TROWERN WINS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1931, Page 3

TROWERN WINS

DELANEY BEATEN ON POINT’S. . V 1 STIRRING BOXING CONTEST. Reg. Trowern, who has been before | the New Zealand boxing public for the past eight years, added to his laurels at the Winter Show Stadium, Wellington, on Tuesday night by outpointing Bobby Delaney, ‘ Australian lightweight champion, in a 15-round, contest. . The victory was clear-cut and decisive. Though the Australian champion started off with the utmost confidence and worried the Aucklander with a left hook in the early rounds, Trowern soon found a counter, and as j the contest progressed had Delaney j doing a nimble sidestep. Trained to { the minute, the New Zealander took the lead in the dying stages, and j meeting the clever Sydney lad more than halfway in the willing Exchanges, scored a decisive and popular verdict. It was a display which greatly pleased ! the largest house seen at a. boxing con- | test here since the Pete Sarron boom. | Delaney developed hurricane pace in 1 the ..second round, but the Aucklander | was willing, and some fierce exchanges were witnessed. Trowern scored with a solid right to the side of the head just before the gong went. Another good right to the side of the head went to the New Zealand’s account early in the third. The Australian was relying upon the left, but Trowern also brought this weapon into play. The house got very excited when they mixed it .freeily in mid-ring. The pace thus far had been exceptionally fast.

Trowern opened the fourth strongly,: scoring neatly with the left, but the Australian also got busy. Trowern kept slinging in the left, with hooks and rips, but Delaney steadied him with a snappy right to the side of the head as the Aucklander came in.

The pace steadied in the fifth round. Referee Perry had to use physical force to part them several times. In the sixth; Delaney opened with a beautiful left hook to the ear, to which Trowern responded with a solid right cross. Delaney landed, three straight lefts flush to the mouth in the seventh, and then brought a right over to the side of the head like the crack of a whip. A good right went down to Trowern’s account. Trowern roused enthusiasm in the eight by rushing the Australian across the ring. They then took turn at in-fighting. The Aucklander towards the close made up a bit of his leeway. DELANEY DROPPED Trowern had Delaney side-stepping in the ninth, and there was a great roar when lie put the Australian down with a solid right to the head. Delaney was up instantly, and fought hack ljard', but the New Zealander had all the best,..of the round, j . Trowern was. now fighting with more confidence, and lie continued to do most of the leading in the tenth round, but it was Delaney’s . turn in the eleventh. He ..brought the left into play at once, and scored to head and body several times in rapid succession. After a quiet twelfth the pace quickened for the “Devil’s round,” and both scored well. Delaney, realising that lie had to spurt if he wished to gain the decision, started off aggressively in the fourteenth session, and for a time did good execution with the left to head and body. Trowern, however, was in such good physical condition, that lie soon gave the aggressive Australian as good as he was giving. In the last round Delaney tried his best to batter down his sturdy, antagonist, hut, showing his characteristic fighting spirit, Trowern plied blow after blow, and rocked the Australian champion with a heavily-load-ed right swing to the head. It was hammer and tongs to the end, and thunderous-applause followed the close ori the contest;"/ -"' The judges, Messrs P. W.Woods and G.. P. Aldridgey yvoted -for the - New Zealander, a depisiop./that., was rapturously received. Mr Ned Perry., cthe 1 referee. ..controlled the fight ‘ admirably, frequently using physical force--to compel themen to break. •" ’