DONOVAN WINS AGAIN

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 17 January 1930, Page 8

DONOVAN WINS AGAIN

TOMMY GBOiWLE BEATEN. ( BOUT GOES FULL DISTANCE. Tommy Donovan, the Waitara fire-, ■ s man, mad© Lis 17tli professional ap-t pearanoo and! secured Ins _ 16tli pro-1 fessionaJ. win when he again defeated. Tommy Orowle, the clever Austialian featherweight champion, at the New 1 Plymouth Opera House last evening j after the bout went the full 15 rounds.' Donovan scaled 9st and Growl© 9st 21b. | There was a packed house and Mr A.! Maxwell was third man in the ring. | Immediately the usual preliminaries, . were dispensed with the pair mixed it j well, Donovan snapped a left to J Orowle’s head and the Australian came back with a left-right to the body. Onj breaking from a clinch Donovan swung. a solid right and to Crowle’s head, andj his opponent swayed, but came back with both hands working to the body. I Donovan began .to realise that Orowle I had a decided advantage at in-fighting I and stood away from his man. Two J handed exchanges followed, Donovan. making the 'body his mark, but with little effect, as Growl© used clever footwork to advantage, at the same time shooting both gloves in. The Australian took the round comfortably. Aggressive from the gong, Donovan rushed Orowle to the ropes e<3,rly in the second round and connected with a right to the ear. Crowle came back and clipped home rights and lefts to the body and head, Donovan being in difficulty to keep out of trouble. Donovan was warned for using his elbow and twice later was admonished for holding in clinches. Neatly turning a right hook aside. Crowle found Donovan’s solar plexus with his right. The Waitara man evaded a left swing, hut stepped up to a light uppercut, and a second later took a right hook to the head. Crowle’s round. Crowle opened out in good style m the third round, but Donovan retaliated with two straight lefts to. the jaw and dodged a series of left and right swings. Donovan used a straight left to advantage and had the best of the final stages of the round, in which the points were about even.

With both hands working, Donovan t had Crowle on the ropes in the follow- ‘ ing round, the Australian clinching to , save. On th© brcak-awav Donovan ' .cam© in and landed a left hook to the ; jaw and two straight lefts and a right ~ hook to the ear. Crowle worked, his . way to close quarters, but Donovan butted him on the jaw with his head, 1 the referee cautioning him. Later the Australian was warned for holding. , Donovan’s round. ] A straight left to the face halted , Crowle in the fifth round, but h© con- j nected with both hands to Donovan’s body. Crowle’s cheek was opened with, ] a left uppercut that narrowly missed the jaw and the Australian covered up. ' Donovan reverted to hi.s practice of ‘ jerking his head up at close quarters, but he got by with it. although a sec- j tion of the audience thought that the referee was too lenient, but later , he gave Donovan a severe warning, j Standing off, the Waitara boxer had ( a decided advantage at long range and ( bettered his man with both hands. Donovan's round. < Donovan had both hands working c with clockwork precision _t° Crowle's J head in the sixth round and Crowle , came hack from a clinch with his nose j bleeding and both eyes badly bruised, j The Australian was cool and evaded T several trouble makers. The seventh round was at a fast clip c and Donovan had it practically his owi\ f way, although he made an indifferent , showing when he adopted a southpaw ( style. , i Again Donovan jolted Crowle’s jaw { with his head in the eighth and the ! referee took him to task. With a t snappy exchange of punches, Dono- , van had Crowl© floundering and the s • Australian clinched and hung on. j Donovan again narrowly missed c Crowle’s jaw with his head and the f crowd were not slow to voice their j strong disapproval. Donovan swung u in and battered Crowle with both , hands, the gong giving the Australian a needed respite. j Crowle was in much better shape 1 when he came out for the ninth and j the honours were about ©veil. How- j ever, he took considerable punishment j in tenth. ] Donovan was warned for holding in < the eleventh and could not land a de- ; cisive blow. Crowle was content to ' avoid as. much punishment as possible. , The “devil’s” round was marred by ; a period of wrestling, but Crowle showed his. advantage at in-fighting, only • to be outshone when Donovan got to 1 work at long range. < The pair met in the centre of the ; ring in the final session. Donovan forced the Australian to the ropes and < battered his body. Crow]© claimed a < foul, but .was told to box on. Dono- ; van hit Crowle practically as he liked, but the Australian gamely weathered 1 the round and was th© first to oon-( 1 gratulate Donovan on his win. i