BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 187, 8 August 1921, Page 7

BOXING.

DA.RGAVJL.LE TOUiBSAITEXT. ■ i CADiitAX DBFIE'ATS GRAHAM. ] (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") j DARG.UMLLE. this day. A boxing contest of !."i rounds and a. ] pnrse of £100 between -Cadman (Dargaville) > and Graham (Auckland , !, under the auspices ' of the Northern Wairo.a Boxing Association, drew a crowded liousie. Both -men entered the rins in the pink of condition. Although no weights were announced. Cad- : man was obviously nearly a stono heavier ' than his rival. CaiUuaii made the pace i warm from the start. and_2iled up a lot or < points iv the firj>-'ure ronn(ts, Xr~-iam I snowing to in the sixth. flie<: next four rounds were Cadiuan's. He had 1 commencedyo tire, but was able to' Stop a I lot of poovt-blows by -Graliam. Kxcitement 1 ran Mgh in the last two ronmis. and, : although firabam made a real good recovery : and 7>iit In some telling Wows, he had " allowed Cadman to get t»-o many points 1 ahead in the early stages to win ou points, J his only chance 'being a knockout. He i failed ,in this, and the fight was awarded to Cadman amidst clieers and coimter-c-heers. ' Cadman no doubt owes his victory to his ' forcing tactics in the early stages and his ' extra weight. Graham got iv some good ' Mows, but They did not nave the force <>f ' Cadman's, and the latter was also much on li is fppt tJitiu bis lighter rivn 1. The fijtht was fousht in pood clean style. and the referee, Mr. G. Williams had an easy task. ' Amateur bouts resulted: Bantam-weipht. j T. Hawkins beat -B. Yankovk-h: Hg-nt- , wei-rhts, C. Harris fteat .X. ■McDnnaM; V, ! «»f*! ee ii , i?* t R - Galn<l: heavr-weiehts. R. ; Mitchell heat ill. iPolson: welter-weisht-!, K. Hodgson and Cunis drew.