BOXING
— --tO McDonald v. williams. (Per Press Association.)
TIMARU, June 21. The Timaru Boxing Association, on Saturday night, staged one of the best professional contests ever held in Timaru. The principals, Merv. Williams (Australia) and Lachie McDonald (Timaru), the contest being one of fifteen rounds for a purse of £lOO. The men entered the ring at catch weights, Williams appearing to be carrying more condition than his opponent, but in the closing rounds, it could he seen that Williams was the fitter of the two. The men made things willing, and while for a time there was nothing of outstanding merit in the contest, from the seventh round on it was well worth seeing. Williams was the agressor throughout. He hit cleanly and used his feet well. McDonald was at times sluggish and most of hi; punches lacked sting. The decision of the referee went,..in favour of McDonald, but in the opinion of a very large section of the audience, the decision should have been the other way, n.n/1 thpv ivpvo miinV in vnimi i.hpir riiQ
approval. A GAME STRUGGLE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). SYDNEY, June 20. At the Stadium, after a fierce struggle, Fernandez defeated Kilburn the referee stopping the fight at the end of the eighteenth round. Kilburn, though severely punished, fought desperately and with extraor-. dinary gameness, but Fernandez was too strong, and Kilburn was badly punished. ’ ,
C. RING BEATEN. LONDON, June 20. In a scheduled fifteen-round bout, Albert .Rogers (12.0£) beat Charlie Ring (11.9) in a rough fight throughout, with a good deal of holding. In the fifth, Rogers was. warned for butting with the head. The Englishman took ihe lead from the start, and in
the second round sent Ring down with a smashing right hook for the count of seven. On rising, Ring met a shower of blows, and his right eye was badly cut and bled during the remainder of the light. Rogers continued to better matters. The Australian was badly battered; but fought with the utmost gameness until the towel was thrown in in the eighth round,
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 June 1926, Page 2
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