BOXING

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 June 1914, Page 6

BOXING

JACK JOHNSON WINS. [PER PRES 9 ASSOCIATION— CO! FRIGHT.] • PARIS, June 28. "Jack" Johnson beat Moran. Up to the tenth round the fighting was fairly equal, but after that it was obvious that Moran was outclassed and weakened perceptibly. In the later rounds there was much infighting, and Moran hung on to Johnson to save himself. Johnson was unmarked when the gong went. Carpentier unhesitatingly announced Johnson the winner. Received this clay at 9.25 a.m. PARIS, June 28. )',lany onlookers opine that the fight was an exhibition affair. Neither wished to do serious harm. Moran's nose was broken in the sixth round. After Johnson was assured of victory on points he did not try to put Moran out. THE MILLERTON TOURNAMENT. WESTPORT, June 28. At the Millerton boxing tournament last night J. O'Neill (WestportJ and Stewart (Tiraaru) fought a fifteen-round draw, the fight being described by ringsiders as the best seen on the Coast -for a long time. Stewart took count for seven seconds in the first round., but fought well thereafter, O'Neill however looking the fresher of the two at the flfush. Senior (Weistport) defeated Boreham (Dunedin) in a 'special bout of six rounds, winning on points after a good fight, in which Senior showed himself as undoubtedly the better man. Mussen (GreymouthJ won on points from Hodgson (Denniston) in a six-round bout, Musson being the quicker and cleverer of the pair.