BOXING
COOK DEFEATED BY STMBLING. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) NEW YORK, September 3. At -Macon (Georgia), five thousand spectators witnessed the boxing match between Stribling ' ancl Cook. The former entered the ring weighing 1821 bs, and Cook 1861bs. The early rounds were fairly even, but slightly in Stribling’s favour. 'ln the fifth round Stribling rushed Cook and had him hanging on the ropes. Cook appeared to he tiring in the sixth. Stribling drew blood from Cook’s face, and in the 'seventh a lieavj r right to the jaw put Cook down for the count of four. After this Stribling punished the Australian severely. Cook being groggy, fought wildly with blood gushing from his face. The referee threatened to stop the tight, and called the doctor, after whoso examination, the Australian’s second threw in the towel. TUNNEY’S SUCCESSOR. _ „ i LOUGIIRAN’S ANNOUNCEMENT. NEW YORK, September 2. Lougliran announces the surrender of the light heavy-weight boxing title. Ho will ask the New York Boxing Commission to recognise the wanner of the Lougliran-Sharkey fight as the heavy-weight champion, in succession to Tunney.
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1929, Page 1
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