TRUSCOTT TOO GOOD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1563, 5 October 1912, Page 5

TRUSCOTT TOO GOOD.

MURPHY BEATEN, BOXING AT THE TOWN HALL. After going the full fifteen round*, tho boxing contest between Lyn. 'JYuscott, the Australian welter champion,mid "Denny" Murphy, champion of the Dominion, resulted in a win for Truscott on points. As was lho case in other profesnional fixtures this season, tho contest was interest ing from start to finish, and tho Wellington Hexing Association might reasonably have expected a larger number of spectators to till tho seatK at tho Town Hull. About. 1500 peopdo, huffcver, wcro present. The three preliminaries provided good entertainment during tho first horn, and the display of both competitors in tho professional contest wa6 olevcr enough. Truscott, who did all tho loading in the early rounds, was always ahead on points. Murphy flattered hie supporters by making up somo lost ground when tho match was more than half over, but in the Inst three, rounds Truscott was superior again. In tho thirteenth round tho Australian floored Murphy, but tho latter, though p.ainly dazed, camo up again immediately. Ho looked an easy target for rruscott, but tho Australian, who no doubt felt tlyjt there were better ways of winning, refrained from giving more punishment, and the whole house cheered his chivalrous action, .there was renewed cheering when, two rounds Inter, he was declared tho winner. Up till the last few rounds Murphy seemed the more versatile of (lie competitors, but towards the close, Truscott opened out with a variety of hits and aso exhibited good defence. Over and above this, too, his condition proved better than ono might have judged from a first glance. Murphy's failure was no doubt partly due to the undue respect with which he treated his much-travelled opponent. Trior to the commencement of the box"lE.' the association's president (Dr. A. j , ,' "inoiiiiocil that, towards tho end of the month, there would bo a professional "feather" eliminating scries, tho idea being to discover tho best man to match against the New Zealand champion, Hegarty. / PRELIMINARIES. . . Thompson,- 9st. (Wellington) defeated Havill, 9st. 131b. (Palmerston North) on points in Five Rounds, Thompson did all the work in the early rounds and soon had a comfortable lead, but Havill rallied well in the fourth round, and made the" issue interesting. In tho final round, Thompson scored all tho points and administered severe punishment to Havill, who collapsed after returning to his comer. Thompson's win was popular with tho crowd, while cheers were given for Havill as he left the ring a few minutes later. Olsen 9st. (Wellington) beat Ingham, 9st. (Petone), An exciting battle was that in which Olsen gained tho verdict • over Ingham. Olsen, who is a stepbrother of "Denny" Murphy, was making his ■'firsts appearance in public, and ho was evidently determined that it should be a successful appearance. He had botli arms swinging front gong to gong, nnd made his first line of defence a warm .attack. Ingham apparently under, rated the' real state of things until tho second round, when Olsen sent him down. He came up again quickly, but got nil the worst of the round, mid, though ho mode up some points* in the final round, the referee could only award tho victory to Olsen. Withey, 10st. Blb. (Otago) gains verdict over J. Murphy, 10st.. 91b. (Wellington). An unpopular decision was that given by Mr. T. Sampson at the close of four rounds between J. Murphy and Withey. Withey has just returned from competing at tho Australasian championships. He forced tho pace all the way last night, but in Murphy ho was against a really clever boxer, and the. resu't was a spirited contest. Withey was unmistakably the winner of the third round, but, in tho others, Murphy more than held his own, and the general opinion was that a draw would have been a better decision. Many went so far as to say that Murphy won comfortably. Tho cheers which immediately followed the announcement of Witney's victory were drowned' by tho hooting of a hostile section of tho crowd. PROFESSIONAL. - Truscott Beats Murphy on Points over Fifteen Rounds, It was about 9.20 p.m. when the competitors for the professional contest entered the ring. Hannah was in Truscotfs corner, and Tracy was with Murphy. The weights of both men wero given ns lOst.

51b., and it was stated that they had acreed to adhere to the clean break. Murphy seemed to possess an ndrantago in height and reach, but wus, if anything, trained rather "fine." Truscott, who adopted a crouch, did all the lending, and succeeded in hitting Murphy several times in the first round, but there was no weight in the blows when they connected. Tliero was nothing eventful until the third round, when Truscott found Murphy out with a left npporcnt, but the' New Zealander was. not so "rattled" as the crowd first believed, and he was soon "mixing" it with his opponent. Truscott led through the fourth round, and was proceeding to hit out again in the fifth, when Murphy pulled him up with (he la blanche. It was the cleanest hit possible, and the onlookers cheered, but Truscott was evidently not perturbed and kept steadily ahead on points. In the eighth round. Murphy again tried the Ift blanche, but not so successfully. Ho was, however, beginning to hold his own at that stage, and, in the following round, he repeatedly tapped ' Truscott's face.with his left, while right at the end of the round the Australian groaned from one of Murphy's body blows. From this until the end of the twelfth round, Murphy loomed larger in the contest than Truscott, and as they came up for the thirteenth, it seemed as if the Now Zealander might possibly gain tho victory yet. Twice he feinted with the left and swung the right, but, when he attempted to repent the method a third . time, 'I'mscott shot out his right, and Murphy received it full on the point and went down. Ho was up affain immediately, but Truscott merely played with him until the- gong went. , '■ From this onwards Truscott prcdomin- ' ateil, and, in tho uliimnto round, it really seemed as if he<had his rival completely mastered.- The decision in favour of tho Australian gave general approval. The men will probably meet again at tho end of the present month, as Iho ( Auckland Association yesterday (olograph- | ed offering them a match on October 2S s in the northern city. FIJI CHAMPIONSHIP. (Rec. October 4, 8 p.m.) Suva, October 4. In a contest for the light-weight boxing championship of Fiji, Griffon knocked outTaylor in tho third round, .