WOMAN BOXER ON LINER

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 46, 23 August 1922, Page 13

WOMAN BOXER ON LINER

There landed from the Cunard liner Aquitama at Southampton a few yecks. ago a young woman who can claim tho distinction ot having fought a boxing - match with a m»n m mid-Atlantic and knooked him out She is Miss Robetta Duncan, an American actress When the Aquitama Was 1000 miles of Soulnairtpton, boxing bouts were fought by several of the crew for .the entertainment of the passengers The victor o£ every bout was Stoker Frank Diamond, a clever flyweight To the-astonishment of the.pas-' sengere land crew alike, Miss Duncan challenged Stokei Diamond to a 10-rounds contest She is a strong and active young woman Although she equalled, Stoker Diamond in height, she was some pounds lighter He accepted tho challenge. Attued in lawn tennis dross, Mus Duncan entered tho ring amid great *pnjause. Everjtlung was prepaied as foi a. fight between champions From the start, Miss Duncan attacked her opponent with fioicc cneig;, pounding away at his face and body while ho rned in lain lo escape lior blows At fust he laughed but after round one had left him almost breathloss, he became serious and. looked carefully to his defence. MidwayVin tho second lound ho iecei\ed a straight right on the chin and went down to be counted out. '.'lt was a gieat fight," the victor laughinglj told a "Daily Mail" reporter. "I'm suro he could have hit harder, but peihap4vho did not like to, although I »hould not have minded if ho had kneckea mo oul It is not the tirst timo I luve had the gloves on, and I love a fight "

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