BOXING,

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1134, 23 May 1911, Page 7

BOXING,

RUDD DEFEATED. POLICE STOP THE CONTEST. ni KuiUl. of New Zealand, disputed i, 1 ; i n ■" 1S s c ' a i' ll to the Australian middle-weight championship at Brisbane last Saturday week. The ".Referee" says tno iii'st round was rather tame, tlie points, if anything, being in favour of Kudu, who at once showed himself to bo an active, agile fighter; Whiting was content to be calm and cautious, cleverly evading soino heavy blows and catching others on the glove. i!udd waa not to bo denied, howovov, and earlv got a straight left to Whiting's mouth. Whiting began to forge ahead in points after the second round, although Sudd had begun to force tho pace. In the fourth Kudd followed up quickly, and rushed his man on to the ropes, landing left and right, but whether it was that his blows lacked steam or not, Whiting did not seem to care much. The fourth round was full of fast, hard boxing, although Whiting's ducking and evading seemed to have got Rudd rather puzzled. Whiting showed that he could hit hard and box well, while his defensive work was a treat to witness. The pace quietened down a bit in the fifth, but .Whiting got busy in the sixth (and last) round, and attacked with such dash' and effect that ho soon had the Maorilander retreating round tho ring. Whiting sent a hard right jolt, which evidently troubled the recipient, who smothered up from a strong attack. Whiting then began to chop tho back of the head and neck with his right, but after several blows had fallen the contest was stopped at the request of the police, although their reasons for doing so tfere riot altogether apparent. Referee Imber awarded the fight to \Yhiting.

' HOW LANG BEAT LESTER. The Australian mail to hand last night brought details of the boxing match between "Bill" Lang, the Australian heavyweight, and "Jack" Lester. Lnfortuuatelv, says the "Referee" in its account of the contest, the battle bristled with exciting occurrences, but came to an abrupt termination in the sixth round, just when several of the rmgsiders were guessing who might win. "Jack" Lester swung a heavy right from well back, as lie had done many times previously, to his opponent s body, but the protecting left elbow was there again, and the American's arm banged that big bony fend with a crash. Immediately Lester reeled away, leaning to the side from which tho apparently maimed weapon hung limp. Lester was walking to mid-ring, his back to the enemy. Suddenlv the crowd roared, "Look out, Jack!" Lester turned, and rceing Lang bearing down upon him menacingly, responded to an impulse and sank to one knee —the only way to elude the threatened trouble that suggested itself to his mind, yet untutored in tho complete code of the ring. "One, two"—up to four the count could inc heard. Then Eefereo Baker walked over, and declaring Lester disqualified for dropping to the boards without receiving a blow, proclaimed Lang tho winner. , ... Going down without being struck is an offence against the Qncensberry rules for which no. excuse can be accepted, and no leniency is allowed. "We aro permitted to do that in America," protested "Jack" Lester. "I would sooner have died than lose my chance of winning that way." But it was no good—he erred, however unwittingly, and had to suffer the punishment.

After the'referee's ruling, Lester went over to Lang, wearing an expression of strong entreaty, and said, "Say, are you agrecablo to go on with this fight.-'' Lang's look for a moment or two was ono of blank astonishmont, tho request was so extraordinary in the circunistances, but Vhen he pulled himself together he blurted out-, "No, I ain't a fool!" aud Lester turned back to the American ang.o more broken up than ever at having been beaten so simply. The match was a high-strung thing from about midway through the first round. Lester kept tearing in with fierceness ''and'tyotrcr- : tlnt opened the eyes of many onlooking old-timers, and suggested another Joe Ooddard.. The American took all that came' without even a sliakjv of the head, *hilo endeavouring to "out" the other fellow, and though many of Lester's wild swings missed, others landed, aud with heavy emphasis. Lang never lost track of things a moment. He re-, mained cool as could be when the heatwas greatest,' and jabbed the left a 9 opportunity offered. Occasions were not few when the Australian fcoled the American's lead, aud eent a right over that shook him. Lester would snake the effect off on tho instant almost, and go in. to give or take some more. Lang led several nervous-looking lefts in tho opening round. , He was probably trying to feel his man. Then a few harmless exchanges followed, beforo Lester fairly started his rushing by shifting cleyerly, and driving in a power-laden left. Lang reached out in return to tho body, and jabbed it to tho face, but Lester's fury was on again, and once mora did he hurl that left, while his right swing missed badly. Desperately Lester endeavoured to get a right, upper-cut homo while they wera breast to breast., and cleverly did Lang prevent him. They wero a busy pair till tho ■end, and the overplus of points went to Lester's account.

