TOM HEENEY BEATEN

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 135, 4 March 1929, Page 12

TOM HEENEY BEATEN

MALONEY AWARDED THE . DECISION A HARD-HITTING BATTLE NEW ZEALANDER BEATEN BY THE PACE Australian Press Association. ’ (Rec. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) / Boston, March 1. Maloney defeated Heeney on points after a ten-round fight. The largest crowd which had ever attended an indoor match here—Eighteen thousand—filled Boston Garden when Heeney and Maloney entered the ring. Heeney weighed 20741 b., and Maloney 1991 b. Round I.—Heeney landed first, the blow, a smashing left uppercut, landing on Maloney’s jaw. He drove Maloney to the ropes, and both men traded terrific short-distance body blows. They milled to the middle of the ring, where Maloney landed several hard rips to the body. It was Heeney’s round by a shade. Round 2.—After a rapid drum-beat exchange of blows, during which Heeney drove Maloney to the ropes and laced him, the American retaliated with a hard right to the face which staggered the‘New Zealander. Then Maloney hit low, obviously accidently, and was warned by the referee. The New Zealander now rocked his opponent with hard right and left. They continued to find each other with welltimed blows with either hand until the bell.

Round 3.—Maloney drove a tremendous left to Heeney’s face and they clinched, from which Heeney struggled out lashing with both hands. They came to close quarters, but no hard blows were struck. Then they sparred and can* to-, nearer hitting distance, from time to time, and it was in one of the latter periods that Maloney sent the New Zealander’s head back with jabs that continued to <eep Heeney on his heels. Maloney’s round. Round 4.—There was some sharp infighting at the start, with Maloney having slightly the better of it, landing stiff lefts and rights. They clinched frequently, but managed to hit each other to the face and body on the breaks, Heeney particularly scoring. Just as the bell rang Heeney landed two hard rights to the body. The round was even.

Round 5. —After a short exchange of light , blows Maloney jabbed to the New Zealanders’ eye. Heeney staggered the American with a hard right to the face and Maloney pummelled Heeney in a clinch. The fast pace in early rounds was now slowing them up. Maloney landed a hard right to Heeney’s jaw and the latter retaliated with similar blows to the head and body. The round was even. Round 6.—They were fighting openly and trading heavy blows continuously. The New Zealander was finding the American’s face with smart jabs. The fighting then returned to close range, and Maloney seemed' slightly better at thh in-fighting. Heeney landed two lefts to the face and an uppercut to the chin, then chased Maloney around the ring, the American stopping his rush with a stiff left to the face. Another even round.

Round 7.—Heeney was being punished, His body was welted red and he was bleeding at the mouth from Maloney’s jabs. Maloney continued to pound the New Zealander’s body in the clinches. The round concluded with a series of left jabs by Maloney that found the New Zealander’s face. Maloney’s round. Round S.—Heeney rushed again, but Maloney met him with a hard right to the jaw and a stiff left to the body. They clinched and thereafter traded jabs to the face and uppercuts to the chin. The round was even. . ' Round 9.—Heeney’s face was bloodsmeared as Maloney’s right found its mark. They continued trading blows and the New Zealander again assumed his following-round tactics, Malonev stopping him with jabs after Heeney forced him into a corner. Heeney's hard right-hand blows were badly timed and Maloney battered his body at the bell. Maloney’s round. , Round 10.— After shaking hands Heeney drove Maloney to the ropes and sent short hammer blows to the body, punishing the American severely but the latter was tirelessly jabbing the New Zealander’s face. Heeney blinked at the blows and his mouth and eye were bleeding badly. Maloney landed a hard right and a left to Heeney’s jaw as the bout ended. Maloney’s round. The American gained the decision. HEENEY’S FUTURE FIGHTS TALK OF CANCELLATION FAST PACE KILLS THE NEW ZEALANDER (Australian Press Association.) (Rec. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) New York, March 1. , Maloney’s victory brings the Boston boxer liito prominence as a heavyweight to be heard in his pretences for the championship. It is rumoured that the New Zealander’s defeat may result in the. cancellation of contemplated bouts, but whether this will occur or not it certainly eliminates him from consideration for any possible bout with Dempsey should the latter accept offers for a comeback. It is interesting to note that although the Maloney-Heeney fight was one of the hardest-hitting battles in heavy-weight history, neither man was ever in danger of a knock-out. The pace, however, told on Heeney after the fourth round’ GRIME DEFEATED LA BARBA GAINS POINTS DECISION (Australian Press Association.) (Rec. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, March 3. The Stadium was packed last night for the La Barba-Grime contest, which went the full fifteen rounds. La Barba gained the verdict on points, and the decision was received with hoots and cheers. La Barba, -who scaled Sst. 9Jlb„ forced the fighting from the start, and after the second round Grime (Sst. 11 jib.) appeared distressed. He improved in the fifth and seventh rounds,

when he got one or two good punches In, but the American speeded up and dominated the rest of the contest. Grime was cautioned in the eleventh round for a low blow to the body. Too much clinching roused, the ire .of the onlookers, and everyone was glad when the bout had ended. It is doubtful if Grime could have lasted much longer. WORLD’S FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ' (Australian Press Association.) (Rec. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, March 2. ■ In a contest for the world’s fly-weight championship,. Emile Pladner knocked out Frankie Genaro in the first few seconds. HANCOCK KNOCKS OUT . M’KENZIE (Rec. March 3, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, March 3. At the Stadium last night the scheduled fifteen-round bout between exSailor Hancock (lOst. 141 b.) and the South Coaster McKenzie (lOst. 101 b.), who had won eleven successive fights, ended when Hancock, who had already had his opponent down for six, knocked McKenzie out with hefty punches to the stomach and chin. PROFESSIONAL MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTEST By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, March 3. At the Drill Hall last night before a large attendance the professional mid-dle-weight contest Was fought between Lachie McDonald (Timaru), list. silb., and Tommy Mclnnes (Scotland), list. 411 b., for a purse of 200 sovs. The fight was a tame affair and went the full distance of 15 rounds, Mclnnes winning on points. The pair have now met four times, each having secured two decisions. McDonald some time ago received an injury to the right shoulder and claimed that it gave out after the second round. It was noticeable that he made little use of the right hand except for claiming, of which there was far too much allowed by the referee.