BOXING

Kaikoura Star, Volume LIV, Issue 50, 28 June 1934, Page 4

BOXING

Clarrio Rayner, of Blenheim, easily maintained his unbeaten record as the professional feather-weight boxing champion of New Zealand by knocking out Cyril Hume, of Wellington, the latest challenger, in the sixth of a scheduled 15 rounds contest at Blenheim. The champion out-punched and out-manoeuvred the contender, who was never safe from his hard hitting adversary. Although interesting and entertaining as far as it went, the contest lacked the usual atmosphere of suspense due to the fact that all but the most sanguine supporters of the challenger could not fail to forsec the outcome—barring accidents, and Rayner saw to it that there were none of these.

Two minutos after the sixth session started, when he was already a bit ahead on points, the title-holder connected with one of his celebrated left hooks, and flashed over a hard right cross' that spelled the end of the contender’s aspirations. Hurno gathered himself together at the call of “nine” but was down a moment later for the count of “eight.’’ As he was floored again on rising and was obviously unfit to continue, the referee (Mr L. C. Cotter) intervened and awarded the champion a technical knock-out decision. Hnrnc speedily recovered after being helped to his corner. It was a

(dean, swift finish, distinguished by the fact that Rayner obviously laid a trap for the challenger and set it off without fuss or bother.

Mason MacDonald (14st., AVairau Club) went on the rampage the instant he was let loose against Alec Dasler, the N.Z. heavyweight champion, who fought, in Community Club colours. Fortunately, Dasler was in wonderful condition and his weight (12st 121bs) bore out the impression that he has developed considerably. Bent on annihilating the champion in the shortest time possible, the “man-mountain’’ crashed into the fray regardless of the rules, and had to be repeatedly cautioned. Dasler took the roughening in good part and contented himself to keep out of trouble and pick his shots After a couple of sensational rounds of sheer

“rough-house’’ stuff, Mason was “winded.” This made him less reckless, and as the bout wore on he settled down to clean boxing, when he became a real mcnance to the champion. Stinging punches only made the big chap grin, and he went on grinning and puehing tp the last of the six rounds. Dasler was awarded the verdict, on points, but if MacDonald had not disregarded the rules so flagrantly he would have stood a chance. The referees wgre Messrs L. C. Cotter and E. Leslie.