LA BARBA BEATS GRIME

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 603, 4 March 1929, Page 11

LA BARBA BEATS GRIME

PROFESSIONAL BOXING BOUT AT MELBOURNE (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) 1 SYDNEY, Sunday. At the Sydney Stadium last evening j the scheduled 15-rounds bout between j the former sailor, Hancock, lOst l£lb, and the South Coaster, McKenzie, lOst 101 b, who had won 11 successive lights, ended when Hancock, who had already sent his opponent down for a count of six, knocked McKenzie out with solid punches to the body and chin. At the Melbourne Stadium last evening there was a crowded attendance for the La Barba-Grime contest, which went the full 15 rounds. La Barba gained the verdict on points. The decision was received with hoots and cheers. La Barba, Bst 911 b, forced the fighting from the start, and after the second round Grime, Bst 1111 b, appeared to be distressed. He improved in the fifth and seventh rounds, when he got one or two good punches in, but the American speeded up, and dominated the rest of the contest. Grime was cautioned in the eleventh round for a low blow to the body. There was too much clinching, which roused the onlookers’ ire, and everyone was glad when the bout ended. It is doubtful if Grime could have lasted much longer. A SWIFT KNOCK-OUT (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) PARIS, Saturday. In a match for the world’s fly-weight 1 championship Emile Pladner knocked • out Frankie Genaro in the first few seconds.