BOXING.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11126, 8 February 1930, Page 7

BOXING.

NEXT WEEK’S BIG FIXTURE. MORGAN—TRUAVERN 'CLASH. ’ ■lo ROUNDS PROFESSIONAL, ■ MATCH.; 1 Ted Morgan and Reg. TTowern tire matened to meet in the Opera House on Friday, February IT (race week), for a purse of LISQ. These two fought , a drjtvv sat - GreyJ mouth, and tlie.yNew Zealand Boxing Council ...decreed.' that the return match should eventuate in Poverty Bay, the local .'association • being very fortunate indeed in having such an important lixture . allotted it, •A good light is assured as at tins stage in'llls'career neither man' can afford to lose, and an amateur programme of a standard in keeping' with the big event will also lie pres-, ented. Both boxers are well-known as' their records show, Tfowern having a formidable array of prol'essiona engagements behind lam while Morgnu’s reputation is mainly amateur but be readied Olympic title status His right-handed stance is most d;scmicerlmg, and opposed to Hie otli'er’s greater experience, everything, points to' a most interesting _ cou_' test.

A WORLD-BEATiNG AMATEUR.: SHURT “PRO’’ CAREER. Ted .Morgan's name is (J ne that is not likely to be forgotten, had it' nothing more than Ins brilliant' amateur record'.’to make it famous, but recent professional fights have - served to keep the ‘‘south paw” ex-Olym-pie welter champion before the public eye. As ail amateur lie look part in 33 contests, winning all save two, crowning all with his brilliant success at the Olympic games. The following are some of his performances since joining the ranks of the professionals: beat Steve Hughes lv.O. 5 rounds. Bbin Stone K.O. H) rounds. Bill Carey K.O. 9 rounds; drew WJtli Reg. '1 To worn 15 rounds, lost to Artie. Hay, on a-foul for New Zealand title, 5 rounds. Hay was thrashed to a standstill, ami was oil I -boxed, oiil-fought, and ccmpletely mastered. He was down for eight ami six in' the third round, two ami eight in the fourth, and eight in the fifth. As lie was 'coming up on that occasion pm the-count o nine. Morgan, who had'" been standing, off, though Uol .in his cciner, came’ in and' uppercut him. sending him down again. Hay's seconds rushed to support, him', ami the releree held up his hand in token of victory. A SEASONED PROFESSIONAL. SUCCESS IN AUSTRALIA AND SOl'Til 'AFRICA. Reg Tru.wern is by now .a seasoned ‘‘pro.’’, but has 'behind him an amateur record of 22 fights for 18 decisions. He learned his boxing at Whangarei and made his professional debut .in Auckland on December 29, 192-1, losing to Charlie Purdy in a 15 rounds-bout. Then came ?! run of luck. Trowern heating Bill Rickards in 12 rounds at To Ivaraka. Then ca.me a fifteen-rounds drawn contest with Ern Baxter, following which he put Jimmy Hill out in Wellington after 8 rounds a-mJ s-ored a further K.O. against Nelson Mcknight- iu the same town shortly after, this time in 1 rounds.

Les. Murray gave him his next yever.se,. holding the. New Zealand title at Wellington ' . by a narrow margin of points "over 15 rounds. After bring again ' outpointed by Riirdy at Auckland in' 15 rounds, Trowern drew with Les. Murray at Greyrnouth, losing the return fight at AYellington later. Then cable n clear-cut points decision over Purdy and a win on a foul in 11 rounds from the Frenchman, Eugene Yolaire. followed closely by a jiaints decision after 35 rounds witli Salvino Jnmi t(). Before his departure for Sydney in May 1926 lie again lost to L.<>s Murray on point's at Dunedin. A points loss to Norkv Fowler, after a full-time battle, marked his Australian debut-, hut hack in NN w Zea'•uid he again defeated ( , h:\r | i<» l’ur_ !v at Invercargill in. ore of bis best fights. Two wins and a draw foi- ’ a wed in quick siu'eess'*”'. H'>se be;ng: bent Bert Mc-Gni'Hiv ('* 5101-, ’iugton, drew with Wr.lvino Janiit'i ; n Greyrnouth. beat Purdy at: AYnri■m mu'.

Two defeats then came Trowern’« "ay. a les v to Rnvmoud T;t'’‘en i*> a" even 15 rounds and ai fig l ’! w■ 11■ Billv Grime which the referee sto]ied in the ninth. Back in Svdiicv. Trowern set about establishing a reputation, taking two decisions front Bill" Chambers and one front Sid .Bunton. He followed this by knocking Herb Acworth, a Queenslander, cold in the sixth Found ifiid George Pringle of Newcastle iu the eleventh . A decision on a. foul . ■I immy Pearce rounded off n line* collection of scalps when fickle Fortune frowned on the New Zealander lor Trowern to lost the decision to Tommy Fairliall after J 5 rounds. . A win against Wally Hancock was closely followed by a. further loss to I' airliall, but in Melbourne, Trow-* ern knocked (jut Joe Barnes and returned, to Sydney lor a return match with Jimmy Pearce; winning easily. Melbourne was the scene of

I* points verdict over Bob Millerchampion of Ireland.* . A short rest- iii New Zealand, and Trowern was off to South Africa, where he met. and defeated Harry Guild, welter-weight champion () i South Africa.. Returning to Australia, be defeated Tommy Crib!) twice and put Hie finishing touches to a long list of triumphs when he beat. Pat Petty, champion welter of the Navy, on a. K.O.'. and has recently been feajturing prominently in classic welter fixtures iu New Zealand • NOTES. Jem Smith, the old-time knuckle fighter j who was champion of En.gjland in 1.885 anti' 1889. is seriously ill. ,Ho is 87. Smith took part in many famous knuckle lights. His contest with .lake Kilrain for the world’s title in 1887 lasted 1 (lo rounds.., Me also fought Frank Slavin at Bruges (Belgium). Each contest was drawn.