BOXING CONTEST

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6670, 25 July 1928, Page 2

BOXING CONTEST

CASEY AND MCDONALD ■ TO MEET ON AUGUST 8. Manawatu boxing enthusiasts will note with pleasure that arrangementi are now well in hand for the match between Harry Casey- and Lachie McDonald, which is scheduled to take place at the Opera House on Wednesday, August 8. The match is to be for- the limit purse of £l5O, and for th© middleweight championship of New Zealand, at present held by Casey. , Had not McDonald been over-confid-ent in that fateful match with Ted Mason at Sydney a- couple of week* ago, the match would have been for the middleweight championships of Australia and Now Zealand. McDonald it will be remembered went to Australia several months ago, -whore he had had a most successful run, which culminated in his wresting' the Australian middleweight, title from Ted Moused a couple of months hack, -.♦fust ,on iha eye of his departure Zealand, Monson put in a challenge,' and by a fluke landed McDonald in the second round, McDonald iinm'edihtoly cabled the Manawatu Boxing.. Association, to postpone the event with ,Casey so as to allow his meeting Monson again. On Friday evening lasti-ho- had hjisvfevenge,- thoroughly outclassing Monson, who knew enough about McD.ontld to refuse to make it a title AbitesC However, McDonald is due-tq sail for New Zealand on Friday next. And should arrive in Palmerston North' on next Wednesday August I. 1 - . % -V.‘v-A v' 1 ' Both he -and Casey have unct several times in the past and have always provided stirring battles. title ut stake the match on August, SiriJl b« of the same aterling’.quality.' -J'.''. >

Casey, whom wo saw faction on June 4 agaipst McKnightj to “step on it” all the way to'ke'cjrahead of Lachic who has imprdyhi"‘tteinendously as a result of his triJ»J-itd.:iA.us» tralia. , * 'H' ' " ■ ’ The matching the Manawatu Boxing Aisociationt ihave been present- at • the agyitOpr ,;toutneys the; Winter phow> at Bulls, and the- cream of- theavailabl* talent, will furnish- preliminaries te the big light.