BOXING CHAMPIONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 256, 28 September 1932, Page 12

BOXING CHAMPIONS

TECHNICAL KNOCK OUT. SCHMELING BEATS WALKER. (United Press Association —By Electric - Telegraph.—Copyright.) NEW YORK. Sept. 26. Max Schmeling (13st. 6slbs) defeated Mickey Walker (12st. 6slbs), the former world’s undefeated middleweight champion, with a technical knock-out in the eighth round of a bout hero tonight. In the first round Walker left-hooked to the body, Schmeling banging Walker’s body in a clinch. Schmeling shook Walker with a volley of whistling hooks to the jaw. Schmeling floored Walker with a right to the chin for a count of six, the bell ending the round. Schmeling’s right to the chin in the second round staggered Walker, who fought back gamely, but again Schmeling nailed him with three straight rights. Walker was wobbly and badly hurt, but flung himself on tho German, belting at Schmeling’s body. The German ripped back with half a dozen uppercuts. In close fighting Schmeling landed three more, and then in a rally Walker pinned the German on the ropes and hammered his head and body. In round three Walker bounced a left hook off Schmeling’s chin. The German returned a sharp right. They slugged at close quarters. Walker in the fourth round dug a left hook in Schmeling’s body and caught a hard right on the chin. They exchanged hooks, locked heads, and swung fists to the body. Walker shook off two smashing rights to tire head to hammer Schmeling across the ring. They were in a clinch at tne bell. , „ In the fifth round the German was wild with a left hook. Walker nailed him with a right uppercut, and nearly floored him with a left hook to the body. The German bent in pam ns Walker ripped him around the ring, sending his head back with lefts. Ihe German smashed Walker to the jaw and another hard right to the head at the bell. _ , Opening the sixth round Schmeling was more aggressive, and landed a right which opened a gash in Walker s upper lip. There was new fire in the German’s attack as lie jammed Walker with a left to the head and forced him to cover. They traded rights to the head. 'Walker was drilled right and left to the body as the bell rang. ... , In round seven Schmeling jabbed away at Walker’s face, but Walker banged three lefts to the body. Then lie traded rights to the head with the German, and drove him across the ring. With a body attack he pinned Schmeling to the ropes, shot his head back with uppercuts, and traded rights to the head at close quarters. Opening the eighth round, Schmeling jabbed Walker on the nose, and rammed his right to the jaw. Walker came back with a right to the chin, but again the German shot his head back with rights which sent Walker reeling. He went down for a count of six under a right to the chin. Walker was almost helpless as the German smashed him about the ring. His left eye was closed. Another right floored Walker for a count of nine. ■Walker reeled, stumbling from one side of tho ring to the other, gamely fighting, but in a terribly weakened condition. Schmeling was unable to floor him again. Walker was reeling in his own corner when the gong rang. Walker’s manager refused to allow him to continue.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS,

OPENING BOUTS

WINS FOR CANDY AND REEVES.

Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 27. The New Zealand amateur boxing championships tournament commenced to-night. There are 75 entrants from practically every association in the Dominion. Only one entrant, K. Cowan, of Ashburton, failed to pass tlie doctor. A heavy programme of 28 bouts was not concluded until nearly midnight. The standard of boxing on the whole was good. The tournament will be continued to-morrow and on Thursday. Resutls are as follow Welterweight.—E. Fail (Christchurch), 9.13$ beat F. Hutchens (North Taranaki), 10.5, on points. M. Mandy (Manawatu), 10.5 beat M. Peichi (W ellington) 10.7, on points. W. Hogg (Napier) 10.4 beat C. Symmons (Motueka) 10.3. on pionts. L. Christiansen (North Taranaki) 10.65, beat H. Howie (Whangarei) 10.0, on points. AV. Howson (Greymouth) 10.3 beat S. Lister (Ashburton) 10.5, on points. C. McKnight (Hamilton) 10.5$ beat A. Burke (AVanganui) 10.35. Featherweight.—E. Carrig (AVairarapa) beat T. Holden (Manawatu) by default. C. Buckley (Otago) B.los beat C. Raynor (Marlborough) 8.135, on points. B. Turner (North Taranaki) 8.13$ beat H. Donkin (Hawke’s Bay) 8.125, on points. J. Franklyn (Gisborne) 9.0 beat T. AVliatnaugh (AVanganui), 8.9, in a technical knockout. P. Hawkes (Christchurch) 9.0 beat J. Mosely (Southland) B.lls, on points. . Flyweight.—W. McKay (Gisborne), 7st. 9slb., beat A. Deere (Wanganui), 7st 71b., on points; F. Finnegan Wellington), 7.11, beat F. Bruno (Auckland), 7.11, on points. Lightweight.—AV. Purdie (Auckland) 9st. 6Lb., beat J. Donoghue Wellington), 9st. 71b., on points; H. Hughes (AVhangarei), 9st. 31b., beat F. Hopkins (Manawatu), 9st. 81b., on points. Bantamweight.—D. Roebuck (North Taranaki), Bst 51b., beat L. McLaughlin (Manawatu), Bst 4slb., on points; C. Croul (Auckland), Bst 3slb. beat J. Hogg (AATiangarei) Bst 41b. on points; T. Loveridge (North Taranaki), 7st. loslb, beat P. Kelly (Stratford), 7st 111 b. Middleweight.—A. Daster (Marlborough), 11.45, beat J. Ford (Manawatu), 11-Is, on points; M. Mitchell (Stratford) beat S. Lister (Ashburton) by default; J. McMahon (Tailiape) beat K. Cowan (Ashburton), by default; J. Mansfield (AVellington), 11.45, beat AV. Pascoe (Southland), 11.35, on points; A. E. Steere (AA’hangarei), 11-2 s, beat S. Matchett (Gisborne)’, 11.0, on points. LigliCheavy weight T. Mullins (Stratford) beat K. Cowan (Ashburton) by default; M. Strickland (AA rellington), 12.45, beat P. McCartliy (Auckland), 12.6, on points; IT. Reeves (Manawatu) beat J. Pascoe (Southland) by default. Heavyweight.— F. . Prendergast (Southland), 11.9, beat T. Mullins (Stratford), 11.10, on points.

OXLEY’S VICTORY OVER LECKIE. The profesisonal contest at Napier on Monday between Johnnie Leckie, New Zealand featherweight champion, and Ted Oxley, of Pnhiatua, was a lively and strenuous affair and only went to tho sixth round (says the Hawke’s Bay Herald). _ As he entered the ring Leckie was given a great ovation. He was announced at 9.2, a pound on the light side compared with Oxley, who looked

the picture of health. The handshake preceded an exchange of straight lefts, each connecting nicely. Stepping in, Leckio missed widely with a right cross and Oxley rammed home lefts to the head and rights to the body. For so early in the contest the pace was fast. Oxley drove the champion to the corner with a series of left and right hooks, Leckie having to smother for a prolonged period. The gong saw him again under cover. Stepping well forward, Leckie proceeded to play a tattoo on Oxley’s head, the double left connecting nicely. Oxley retaliated with an extended left and whilst they stood off the honours were even. Leckie stepped in and the pair exchanged hard blows to the body with occasional tilts at the head. Each missed badly with an uppercut. The rate of the exchanges w r as rapid. Round three opened with a whirlwind, each leading with the left and whipping in right crosses with great effect. There was no harmless patting about it and both were obviously keen to take a short route to victory. Oxley was jostled by a succession of straight lefts and retaliated with a right swing which rocked Leckie. Following this up with a straight left and a right cross to the side of the head, Oxley drove Leckie against the ropes where lie lashed out good and hard. Oxley bustled matters in great stylo but could not break down the champion’s smother. Leckie came out full of vim for the fourth session to use his left and kept Oxley at Long range. However, the Pahiatua man stepped in to graze Leckie’s chin with a short uppercut. He followed this with a left swing to bustle Leckie, who fell back against the ropes, where he took planty of punishment. Oxley was definitely on top and was setting a terrific pace. They traded straight lefts but Oxley got busy at close quarters o.nd bad Leckie swaying badly, though the Napier man was cleverly dodging Oxley’s leads. Taking a leaf out of Leckie’s book, Oxley led with a double left and followed it with a right cross to again badly jolt Leckie. A left and a right sent Leckie to the mat, where he rested for eight seconds. Oxley rushed his opponent across the ring to repeat the dose and Leckie went down for three seconds. He came up gamely for more and strive as he would Oxley could not land a telling blow Leckie smothering to good effect. Both were showing signs of the strain, particularly Leckie, who obviously was out of condition and in a poor way as the gong sounded. An exchange of straight lefts opened the sixth round, then Leckie connected nicely with a left swing. Oxley retaliated with lefts and rights to the body, a couple of straight lefts to the head and a right cross to take the decision on a knock-out.