BOXING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9541, 19 June 1911, Page 3

BOXING.

PAPKE AND SULLIYAN, BRITISHER WORN DOWN.

(Delayed Cable.) LONDON, June 10. Billy Papko, "tho Illinois Thunderbolt," who lias, since. tho murder of Stanley Kotehel, claimed to bo tho holder of tho world's middleweight championship, won over Jim Sullivan, middleweight champion of England, and tho holder of tho Lonsdale Beit, last night, scoring a knockout in the ninth round.

The fight, which took place in Hugh D. Mcintosh's now pavilion, tho Palladium, was advertised as involving the world's middleweight title, but as neither man mado tho weight the championship could not havo been involved.

When tho men. signed■ articles ■ about six weeks,ag'o they, agreed that, the journev" should bo 20" rounds, tlio'.weight decided upon being, list 61b, the English limit for tho division. ':.<■'■

. As Papko's .failure to mako Might in Australia had been heard of'it. was stipulated that each man' should'' post, £250, which would bo forfeited .-in':'the-event, of cither turning'.theVscales ; ; :^iir.'a;i greater poundage than list' 61b.- ■;-: ; .-:'r'.';..^";; ! ;.Vi : v ,. -, When it .came to-the .wcigliirig;cci;emony yesterday it;-was'.found tliaf moither'l.man had- fulfilled his : contract\;ia; each weighing list : ;lllb. ■■iV'KS-vl;.';';-..... ■ ■. The' fight ■ was a ...fast ;One;;;iluird: : ,kiioc:{3 ■being exchanged. 31;/' '''■■ "As w'asla.iiticipatcd;.Tapfe:y;as;:;tlic aggressqr ,:■: a nd v . liotwi thstand i.iig-V.tho. : clover. ■■nos's" brought to bcav-hy-thc English cham'v . "p'idn, he w;is"'uniiblo. : to.stand him oft'. ■...;.;'. \ "-.j.]i'or-'-a : whilo : 'if looked/as' if Sullivan ; had a--chance-of:-, winning, but', there 'was.: 'no withstanding.'the'.forceful tactics of -the I.American, who.bored in-all liljoyimiv . ■neverJrestiiig; and at no.ti;no.--giy'in'g;.;hJ3/_ /; 'bpponenf a second's peace; 3':. o > %tr.nbuted'- ,: ; 'grti'iWng'C'W :> svu'ii'sTborly, and: in'_.' th i s>ni ain o\-ln lit;.; : '-' .'dowii-vgradually.'. : . ■■'■'■';.' '' ■'•l! ; Tlin" knock-out I which gave.- Papke:vie-; : ■'tor'y-'was ai/cleair : ;bheW ■lt ;.oh r the >'jii and'- : - tliq ■ : ; -Eiiglishmaiti^yfent--.; ;downilicavilY';i;.. ;: /l:';' ;^:'V.vViv-h!.'V;iy: :'v-; :; ''. V Wlieh"-tlie'-c'ouht,/hnid:::bceiu : :complctea ■■ 'S'iilH^ari : ~. whero' to'briii^ 'hinV-r'oji'nilpilH-y