AN EVEN MATCH

Evening Star, Issue 20061, 29 December 1928, Page 18

AN EVEN MATCH

THE M'INHES-MACDONALi) FIGHT GOOD MIXERS BOTH [Special to the * Stak.’l AUCKLAND, December 28. 1 There was rejoicing m tlm camp ol Tommy Minima lust night, lor the young Scot, who lias temporarily made Auckland his home town, succeeded in turning the tables on Laclne Macdonald (or 'i’imaruj, whoso claim to the New Zealand middle-weight title *s nut disputed. iVlTnnes won, as lie \> os beaten by Macdonald in August last, on points. It was an even match liom me In si bell to the last, and a sect. >.\ ol the house was ot opinion th.u Ma.-dniicnl had earned nothing Jess than a , draw. The bout opened quietly, Mae ion.dd getting home with a couple ol ng'.-is to the body. In session 2, xil'lnnis t >uk the light to his man all llirougn, Kiting go with short arm punches at both head and body. Again m the third, Mimics pleased me tvimd. This time he helped Macdonald after ho had fallen through the topes. When Lachio hit ho put plenty of sting into his blows. One port-aider to the short ribs hurt M Junes, but the latter hooked his lent hard. Near the end of a good round there was welter of fighting at close range. Early in session 7 Macdonald sent in some Hashing punches, but could make little impression on MTmies, ■ who claims that ho has been kno'-ked down only five times in the course ef some eighty contests, and never b- on knocked out. As tlio pair came apart after another merry exchange it was seen that Macdonald’s left cyebrjw, which had troubled him in his previous contest, was trickling blood, Hound 8 was sensational. Fighting M'lmies to the ropes, Macdonald landed with his right to the solar plexus. M‘limes, with his face twisted, dropped his gloves and looked appealingly at the referee (Mr R. Mealc), who ordered him to box on. Macdonald then line into his man, but it was here that MTmics’s splendid condition stood him in good stead, allowing him to come hack lighting as strong as ever. It was a rousing session. Both men were told not to hold in the ninth. ’Macdonald looked tired, and M'lmies neatly blocked his body punches with his elbows. Near tne bell Lachic thumped home his right to the ribs, but M'lnncs bored in and put his man. on the ropes. Another good right to the body and a left hook to the head went to Macdonald’s credit in the next, and he made the young Scot miss as he crouched with head and body swaying. But M'lmies kept at it, worrying his man all the Lime. Tommy took the eleventh by a handy margin, appearing much the fresher. There was fighting all through the term, mostly in close, as was also the ease in the next round. The “ devil’s number ” was not sensational, the pair continued their honest slugging. Hound 14 was the best of the fight. Both wore willing to mix it, and did. M'lmies fought furiously with both hands, hut Macdonald replied with his heaviest artillery. Tommy jabbed his left into his mains face, hut then had to retreat to the ropes, where he escaped danger. There was a burst of applause from the house at the bell. Both men smiled as they shook hands at the start ot the liftccnth. Macdonald now appeared less tired than before, but it was M'lmies who did the earlier scoring, rapping his loft to the face. Macdonald drove his man across the ring, and then again crouched and invited his fellow-Scot to have a shot at him. There was a clinch, and then Laehie crossed his right to the head. Both men were fighting hard at the bell, and were both loudly cheered.