BOXING.
{ LOWE BEATS BARTLETT. GISBORNE, May 28. Tlie boxing contest between Bartlett (challenger), of Christchurch, and Lowe (holder), of Gisborne, for the professional heavy-weight championship of New Zealand and a purse of £75, attracted an audience that filled the Opera House to overcrowding. Lowe weighed list 101b, and Bartlett 12st 21b. . , It proved to bo one of the most strenuous heavy-weight contests ever held in this district, although really heavy effective hitting was not very prevalent. By common consent Bavtlett must be given credit for showing more aggressiveness against Lowe than any previous opponent. Ho did best, however, only at close quarters. In the seventh 'round Lowe wns ; struck down, by an unexpected back-hand blow, but after remaining down as long as possible, he returned to the fray little tho worse. The contest ended at the close of tho eleventh round, as a result of
Barlett giving »P £ n account of an injured wrist, winch had been troubling him since the fifth round. :
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8850, 29 May 1914, Page 3
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