STILL CHAMPION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 157, 6 July 1931, Page 7

STILL CHAMPION.

SCHMELING'S TITLE.

Stribling Heavily Punished in

Boxing Championship.

GERMAN A GOOD TIGHTER.

(United P.A.-Electrie Telegraph—Copyright)

CLEVELAND, July 5.

The fight between Max Schmeling (Germany) and W. L. Stribling (U.S.A.) for the world's heavyweight boxing title at Cleveland was won by Schmeling by a technical knock-out in the fifteenth, round.

Schmeling's weight was 13st 71b, and Stabling's 13st 4£lb, on the eve of their bout. -

Stribling was helpless on the ropes in his own corner, fourteen seconds before the bout would have ended in a points decision, when Referee Blake heeded Schmeling's pleadings and stopped the uneven contest.

Stribling took a terrific beating gauicly from the tenth round on, and he was knocked down for a count of nine a few seconds before the fight stopped. Schmeling was on top of his opponent from the start, being always on the offensive.

Stribling boxed carefully in the early stages, and held his own with the champion. Stribling looked good in the fourth round, outboxing the champion at long range, despite a bleeding nose. Schmeling apparently hurt Stribling for the first time in the fifth round with two successive rights to the head.

Schmeling grew, stronger with the start of the seventh round, and at the end of the round Stribling was bleeding from a cut eye, mouth and nose. Stribling rallied in the eighth, but did not hurt the champion.

The downfall of the challenger started in the ninth round/ when his knees sagged after taking a hard right to the chin. Stribling was tiring fast. From then on Schmeling was on top, backing the challenger around the ring with deadly attacks to head and body. The attendance was 40,000.

Schmeling won the boxing title on June 12 last year when Jack Sharkey lost to him on a foul in the seventh round. Sharkey had previously defeated Stribling on points. This win rehabilitates Schmeling as a worthy champion.

DEFEAT OF BAER.

PAOLINO UZOUDUN WINS.

NEW YORK, July 5. A message from Reno, Nevada, states that Paolino Uzcudun defeated Max Baer in a 20-round boxing bout yesterday. The final round decided the issue. Jack Dempsey refereed.

WIMBLEDON TENNIS.

NO FRENCH WINS IN FINALS

LONDON, July 5.

In the lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon in the final of the men's doubles Lott and Van Ryn (America) beat Cochet and Brugnon (France), 6—2, 10—8, 9—ll, 3—6, G—3.

In the women's doubles in the eemifinal Mesdomoiselles Metaxa (France) and Sigart (Belgium) beat Mies Nuthall and Mrs. Whittingstall (Britain), 4 —C, B—6, 6—4. In the final Mrs. Shepherd Barron and Miss Mudford Britain! beat Mescemoisellee Metaxa and Si»art. 3—6 G—3, 6— i. ' '

In the final of the mixed doubles, Lott and Mrs. Harper (America) beat Collins and Miss Eidley 6—3, I—6, 6 —l. • In the semi-finals Collins and Miss Ridley beat Spence and Miss Bettv Nuthall.

BRITISH ATHLETICS.

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

LONDON, July 5. At the amateur athletic championship meeting at Stamford Bridge yesterday the results were as follow: — 100 Yards.—Page (Britain), 1. Time, 10s. 220 Yards.—R. Murdoch (Britain), 1. Time, 2245. 440 Yards.—G, L. Rampling (Britain), 1. Time, 48 3-ss. Barsi (Hungary) was second and Rinnere (Austria) third. Half-mile. —Hampson (the holder), 1. Time, lm 54 4-ss. Dr. Peltzer (Germany) was third. One Mile.—R. H. Thomas (holder), 1. Time, -:m 16 2-ss. . ! Four Miles.— J. A. Burns (Britain), 1. Time, 19m 49 2-ss. 120 Yards Hurdles.—Lord Burghley (holder), 1. Time, 14 4-ss. 440 Yards Hurdles.—Facelli (Italy), 1. Time, 54 2-se. Areskoug (Sweden) was second and Lord Burghley (holder) third. Two , Miles Steeplechase.—Evenson (Britain), 1; Bailey (holder), 2.

Seven Miles Walk. —Frigerio (Italy), Hyde, the holder, was disqualified.

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

QUEENSLAND WINS RUBBER,

BRISBANE, July 5.

Queensland defeated New South Wales in the final Rugby League Test match by 4 points to 3, thus winning the rubber by three matches to two.

U.S.A. GOLF TITLE.

;TIE FOR FIRST PLACE.

NEW YORK, July 5,

In the American opgn golf championship, which was concluded yesterday on the links of the Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio, in slightly cooler weather, the result was a tie for first place between S. W. von Elm and Burke, with a.score of 292 each for the 72 holes. They will play off to-day over 36 holes. Von Elm sank a putt of 15ft on the last green, which gave him a tie with Burke. His score for the first two rounds was 144. The other leading scores were &s follows:—Diegel, 294; Mehlhorn, Sarazen, Cox, 290; T. P. Perkins (New York), an amateur player, Hagen, Dutra, 297; Smith, Farrcll, Espinosa, 299; Walsh, Paulsen, 300. Other scores were:—Alliss, 315; Davies, 307.