BOXING

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 102, 26 October 1929, Page 23

BOXING

BY "AENEAS" MORGAN'S THIRD WIN

CAREY OUTCLASSED

WINNER PUNCHES HARD

Bill Carey met more than his match when he stepped into tho ring against Ted Morgan writes "The Post's" Christchurch correspondent. Morgan got the decision on a technical knock-out in the ninth round of a scheduled tenround contest. Non-plusscd by flic "southpaw" stance of the Wellington man, Carey fought a game but losing fight from the first bell. The end came in the ninth round, when Carey, who was jmothered in blood which was streaming from a deep gash over his right eye, was floored four timesi The referee then stopped the bout. For three rounds previous to this, Morgan had subject- I ed Carey to a relentless battering. He was as quick as lightning, aud scored freely with both hands, giving a finished display. Mosf'of Morgan's work was done in the neutral corner, .on Carey's left hand. The Christchurch man found himself forced into this quarter in every und, and took heavy punishment. Carey was making his second appearance as a professional, and gave a plucky showing whieh must stand to his credit. The match was a welter-weight contest, staged under the auspices of the Christchurch Amateur Boxing and Sports Club. Morgan weighed lOst 21b and Carey lOst 41b. There was a capacity house. A number of excellent preliminaries by amateurs led up to the professional bout. Colin Gardner, tho New Zealand heavyweight champion, was beaten after an exciting battle by A. Campbell, of Oamaru. The victory did not carry tho title. Both men sparred for the greater part of the first round. Morgan eventually took the initiative, connecting with his left to tho chin. 'A clinch was followed by a sharp mill of infighting, Morgan scoring with lefts and rights to the body. Morgan drove his left to the body with good effect in the second round. Carey backed into a corner, and received heavy blows to the body and face. It was Morgan's round. Morgan drove Carey into a corner in the third round and cleverly boxed him off when he came out in fighting vein. Carey connected with his right to the body, and followed this with a hard right hook to the jaw. Morgan's round. Morgan sent his right to the chin, and left to the body early in the fourth round, Carey retaliating with a right to the jaw. Morgan had tho better of the in-lighting which followed, Carey received heavy punishment in tho fifth round, Morgan connecting with powerful lefts to the body. His right was working well, catching Carey many times. Blood was streaming from a cut over Carey's right eye. Carey was out-generalled in the sixth round, when Morgan had matters all his own way. ' Carey connected heavily to the body with his right in the seventh round. Morgan then commenced a vigorous attack with both hands, Carey taking severe punishment. A hard left to the jaw sent Carey down for the count of eight in the eighth round. He rose groggily, but was saved from further punishment by the bell. Carey, was now a very much battered man!

