BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1928, Page 2

BOXING.

oSHARKEY BEATEN. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, .March 12. Johnny Risko of Cleveland, secured ni a points decision over Jack Sluirkey a; in a fifteen round* Imut. in the Rick- , v aid elimination < oiliest to find an opponent for Tunney. tl Sharkey weighed in at 191. and |>' Iti.-ko at 1931. L The bout started slowly, but Risko R quickly began a slashing two handed ]’ attack, that won the first round for him; but thereafter Sharkey oid- ;1 boxed him and severely punched him, s taking the next four rounds, by the n simple expedient of letting liis opponet run into bis punches. a Risko took the sixth.- Both were s hitting low, Sharkey delivering sev- ( oral furious uppercuts and Risko fie(jiiently doubling his opponent with ~ vicious' hotly blows. s AViill a determined attack Sharkey j took tlie eleventh and twelfth rounds j and Risko the thirteenth. Both were Weeding from cuts over the eyes and both bad black eyes. The fourteenth was even, but in the fifteenth. Risko opened a tremen- , dous attack, slamming liis opponent , about the ring with Sharkey des- , perately holding on; Risko getting the derision apparently in aggressiveness. CRTME DEFEATED. NF.AY YORK. March 12. At Baltimore. Garcia secured a points victory over Grime. Garcia scaled USV and Grime 125. Grime received an ovation when lie entered the ring. They boxed the first round even Init in the second. Grime punched the American io (ho ropes and both men clinched repeatedly—Grime’s round. They fought the next round even. Garcia overcoming Grime’s weaving si vie. Garcia, missed a hard right in the fourth, and fell, they e\( hanged blows to the bead and face Garcia’s round. Garcia 'nattered the Australian with heavy body Wows, taking the fifth round. They fought the sixtli even, in a sharp exchange in body blows. but Garcia took the seventh, when after trading punches in I lie middle of the ring tin* American landed a bard left to the kidneys at the heli. Garcia took the eighth when wrime apparently tired under the heavy body and face hammering from the American. In the ninth Grime was cautious and avoided close contact. Garcia sent ; the Australian lo liie ropes, with a hard right to the face, and two light lofts Grime put Garcia back on bis bee Is with two upper cuts. I hey weie ' exchanging body punches in the cen- • (re of the lings at the bell. - Grime's ’ round. 1 Grime took the eleventh, straight- ’ uning Garcia with a hard right to ' the face, and following ii up with a left. Tlie Australian was fighting • better now, and they were on (airly even terms. i'birly in tin' twelfth. Grime for a time succeeded in slowing up the [ American. Hut Garcia s bod,' attack , gave him the round and be won me decision. Tf’NNKY’S OPINION. (Received tins day at 10.15 a.m.l NEW YORK. March 13. Tunney states lie considers lleeuev bis next "logical opponent.” He said ; " 1 looney m my opinion is the winner 1 ol the iinirnaiiieiit to pick a contender for the heavyweight crown. lleenoy has done everything Rickard asked, lie displaced every opponent, including Risko, Delaney and Sharkey.”