BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1921, Page 3

BOXING.

THE AUCKLAND CARNIVAL. TWO PROFESSIONAL CONTESTS. Several hundreds of people were unable to gain admission to the Town Hall, Auckland, on Monday night, when the second carnival of the season was conducted by the Northern Boxing Association. The chief attraction on and bill was the contest between Jack Keenan, of Auckland, and Stewart Smith, lightweight champion of Victoria, for a purse of £2OO. It was, however, a rather disappointing con-' test, ending in the twelfth round, the police interfering because Smith cla.’med to have ben hit low. There was a fair amount of clinching in the first round, the best blows being two left hooks to the body by Keenan. Smith proved shifty and kept close to his opponent. Smith scored with a left double hook in the second, but Keenan retaliated with two good left rips to the body. Keenan hooked the left to the bedj- three times in succession at the opening of the third. Smith scored with a left to the jaw, but Keenan cleverly evaded a wickedlooking right. The fourth was characterised by much clever head and foot work by both contestants. Neither landed solidly with well meant lefts, but Kenan scored to the body. A rush by Smith carried him on top of his opponent, and Smith was landed on his hips In the ring. Few clean hits were landed in the fifth, Smith adopted a smother and crouch. The best blows in the sixth round were a left by Keenan that searched Smith's face and a couple of body blows. There was much scrambling and clinching in eighth and ninth sessions, both men being very elusive and difficult to h’t. Keenan landed left and right to the abdomen In the latter round. Keenan had tie better of the in-fighting in the clinches in the succeeding two rounds. The contest finished, the verdict going to Keenan. CADMAN DEFEATS GREAVES. A professional middle-weight contest, of ten rounds, between L. Cadman, of Auckland, and A. Greaves, of Queensland, for a purse of £lOO, proved a fast and interesting bout. Cadman won just before the conclusion of the tenth round, Greaves being unable to rise at the count of ten after being floored for the third time. The loser was leading on points when he was counted out. By the time tie eighth was reached hoth men showed signs of wear and tear, but Greaves did the better work with a heavy left, frequently reaching his opponent’s face. Cadman landed heavily right and left to the bodj- but showed less cleverness than his opponent. The best blow in the ninth was a right hook to the body by Greaves. Cadman essayed right and left swings to the body, and one of his rushes sent Greaves through the ropes. The tenth round was full of thrill. Cadman rallied all his forces and carried the battle to lis opponent all the tiime. Greaves tired badly, and went down for six as a result of a straight left to the jaw. He resorted iO clinching, but Cadman again landed right and left to the body, 'and Greaves again went down. He was up again quickly, but Cadman again floored him, this time for the count, just before the finish of the round.