BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 136, 26 October 1912, Page 7

BOXING.

•LANGEORD WHIPS -Me V-EA, AGAIN. : Perth (W.A.) Thursday.—The .Lang-ford-McYea fight last night at the Exhibition Rink was disappointing to tin audience of over 3000. The Premier and several Ministers and members of .Parliament occupied a box overlooking the ring, and a great number of Perth notables were present. The light was'for 20' rounds, but terminated abruptly in the eleventh owing to McVea refusing to light on when the referee refused his claim for a foul.

Langford, who was favorite in the betting, and did all the forcing, complained ,to the spectators from his corner that the other man had "quit like, a dog." but. as the audience dissolved in tumultuous disorder the combatants shook hands. Two girls of 15 who had dressed in boys' attire, in order to witness the fight were recognised by detectives and removed.

Langford from the beginning 'was aggressive, persistently following' his man round and round the ring, forcing him to the ropcg and inlo corners; but McVea showed himself ;i itmstcr tactician in dodging and eluding, and was cleaner and (pucker in his striking. No knock-out blows landed, but there were some stingers, especially in the third r.u:nd. wh'eu blond followed a cuton the eyebrow administered to Landlord, and'in ihe eighth round, when several vigorous counters were exchanged. The police instructions were licit, there should be a clean break and no kidney punches, and clinches were a monotonous feature of the fight. Langford did not seem to unite grasp (he clean break, and was cautioned by the referee, who got one for himself during one separation. (The man doesn't live who could "grasp the clean break" a* it, i-. interpreted now.—"The Amateur.") In the linal clinch in 11 levenlh round Langford jabbed the left, to Ihe bodv when the referee (Harvison) had half separated the men. whereon McVca'- claim of foul ended the light.