BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1398, 26 March 1912, Page 6

BOXING.

a RUSSELL AXD ELLIOTT: A DRAW. Joe Russell had the fight of lus life against Billy Elliott at Brisbane on March 10, iiiul those who laid throe to one on him at the commencement doubtless heaved sighs of relief when Referee Arthur Austin called n draw at the eiul of (lie. twentieth rouml. The lads fought at eatclnveiahts, so no title was involved (says the "ik-fevte"). From end to end the battle rayed at a hurricane [nice. Russell was like a tornado, rushing and driving his man before him at times a.s though he wore a wis]) of straw in a gale. Elliott was never seen to better advantage, however; his foot and head work proved a splendid set-olf to Russell's perpetual onslaughts. Emm the paco set no ono expc-ctcd to see it. go beyond five rounds, and, in fact that the fight went the full distance was a tine tribute to their powers of endurance. The. unusually largo crowd which witnessed the contest yyore beside themselves with excitement, Ministers of the Crown, doctors, lawyers, and prominent business men rising from their seats and yelling with the rest. Sheer exhaustion compelled the lads to ease oil in the fiiteor.fh and sixteenth. Eroin the seventeenth to the end both put in every ounce. Ellult carried (lie honours in point of sliill, but Russell's forcing weighed well against it, and little fault could bo found with the decision. M'YEA DEFEATS BARRY. Between 5000 and GOOO people watched an exeiting boxing contest at t ho Svdncv Stadium on March Hi, when the lieavvSain M'Yoa and .lim Barry, were matched. The contest wont the full rounds MTe:i winning on points. Barry created a sonsntion by knocking M'Yca down in tlie tliird round. The "Referee" says that, a range-swing was responsible tor the mischief. M'Yca skipped away when he saw the blow coming, but it arrived sooner than ho expelled. and just caught him with his feet off the. ground. The black dropped, one hand!"!', thi floor !o s.ive the force of the fall, but r.vumed ihe perpendicular before four second'. Barry's work, as a rule, was wild, and badly timed, but hero and there hojembd some heavv blows, and aiwavs forced t!;.■ excitement of Ihe contort, M'Yca very properly preferring hi call up all lie knew in' skill, Xot once did the blaak look like losing, and never in any round was ho behind on poinl-. y-"t shore was always much to hold attention, and overyth ing to iustil v the opinion vented generally oilerwards that a most exriting batik- had taken place.