BOXING.

NZ Truth, Issue 139, 15 February 1908, Page 3

BOXING.

;<ly Upper-CutJ< BANTAM CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALIA. Ted Green Gets the Verdict. . Ln , February 3rd the bamtamweight championship of Australia was.: fought, at Sydney Gaiety, ' theN principals being Ted Green (present holder) and Harry Bingham. It was not up to championship form. Bingham is a good; little fighter, but is not m the same' class as the Balmairt bantam. : In the first round he did a bit of clever sparring, and managed to evade the attacks of Green. There was no harm done on either side. In •the second he kept poking a left into Ted's kisser, but it lacked power, and did no further harm than ruffle the feathers of the Champ. The third round saw Green sailing m determin--edlv. Time after time Bingham show.-* ed cleverness m evasion, and repeatedly he sent the blows to the face, but. they lacked force. Still, Ms 'boxing ability forth cheers. The fourth' saw Ted paying attention to the belly. Harry didn't like it at . all 1 . Green redoubled his attentions'. Harry paid such care to his Little Mary that he forgot all about tapping Ted on the proboscis. He began to fly the wMte flag of fear, and his ducking and evasions were now more the natural outcome of his desires to avoid danger than cleverness m avoiding the attack of' the foe. The fifth round saw the last. Ted sent m a blow and nearly landed it. Harry executed a beautiful flip-flop, but considering thai; it was not emphatic enouprl> he turned a roleyr poley over. The count was put on. Yio.i-'linfr. to the exhortations of his friends, he upreared himself, but it was a scared little pug that put up his props to Teddy. Referee' Nugget Frascr. seeing how things were, very properly called off the combatants, and awarded the fight to Green. When the announcement was made Harry recovered marvellously, and made a .speech. He was fit enoughi to t->v» on Tpd Nelson. Bill Squires, or Prnns Reerier. He was—but Bantam Tod was too good. Green is likely to be seen over New Zealand way this coming boxinc season under the auspices of the Wellington Association.