BOXING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19723, 14 December 1926, Page 4

BOXING

ONE ENGLISHMAN WORTH TWO FOREIGNERS PHIL SCOTT’S EASY VICTORY LONDON, Dec. 12. Phil Scott, the British heavyweight champion, undertook to fight the Italian, Armando de Carolis and the Frenchman, Syblo, in successive tenround bouts without leaving the ring. Carolis was disqualified in the fourth round on a foul and Syblo was knocked out in the second round. SCENE AT BOXING MATCH TIGER PAYNE AND JIM WILLIAMS REFEREE DECLARES FIGHT OFF Pandemonium broke loose in tho Sydney Stadium on November 27, when the referee's decision, "no fight,’’ put a dramatic ending to the long-antici-pated contest between the two coloured boxers, "Sunny" Jim Williams and "liger" Payne. The crowd, which numbered 9000, stood on the seats and demonstrated wildly. First they counted out the referee, Mr J. Wallis, and next repeated the call on Williams. It is alleged that Williams went to the canvas in the fourth round without being hit. If this were so, says the "Daily Telegraph," the referee should have awarded the bout to Payne on a technical knock-out. Mr Wallis declined to give his reasons for the decision. There was no doubt that the men were boxing fair, more particularly Payne, who had won the majority of points.

Payne weighed list. 51b. and Williams list. 131 b. Williams started full of confidence, and was exceptionally clever on his feet. Many a time he made Payne, miss badly, particularly in the first two rounds. The latter, however, fo.ught determinedly, and eventually scored with some hard blows to the body, which appeared to hurt Williams. Williams retaliated in the second round by connecting with a right cross which brought blood from Payne’s mouth. The third round was fast and exciting, with the points being evenly divided. At the close Williams claimed that he bad fractured a rib. The doctor made an examination. The men shaped up for the fourth round, and after Imin. 30sec. fighting Williams dropped to the floor. The referee did put the count on him, but dramatically declared " no fight’’ and left the ring. Subsequent investigations showed that-the cartilages on two of Williams’ ribs were severely injured, and it is not likely that he will fight again in an Australian ring. After withholding Willims’ share of the "gate,” which totalled £lBlO, it was decided that Williams should be paid his portion of £450.