BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 166, 30 November 1912, Page 5

BOXING.

RITCHIE AND WOLGAST. By Oftblfi l —Press Association—Copyright, Sew York, November 29. In the fight between Ritchie and Wol» gast, the men fought like tigers throughout. They bled freely from face blow*. Wolgast's teeth also suffered. In tha sixteenth round, Wolgast hit low, and the referee awarded the match to Kitchie upon a foul. There was a tremendous crowd, and the decision was generally received with satisfaction. Thi early rounds were very even. ATTELL AND KIRK. New York, November 28. After Oliver Kirk had had the lead for six rounds in a scheduled' eight rounds fight at St. Louis, Abe Attell stopped the light, and announced that he was quitting the ring permainently. GISBORNE CHAMPIONSHIPS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Gisbomc, Lant Night. Bantams.—Davis beai Dooling, Feath-er-weights. M Sutherland bent, Fryeu Light-weights.—Frank O'Contiell beat Fruere. Middle-weights. Kiehardson beat Cate, and announced that he was willing to fight any amateur in New Zealand at Welter weights for rounds. Heavy-weightis.—(irenn defaulted to V, Lowe. The Welter weight professional championship of Now Zealand for a purse of £7O, including expenses, was included in the programme. Truscott, the challenger (Australian), gained a victory from Holder .(Wellington) in the third round' on a foul. The principals were just warming to their work. Truscott had done all the leading, and was particularly successful at close quarters.' The referee had no option liut to award a foul on account' of a low blow.

A NEW ORDER,

A dramatic and extraordinary end: came to a hard-hitting bout at the Guild • Hall, Melbourne, on November 0, between s Bill Turner, of Tasmania, and Bill Walsh, of Victoria. The fight was billed " as for the heavyweight championship of Australia, which is claimed by Walsh. Turner, says .-m exchange, in tall, heavy, slow and powerful. > lie scaled at' l&jt , 31b, and opened with heavy, > lugging work. Walsh went for in-ftghfrv,.-ing and safety, and the referee, Knient?/"' Fullerlove, amateur middle-weight un£ heavy-weight champion. had to woUt' like a wrestler to keep the men separate, Turner had to take heavy punishment in the second round, and hundreds of * throats jeered when he hit while Fullerlove was parting them. Ho was warned ' by the referee. '• ' During the next two rounds Walsh, ' ' by ducking repeatedly, missed all Tutner's terrific swipes, but half stopped an ' Vippercut with Ins jaw. Turner was hit about the head and body, and was down '•*,% for two seconds. Several appeals were • 1 made against him for hitting in clinches Then the end en me abruptly. Fullerlove, while separating the men early is, the fifth rounl, was apparently struck' i by Turner. Like a flash the referee's,, bare fist shot out, and Turner vrate. his back, bleeding, groggy and "iilmoit-' * '' senseless. ' _ V- i » Pandemonium reigned. A thousand ,<j 'V people stood excitedly.and yelled. Tnr& ■ /' policemen jumped into- the ring, and '-v Turner rose, a terrible sight,-' pale add ' 1 fearfully distressed, and bleeding freely j from an ugly gash under the right eye. ' He reeled on to the ropes and stumbled •• dizzily into his corner.

Spectators ruShed the ring. Some shouldered Walsh, and nearlv smothered • * him with embraces, The crowd with amazement and excitement, and ring and stage/became confused; i ! of violently-gesticulating men, policemen', .1 and broken chairs. The sight of a box®fj\ being knocked out by a referee hjflf l knocked a thousand men off their eduitfe: ! brium.

When partly recovered Turner mad 4 , an ugly attempt to reach Fullerlijte. He'" brushed aside the crowd, crying: "What-., was the foul?" and it took two policemen to get him back to his corner. . Then Fulleiiove re-entered the ring and announced that Walsh had won. The lights began to go out, and the crowd took the hint and walked off quietly.

The next contest between Mehegan (Australia) and Wells (England) should be willing, as Wells has written to the London Sportsman as follows:—''As wa» only to be expected after Mehegan's 'for* tunatc decision' over me in our late encounter at the Ring, the sporting public would be favored with a plan of his coming engagements, and, according to your article in to-day's issue, he certainly starts with a 'full hand.' Before, how-, ever, he finally makes up his mind to; take the long journey to Australia—or] even America-- ! wish to remind him that I have had £IOO down for the past two weeks to bind a return match, not only for £ 1000 a-side, but for any larger turn Mehegari's supporters may choose to ask : for, my offer to hold good, win, draw, or; lose with Welsh on November 11 next. So if, as Mehegan states in hia interview, he knew he was 'hurting me about the body,' he now has a fair chance of hurting what to me is of greater importance, i.e., my pocket. In reading Mehegan's remarks, I notice he says I lost the light twice, and that I must have heard the gong in the, to me, fatal fourteenth round. This, of course, I deny, as I always have done, and enquire ever so much, I have yet to find any person who was near the ring who goes any further than to say 'I thought I heard it.' Of course, had our late contest gone the fuJJ fifteen rounds (he decision may still have gone against me, but taking into consideration that after the ninth round five and six to one was freely offered on me, and that Mr. Corri, in speaking to his friends, stated that I was so far ahead on points that bur a kijock-out it was impossible for me to be beaten."