Westralian Too Good for Filipino

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 180, 2 August 1938, Page 7

Westralian Too Good for Filipino

LIGHTWEIGHT BOXING CONTEST Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. A return professional lightweight contest staged between Young Gildo, of Honolulu, and Snowy Clark, of Western Australia, was won by the latter on points at tho end of 12 three-minute rounds. The bout was not ro spectacular as that which took place in Auckland four weeks earlier. Clark’s speed with the straight left combined with his splendid footwork and clever ducking of right and left swings enabled him to pile up a big margin of points. Gildo’s only hope over the later rounds was to win by a knock-out, but Clark was 100 alert to leave the Filipino such an opening. A preliminary professional contest was to have taken place between the two welterweights, Don Johnson, of Auckland, and Bob Morrighan, of Christchurch. The former, hov/ever, had contracted measles and Fred Parsons, of Auckland, substituted for him, having his first professional contest. Parsons lacked the experience of the visitor and was completely worn out in the seventh round, when he was knocked down. The referee immediately intervened.