BOXING NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1923, Page 3

BOXING NEWS.

.’.H'RiiAY KNOCKS OF’I HANNAH. WELLINGTON. Jan. 2ii The Town Hall was crowded last night when tlie challenge of Paul i tauiiah for the iigiit-weigh t title held hv Lc* Murray was decaled. Among Lie. audience v ore * iiutnber of ofli;nil potty oiiieors if tic French -nr. .lid - .Mil helei. w tio wore W,i udv elieeiml - the\ niounled the platlo'in. The sneetalni . Veiled their disappear a mi v Leu it was aniioiiiieiu I lint I , ;> i i;tmi.!lt was an milieu over the limit 1, eight ol nine stone. L e title would 1’I„ to ill,id.'ed. Tlie cen!C-t eonll iioi he described ;:s a Ice oi ability Lo hit hard < r qiiicbly : rathor did it Icevc an impri‘ss:on tl.at the chaiupion | c uld have 1.110- ked out hi- opjaineii. much earlier, had l;e gone idler bint. Id- adrant-ige <J two jenim! G in weight, Hannah was siigiilly lal.c'. ! lie wa.~ much ihe niorc an- 'iva. a”.d ! .Murray ooateuiv-l himseii '.villi keep-, ing him at arm's leiigili lor the tir j thrtc l'ctinds. In ti’.c iotn'tli llantionl siihjccted Murray id a good deal d; hair, punishment—-tlie boxing i.-d bet it; so light ihul one I'oivca-.l d a v. in on i poinM. lint the clianiniou, using hisi spriuey pui-e to adt aiitag'e. ev;aled his ( opponent, causing many ot the chill-| lengei's swinging punches to miss , their objective. Beyond that period of apparent anxiety. Mur:;,,, was i ">*- .GJcni e iiself. 11 atinah change I his tactics, and tried straight, right-hand-ed punches, leal .Murray again engaged him in in-lighting, who: • he could

p. mirn-l him in the ribs 'he region of the wind. From there ohne.ie-., Hannah appeared glad to oar liim-ch out into the open, and he cortaimy „.iinod a lot of sympathy from Die crowd for his clean lighting: taffies, •fhe seventh ami eighth rounds were cc.lv lulls before the st«rnt that was to ( ~I We , for in the ninth, Murray, using bis right and left frequently and with ■•• real "force, made his opponent "Pl v -“”' ii, a much lower grade a* a- fighter. Tw,, hard blows, one from each ham,, sufficed to put Hannah convincingly out of the contest. A- "as to be expected, -the crowd gave .1 - venire! a mixed reception.

HONING DTSPETE. DUNEDIN. Jan. 31The Boxing Association resolved to „. K( , ~v , .r v assistance to MoQtmrr.e m Ids action against the Council, relative to an iniiinction prohibiting a qontest for the heavy weight title with -M<-Ch-arv designated as the holder.