BOXING

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1929, Page 6

BOXING

COOK V. BYRNE. AUSTRALIAN BEATEN. .- IN WILLING FIGHT! United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyngrit). . NEW YORK, 'July 2. George Cook (Australia) and Byrne (America) met here in a ten round contest, and after a willing, but comparatively even fight, the verdict went to Byrne. The first round was evenly contested, While the second and third rounds went in Cook’s favour. In the fourth round however, Byrnfe became decidedly aggressive,- finishing up by landing two rights to Cook’s jaw. Cook still maintained his advantage by winning the fifth round, delivering heavy- punches to Byrne’s head anil body. The next two rounds were characterised by hard, but even fighting. From the eighth round onward, Byrne began to display his superiority” and he carried all before him m the ninth round, By-nib landed a left and a right to the head, three lefts to the body, while Cook gave a left to the body. The \ American drove the Australian to the ropes with lefts and rights to the face, aiid then he put a left to the body!' Cook landed a right to the body. Then Byrne clinched, and each landed rights to the body. They clinched again, ami Cook then put two rights to the'body; On infighting, Byrne put a. left to the body, and missed with a right tb the face, but then he-landed a hftrd right on. Cook’s jaw. It was Byrhe’s round; The tenth round saw both men fighting hard. Each landed heavily with lefts to the body-. Cook but a left to the head, whereupon Byrne staggered him with hard rights and lefts to tlie head, and then witli hard, rights arid lefts to the body. Cook missed with* a right to the head. Then Byrne landed two rights to the face, and then a harder one. Cook missed with an uppercut as the 'bell rang, giving Byrne the found. The crowd booed the decision, although. in the opinion of the sports writers, Byrne with his whirlwind finish in the last round, easily overcome the Australian’s, early lead. Cook started furiously, t-T'-ving the figljt to the American tor the first three rounds, but he seeniei US be unable to maintain file pace. JACKSON v; CONNORS Z. _ i ' SYDNEY, July. 3. At the Stadium t'o-night, Cocoa Jackson (feather-weight champion) defended his title against Ern Connors (challenger) for -i,-eeri rounds. A good contest eiuled in a draw.