Thorn and dropped him for Bsec On rising Thorn attacked with great spirit and. determination, and exchanges for a time were fast and hard. In the first •ten rounds or eo Douglas had the advantage. Thorn tried often enough but found great difficulty in getting past the Dontli African lad s splendid 2113 rd. Douglas boxed coolly, and had a lot of sting : in his "blows, while Thorn was very fiery, every now and again winning great approval from his friends for some fine left deliveries. The boxing work proceeded vig6rously round after round from the twelfth to the eighteenth. Douglas slowed up, while Thorn, becoming very busy, rapidly reduced the visitor's long lead of points. Work on cither side sparkled with all the finer points of boxing. :In the last two rounds Thorn was pretty tired, ai.d Vcngla, .making the best of tl'.e time, tried often to connect with his right. Thorn, however, always kept cool, and while he was not able to do much damage in the expiring term of a most strenuously fought out battle, he took care not to be put down himself. The decision of referee Jack Mitchell in favour of Douglas was generally approved, although many good judges in the house jrent for Thorn. VERDICT IN SYDNEY FATALITY. I!y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. May 10, 9.30 p.m.) Sydney, May 10. 'At the inquest on the boxer Cleburne, who died after being knocked out by C. Stobertson, a verdict was returned of accidental death. The coroner addod that he had come to the conclusion that tho contest at which the injuries were received was a lawful sport.