TERRIFIC BEATING

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 239, 6 July 1931, Page 9

TERRIFIC BEATING

Stribling Thrashed byMax Schmeling k LOSER’S GAMENESS By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Rec. July 5, 5.5 p.m.) New York, July 8. At Cleveland in a fifteen rounds bout with Stribling, the German heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling gained the verdict by a technical knock-out in the last round. Stribling was helpless on the ropes in his own corner fourteen seconds before the bout would have ended in a decision When the referee, Mr. Blake, heeded Sehmeling’s pleadings * and stopped the uneven contest Stribling took a terrific beating gamely from the tenth round on. 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, and was 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, oubboxlng the champion at long range, despite a bloody nose. Schmeling apparently hurt his opponent 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 cuts on the eye, mouth, and nose. Stribling rallied in the eight, but did not hurt the champion. The downfan of the challenger started in the ninth round, when his knees sagged after taking a hard right to the chin; Stribling was tiring. From then on Schmeling was on top, backing the challenger around the ring with deadly attacks to the head and body. The fight was witnessed by 40,000 people. TWENTY BRUISING ROUNDS Uzcudun Beats Baer (Rec. July 5, 5.5 p.m.) New York, July 4. At Reno, Nevada, Uzcudun gained a decision over Baer after twenty bruising rounds to-night The deciding Issue came in the final round. Jack Dempsey, former world champion, was the referee. DRAWN CONTEST At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night Ern Connors, Bst 121 b, of Sydney, and “Togo” Robinson, Bst 13ilb, of Newcastle, met in a 10-founds professional featherweight boxing contest which ended in a draw. Despite a gruelling and scientific bout with plenty of incidents, the referee was unable to award victory to either. Connors fought in New Zealand about eighteen months ago. [By Radio, per Mr. I. M. Levy.]