BOXING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 168, 12 April 1920, Page 6

BOXING

-9 ; — UREN AND MOLAIRE DRAW. By Telegraph-Press Association. Greymouth, April 11. A largo crowd witnessed the Grey Boxing Association's three contests last night at the Town Hall. The fifteen-roiind light-weight professional, bout for ..0200 between Euguno Mdnire ajid Jlavilah. Uren went the fnSl distance, the Uixing being even all through. The Frenilimah shone at in-fi,?)iting, while the Australian . was superior in tlw other departments, his footwork and speed bcinff (■•pccially. noticeable. . The 'referee; Mr.*'Tim Tracey, declared a draw. ■ . Dick Redwing. (Grey) jot a- decision, over Cnrran (Wellington) in the sixround amateur feather-weight bout after, a good contest. The .visitor attacked well, but the.winder had more staminaand was a ]>:Uer in-fighter. Another amateur six-round contest saw Rusty (Waiuta) wii; from Eofoho (Blackball). The Coser skied r.he towel in ilia third round. KEEN CONTEST BETWEEN WELLS AND M'GOORTY. London, April 'fl. I.i the early rounds of the Bombardier Wclls-M'Goorty tight Wejls did most of. tlib scoring. ' M'Goorty .clinched often, and-shook Wells in the fourth with a right to the jaw. Thereafter Wellsbow] confidently, and seemed to have M'Goortv at his mercy in the eighth round, fitting hira around the ring and K-vcrcl- punishing him. M'Goorty gave n wonderful display, however, in the. ninth, when the crowd had .expected Wells to finish the fight. The American showed extraordinary cleverness m oe--fence. Wells did not attempt to gain a knock out, but was content to box m grout style. This enabled M'Goorty to recover,' and he nearly knocked out Wells in the twelfth round with a hook to the point of the chin. Wells uppercut at almost the same instant, and bo* were shaken. Both fought hard for a ki'flck out in the remainder of tna round. They were greatly distressed, and appeared likely to drop from cxhnushon This was a thrilling round, but Wells was superior thereafter Hedowned M'Goorty in the fourteenth, and the latter gradually weakened, only Ihb supreme cleverness and gamenes? ciinbHni? him to reach the sixteenth round. -Aus.-N.7i. Cnble Assn.