OVER HASTY DECISION

Inangahua Times, 21 August 1931, Page 2

OVER HASTY DECISION

BY REFEREE EARL STEWART IN MOBOAN raOffEBN FIGHT. MORGAN DECLARED THU WIN NUR. (Per United Preee WELLINGTON, Last Nitfht. A professional boxing contest for the u alter-weight championship of the dour n ion, at tbe Winter Show Stadium tonight. between Ted Morgan, Wellington. Jo*t *>Jlb, and Reg Trowern, Auckland, had an abrupt tennination in. the second round, when tbe referee, Earl HK-wart, rushed in and hoisted Morgan's’ right hand in token of .victory. Tno worn scored well with a right, la If way through the second round, Morgan -landed a left hook which caught. Trowern fairly on the poont and he followed this tup with a left jolt to the jaw, with farther rattled the Aucklander. Trowern. keeping his head, lihng on like a limpet and defied all Morgan '* efforts to shake him off. With only five second* to go. to the the surprise of everyone, the refereo Tioisted Morgan’s right hand. Trowern at oucc commenced to trounce around the ring with bo*fc -gloves raised to signify that he wa*» ■anxious and willing to continue. A moderate sized house demoastratei against what they considered was on oner hasty act on the referee’s part in stopping at such an early stage what pnomieod to be an exciting contest.