NICE OUICT EVENING

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

NICE OUICT EVENING

. ■'■• \ ' .'■' ■■• -■' ' ' ' ■<» ' .... ■ > ;: .^3^ : 3^'.^ ; Not Get v >f ' (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.) The at the Town,, Hall last week clearly indicated that the followers of the game did not expect anything: very exciting to eventuate. . ■'.■'..

■ ■ 'i .■/.■■■ T'HREB times the gofig was sounded, I and the bout between Franfe Taylor and Herbert Larsen was over and done with. . ■ , Taylor had Larsen outclassed from the word go. He made good use of his left, being aggressive from the gong. •_.•-, . . " " Taylor was not out for a long bout and m the second he hoed m good, and hearty. .:■ ; Pommellingr, the shorter man to the ropes, he jabbtjd him solidly with a; right cross to his jaw. . •■ Larsen hit the boards for four/ rose,, and, half dazed; tried to fend the other off, :but after a staggering and futile effott there' was . somewhat of a scramble, . and ■, again Larsen "was downed. v' . •"■= , Obviously, groggy, the game lad made another effort, but Taylor, with one n\ore right chqj? to sthe Jaw, floored him .again, and he- fell heavily on his face, tried m vain to come back, but rolled over — beaten. ; Six minutes would have covered the whole affair. Though game and wilr ling, the "Vyelllngton lad was outclassed and out-reached. There.-.was never a- doubt as to the termination of the second bout of the evening, for it could be clearly seen that . Matt .Hatton was. streets ahead pi Mark 'Carroll. : .]. * ■:■■■ Carroll was keen enough,' but the shorter man put it all over him all the way. # .-'■:■■ Carroll's timing, ."footwork, and allround judgment was not m the same class with' that of the Auckland boy.' "With a sting m each glove, Hatton pegged away ' ■ systematically at Carroll's face' and body, concentrating' chiefly on' his face, which very soon showed signs of wear, his right dheek being opened up. ; • The Wariganui boy's longer. breach did >ndt' serve any purpose, for the neat headwork of Hatton caused him to miss more often, than he scored, while he tried, some impossible connections with his right by bringing it. up, and .1 rk '■'•'■'•'. ■ ■: -,■■' ■ .' ■ . ■ .■■ '

underneath his left, when at close quarters. There was overmuch fruitless jabbing m holts, and very much holding for which the referee seemed to blame Hatton — somewhat unjustly — for the latter appeared to be doing his best to avoid it. At times Carroll tried to take the war into his opponent's territory, but v Matt- was wise to him, and /while he used his right with telling effect to the. other boy's head, and jaw, he staved, him off with well-directed lefts. More than once Carroll hustled Hatton to the ropes, but had , not the science to inflict any. punishment, his blows being wild and wide. After the first three rounds both men., took it more steadily. It almost appeared as if they had been tipped off not to bring the contest to too hasty a conclusionl .. The referee told them both , to cut out the clinches m round five arid box. Carroll's best round was six, when he -cleverly dodged the Auckland lad's blows. ' • . Thence onwards Hatton made Carrollls face a chopping-block, and when | Carroll showed signs of coming to life the Aucklander steadied him off with his accurate straight left and a right hook. • On Hatton's showing m the la»t round, it was fairly evident' that he could . have terminated things at his will, for after shaking hands at the last round he set to. work to place the decision beyond any possible doubt. Straight lefts found their , mark to Carroll's Jaw— - when his right was not there too— and these, combined with stinging blows to the body, very soon found the Wanganiiite faltering arid groggy. . ■ ' v He tried gamely to keep on his .legs and carry, on, but. it was a hopeless task. ■■...' ■ ' . Seeing vhe was beaten, the, fight was stopped, Hatton being given the decision, about which there was never a doubt. v