O'NEILL FLOORED TWICE.

Grey River Argus, 13 September 1920, Page 3

O'NEILL FLOORED TWICE.

1 (Special to "Argus.") I WESTPORT, September 12.— Jack O'Neill's second Cliff Thomas flung in the towel at the end of the eleventh round, ,and Referee Dr. Footc declared Diok "Redwing" tho winner. The latter scaled 8.12 and O'Neill just pulled 9.0. There was a brilliant assemblage at the Theatre Royal. WestpoTt's idol found hundreds of barrackers, even after the fifth round, when it was easily noticed that he was a beaten man. Round one opened by O'Neill leading a left, followed by a right uppercut, and both clinched. Infighting and a tussle caused the referee to threaten both men to break clean. Pierce fighting ended in O'Neill's right cheek showing a nasty cut, which bled profusely. Early in round two O'Neill was floored and appeared all at sea. Fierce fighting ended in both men getting to close quarters and the referee was continually forcing the men to break. There was much tussling in-fighting in round three, and scarlet flowed freely. Round four saw O'Neill clown again, and it was plainly evident that ''Redwing" was master of the situation. O'Neill rallied in round five and the audience was raised to a tremendous pitch of excitement. In the closing stages of this round the in-fighting became so monotonous that the referee told both men not to waste time. Round six opened with "Redwing" landing a straight left to the face, which. re-opened the wound on O'Neill's face. Bitter punching onsued, both men endeavouring, strongly for a knock-out. "Redwing" changed his tactics somewhat, to frustrate O'Neill's smother, which was saving him from instant defeat. O'Neill went down, and an appeal was answered by the referee to fight on. "Redwing" showed himself a true sport by stepping wide and allowing O'Neill to properly find his feet. Round seven saw "Redwing" doing all the forcing. He continually landed straight punches to the face. O'Neill was at his mercy, but round eight found O'Neill make a brilliant rally, in which he landed some telling straight lefts amid wild excitement from his supporters. He made up for all lost points in the succeecr.ng rounds. "Redwing's" lightning speed and endurance amazed the onlookers. He pushed his opponent all over the ring and it was only O'Neill's clever smother which saved him About tho middle of the tenth round O'Neill received a body blow which, took away all his wind and at the end of the eleventh round he struggled to his corner and a quick consultation saw the towel in the air. It is reported that O'Neill swooned in the dressingroom. Both men will feel the effects of the fight for some time to come. There was heavy wagering and . the fight was for a £70 purse. O'Neill announces his retirement from the ring. Musscn (10 stone) beat "Snowy" Griffiths (10.3) on points in a threeround go. Garvey (11 stone) fought a thrilling and sensational draw with North (10.2). North forced matters at tho beginning of this six-round go, but Garvey steadied him up with some clever pulnches as time went on, and at the end of the contest it was anybody's fight. The verdict met with popular approval. The juvenile go between Eddie Hol'lcr and Freddie Stevens was won by tho former, and after a very pretty fight.

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