QUIET BOXING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1050, 14 August 1930, Page 14

QUIET BOXING

PALMER BEATS McINNES BOUT GOES FULL DISTANCE With each succeeding round practically a repetition of the previous ones, the contest between Tommy Mclnnes, of Scotland, and Dave Palmer, of Australia, was nothing more than interesting, and after 15 quiet rounds Palmer won on points.

Tho two men were opposite in styles and this did not tend to make the contest exciting:. From the first round Palmer used his advantage in height and reach, while Mclnnes endeavoured to force the fight at close quarters, only to find that Palmer was equally at home there, and the contest went to the Australian by a fair margin. Mclnne~, on his showing at the Town Hall last evening, could not be compared with the Mclnnes who waged some memorable battles here a couple of years ago. In fact, he was but a shadow of his former self. He was just as clever in blocking and evasion, but he put no “devil” in his work and his punches never carried any dynamite. Palmer, too, did not live up to his reputation as a puncher and the contest never looked like ending inside the scheduled time. There was a very poor attendance, the worst to attend a boxing match for 1 many a long day. Lachio Macdonald challenged the i winner, and Walter Logan, the recently arrived American wrestler, was , introduced. Mr. R. Meale refereed the main bout ; and Mr. N. McLean the amateur preliminaries. PALMER’S LONG REACH Mclnnes, at lOst 71b, had a halfpound advantage, byt Palmer was much the taller of the pair. In the first three rounds Palmer plied his long left and occasionally shot short rights to the head. Mclnnes forced his opponent to the ropes a few times, but did not connect with any force, although he made up a number of points. Palmer was bleeding from the left eye when the gong sounded. In the fourth the Australian used short rights to the face, Mclnnes going in to force the pace at close quarters. In the next session Mclnnes forced Palmer to a corner, but the Australian broke away ! cleverly and scored with a right to the face, the Scot replying with a left hook to the jaw. Both scored to the body in round six. Straight lefts and a nice right to the face scored for Palmer in the seventh session. Mclnnes went in close and then reeled back to the ropes from a low right, but continued after the referee had issued a warning. The eighth was Mclnnes’s best round. After both had scored to the face he forced Palmer to the ropes and used both hands to the body, the Australian then taking a turn with a similar movement. The Scot scored with three left hooks to the face. There was little between the pair in the next four rounds, which were much of a muchness. In tht “devil’s round” both missed with swings, Palmer then scoring with two rights to the face and Mclnnes with a light left to the body and a left hook to the face. Round 14 saw Palmer send the Scot to the ropes with a left to the body and a right to the head, Mclnnes going in close for the rest of the round. Opening the last round Mclnnes went in to force the pace, but Palmer met him and drove him back to the ropes, where the Scot opened the Australian’s other eye, Mclnnes scored with a left

swing to the head, Palmer replying with a right to the jaw. AMATEUR PRELIMINARIES W. Hogg. lOst 641 b, beat C. MeKnight, lOst 6Jlb, in a good and even fight. Hogg forced the pace, but McKnight mixed well and in the last round fought toe to toe. C. Manson, 9st 2Jlb, beat E. Murfitt, Bst 13Jib. Manson won a comfortable decision against a game opponent, Murfitt not being able to overcome Manson’s worrying style. L. Painter, 12st 6Jlb, beat A. Gifford, 12st 6Jib, in a bout characterised by plenty of movement, but little hitting, except in the last round. H. Johns, 9st 6Jlb, was presented with a decision over J. Krentnall, lOst 6 Jib.