BOXING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17428, 12 April 1922, Page 9

BOXING.

BECKETT-eOOK FIGHT. .AUSTBAiM 21 DISQtfAIiFIED. ■'■ (AustxAliKn''..'(Bid N.&; <J*M»-A«iocJMlon..V '■-'.' : , ','.' -LONDON, . April. 10.. Ib hio ; figlif'witt,-.Beckett,:.o<K>k,.:waa-diß-. qwliaed:iii:-tW^iiiJi-:r.Ou;nd.. ; -.•• ... •...'.. ~: In : the. 'first-loiind' Cook • was-repeatadly : M.ojßped.,tfld t ii*hE aiid'warned Ititn."'.'" '.. ,'';.;' ~,.", In tho second' round Cook twice' landed. j his lilt- toVtho- face,'/hut" in' tßeckott'j' l getting'i,a-~iight;,to,£ho" point,, Cook iJiad= to 1 cWsd'•for."iliafity, ';,•-' -■ .-.ln' the. third' louhd Beckett warily, escape cd' CpokV left. ■ 'Both" wertf'on the ropea. - < round- landed: » 'left, iobk',*i'b.. .ih'oVcliin,:; andy-Copt fcofc 'a, 'right .hpnie... '.'■ sh-6n- : ; c&riio J a iutther - warning v for 1 - - :upl^iiig'.>; : y',;',: -•;-;: y ;■■'... ■''■:'■■ : '","''"--'1 ■' ~ A-tv'tto' cdinM.eaeerneril,. pi -tap: fifth iround tiip,- 'icfo^6"-w-s:M'sd : bQfe men. - '1 Beckett •i^isled't ■ » -l*ft,'(ind ..received a *6o>;,p?o ; upp,ii;au.t\; Cook,' wa.3V>gain;: warned ■iW.holding'.'" . .:;•-'• ! Backset .-had ... C00k... grosgy,...in> the; eix»a roilncl",' and'-ao; Cook; .continued to hold.the [ irefejeov-dicq>j*liiied 'hiitiv. '■■••'■■ ''■.'' ..." '■ I' Mock'ett •faiidod'' four' hard* rights tp '' the. jjay... ■ Cook-was gtogsy' - and'hung, oil lifco a limpet. .' '■ '.-, jm»...■ , _ ; '...■; . ; - 1 Co6k 'aaid;. ""I was beaten by '.a,' better jnian,"y.l . •■■>'• ;■ ■'■■.: ;, v ■,'• : ■;■ -> ■ : Bsokett tighter, but* guilty.'of holding. , ;I was slow owing -to the -result. Of influenza. . I have -a :great .auibitibii.'.td'. jnoet : .Carp6ntier." . , ,Ttto •..''Daily l 'Chronicle".-'aays;; "It' vraa .a terribly:'poor: exhibition: ; A gOod man would liweibefttsn'oitharoonteatalit.'-' 'Neither had r.riy,.'iriitiaJti*e.,..VKfcat'!<>ne; did depended on what ;th'o' Pth^r ; 'did; -Ihe''CPßtißt would not do • credit'to> ayijuburban ' isbcw.''

;■' McCl,aßi ; -,f.-WMITAKER. i-'.-Cjftil v"W4it4kbr.S ib'-weiy' rfit for' his c<m•»tda£;ft'ith' BHa* McCleaory 6a; Saturday next, »*• ilia t Kiiis t JEtlward..' Bar'rAcks.' ~ fio ';.haß thorough I.prepiraffoh '. at 1 M f 6Uh%fon / tei'ler' .iirid * other' jnoito'ftj'an'd'enovld'tfut up a gbod' performance da-'tho'|:trig:' Hojfl'ill• amy6*.'ia bo bV:' ! a nnml&r_o,f,,i!!uspprt<;r3.,.froia tho Empire Citj'i ■■:''.';."'.'''" .',-.'■■ ■ ' XliWe ■ 'is tcetiaiii to> ba,. a .big .-.crowd ■'preWat, ilto'iefe'crfiarv of tlib'Mftria?. vhifcli .MoOleary . ia •> morn b'er, hau: eiigag&d .' sisty i'sea la' and'• -win mgrtqh isv,iner?4ii;ig. each-;d*y.,- tad, ithough McCiearj' '. is- favourite at" present, Whitaker's ,«uJy)<>rterßV ' »r«" tf-iirv oohfidiilit of : success. ;3t*il' :fight --..'will i.pi-dbably 'be tha ; best' eyir .pjflieiitf&i in XShrifctckurcb; -and good i judged predict' tHat it .will ftill distance. , Thoi Auetiirid .■ A. Pooley, ■r-Jio is .basing) >Mocltxidh:a.t Timaru -thi*- evading, wis in Cbiietcbuiob oe.i Monday. ■ H» statodMthit,,'if., successful ic the ■ 3snt&iu n]|*foli; .Ae/Kis wfthig.. to . tie.Winner of tie l£«6leary.''Pi'Mtakef -bout 4 in » contest to ,bo »rr%aj«d v-bj- tt&e Cbrißtohurch Sports Club in abGui av.ttpttth.\ ■i.Mtjdarich' hiu-aJao cainS terms, £otls Pool«V'aiii}- : ;]kliodecioh,]joxie'- ! to be-■ present at tfia 2&Cleii*y-TOii!*ker oon't«*t on Saturday jnaxt;' ■•••- •,' . '■'.;•; .';•'.."•,, . ' ' ...XBa, Becietary/of, the'. Ghriktch : urch'-Sp6tti! Clxlb^'h«aV;reo'eiw«iradvice.:f! l <iKi :B.'"Haanih, bf that ,b* ig-pirdpiired to me«t A. ilnsson at .•Chriatchuich on .-May; 20th. - G'a his prenoxifi. V.isit' the Bay chacitiion s. olivet boxing,created good impteeaion.:,'..-.:■■ .-..'; -,-,-■. ,-;' ' ■.