RUSSIAN PRINCE AS BOXER

Evening Star, Issue 22954, 11 May 1938, Page 12

RUSSIAN PRINCE AS BOXER

APPEARANCE AT NATIONAL SPORTING CLUB UNIMPRESSIVE DISPLAY Prince Romuald Julianowitsch Wernikiwski, now known as Rex Romus, a heavy-weight boxer, who is studying engineering at a Viennese university, did not create the, furore that was anticipated at the N.S.C. show, states an English exchange. He bent Stan. Kirby, of Leicester, but it was only on points, and not by a particularly wide margin, after eight rounds in which the boxing never reached more than a mediocre standard. Bomus. who was the heavier by a stone and a-half, and looked much bigger than Kirby, began as though he expected to batter his opponent into submission inside a few minutes. Kirby appeared to be somewhat in awe of his Russian opponent, and a few heavy swings which he took on his ribs did not assist him to capture his normal composure. LIMITED REPERTOIRF-. It was not until the third round, by -u>- u u~.j

through his limited repertoire of punches, that Kir.by woke up to the fact that he had not been seriously hurt, and was able to jab to the face of his opponent. Bv the fifth round llomus had a swelling near the right eye, and in the next session the Russian’s nose bled profusely. Romus did the bulk of the attacking, but his punches were of a speculative nature, and a man of more experience than Kirby would not have been caught napping nearly so often. The Leicester man staged periodical rallies, and the crowd /were quick _ to appreciate his courage and enterprise, but his punches were of the featherduster type, and in comparison with his opponent’s heavy swings did little damage. Romus, like Kirby, is lacking in experience, but with a few more fights he develop into a. useful heavy-