BOXING

Grey River Argus, 10 May 1935, Page 3

BOXING

Negro beats Australian

LONDON, May 8

Obic AValker easily outpointed George Cook, but despite a reported “no knock-out no pay’’ threat to tho utgro, Cook- battered ami bleeding was still on his feet at. the fiaal gong. The fight; was a fiasco from the viewpoint of the attendance, four thousand occupying 100,000 open-air seats. (Received May 9, at 5.5 p.m. LONDON, May 9. Tn the fight. AValker forced Cook to the ropes in the third round, and floored him for a count of six. Walker nearly ended the fight in the sixth n und, when he had the Australian staggering and bleeding from the nose, but t'he gong saved him. Cook kept attacking, despite a continued batterThc “Daily Mail” says: Cook is a valiant loser. AValker was reputed to be a black tornado. He turned out to be a mild breeze. He is possessed of size and of tremendous power, but he was a pugilistic infant in ringcraft. AValkor fought grinning triumphantly, bar'ng his teeth savagely and overcoming Cook’s guard by sheer strength. Cook, who is fourteen stone, was twelve pounds lighter than his opponent.