AMERICAN SCOOP

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3794, 11 August 1932, Page 5

AMERICAN SCOOP

In Springboard Diving AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES EPISODE IN THE, BONING DECISION AGAINST PUR DIE CROWD SHOWED DISAPPROVAL By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) (Received. August 11, 10.30 a.in.) If os Angeles, August 10. TTie- Women's springboard diving finals resulted; Coleman I, RawU 2, Fauriiz 3. All .are Americans. BOXING BOUT l ighting in the lightweight section Purdic of New Zealand met B-iaitchbu of Italy. Pu relic, began by giving did -Italian a- boxing lesson, his left jab pmiNphing tile latter about tlu> face. Bi.andhini was swinging so wildly that an accidental coiienetic-n. might have done serious damage. The Italian lauded a. hard right to? the. chin, but otherwise missed repeatedly. If was Purdie’s round. The Ital'.an rushed in and landed a hard blow to- the body. The New Zealander then feinted and hit his opr.onenf with his right and floored him but he was up in an in: tunt. Pnrdie’s left was bobbing the Italian’s head about. It was the Now Zrnla/nd or’s round. They traded body blows against the ropes in the tlrrd round, flic Italian having the best of it-. He landed two terrific rights fo the chin and the Now Zealander was- groggy, taking a great deal of punishment, but lie finished the round strongly. Tlio crowd booed the decision Tor Bianehini and cheered Purd’o- lustily as he left the ring. THOMAS FUOOBF.D Thomas made, the welterweight class and was pitted against the Italian, Fa hr on i. The New Zealander started aggressively and drew first blood with a -straight- left jab io- the face, but himself down for no- count from r. right to the jaw. lie was floored again, but o-nee more 30-se. without, a count. He na s groggy from tho Jfalinnh punishment, at the end of the lirsf round. The New Zealander came out lor the second, fresher and \va i aggressive, but was dropped for a count of thief by a stiff right cros.* to the jaw. The Italian had a clear advantage in this.round. There was much c!inching and slow fighting: during the third round, with some effective Body blows delivered by the Now Zealander. The Italian won the decision and Thomas was eliminated.