STIRRING CONTEST

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 2, 2 July 1929, Page 6

STIRRING CONTEST

PARKER RETAINS TITLE

BROADFOOT OUTPOINTED

Eddie Parker surprised toe big crowd at the Town Hall last night. His light-heavy-weight championship was at stake in a fif-teen-round boxing contest against Jim Broiidfoot, who had twice previously beaten him, but he retained the title after a Htirring tight. The pace was surprisingly last for big men, and they fought as openly as lightweights. Furthermore, they were willing to take asks and frequently the spectators were on their leet as heavy punches sunk home. The margin at the end waa not great. Parker pued up the points in the opening rounds, but Broadloot made up some ol the leeway m the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelith. The linai rounds were fairly even, Parker's superiority lay in his ability to counter und his shorter punching. Broadioot wasted a lot by wild hitting. The champion, who scaled 12st 21b, looked to be carrying a little too much condition, but he lasted well. Broadioot at list Ulb, stripped bet(er, out stated belore the contest that he had been hanipcrod iii his training by an attack ol influenza. There was little between them in the nrst round, which was fought for the main in close. Broadfoot landed a nice uppercut, but Parker bored in und scored to the body. Broadfoot was the faster -of the pair. In the second, Parker planted Mb light to the body as Broadfoot came in, and they swung heavy punches to the head and body. They were not afraid to open out and mix it. Parker twice jabbed his lelt to the side of the head, and Broadtoot clinched. Broadfoot commenced the third with a left rip to the body. Parker swung his right back but missed. As Hroadioot came in again Parker connected with both hands to the head. His punches were weighty. They cut loose just betore the gong, and the challenger had to break ground. In the fourth Broadfoot landed his left solidly to the body, and they swung at each other. Parker got home twice and Broadfoot once. They clinched. , Broadfoot cut loose and evaded a left swing. He shot out his left and Parker retaliated with a right to the head that grazed, the point. Broadfoot ran into a right jab at the opening of the fifth: but scored to the body in close. Twice 1 arker connected to bis opponent's once when they decided to have a.shot. Broadioot hit to the body and was forcing the pace at the gong. The sixth opened with a clinch. Parker back moved from a right swing and landed an uppercut. Twice Broadfoot ran into punches, but was content to take them and return them occasionally. At the beginning of the seventh Broadfoot waß cautioned for hitting on the back, lhey swung viciously and were not afraid to take risks in order to score. J^arker was the cooler of the pair, playing the waiting game effectively. In the clinches Broadfoot got inside position. The eighth opened quietly. Parker pinned his man to the ropes and hooked his left to the head. They swung, but missed. Then Broadioot landed a right to the ear, and the champion missed what was almost a Bittmjt shot. They were hard at it at the gong Broadfoot opened the ninth with a fenU? ? le> ad- *$ Pai*«- beat the challenger to the punch when they sailed in again Broadfoot placed a nice left to the solar plexus and a swing to the head but missed with a third left," and Parkef countered with a right to the head The champion landed a right to the face jus? at the close. They came out full of fight or th P ew 6nth M d P*" 1 {t *» the middle or the ring with honours even. Broadoot swung his right and Parker got home the eleventh, but Broadfoot electrified the S ( m! ifftß tothe solar P ™ and rights to the head. Four times this doubl" punch connected and the champion went nis lett and-then covered tin. He wis dazed -Jbnt. Broadfoot could not find anTl^ 1; °P?Z De befT the end of «>e round The twelfth opened quietly with thp cham mon caatiou.. Broadfoot jabbedl with Tv lett and swung with both hands, but was stung again by the champion's left They went along quietly until the gong Broad foot commenced the thirteenth^with two hfs ffi 8" % thß , b°, dy ' but miss"d «i '' vis ugiit. l] le challenger leapt in and aS, '}',! T°f the Solar P'ex»s- &rfc£ his lpft t tv, rtcr Pllnchc'-. iabbed with is left to the face. Parker was still as but », °1? FDdf Dd was well! o the nah T. appeaF6d the fr«her was the a? ere f or i n the l ast round, but Parker twice beat the challenger to tho punch. Parker back-moved from vicious swings and then toro in stabWng wi h left and right to the head. Tho? were going hard m a grandstand finish at cease THE PRELIMINARIES. Two midgets, G. Herbert (4st 91b) and L. Bloomfield (fet 121b) put the crowd "n goodjiumour early by one of the brightest displays of two-handed boxing seen for some time. They were busy throughout the four rounds. Herbert uu.d a straight left frequently and unerringly, but Bloomfield, the stronger of the pair, was his master in close. However, the points wore so close at the end that it was impossible to separate them and the decision of a draw was popular. Both boys were loudly applauded on leaving the ring Iwo featherweights, A Pepper (Ost) and J Laming (Bst 121b), boxed quietly over the first round. Pepper used a serviceable left hand effectively, and Laming did little niore than defend. The second round was brighter for the first half, but both showed a disinclination to mix it, and there was a great deal of missing at long range. More pugnacity was displayed in the third, and they warmed up to it. Fircely they traded blows in the middle of the ring, and rights and lefts found their mark in quick succession, with neither gaining any decided advantage. Tho fourth opened with a bout of slogging, and Laming landed a couple of rights to the side of the head. Pepper replied with lefts to tho face, and won a close decision. J. Merrilees (7st 31b) started off confidently against C. Doherty (7st 31b), jabbing lefts to the face, but the latter was content to swing a right to the side of the head. One of these connected and Merrilees went down. At eight he rose and and weathered the round. Doherty cut loose in tho second and Merrilees was severely battered until the referee stepped in and stopped the contest. Doherty is certainly a good puncher. In spite of his handicap in weight, G. Thomas (Ost 41b) carried the fight to his le.ss experienced opponent, C. Tonkins (lOst), in the first round, and varying his attack to "southpaw" hit hard and often. Tonkins replied only occasionally and was m a bad way when the gong sounded. He recovered for the second and Thomas, with more persistency than science, went in to finish things. Tonkins blocked the vicious swings and sent back lefts to the head. Thomas ran into trouble in the third, when Tonkins played with left to the head and swung a right which landed on the jaw. However, Thomas was the busier of the pair. In the fourth, Thomas bored iii continually, but much of his work was rough. He was the harder hitter, but Tonkins blocked a great deal that went over and never missed an opportunity to score. Thomas won by a narrow margin on his aggressiveness, and a section of the crowd hooted. ■ '.