LOUGHRAN WINS

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 117, 13 November 1935, Page 12

LOUGHRAN WINS

BOUT WITH STRICKLAND

EASILY AHEAD ON POINTS

PALMER BEATS WENSTOB

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.. (Received November 13, 2 p.m.) LONDON, November 12. In a ten-round professional boxing match at the Wembley Stadium, the American Tommy Loughran outpointed the New Zealander Maurice Strickland. In the preliminary bout, Ambrose Palmer (Australia), 12st 71b, outpointed the Canadian "Cowboy" Ed. Wenstob. 12st 51b. LOUGHRAN A BETTER STYLIST. Loughran was a better stylist than Strickland, but often lacked punching power. He was twice cautioned in the second round for low hitting. Loughran scored freely in the opening rounds but Strickland became more forceful as the fight progressed. He was frequently outboxed. however, Loughran cleverly avoiding his rights and simultaneously scoring heavily with well-placed body deliveries. Loughran opened a cut above Stricklan'd's right eye in the eighth round. Fierce exchanges marked the closing rounds. Strickland landing a terrific right to the jaw in the ninth, but Loughran was an easy winner' on points. PALMER UNDER-MATCHED. Palmer, who was considerably undermatched, out-boxed Wenstob, but his punches carried insufficient weight to encourage those desiring to see him matched against Jack Petersen for the Empire championship. Palmer used only his right in the in-fighting, depending on his straight left, with which the Canadian was unable to deal. Accordingly Wenstob soon had a bleeding nose which the Australian continually poked. Palmer occasionally connected with a reasonable left hook, but whenever he tried for a knock-out Wenstob was not there. Palmer entered the ring with a patch over his left eye which Wenstob opened badly in the sixth round. The Canadian, who is a rough and ready boxer, made Palmer appear less effective than his supporters had hoped, the" Australian being more preoccupied in avoiding a chance knock-out than in obtaining one. JIMMY WILDE'S OPINION (From "The Post's" Representative.) LONDON, October 19. Jimmy Wilde, ex-flyweight champion boxer of the world, writes in the "News of the World" on boxing. Referring to the New Zealander Maurice Strickland's match with Ben Foord, he remarks: — "The South African was unfortunate to have his eyebrow badly gashed owing to a collision of heads. This will put him out of action for several weeks, and has, of course, vetoed his match with Larry Gains at Albert Hall. All the same, it is my opinion that, barring accidents, Strickland would have won. He punches straight; has tremendous force behind his blows; is an excellent boxer, and is cool and game. "Strickland at 23 is a far better prospect than .was Jack Petersen at the same age. The British champion had plenty of action, but there was little judgment in his boxing." A BRIGHT FUTURE. The "Daily Telegraph's" Sports Gossip writer, "Fair Field," in anticipating that Strickland would be selected as the opponent of Tommy Loughran, the American, for a match at Wembley in November, remarked:— "Strickland has obvious claims to a meeting with Loughran. He would be giving away little weight—at 13 stone he is only 31b lighter than the American—and he is a stylish boxer much along Loughran's lines. Again, while Loughran has immense experience and a convincing-looking record, the New Zealand heavyweight has age on his side. "It is rash, of course, to bracket Strickland with the world-beaters on his one performance in this country. Still, his fight with Ben Foord lasted long enough to show us that he is cool and has a good defence. It rm^t not be forgotten that his opponent was handicapped by an eye injury. Yet I believe that a bright future is in store for Strickland. If he could be matched with Loughran—and the fight would fill the Wembley arena—he might show us ju=t. how good he is."