LOFTY GOT AWAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 138, 14 June 1938, Page 18

LOFTY GOT AWAY.

POINTS DECISION.

PAT MEEHAN EARNED IT. BUT REFEREE SAID " NO." Away out in the north-west of Canada w hero men are men and you freeze anyway, th-y keep a sipiad of men who ride ii <ises\ wear red coats, and have a reputation of "always petting their man.'"" Thai's all linht as far as it poos, but it is -.en- tiiiup to net your man, and another :-i ;-i i-undo the judno to say "pnilty"— with costs. I'at Mc elian was one of those "Mounties"' until he ciianpei! his red coat :'..r an eaierald pr.en iln.-s.-iop n'own. and ids loin! inn nround from the Arctic Circle iw>!l more or l-'ssi to the padded and • ope.l s-pia;e, and he c-.iild pive evidence that the same c-uiditioiis apply to both ".My name is Pat "Median, and T was ,l war-t'er on duty last nipht iu the rinp ~t the Town 11 a I!." he niipht depon-. 1 . • 1 pot, my man. AI e \ mil. known as Jjofty. I'd .I. of Auckland, by all the rules of the name, but that - (ruled out as only ileal say I referee, nave his verdict apainst j no. S tounh (luess 111 no back south win-re they've pot kind hearts.'' lb- niipht then s--t ii down in wiitinn I lie I- iu 1111 B! it-Id ill tar from his ;11,1 111. and that t hrounii the n'l eater ••lit of tile cinht l o 111111 s he i Median I I, iI - d up a bin malum of points over l.oftw t.ikiup a tali 111 tiie sixth round uj:h a pier--. B1 oil 11 i eli 1 uia-ic the tails , 1111 a 1 ill the seventh with a kick and press, after b-ann "on the run" throiipii--the lou'.id and thounli lacconlinp to t In- iiiies. ckistic brand! all points were :h us wiped out. Loftv was apain on the defensive iii the cinhth. He was on his 1,.0-k lin'otinn olf an attempt at a Boston , i.ib when the pmi.' went, and his hand was raised in victoiy! In Search of Lofty. Tilt oiiph the early rounds Median, almost as bip and stnuip as the Tak.ipuna product. made tin- tinhtiun. with a pood deal of mat wi a nn! i i;n. and a minimum ot roiipii stuff. Tin- action speeded up in the third with the Canadian swinpinp li-'.td-locks and loweriup Blomlield with

cll i-s -■ ii 1111 -( k throws. In return Blomtiel.l let him have four jolts that bronnht the Irish lip. With double measure ho drove Lofty bade under a shower of jolts to the sh. 'ter of a corner, made him toedance in a tinner-hold, and thumped hail to the canvas with a ll.viup niaio. Anain in the 'ourth In- repaid jolts with interest ii a lly inn tackle, but land-d asomi l in the lopes. Loftv took 1 head-scissoi s. bur. was in Sainin\* Stem's Southern ( ross hold a moment later. Lol'tv broke that with a bodv scissots. and then a forward toe-hold, takinn Median's left foot behind the Cana-liau's head. in the fifth they were at evens, thouph once anain Median si ored ill a joltiup bout, tossinn Lofty twice with tlyinp mat-s. So it came to the tilth, with Lofty takinp a toe-hold and promoting it to Octopus made: but he needed the ropes to aid him up. and the lcteree (Mr. -J. McLean) would pet in the road -the spoil-sport! Still try inn to free himself Median went to close quitters, forcinp Blomlield under the ropes, where Mr. McLean had quite a job ii nt a nn! inn them. I'nde'r two jolts Pat redcd. but he came back with six — and Blomtidd lowered him with two flyinn ta-k'es. lie would have made it a third, lint this time Median looked ready for action and Lofty decided apainst the attempt. "The Old Spanish Custom."* T T p to this time Blonifield had shown 1i : tie i.f Ids usual '"oiiu. and even his jolts lii k-d kiik. "W'hen-'s that old Spanish custom of yours." he was asked b.v a spectator-and Loftv ttied to show it with a quartet o'" jolts, but Meeh.au returned them with intei.st in jolts and head t -1- -(s. Blonifield landed two tackles, but reded back .main under a shower of jolts and he ul-tosses. Median repeated the d-.-e several times until Loi'ty crumpled, in easy victim for a press. Apain it. looked 1i 1; — Median's round as. 'n the sev-nlh. the Ciirn 'in jolted and ro-se.l Blonifield. bur .-uddeiilv Lofty. .11 ii.:i into the 'oin til coi iter in -"-oil. ii-'- d the lopes for lev.-ui-.'e and I !;,• I out. lb- t - -1; Me. h 111 on the In- pi xus. niatt'd him aiild've.l on top a ill. (>n.• e|. li. and s,, to the Median wis -I I 'l full of linht. -nd in iolt and bait bat : !c: he was npperKb inn i !! -ows ki;.« the ci owl on Js fe.-t. ale! a fa' i W.K eXn"cte.| as Lofty Was Ikied and dumped. Ii didn't colli", 'sin I'domiidd t' ok an ol d of jolts. In a tlyinn ta.-kl-- Median ran into a jolt, but. In- i ann- bad. lookinn for more, and In-i-ted Blomlield In the double loir hold, to 11 y for a Boston that lasted to the linil *s(^ws. Blomlield was lifted from the mat to I>c named as victor on points and there was no doubt of the crowd's sut prise and dissure at the decision. Median had cot his man. but the judno said "No." Lofty was certainly not a! his best last nipht. ami Median impressed as a workmanlike fighter all the way but maybe the jury was wrong. Xcxt time?— We'll see. Bright Preliminaries. Pod Drmnlas. 13.8. beat F. Boric, 13.8, by one fall with a Boston eral) in the third round of the professional preliminary. They bounced their way through the rest, in excitinp acrobatic style and certainly imp.roved the night's programme. The ring echoed in the eaily night with the thumps of amateurs who have yet to learn how to fall, hut they weje willing and mad" the going interesting. Air. -1. Brown was referee and Messrs. C. Hall and C. Browne were the judges.

1). MeLcod. n.fi. beat T. Harvey. 0.0, on noints. MeLcod has the "makinps"' and he earned his decision, but lie has a lot to learn yet.

-1. Apps. 12.4. beat -T. Pearson, 12.6, by two 11i11 falls with presses.