BOXING

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1930, Page 6

BOXING

GARNERA FOULED BV NEGRO - giant: [United Press Association.—by Electr Te legr a piiCopy right. ] NEW YORK, June 23. At Philadelphia, forty thousah spectators including Gone Tunnej j Max Schmeling and other celebritic saw Prini-o iCarnera (weighting 26 | pounds) win over the negro Godfre j (scaling 2o0lbs) on a foul in the fift jof their sclieduled ton rounds boul | Before the fight Godfrey was great Ily favoured in the betting. Godfre opened by doing most of the- fighting .then lie gradually slowed up. H showed poor condition. The negro fouled the Italian twic m the early rounds. Each time, bow ever, Prime laughed, and they .shoo! hands. Godfrey loox the first two rounds The third round was an even one. In the fourth and fifth rounds however, Camera* began showing hi: superiority, until he was eventually fouled in the groin. He dropped ir great agony. The physician then entered the ring and the Italian was carried out. Tins fight was seemingly the Shar-key-Schmeling fight over again. The sports writers commented that Godfrey’s foul was apparently- a “deliberate” one. CAM POLO v. RCGGIERLLO. NEW YORK, June 23. At Boston, Campolo (2201h5) knocked out Ruggierllo (210 pounds) in the tlhil’d round of tilietr scheduled ten rounds bout.