He was down four times in the ninth round, when the referee declared Morgan the winner. Donovan Beats H. Leckie. Tommy Donovan scored his twelfth win at Stratford on Saturday night when he accounted for Hector Leekie, the light-weight champion of New Zealand, in eight rounds. The title was not at stake, and both came in under the feather-weight limit. In describing what proved to be a thrilling encounter, tne "Taranaki Daily News" says: Hector Leckie stood up to eight rounds with Terrible Tommy, and he certainly went in and mixed it in a style that delighted the publie, but when he got a blow home it only served to rouse the Taranaki man to further efforts, and with his tigerish aggressiveness and his propensity for shooting in either .hand to the face or the body with terrific force, as well as his eel-like elusiveness, it is no wonder that his opponent, clever as he is and solid puncher withal, was nonplussed and, after standing a severe battling, was knocked through the ropes in the eighth round. After the bout his face showed signs of the pummelling he had received, whereas Donovan was as fresh as a daisy, though he had not had matters all his own way, losing the first round and breaking even "in the sixth. Pandemonium reigned from the initial ■going after Hector Leckie, light-weight champion of New Zealand, and Tommy Donovan, the Taranaki champion, entered the wing, and the contest commenced as if it was a three-round bout. When Leekie was knocked out midway through the eighth round the place was still in an uproar, and the pace throughout had shown no signs of decreasing. It was a new Donovan who beat Leckie and one who has developed from a rugged amateur to a coldly calculating and merciless fighter.' At times he was impetuous, but the impetuosity was checked when Leckie took advantage of it and smashed home blows that would have sent a less strong fighter to 'dreamland. Amazing pluck was displayed by the Dunedinite, for he was almost cut to pieces by tho terrific mauling Donovan gave him. Donovan was far more dangerous than he had ever" previously proved himself, and he put up easily the greatest fight of his career. Leekie, although knocked out in eight rounds, was an opponent well worthy of Donovan's steel. Although he won only one round, he bore out the good things said of him and proved himself a courageous, two-handed fighter. Donovan's phenomenal speed and miraculous staying power, combined with his stupendous punching ability, proved too much for Leekie, but although he held a wide lead on points he did not end the fight until the eighth round, when he hooked and jabbed Leekie into insensibility. Frani Slavin. _ Prank Slavin, the ex-prize fighter, died last week in a Canadian military hospital. He served overseas with the Canadian forces during the war. Frank Slavin was 67 years of age. He was born at Maitland, New' South Wales, and started his career as a professional boxer in Sydney at the age of 23 years. After making a reputation in Australia he went to London, where he created a furoro by fighting a draw under prizering rules with the English champion, Jem Smith. This fight, one of the last of the bare-knuckle contests, was fought at Bruges in Belgium, on account of the police restrictions in England. He set the seal on his popularity by knocking out Joe M'Auliffe, under the Marquis of Queensbury rules, the following year, and after a visit to America, during which he defeated Jake Kilrain, he was matched in London against Peter Jackson, who proved the Australian's master in what many consider to have been the greatest contest ever staged at the National Sporting Club. Slavin contin-

ued his ring career until December, 1907, when he was just on 46 years of age. He had been residing in Canada since 1597. Sammy Shack. . Sammy Shack, the American lightweight, has returned to Australia. He has had two contests in -Jew Zealand, wining one and losing the other. He will probably appear in a mid-week show at the Sydney Stadium soon. Johnny Risko Pined. Johnny Risko, Cleveland heavyweight, was fined 1000 dollars recently by the Cleveland Boxing Commission, for fouling K. O. Christner, of Akron, 0., "in the ninth round of their bout. Risko butted Christner, and was disqualified by Referee Patsy Halev, of Now York. Previous to the foul"Risko had piled up a substantial lead on points.Donovan's Eecord. The contest between Tommy Donovan and Tommy Doblo at Wellington on Friday night next is creating more than usual interest, and that is saying a great deal in Wellington. Since his professional debut almost a year ago Donovan had averaged a fight a month, and has, on odd occasions, had as many as three contests in four weeks. Only one decision has gone against him, and that when he fouled in the fourth round Sid North, of Australia. Tommy was fighting in his home town (Napier) on that occasion, and had his man "all but" when, in his eagerness to finish it, he landed in forbidden territory and was promptly disqualified by the referee, Mr. Earl Stewart. Donovan's professional reeord is as follows:— Won, Jim Cotterell, k.0., .3 rounds. Won, Joe Boyle, k.0., 2 rounds. Won, C. M'Carthy, k.0., 2 rounds. Won. Frank Taylor, k.0., 6 rounds. Won, Leslie TTrquhart, pts., 10 rounds. Won, Kid Smith, pts., 10 rounds. Lost, Sid North, foul, 4 rounds. Won, Leslie Urquhart, pts., 10 rounds. Won, Matt Hatton, k.0., 3 rounds. Won, Kid Smith, k.0., 10 rounds. Won, Tommy Griffiths, t.k.0., 12 rounds. Won, Hector Leekie, k.0., S rounds. Morgan to Meet Trowern. To-night in Greymouth Ted Morgan will have his fourth professional contest and his hardest to date. He will meet the Auckland welter-weight Reg Trowern, who recently gave Artie Hay, the New Zealand champion, a close run at Stratford.