BOXING

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2201, 14 July 1914, Page 7

BOXING

■I CLABBY DEFEATS M'GOORTY ON.: : ' ." /'-' , A FOUL. / ; 'Uddie": M'Goorty lost to "Jimmy" Clabby. on a foul, early in the eighth round ~of a which had attracted 15,000 people to the Stadium, Rushcutters' Bay, on '.Saturday, July G.' Up-to that! point the bout had." been interest compelling. Clabby's cleverness in evading the,punches of his weighter, opponent (the scales at 2 p.m. 'said M'Goorty list, lilb., and Clabby list, ljlb., and M'Goorty looked heavier still in the ..ring), and his varied attack, had secuted him a lead on points. But, whoreas his hlowa did not, escept on one Occasion, lien a'long left swing caught M'Goorty stuiarelv on the jaw, seriously inconvenience M'Goorty, lie was himself shaken once or twico -by the weight of punches '{says the Sydney. "Daily Telegraph"), v. Clabby carried the fight to his- opponent "at the commencement of each round, but M'Goorty was -equally willing. .. In his anxiety to hit the Hammond boy',3 body M'Goorty put in a very low blow in the first Ground. But Clabby did not : protest,- and getting in close beat the big fellow a.t"infighting. He was never, idle in the chest to chest work,, jolting with short lefts and rights, and once or twice "looping the loop" effectively and heavily. M'Goorty pounded his right on the ribs, and chopped the same band in downward fashion, but without making clean connection, to the head. Clabby at "the cud of the second round had created the'impression that lie knew all about M'Goorty's power, and that he was not worried by his methods. . Both; men boxed prettily in the third and fourth, and M'Goorty surprised even Ilia most ardent friends by the easy manlier in which lie made Clabby miss with left swings. 'But Clabbv made him miss too, and lioth went to their corners smiling at their failures. . Clabby shortened the left swing m the fifth, and M'Goorty took the blow, flush on the mouth. It stung him into strenuous activity, and ho hooked./ the left cleanly to the jaw. Clabby's head was on-the move, and though slightly shaken he did not appear to bo flurried. M'Goortv coming" 111 with an excess of speed on' had, indeed, to execute a wonderful duck to prevent a wicked left hook from colli ding with his head. Clabbv was shaken by a leit hook and ri"ht choo in -tlie sixth, but he responded' vigorously, and uppercut M'boorty hard .enough to .-firing'hini into, a clinch. ' Early in the eighth- M'Gcorty started .to force tlio pace. ■ One blow landed low end Clabby complained.. Hie contest should have been stopped then. But a second foul, a moment later, dropped Clabby, and Mr. Harold Baker immediately deolarcd him tho winner. CHAMPIONSHIPS. 'By Telezrauh- Press Association.> , Christchurch, July 13. The Canterbury boxing championships commenced this Evening- 'Ihe results are Light-weight: N. Vernall, 9st ,Ib., beat ,T. Dempsoy, 9st. 91b.; E. Morns, 9st Oilb., beat C. W. Henderson, 9st. nib. Bantam-weight;. W. M'Minn ;Bst. 031b., beat V. Thomas, fet. 21b.; G, Gunn, 7st.- 1111b., boat G. Munt. Bst. 2lb. Wel-ter-weight; Toner, 10st. Tib,,- bent Grey, lOst -5Mb.; Penrose, lOst. 81b., heat Bradlev, 10st 81b.; Sloan, lOst. 831b„ heat ■Hayes, lOst; SJlb. The. finals will ; be decided to-inorrow night.