RUSSIAN PRINCE AS BOXER

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 May 1938, Page 10

RUSSIAN PRINCE AS BOXER

UNIMPRESSIVE DISPLAY Prince Romuald Julianowitsch Wernikiwski, now known at Rex Remus, a. heavy-weight boxer, who is studying engineering at a Viennese university, did not create the furore (hat was anticipated at the N.S.C. show, states an English exchange. He beat 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.

I Romus, who was the heavier by a 1 stone and a-half, and looked much bigger than Kirby, began as though he I 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 ihis ribs did not assist him to capture his normal composure. It Wets not until the third round, by which time the Russian had run through his limited repertoire of punches, that Kirby woke up to the fact that he had not been seriously hurt, and was able to jab to the face of his opponent. By the fifth round Romus had a swelling near the right eye, and in the next session the Russian’s nose bled profusely. , Romus did the bulk oi the attacking, but his punches were of a speculative nature, and a man of uioi e experience than Kirby would not have been caught napping nearly so often. The Leicester man staged periodical rallies-and the crowd wore quick Io appreciate his courage and enterprise, hut his punches were of the featherduster type,'and in comparison witn his opponent’s heavy swings did little damage. Romus, like Kirby, is lacking in experience, but with a few more lights he should develop into a useful heavyweight. :