WOMEN PUGILISTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 450, 18 February 1909, Page 3

WOMEN PUGILISTS.

The athletic sensation of the year was provided at Worcester, Massachusetts, on the night of Wednesday, December 23rd, when Miss Evangeline Carring and Miss Daisy Frenier fought a bout before the Winchedou Athletic Club, says the New York Herald; Both are known in New York society as experienced boxers, but in the present case rivalry was accentuated because' it was understood that both aspired in the direction of the same sweetheart. Moreover Worcester “sports” contributed a purse of £SO. There was a twleve foot ring nicely roped in, a sanded floor, sponge-holders, referee, and all the other accessories of tho prize ring. The girls fought four spirited rounds, when Miss Carring, who seemed over-excited, declared her readiness to quit. Being savagely taunted, however, by her opponent, Miss Carring jumped into the ring again, and agreed to a second fight of eight rounds to settle the supremacy. Miss Carring battled like a vixen, and was going strong at the eighth round, when the referee, fearing Miss Frenier might be knocked out and the police might seize an excuse for proceedings, declared the bout finished and gave a decision for Miss Carring. Blood was drawn, and several times each girl was sent crashing into the ropes.