The second round saw Lester forcing and tho other man every bit as willing. Blows were hammered in with a will ami weight. Lester clinched and recovered so quickly that, after leading a short left, ho ''shifted," and landed a splendid right swing, crowding Lang to tho ropes the while, amid a scene of the wildest excitement. On points Lang won tho round.

Lang's left played a prominent part for quite a while beginning .the third round, uut suddenly Lester showed his special stock by swiuging a very powerful left. Coming again-, Lester jerked an upward left, to find Lang/was a yard away from tho danger zone. Lang swung right to tho head, and bore down on his opponent, who beat tho attack by clinching. Soon Lang drew Lester's fire by a clever baulk, and, moving up immediately, crossed a smashing 'right, and the American went on all fours, where ho remained till the ninth second. Lester's right bumped Lang's head hard .after the latter had jolted in a power-laden right. Lang had the honours of the three minutes. The fourth round was not lacking in force or pace,, and many hair-raising scuffles , occurred. Lester still pumped them into tho body and lodged a few about tho head, whilo Lang jabbed and crossed and hooked. After a lot of minor happenings, the Australian put sting into a well-meant right, making Lester' bend beforo its .power; but no sooner did the American straighten out than ho got even, for as they broke away from some close W lng bang's eye showed siens of wear Tho vim continued throughout the fifth round. Lang s first good blow was a right insido swing, but soon he received a feft which sent him stepping backwards in the air almost to half trip on the boards where he heard "Three" before rising to G f t to it as willingly as ever. 1 he crowd wero very good to the American, who was urged and encouraged frequently; but his opponent, had tho points of every round after the first, though .when hostilities ceascd ono appeared to possess as good a chance of success as the other. Almost, a minute of the sixth round had gone when the end occurred as already described. A WIN FOR UNHOLZ. Advice has been received that R. TJnholz out-pointed Hay Temple, of .Milwaukee, in a 10-rouml contest at the Empire Athletic Club. The South Bend "Tribune," Indiana, of March 2-1, snys that Unholz won the popular decision though Temple sprang a great surprise by his cleverness and ability to take punishment. The fans were with Temple, who appeared to grow stronger ns the bout advanced, while Unholz's best showing was in Hie first few rounds, except in the final session. JOHNSON AND "WHITE HOPES." A cablegram to the .Sydney "Sun" dated Jlny 13 states:— Sam Langford is returning to England, where ho hopes to meet Bombardier Wells, ami perhaps Jack Johnson, at Coronation time. Mr. 11. 1). M'lntosh is prepared to aid him by guaranteeing .EliOlH), and lie says lie will make. Johnson fight or crawl. The Australian promoter is greatly annoyed at people and papers, who nro twitting him because ho lias not yet. found tho "'white hope." Mr. M'lntosh said that lie would not rest until lie had discovered somebody who would down tha hii black

champion, and the critics arc a>king whether ho is tired or whether he is merely waiting a while. Mr. M'intosh ha< evidently decided now that there is no "white hop''" in J''. 11 "' land, and he would gu to P rance to iind the man that he wants. This jeasan he is bringing over nil the h'-t French lighting men, and ho will see if he cannot unearth .something 011 the other side of tne Channel to match with the negro.

"if ho dors not find liim in France," says one paper, "ho might try Germany, anil if there is no Teuton bid enough why not search Switzerland! One never can tell."

RULES-PROPOSED ALTERATION. The Wellington Boxing Association have received notification ot a sprcial general meeting to be held for the pnrporf of considering the following alteration to the rules of the association:— To delete Rule fl, and to amend Rule 4 to read as follows-.—"The mcniber?hip of ,the association shall not exceed one hundred, who shall pay an annual subscription of one guinea, which must I>3 paid to the treasurer not later than April 30 in each year, except in the case of newly-elected members, when it shall be paid on election. Any member who shall not have paid bis subscription within the time appointed shall be debarred from all privileges of the association until the subscription is paid. Any member whoso subscription is unpaid by August 31 may be struck off the roll by the committee, but this shall not release him from his liability to the association."