BOXING

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 May 1927, Page 11

BOXING

PAYNE DEFEATS LONG.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn.)

SYDNEY, May 15

At the Stadium. Tiger Payne knocked out Charlie Long in the third round. Both men fought fiercely from the opening round, but Payne proved the stronger, and with a terrific right to the jaw, he outed his opponent, knocking him through the ropes.

squtr.es defeats cook

CAPE TOWN, May 15. Squires beat George Cook on points, after a stirring fight.

OLYMPIC CANDIDATE.

(Special to "Star.") AUCKLAND, May 14.

Reviewing the possible candidates to the 1928 Olympic Games, a writer recently stated that now J. Leckie, the Otago featherweight, had turned professional there was not a boxer left who was up to the standard that would be set. He had apparently forgotten Frank Taylor, the Auckland bantamweight. Taylor, after only 12 months in the game carried off the honours at the Dominion championships as a flyweight. The following year he won the N.Z. bantamweight championship, and repeated the performance last year. Mr Earl Stewart in his report on the championships said that Taylor beat everyone easily and gave the impression that opposed to better men he would still hold his own. Taylor and Leckie have met only once when Taylor received the decision. The Auckland boy has a record to be proud of. In about 40 fights he has lost the verdict on two occasions, both times conceding weight. With a boy of the class of this young champion, New Zealand should have no difficult in selecting one boxer worthy of carrying the silver fern overseas. \

ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT

Constant Reader (Runanga) asks; Did Laurie Cadman, and Brian M’Cleary ever meet in a boxing contest or contests, and if so, what were the results? —They met twice in one week. On the first occasion Cadman won by a knock-out in the third round at Greymouth, and seven days later M’Cleary won on points at Christchurch.