BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 183, 1 August 1908, Page 7

BOXING.

JTHE LAN&fiBIFFrN CONTEST. MELBOURNE, July 2L • Bill Lang, -styled the --resident-- hwry*; weight chanipiondt Australia, demonstrated his right to the;-titled-last -ejening at tie Cj-clorama-"liy"defeatlng"Jlia -(kiflin. The bis JB&s, 3Eaai_ouUß>lHted though having the advantage of two stone, in.weight,'.ana if" Griffin-had not'been -, tfST impetuous, Lang might easily have beendefeated. Griffin entered the ring in the pink of condition, at list 81b. His opponent looked.a. trUle. burly ,at 13st Sib, .and .did; ;u"ofmove with his accustomed ease and power. Griffln sailed, into his big .rival. tolUil Spirit. The first blood was scored by the Maorilander with a swift'"right hand,-whtchCtbole Lang on the edge of the left eye. Followed by- a smart left' to face, and right »to tu* body, the dose being repeated a few seconds later. Lang pulled himself together, and pressed the attack. : .."!■.- Shortly after the second round opened. Lang proceeded to force the "flgh,l:iQg.., ;L r JJhe visitor stood up and played a straight left on : to the big man's- face •witb.-tnucu efflectiGriffin receiv.ed a hot one just above ■ the left, templeV tdt-tered s -and nine seconds. ' ' "' <"'""*■ ' " ! '' ' **•■■ Hound three was t ull-of excitement. Grlffen's. left shot into. Lang's. Liace—time .antk again. The- big- man's straight t -left-/; complished. little or nothing.. A ,ruttUug,display of good boxing on the part of the middleweight- culminated, in a good double smart "right; "up"by ar-powerful swinging left,"both "landing on the head f and ' sending dang ' down with "a crash' for seven seconus. uu resumiug L*uc was pressed Very hatdj 7 \ ' ■ • , i'""'"." ' The-sixth and -Hist-roune was full-ot-teci-dents. Griffin jumped in wltn * both hands in action;-und- scored-on the heed"'and body. The lighter 'man was fSen driven against the ropes; and coming out, met* Jolty right hook high on the jaw, and took the board for a second. He needed, the full spp.ll of nine seconds; but rose 'again, only to- bernshed-ngTitny-t' l " ,- """' 8 " , ■In coming up from a duck m« hend and chest outside of; tbe reppived a very Jiard body-Wow, whic* Ln^illff^Sbfk^id^eeK^na^sfiea trat'the; New Z«UMrd« .>*n4 hb eecondu gKTc * token of trarrendet, ::