BOXING.
BURNS BEATS LANG ON POINTS (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) .Per Press Association.) SYDNEY, April 11. Burns won the match against Lang, after going the full twenty rounds, on points. Fifteen thousand people witnessed the fight, which was for the heavy-weight championship of Australia, and a purse of £3000. The fight was not characterised by any hard hitting throughout the whole twenty rounds, the contestants contenting themselves with boxing cautiously for a knockout, which never came, The feature was the clever evasive work of Burns, and the improved ring generalship of the Victorian. Burns endeavoured to finish his opponent in the third round, but no serious damage resulted. About the tenth round, the Victorian appeared to weaken, and it looked as if the end was in 6ight. However, he fought out the full twenty rounds, but Burns alwai's held Lan;: well in hand.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9187, 12 April 1910, Page 5
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142BOXING. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9187, 12 April 1910, Page 5
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