DOUBTFUL DRAW.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 237, 7 October 1933, Page 5 (Supplement)

DOUBTFUL DRAW.

Tarleton Thrice Down But Evens

The Points,

After being knocked down three times by Tod Morgan (!).]2.V) in tho first seven rounds at Sydney on September 2~>, Nel Tarleton (').'>) fought back so well that .Joo Wall is could not separate them at tho end of fifteen.

However, Morgan was just about entitled to the verdict. He did more of the forcing, though his blows after tho seventh were not as clean nor as frequent as Tarlcton's, who also was responsible for most of the clinching that occurred.

In tho first round it appeared that Morgan's extra poundage would worry Tarleton, who was forced to tho ropes, and in trying to move away took a solid left hook on the jaw and dropped for right. Tod's forceful work cramped the dancing stylo of Tarleton, who came back in flashes, but was given little room to work.

In fhe fourth term he was floored again with a splendidly-timed left swing to the chin, the gong sounding at four. Only here and there did Nel show out, while Morgan did not ease up.

Hipping a right across the stomach. Tod again had tho Englishman 011 the canvas for nine.

Later Tarleton eamo back in a surprising manner. Though Morgan was far from spent, he lost just a little of his pertinacity, hardly sustaining his vigorous onslaughts as he did earlier. Then Mel roso to the heights ho did against Kelso, showing clever, snappy punching of great rapidity, twinkling footwork, arid remarkable weaving and clucking. Still, ho hardly wiped off the early margin, though tho decision was well received.