BOXER V. FIGHTER

Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1929, Page 3

BOXER V. FIGHTER

THE SARRON-GIUME CONTEST. VICTORY IN FOURTEENTH HOUND. NEW REFEREES. WELLINGTON, December 18. The announcer (,-v.lr A. eourcuynu;, at the opening of the evening, explained the association’s referee (Mr Earl Stewart; had been detained in , the South Island, and that Mr E. Perry would referee the amateur contests and that Mr B. A. Guise would officiate in the professional match. Tibs announcement caused a regular uproar many voices calling out: “Why noi Maxwell?”

Billy Grime was greeted with cheers and “Coo-ees” as he stepped briskly into the ring, and Sarron also met witli a cordial reception from the big crowd. The weights were announced as Grime, fist. 41bs., and Sarron, fist Oflb. Grime was attended by “Dome” Leslie and Jim Turfits, while Nelson McKnight, and Billy Crawford were in the American’s cor-

GETTING TO WORK. The crowd sat in expectation o 1 seeing something out of the ordinary, and they certainly were not disappointed. Both men were exceptionally fast, and they got to work right away. A good uppercut was scored by Grim early, but the Assyrian came bad with both hands to the head. Grime did some clever head-weaving which made him an elusive target. In tin second session, Grime rushed his man who sat down suddenly. “Come on Aussie,” into him,” excitedly yelled a lady spectator at the ringside. Grime brought the right hand over to the side of the head,, hut Sarron was picking up points with a snappy left. The first incident of note in the third was a leift by Sarron, which rattled the Australian. Sarron waded in with both hands, and lifted Grime off his feet with a right to the side of head. Grime rose at once, hut the blow had affected him, and Sarron went in hot foot to end the argument with a knock out. Grime took some heavy punishment, but by nimble ducking and head weaving managed to weather the storm. Both did some very low hitting in this round. The heavy-chested Albania boy skipped around his oppenent, opening the fourth, and at last darted in to launch a left uppercut. Grime moved in fast to shoot a leit to the face, and before the round ended he got in another good left. It was a treat to watch the pace at which the pair moved. Grime’s characteristic crouch made him a difficult target in the fifth hut Sarron found it with a left hook which dropped Grime on to his haunches. Sarron was after him again, and the Australian had to do some sprightly ducking and dodging until his brain cleared. Sarron got in some hard blows with both hands here, hut Grime seemed to thrive on punishment.

SARIWN WINCES FROM A LOW BLOW. Starting Jtlie sixth round, Sarron narrowly missed with a leift uppercut and, rushing his man, nearly hurled him through the ropes. They did some clinching opening the seventh, in which honours were easy. San-on showed some beautiful footwork. They speeded up, and roused the crowd to enthusiasm by an exchange of blows in mid-ring. Sarron scored a. snappy left in the eight, aqd this was the signal for another barrage of blows, of which Sarron put over the greater number. Grime rushed Sarron to the ropes, hut the American fought him off with a. fusillade of blows from both hands, and opened up another attack a little later in mid-ring. Grime swung a heavy right opening the ninth, hut Sarron took it on the forearm. The Australian then got in a solid left rip

downwards. Sarron shot in a wicked left uppercut aifter wriggling out of a clinch, and repeated the blow just before the round ended, Sarron clapped on the pace in the tenth, and shot both hands to his opponent’s head at amazing pace. Grime had to do all his best ducking and dodging to avoid tli • storm of blows which kept raining for a time. Sarron winced from a low blow after the gong had gone. Grime accompanied his opponent to his corner and patted him on the shoulder before going to his own corner. This caused Sarron to start tiie eleventh round briskly, lint Grime was keeping more on to his man now. The Australian got iir a left rip which landed flush oil the short-ribs. THE END. Sarron just missed with a whizzing right uppercut in the twelfth round, and t! le Australian stepped in to land | a left to the face. This stung the Assyrian to hop in and drop his man with a snappy left hook. Grime was on his feet in an instant, and they fell into a clinch. Tll the “Devil’s Round” Grime got his man on the ropes and slammed both hands downstairs. Grime now started to do some dancing and landed a good right as the gong went. In the penultimate session they speeded up a bit, and in a mix-up in mid-ring Sarron landed a beautiful letft hook which dropped )3rime for eight. No sooner had the Australian risen than the Syrian was upon him like a tiger. Grime ducked, weaved and dodged to escape annihilation, hut crack went that deadly left again, and Grime was on the canvas once more. The Australian is as game as they are made, and up he came again to face the enemy. It waij clear that his wits had not cleared; as lie presented an easy target, and right and left to the side of the head sent the game Australian sprawling. Still a fourth time Grime hit the dust, and when he rose gamely but weakly Referee Guise stopped the battle and awarded, the fight to Sarron on a technical knock-out

Messrs. J. Staples and C. E. Bridge were the judges.