PAID FOR CARELESSNESS

NZ Truth, Issue 1180, 12 July 1928, Page 12

PAID FOR CARELESSNESS

■ . , ■ _ ( . . . — : - ■ ..",.■■ (By "Cable.— From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Sydney Representative.) " . THE boxing upset of the week was Ted Monson's knocking out of '.' . Lachie McDonald at Leichhar,d.t, the middleweight championship being d* stake. . > . . The result startled Sydney, for Lachie had been considered the toughest exponent to .come this way for a long time. Opening the bout .McDonald was oozing confidences He moved round Monson more than usual and foolishly .dropped his gloves low on . many occasions. . , i Ted was crouched and' covered. He advanced to close quarters, and m the first session little damaging hitting was done. '.;■ The second round saw Lachie settling down, but still carelessly wide v open. Monson backed him to the ropes, and let go a left hook that caught' McDonald's temple. . , ■ Lachie staggered back against the ropes and as he did so, Monson 'loosed a right-han,der from a fair distance out and crashed it home on 1 Lachie's chin. '. . • Mac dropped like a stone, stiffened as he fell, arid struck the back of his heck on the bottom rope. He remained motionless while the ' . referee counted himi out. • . The end was dramatically sensational and McDonald was quite normal a few minutes after the bout was over. McDonald and Pat : Connors had arranged, to sail for Wellington at .the end of this week, . 1 but say they will defer the trip if a return match can be arranged with , , "" Monson. . ., T The latter, however, does not seem disposed to grant Lachie a chance to regain the title m a hurry. McDonald weighed 11.1 and Monson 11.5. . , . , On Saturday night at the' Stadium, another quick kayo was registered. Wesley Ketchell, 11.5!/ 2 » southpaw, of the latest American team, stopped Billy Harms, 11.2, m eighty seconds. Two beautiful left hand punches to ihe body took every atom of fight out of the South African. ■■' : . -....ii.Kiiiiu.uiiititiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiitiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiuiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiililiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiimniiniiiiiiiiumnmimiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiiu' Sml!!!m!!!.!i!mim!!!!Z '""' >"i"m l i.i,H, l , ll .,m,m,u.mi