BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1928, Page 4

BOXING.

TIEEXEY A'. SHARKEY. CONTEST A DR,A AY. SPECTATORS FAVOUR XEAV ZEALANDER. (Australian »V N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, Jan. 13. Atm- of the largest: crowds to witness an indoor match, filled Aladison Square Gardens, when Sharkey and llecue\ entered the ring for their 12 round bonl. Sharkey weighed tPltbs. and Hecney lOUlhs. In the tiro round they exchanged blows with great iorce; clinching several times. Sharkey then outboxed lii v opponent and succeeded in driving him to the ropes, hut Hie round was even. Tu round two. [looney quickly began to force the lighting. Maying for the body with both hands and causing) Sharkey to clinch, hut the American, by speeding tip his blows and repeatedly hooking the face and head, succeeded in taking the round by a shade.

Tu the third round both men now assumed different tactics, aiming blows high and landing short chops to the face, and there were no thoughts of defence by either <>l them. Sharkey was now fighting as he did again-t Dempsey. leaving his stomach 'unprotected, and Keeney landing two hard rights to the body took 1-he round. Li the fourth round Keeney opened w jth cut beneath Sharkey's left eye. and had all the better of some furious exchanges which filled the last two minutes of the round, which was Hccuey’s. In the tihHi roam! Keeney returned to the attack with both hands, hut Sharkey was -monger and troubling his opponent with his lei t hand to the face. They clinched continuously. ITecney aiming for the body and the American becoming more ‘autious. Sharkey cut Keeney's mouth with two lefts to the face. Iml Heeney sent Sharkey reeling m the ropes with a straight right to the jaw. Sharkox bounced back mut bung on to Hie New Zealander, and followed witli a right to the heart. Sharkey began bolding lleeney’s lett hand, and the crowd hom'd him. It- was llooncx s round.

In the sixth round Sharkey pounded I looney’s body at close quarters, the New Zealander taking uppercuts and left jabs to the face. Heeney drove a hard lell to Sharkeys heart, and the hitler swung hard lefts and rights to his opponent’s body. Heono\ was missing badly hut only for a moment, slowing up the American with two lefts and two hard rights to llm face. It was Sharkey’.- round. In round seven. Sharkey out boxed Tfeenev, tint the- American was having trouble seeing out of bis right eye. Something administered between the rounds was troubling him. Heeney slashed and hammered away at him. Imt tin' blows seemed to lack lorce. This was lleeney’s round.

In the eighth round Sharkey assuming clubbing tactics, while clinching, and again the crowd booed him. Heettev punished hint with short lefts and rights to the body. Sharkey who find n had lump under ltis own lelf eye, cut, TTcenoy’s eye with a light right, but the latter avalanched blows upon his opponent, taking the round. In the ninth round Sharkey used his left hand effectively, npperciltting TTconey and making him miss badly, and compelling him to take considerable punishment. This was Sharkey’s round by a wide margin. Tn the tenth round, during not too spirited exchanges at. a long distance. Sharkey drove a hard right to TTccnoy’s jaw and then fell to his knees as lie missed another swing. Sharkey rose immediately and tore into the New Zealander with hard body blows. Mooney fought hack, but the American was punishing him. The fight was slow now. and there was too in licit clinching. Sharkey gained Hie round. Tn the eleventh round the boxers fell into a clinch in tlie middle of the ring and wrestled about without

blows being struck, but in the exchange of blows that followed. Sharkey nearly dropped Heeney with a lelf to the solar plexus. They put heads down then and traded body "blows, Sbnrkev’s round.

Tn the twelfth round, although hot It speeded up and t here was more action injected, with heavy punishing, freely trailed, and Heeney was leading. if was obvious that this so called heavyweight, elimination contest had ended with a double elimination, both probably l>eing considered unfitted as Tunney's dial longer. Tfc was a slow uninteresting fight to seventeen thousand spectators. There was some feeling that Heeney was the better of the two. having carried the fight throughout to the former sailor, and that he should have got the decision on points, particularly in view of Sharkey’s indifferent performance. Tim latter outboxed the New Zealander but. was unable to outfight him. The decision was a draw.

' ~ T. BK BEATS GILLESPIE. MELBOURNE. Jan. IT At the Stadium Lucia Albe defeated Norm Gillespie on points. in fifteen rounds, after a iast clever contest. SULLIVAN DEFEATS FRATTINT. SYDNEY. Jan. 15. At the Stadium Johnny Sullivan defeated Bruno Frattini. on points in a fifteen rounds contest. Sullivan outboxed and outfought the Italian, who was severely punished. FURTHER FIGHTS. NFAY YORK. Jan. It. Heeney and four other- will light an elimination series to determine lunev's opponent. Heeney fights on March 20th.