BOXING

Grey River Argus, 27 May 1938, Page 2

BOXING

Rayner Knocked BY VTCTORIAN LIGHTWEIGHT. WELLINGTON, May 26. Billy Hamilton, lightweight professional boxing champion of Victoria, made an auspicious first appearance in the New Zealand ring to-night, when he disposed of Clarrie Rayner (Marlborough), early in the second round of a 15 rounds contest at the Wellington Town Hall. The Victorian lad had an advantage in height, reach and weight, scaling 9st. 81b. to the Marlborough man’s 9st. 51b. Hamilton was fast, and early proved that he was a good two handed puncher, with steam behind the blows. He at once rushed Ray-' ner into a corner, and dealt out heavy punishment, while Rayner did his best to smother up. When they were ordered to break, Hamilton at once attacked in purposeful fashion, showing nimble footwork. The Victorian had Rayner through the ropes in quick time. A snappy left hook put the local man down for a count of eight. No sooner had the second round opened than it was seen that Rayner was outclassed. Hamilton scored as he liked, and sent Rayner to the canvas with a heavily loaded right cross. On rising at the count of nine, the Marlborough man again went down under a fusilade of blows, and this time he stayed down, claiming that he had been hit low. There was some delay in securing a doctor, and meantime a shower of programmes and coins were thrown into the ring. Eventually, Mr. G. Broad announced that Rayner had been medically examined and the doctors had found no traces of a foul. The contest was awarded to Hamilton.