BOXING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 7 April 1926, Page 6

BOXING.

PARKER-WILLIAMS BATTLE. The middle-weight boxing contest in Christchurch on Monday night, at the King Edward Barracks beWeeii’Morv. Williams (Australia) and Eddie Parker (New Zealand) went the lull fifteen rounds. The judges, Dr. W. 11. Simpson and Mr M. Ballin, disagreed upon the verdict, and the referee (Mr R. S. Draper) awarded the fight to Parker. The announcement was received with hooting from a goodly portion of the crowd, who were surprised. that the Australian had not been given the decision. Groups of dissatisfied patrons hung about after the contest was over to discuss the and one felt himself called upon to address several menthol's of the Christchurch Sports Club and others of the crowd (says the “Lyttelton ’Times’’). In one of the preliminary bouts (welter-weight) W. \VaJlaeo (Temtika), Klsffdb, heat P. JO. Smitheran (Oamaru), lOst 41b, in six two-minute rounds. The fight was willing throughout, and provided some good boxing. Tho pair mixqjl it well in the first round, both geLling home with vigour. Wallace was warned for hitting with the open glove. Smitheran did most of the leading in tho second round, getting several on to Wallace's face and body. The Tomuka man kept a good guard, and found the body once or twice. In the third round Wallace slipped twice, going down for four each time. Smitberau’s lead with tho right found his opponent’s head time and again through Wallace not keeping his guard up. He landed with a right uppercut twice. Wallace commenced the fourth . round with a hard right to the body, and found his opponent's head with straight lefts. Smithcran’s right troubled Wallace all through, but the latter brightened up in the last two rounds, putting his opponent oil to the ropes. Smitheran found Ins opponent's head repeatedly, hut the last round went to Wallace, who lound his opponent’s face, and followed up well, causing Smitheran to miss badly.