BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1622, 13 December 1912, Page 9

BOXING.

(By Assooiitwni) : : -■ '.- ... •.;•..,ffastj ng.Si.iJecemter; '' .The Hegartyrporter '; cjsiitest'~' .for .'.'''the' light-weight ch'ampioliship has ( been: the chief topiX.qf.coriversatipn, to;-day' ih;spo'rt- : . iug circles: .'..'Generally'speaking,';.public opinion 'favours; the .'decision' Of ..'the referee, but it' must bo elated: .that ,'Mr,! Samson only' found-"in Hcgartry's.' favour by a very. nnTrow""margin.!'/..'Porter is anxious for a chnnoo' to* regain his, title, and it is quite on tho cards that the local association may provide the opportunity about the end of next month. The Hastings Association .-makes a'.small profit over last night's contest, which, from a sporting point of view, was tho test that has yet been staged in Hawke's Bay. . ' ■ . ■ " ';■'■'. ''■'.. ; '.■ • " •"' ■ .' London, December 5. The Trench nowsp'npers agree that Billy' Papke easilr defeated Bernard in their fight in-Paris. Hie American allowed to exhaust his strength in delivering ' blows which did not reach their marks, and in the seventh round scored with a heavy left hook' to the jaw. Bernard went down, and was unable to continue, Papks boing declared the victor. Hurhie ilehegan,' the' Australian lightweight champion, is training assiduously for his match with Pi-eddy Welsh; th« light-weight champion of Great Britain. Tho Englishman is considered the cleverer of the pair, .but Mehegan is regarded as being stronger than his opponent. Impartial observers regard. them as being. evenly matched, but; old hands at the boxing game favour Mehegan's chanco". . San Francisco, December 5. Johnny Kilbane defeated' Monte Attell at Cleveland, Ohio, last night. The per lico stopped the fight in : the oighth- round. •—Sydney'"Sun." '" ■"-'•" ',