BOXING

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1930, Page 5

BOXING

(Australian Press Association) (Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb; 2S. At Leichhardt Stadium to-night, in a -preliminary bout ot six rounds, the New Zealander, Phil Stone knocked out Keith Owen in the second round. SHARKEY WINS. SCOTT’S CLAIM FOR FOUL FAILS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Tbe light between Jack Sharkey (U.S.A.), and Phil Scott (England), resulted in a win for Sharkey. Scott scale 205 pounds, and Sharkey 197 pounds. Sharkey won on a technical knockout in the third round Sharkey was awarded a technical knock-out which occurred amidst such confusion as has not attended any American heavyweight contest for many years. The end came two min utes after the beginning of the third round, and it saw Scott hanging over the ropes, vainly claiming a loul. Sharkey had conic out at the bell for this round with a hull-like rush, with a left to the stomach. Scott, at this time, did not claim any foul, but Sharkey followed up with a series of left hooks. Obeservers declare these were pretty low. The Englishman went down this time crying “Foul!” FIRST ROUND. In the first round Scott el inched, and then backed away as Sharkey landed terrific rights to his body and head, driving the Englishman to • the ropes, Scott parried, more or less successfully. toward the end of the lound, which was Sharkey’s. SECOND ROUND. 'l’he American forced Scott to his knees, :n his own corner, for a count of six in the second round, employing a shower of blows, which pushed, rather than knocked Ibis opponent down. ' Scott rose, and then boxed well, landing a right uppercut To the body. Scott, however, was blooding from the nosci. It was Sharkey’s round. LAST ROUND. In the third round, Scott swung the American half way through the ropes with blows from both hands. Then Scott landed several times on the jaw. Sharkey new flew at his opponent, sending him down on one knee for a count of three with a left to the body. The American was warned for hitting low, hut he then dropped Scott with another left to the body. The Englishman rolied over. Scott’s manager then stepped into the ring There was immediately great confusion. The referee reserved his decision, and he examined Scott, who, apparently, was in distress. Scott was taken to his corner, and he tried to get up hut from his grimacing, he appeared to be in pain. The referee motioned the fighters to continue, and their seconds then left the ring. Scott tried to hang on to Sharkey, hut Jack sent a left to the body, followed by another, which caused the Englishman to sag and gr> flown against the ropes, while the count was stopped for nearly a minute The referee examined the English fighter, and thereafter declared that lte must go on. Scott made a vain effort to put up his guard, hut a few seconds afterwards, the end came with a left hook, high to the body, delivered by &harkev ; this causing Scott to crumble against the ropes. ° The referee then stepped between the fighters. Sharkey backed away, and -the referee raised tne American’s hand as the token ia he was the winner. REFEREE’S STATEMENT. Later the referee issued a statement that at no time had any of Sharkey’s blows been low. He added: “I told Scott that he had been nit fairly, and that he must continue, or be disqualified.’’ SHARKEY LOSES HIS HEAD. NEW YORK Fob. 28. Sharkey made a terrible exhibition of himself when he discovered that Scott was claiming a foul. He raced across the ring, brandishing his globes and screaming blasphemy. The referee drove him away, hut be leaped and howled in his corner with tear; streaming down lus face like a spoi - ed brat, still shouting evil language. All this occurred while the managers, bottle-holders and several policemen milled about the ring m great excitement.

IUSKO V. CAMPOLO. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. '|"he fight between the Argentinian, Campolo" (2281b5) and Johnny Rwko (19olbsi was drawn. Campolo, wiili a right to the back of his head, knocked Risko to his knees in the first round. The Argentinian’s weat height was an ad vantage, but the American was lighting furiously. They mixed it sharp--11 isko took the second and third rounds. The fourth round was an even one, hut throughout Risks) showed up well. Then Campolo began, mixing it. and he was driving his opponent before him in tiie tilth round. The Argentinian nearly lifted Risko with bis bodv blows. , , The sixth, seventh, and eightn rounds were Risko’s, and right and left hooks to the body and bead giving him an advantage. Campolo s left eye was badly swollen. Risko sent the Argentinian to the ropes in the eighth, with a left to the

stomach, and staggered him with rights and lefts to the jaw. The Argentinian shook his head From the blows. •Oampclo did little fighting in the ninth Risko chopping Iris blows to the body at close quarters. Cainpolo, however, in. the tenth round, hammered Risko’s head hard with rights. •Caniipolo now 'forced the lighting. He compelled the American to bold on. Risko was now badly tired He was taking punishment at the bell. The bout was a draw. LOUGHRAN BEATS CHARLES. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. At Miami, Tommy Lougliraii (191} pounds) won tbe decision jin a ten rounds contest irmn Charlies, scaling 209 pounds. Lougliran "won by virtue of bis superior technique. However, the winner demonstrated he is no longer a serious opponent for the heavyweight title, as Charles rocked and cut him badly. RESULT OF PRELIMINARY. NEW YORK, Feb. 2~. A Miami message states —Bianclii, scaling 200 pounds, knocked out flaring, who weighed 190 pounds, after two minutes 25 seconds of the first round of the first preliminary. He von with a short right-hand punch to the jaw. Bianclii. who is an Argentinian, had the better of it with that surprising suddenness which makes it impossible to judgj his real fighting cnpabalities. COOK V. WIGGINS. NEW YORK, l-Vb. 28. At Indianapolis,. George Cook (191 pounds) met XViggins (195 pounds) in a boxing contest. They opened the fight by cl inching. Both were attempting to use short jabs. The second, third and fourth rounds were similar. Cook, landing good rights to the jaw, drmv blood from Wiggins's face. In the fifth and sixth rounds, both took much punishment from heavy jabs. In tbe seventh and eighth rounds, both clinched. During the ninth and tenth rounds Cook landed furious lefts and rights to the head and body, and Wiggins was groggy. Cook took the decision easily, He meets Christner at Indianapolis on March 17th. The Wiggins—Cook bout was Burly even. MALONEY V. DOUQUILLEN. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. The fight between Jack Maloney (198 pounds), and the Frenchman. Douquillen (185 pounds) opened shw,ly. The Fendhm.au daggered Maloney in the third round with an overhand right to the jaw. I bon they meandered uninterestingly along Thereafter their awkwardness was making it a sorry exhibition. The Frenchman’s left eye was dosed from Maloney’s jabs in the sixth round. Douquillen now became very tired. A better man than Maloney might have finished him at any time. The Frenchman became a b oody mess, with his face in ribbons in the ninth round, and he was he. pi ess in the tenth, but the Amercan could only gain the decision, A FOUL BLOW (Received this dav at 11 a.m.) VANCOUVER, Feb. 28. A sporting writer, Charles Smith, said he went to Scott’s room with two doctors following the fight. They examined Scott as he lay still in great pain. They agreed Scott was suffering from the effect ol a foul blow. The examination revealed evidence of a foul blow ui the groin. British sports writers at the inigside gave their opinion that Sharkey used unnecessarily unfair tactics and struck Scott more than a few ■ o, viousiy foul punches. Thev believer Sharkey deserved disqualification. Damon Runan, a reporter Hears! newspapers, said Magno.ia did not see the low punch but ten thousand eyes did. i s:n ' an foul is a foul. Tunney and Str.bling who witnessed the fight gave. as tlieU ’ verCU ’ ’ “Scott quit. Charles Smith says the fight w-as » veritable realisation of presentiment that hud been bothering Scott in cunp for weeks. They feared and one nly discussed the possimlity of just what happened, that a mix up .'out occur and with Magnolia in the nng, Scott would get the worst ol it*.