BOXING.
Williams v, McDonald. , XEW ZRALANDEIi UETS DECISION. AUDIENCE NOT SATISFIED. ißy Telegraph.—Press Association, i < TI>(AKU.' this day. Tim local boxing association staged one | ' of the best professional contests ever held ; in Tiimmi, when Merv \\MJliams (Austen- | i lia> awl Laehie McDonald (Tiniaru) con- ] 15 ronnUs for a purse of fl.jO. I The i»i«>n rntercO the rijig at catch j weights, Williams nppeariiit; to b« carrying mure (rendition than his opponent, but in 1 the closing rounds it could be seen that j Williams was the fitter of the two. The { men made, things filling, and, while for a ! t}me thero was nothing of outstanding merit, from the seventh round on it was well wortji seeing. WilHamK was the aggressor throughout. ' He hit cleanly and used his feet well. McDonald was at timos sluggish, and most of his imnohes lacked sting, ; The decision of the referee went in ' favour of McDonald, but, in the opinion of a very large section of the audience, the decision should have been the other way, • ami th«y were quick to voice their disapproval, ' I
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 145, 21 June 1926, Page 5
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180BOXING. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 145, 21 June 1926, Page 5
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