BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1713, 2 April 1913, Page 4

BOXING.

I'ICAXO BEATEN. After nearly nineteen exciting rounds, marked by brilliant boxing on one side, dogged persistence on the other, and hard hitting onl tho .part of both "Johnny" Summers (9st. 1251b.) knocked out Frank Picato. (lOst.) at the Stadium. The honours were with Summers right through (says the "Sydney Morning Herald"), but he. always laid to battle hard,for the' mastery, with the result that , the huge holiday 'crowd witnessed a first-class exnibition. _ ;■ h'air-skinned and -sturdy; tho Englishman was shorter by 'inches ! than his Italian-Ataerican opponent, and the latter kept his man-constantly on'the retreat.' • Sinister and swarthy, with-thehsft shoulder huncheft up to cover the chin, and tho right arm traced and salient, Picato would advance on his. man, while Summers side-stepped or backed away. But before Picato could find his range Summers would dart in. a stinging left, with which he scorcd freely. Picatii himself dealt out some useful punches, Summers on more tlinn ono occasion meeting a stiff left'upticrcut as lie ducked, but more often than not the English boxer got clean under the other's leads. At timeshe would force matters, playing belli hands quickly to the head like a cat cuffing a bewildered puppy. But Picato naver itinched, and rallied under punishment in a way that generally caused Summers'to'cease fire first. As the result oF a right cross in the seventh round. Piento was down for -a couple of seconds, but though: he subsequently slipped to the boards onco or twice, lie was never in serious trbublo till tho end came. In the nineteenth term Summers hooked a left to tho chin in a rally, and Picato went down for close on ten seconds. He was dazed when lie rose, and Summers quickly dropped him again. Tho referee was half-way through tho count, when Sub-inspector llatthows signalled a halt, and Summers was declared the winner. Both winner and loser were warmly, cheered. BOXERS FOB AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph—Press AEaociotion—Copyrljht i London, March .11. i'red. Delaney and Waldemar Holberg, boxers, sail by the Otway under contractto "Snowy" i'aker.