BOXING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3914, 5 March 1929, Page 3

BOXING.

MALONEY ELIMINATES HEENEY. New York, March 1. The largest crowd ever to attend an indoor boxing match assembled at 'Boston when 18,000 filled Boston Garden for the Hceney-Maloney fight. iWlhen the two men entered the ring, Heeney (weighed 207 i pounds and Maloney 199 pounds. Round one: Heeney landed an imimediate bldw, a smashing left uppercut to Maloney’s jaw. He drove Maloney to the ropes and both men traded terrific short distance body bIoWS. They milled to the middle of the ring. Maloney landed several hard rips to the body. It was Heeney’s round by a shade. Round two: After a rapid drum beat exchange of blows, where once 'Heeney drove Maloney to the ropes and laced him, the American retaliated with a hard right to the face, which staggered the New Zealander. Then Maloney hit low, obviously accidentally and was warned by the referee. The New Zealander now (rocked his opponent with a hard right and left. They continued to find each other with well-timed blows with either hand until the bell. The. round was even. Round three: Maloney drove a i tremendous left to Heeney’s face and they clinched, from which Heeney Struggled out, lashing with both hands. They came to close quarters, but no hard blows were struck. They sparred and came to nearer hitting distance frolm time to time and it Was in one of the latter periods that Maloney sent the New Zealander’s head back with jabs that continued to keep Heeney on his heels.—‘Maloney’s round. Round four: There was some sharp in-fighting at the start, with Maloney having slightly the better of it, landing stiff lefts and rights. They clinched frequently, but managed to hit each other on face and body in the breaks. Heeney particularly, on the bell, landing two hard rights to his opponent’s body. The round was even. Round five: After a short exchange of light blows, Maloney jabbed to the Ne’w Zealander’s eye. Heeney, in return, staggered the American with a hard right to the face.’and Maloney pummelled Heeney in a Clinch. The fast pace in the early rounds was now slowing them up. Maloney landed a hard right to Heeney’s jaw and the latter retaliated with the same to the head and body.—‘The round was even. Round six: They were fighting openly and trading heavy blows continuously., The New Zealander was finding the American’s face with smart jabs. Fighting then returned fo close range and Maloney seejmed slightly the better at the in- [ fighting. Heeney landed two lefts to the face and an uppercut to the chin, then chased Maloney round the ring, the American stopping his .rush with a Stiff left to the face. — The rouhd was even. Round seven: Heeney was being punished. His body was welted red and his mouth was bleeding from Maloney’s jabs. Maloney continued to pound the New; Zealander’s body in the clinches. The round concluded with a senes of left jabs by Maloney that found the New Zealander’s face a target.—Maloney’s round. Round eight: Heeney rushed again 'but Maloney met him with a haixl right to the jaw and a stiff left tc the body. They clinched and thereafter traded jabs to the face and uppercuts to the chin. The round was even. Round nine: Heeney’s face was blood-smeared as Maloney’s right found its mark. They continued in the open, trading blows, and the New Zealander again assumed his following round tactics, Maloney stopping him with jabs after Heeney had forced him into a corner. Heeney’s hard right-hand blows were badly timed and Maloney battered his body at the bell. —Maloney’s round. Round ten: After shaking hands, Heeney drove Maloney to the ropes and sent short halmmer blows to the body, punishing the American severely, but the latter was tirelessly jabbing the New Zealander’s face. Heeney blinked at the blows, his ■mouth and eye were bleeding badly. Maloney landed a hard right and left to Heeney’s jaw as the bout ended. —Maloney’s round. The American gained the decision.