BOXING

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20501, 18 May 1938, Page 8

BOXING

HAMILTON ACTIVITY WORK-OUT AT FIRE STATION A work-out for Pat Murphy will be staged at the Fire Station on Thursday commencing at 7 p.m., when he» will be opposed by the Waikato champion, Jack Duncan. The exhibition \J will be over three rounds, the man completing the fare with a round of shadow-sparring. Skipping and physical exercises will also be demonstrated. JENKIN BEATB MARBHALL DUNEDIN, Tuesday The Town Hall last evening wat filled to capacity for the double professional bill presented by the Otago Boxing Association. Stan Jenkin (Oamaru) defeated Clarrie Marshall (Gisborne). The 10-round match between the light-weights Jim Mitchell ■Christchurch) and Lex Greaney (Dunedin) was won by the former when the referee stopped the boutHENNEBERRY—BABATINO DRAW THE DECISION QUESTIONED , United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. copyright) SYDNEY, May 17 A twelve’ round boxing contest at the Stadium between Fred Henneberrv, list 31bs, and Atilio Sabatino, list lib, ended in a draw. The Morning Herald says it was an amazing decision. Sabatino was conspicuous in every round until the tenth, when Henneberry began to make up leeway, but failed by a great margin to equal the considerably larger number of points amassed by Sabatino.