IN THE RING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2205, 18 July 1914, Page 12

IN THE RING.

[Bi Meboubi.] M'GOORTY AND CLABBY. Sydney rolled up in its thousands, and the other States wore well represented at the first meeting in Australia of Jimmy" Clabby _ and "Eddie" M'Goorty. In Amorica tho pair met on two occasions; tho first was a draw, tho second a win for Clabby on points, after a most sensational battle, M'Goorty nearly knocking him out twico in tho first round. The articles of agreement for -this latest battle called for list. 61b. While M'Goorty just drew the weight, Clabby scaled no more than list lilb. When they entered tho ris; M'Goorty looked to weigh every ounce of 12st. A Fast Beginning. . : Relying on his advantage in height, weight, and hitting power, M'Goorty made tho, paco from t-lie jump, loosening his powerful left and right swings at once, but Ciabby's blocking and ducking was too good. Nothing loth, Clabby joined issue with his opponent, scoring freely where the other missed. In the second and third rounds Clabby scored frequently, but thero was more force in M'Goorty's .-.hits, though t'he former landed a beautiful left swing that cut M'Goorty badly. Again, in tho fourth Clabby severely damaged his opponent.' The fifth and tho early part of tho sixth rounds were fairly even, but as the; sixth drew to a close M'Goorty appeared to be distressed. _ Meeting too enemy's vicious leads with a splendid defence, and attacking in a lightning-liko mannor. Clabby brilliantly out-pointed in tho seventh session. 7 A Sensational Ending. _ The eighth and last round was sensational. M'Goorty, realising that bo was bfehind, attacked right away- intent on sooring a knock-out. A left swing landed low, and Clabby retreated in pain.' . Evading M'Goorty's rush, he'got out of danger, but the ' latter immediately charged again, and swung another left, which landed so low as to v ause Clabby to cruniplo up. Roforee Harold Baker immediately stopped tho .proceedings. Lt was contended from tho evidence that M'Goorty' played; for the foul, but "a' survey of his past performances, which have always been marked by clean fight-' ing, discounts this.-,' Over-anxiety to land a finishing blow to the liudy probably caused the break. ' At the time Clabby was well ahead on points, ajid must , have won in any casb. "Solar Plexus," of the "Referee," thus 6ums UP:—., . ■' "Though Clabby won by the most unsatisfactory manner luiown'to the game, that is, on a foul, he proved the better man, and, to my mind, would have won in any circumstances,-and 'probably by a knock-out; This' may be deemed '» bold' assertion,' but' I mako -it without hesitation. Clabby waß the lighter man, but by superior condition, superior boxing, and speed' he Lad his. opponent troubled when the foui occurred, despito the fact that M'Goorty fought ably and with sting." 1 ' I Chip's Resovery. George Chip, who suddenly sprang into, fame by twice knocking out i'rank Klaus in six-rounds bouts, only to bo relegated to • thfc tanks ot tho secondraters by going under to "Al." M'Coy in ono round, has retrieved his position. On the night that Charley White gave Willie Ritchie such an artistic lacing in a Chicago ring, Uhip and "Sailor" Petroskoy mot at Los Angeles. Petroskoy, who has twice lost to dabby on points, is not in tho first flight, b'eing but an ordinary boxer; but he is 'a tough man to knock down, let alone out. In'this bout Chip, knocked the sailor down three times in the earlier rounds,- and put him out in the twelfth —a very satisfactory performance; A Disputed Draw. - ( When at the beginning of .a' battle one man is a favourite at odds-on in'the betting, and in the last round the money is being laid on his'opponent, it is easy, to sift popular opinion as to who is tho winner. Yet even in these circumstances it does not- always follow that the popular and the official verdict are 'tho same, as Sapper O'Neill found much to his disappointment, in his Melbourne, battle with Baylor's conqueror, Fred Kay. The contest all through was strenuous, O'Neill scoring ; freely to the body, while Kav did much damage with his long right. ,'Tbe gamoness of both men was inspiring. By the end of tho seventeenth round tbey both' exhibited signs of severe punishment, yet the concluding three rounds wore" contested with as much fire and dash as the first. . v Even allowing that the verdict may not have been correct, and that O'Neill should have won, liay's performance was an attractive ono, and with another year or two's experience behind him he should be well in the front rank. Maorlland Abroad. • Billy Shiblds (now starring as Billy M'Cabe) lost to Fred O'Grady at Narrabri on July 4, tho police stopping the bout in tho ninth roUnd. Frank Ellis was to have met American Johnny Shiff at Olympia last Tuesday night, but nothing has come through about the result. When Eddie M'Goorty beat .-Dave Smith for the third time a littlo "while'j ago it was thought that tho pair- would I not bo matched again, but .if all goes well, they will, meet at Brisbane oh August 12. Smith's showing last'time was good enough to warrant- the hope that if tboy meet at catch-weights he may have a chance of weathering the storm. In tbo: meantime, on August lj at Sydney, to bo precise, • Davo will .make another-fourth appearance against an old opponent—Jimmy Clabby—whom he once defeated,: 'the .other two battles being drawn. Dave-will be more at home against Clabby, and, maybe; if be defeats this famous American, ha -will have the necessary confidence' to carry him through with M'Goorty. Foreigners for New Zealand. Mr. T. C.-R. Thatcher, who went to Sydney on behalf of tho_ Northern Boxing Association some time . back with the following Australians, under contract to appear in Auckland:— Jimmy Hill and Sid Sullivan, to meet in September; Regis (to mcot Alf. Broniwich in tho same month); and Sid Ceding (to oppose Sid Mitchell). It is stated, also, that Jimmy Clabby will bo coming across in October, when his Australian contract 'is completed. zStratf Notes. Joe Shruguc and Milburn Savior, at Sidney, and Kid Lewis and limb M'Coy, at Melbourne, wero ■to have met on Saturday last. "Snowy" Baker's proposal to prbpvido boxing instruction for pupils of Queensland Statn schools has apparently been turned down by the Queensland Government, tlie grounds of the decision being ■that, in the opinion of tho Ministers, it is a mattor for parental action, and quite outside the accepted tcope of sdhool operations. A quaint : reasoning this, when ono considers how other sports aro catered for in Queensland public schools without reference to tho parents. ; 1 1