AUCKLANDERS WIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 680, 4 June 1929, Page 13

AUCKLANDERS WIN

BOXING BOUTS DECIDED ON POINTS GOOD AND POOR DISPLAYS Two fights, one good and the other poor, were staged at the Auckland Town Hal! last evening before a moderately-sized crowd, and both resulted in wins on points for Aucklanders, Frank Taylor and Matt Hatton. Taylor secured the decision against Cyril Hurne, 'of Wellington, after a splendid bout. The verdict did not appear to meet with the approval of the majority. The Hatton-Joe Boyle bout was more or less a friendly spar, with Hatton doing all the delivering and Boyle the receiving. It looked like an easy victory for Taylor when he faced Hurne for the pening of the second round. In the first Taylor opened the visitor's eye and crowded him all the time, punchii hard and receiving: little in return. Bui then Hurne commenced to show up and he gave Taylor a hard tussle for the rest of the 10 rounds. Taylor weighed in at Sst 31b and Hurne at Sst ltlb. Forcing the fight from the outset. Taylor concentrated on the body, sending in both hands, while Hurne' replied with lefts to the head. Following up a straight left with a solid right, Taylor opened Hurne's left eye, which bled freely. He forced the visitor round the ring, punching hard and taking little in return. It was Taylor's round by a wide margin. In the second and third Hurne improved out of sight. He moved faster on his feet and delivered and placed his blows well, although he was inclined to hit with the open glove when following his opponent or when backmoving. In the fourth session he made up the leeway. The pace slowed in the fifth round. Taylor scored with two straight lefts and a short right, the Wellingtonian shooting his left twice to the face and following with a long right, bringing blood from Taylor’s nose. The honours were about even. Taylor again forced the fight in the next, landing a right to the body and taking a left and right to the chin. In a corner the Aucklander rocked Hurne with a right to the jaw, but the visitor used his feet well and got out of danger. Hurne had the better of the exchanges at long range in the seventh, but Taylor held the advantage in close. The latter slipped in a corner. but Hurne stepped back and did not take advantage, his sportsmanship meeting with an ovation. EVEN PEGGING Following a brisk exchange in the opening seconds of the eighth term. Hurne was warned for holding. After taking a right to the body he slipped a couple of hard ones and rushed Taylor across to the other side of the ring, where he scored with two straight lefts Taylor plied his right to the heart and the round ended with little between the pair. A straight left knocked Hurne's head back in the next round. A second later Taylor missed with a terrific punch and Hurne rushed him to the ropes,

where there was an exchange of body j punches. Taylor finished the round > with a slight margin in his favour. The final round was the best of the night, both fighting as hard as they could and wasting little time or energy in getting in to mix it. Taylor was doing the forcing, but Hurne was meeting him half way. They took it in turns to rush each other to the ropes and in a fiurry of blows the gong clanged.. The hall rang with cheers and applause as they retired to their corners to await the verdict, but as the decision was given in favour of Taylor hoots took the place of the cheers. It would have been impossible to give the decision to Hurne. There was little in it, but Hurne was slightly behind. Quite a large amount of the hooting can be accounted to Hurne’s plucky fight and clever recovery getting him sympathy. Although Hurne was the loser he made a fine figght and another meeting between the pair would be an excellent draw. Mr. IT. Meale was the referee. BOYLE FORFEITS It was announced that Boyle weighed 9st 10£lb, and would forfeit .CIO for not making 9st 31b. Hatton weighed list lilb. It would be impossible to give details of the match. It was slow and unimpressive. Hatton was a journey round the world ahead on points at the end, and he appeared to be quite content to win in that fashion, although most of the spectators would have liked to see him end it. Hatton’s point of view was given by his trainer, Mr. Henry Donovan, who said it was no use Hatton going into fight a man 91b heavier and taking the risk of stopping a stray punch. And there is a lot in what he says, even if Boyle did not. at any time, look like sending in a knockout punch. Boyle Claims to have never been knocked out, and he was certainly on his feet at the end last evening. But it is a moot point whether he would have been there had Hatton really tried to win by the short route. Mr. W. Palmer, who controlled the bout, twice warned the boxers for not fighting, and it is a wonder that he did not stop it in the ninth round. He warned both men, although Boyle was needing the warning more than Hatton. Hatton was sending in plenty of light punches, but Boyle was landing very occasionally. It was one of the most unsatisfactory bouts ever seen in Auckland. AMATEUR CONTESTS In a special six-round amateur bout Cr. Frear. Xew Zealand University champion, defeated P. McCarthney. Auckland champion. Frear, lost 41b, had a weight and reach advantage on his opponent, who weighed list 1311 b. He used his extra length to advantage in the first two rounds, but failed to do so in the later ones, and McCarthney did good work in close. The Auckland champion was very aggressive over the last three rounds and he could not have been far away at the end. Another bout would be satisfactory. The amateur bout between Purdie and Keenan did not take place, the latter being unable to appear on account of contracting influenza. In the emergency bout F. Fraei, lOst, beat? T. Harman, 9st 101 b, after a close but tame display.