BOXING
COOK BEIATS HOLLAND. ; .Bi Teleera-oli—Preea Association.. Palmerston North, October 14. Before a large audience ill the Opera House to-night George Cook (12st. llilb.) boat Fritz Holland (list, 41b.) in the seventh round. The light was characterised by much in-fighting, m which Holland, with more ring-craft, tried tq stall off the tireless attacks of his rodoubtftble but less skilful opponent. In the iirst three rounds Holland led on points, but lie tired under n constant battery of jabbing blovra in which the heavier man forced him all over the ring. By the sixth round Holland had jwrcsptibly tired, and in the seventh Cook continued his forcing tactics and brought several smashing' blows to the face. This eventually forced Holland helpless on to the ropes, and the referee awarded the fight to Cook. < Other contests resulted as follow:— Middleweight: J; Waller, Palmerston North (lOst-.j, beat Cyril Knight, Feeding (10st. Clb.); W. Davis. Palmerston North (list. 71b.), beat Martin Lysnar, Wairoa (list.). ■Featherweights: Noble Clinton, Palmerston North (Bst. 41b.), threw in the towel to Fletcher Humphries (9st. 41b.) after a lively scrap; B. O'Keefe, Palmerston North (list. 101b.), beat Thomas, Wauganui (lOst. 41b.), after a very fast and exciting battle going to the end of the sixth round.
The local Boxing Association announce their next tournament to bs foeld at the Town Kail on Tuesday, Ootober 26. Many enthusiasts who have seen "Ted" Uren In aotton in training witli his two betterknown brother*;., have often expressed a wish to see him in a serious contest, and this thoy will have the opportunity of poing. as the principal contest on October 26 is to be a fifteen-round match between Uren and "Digger" Evans. Before coming to tho Dominion to tako diargo of his brothers' training, Uren had tho reputation of being a boxer of tho whirlwind class, and being evenly matched for weight and height his meeting with the "pigfrer" should be of unutual Interest. ma
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 17, 15 October 1920, Page 7
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