BOXING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11305, 2 September 1922, Page 15

BOXING

(By “Milo. 1 ') KEENAN FOULS DEMSKY NEW ZEALANDER HAS BAD LUOK. There was an exceptionally largo attendance at the Town Hall, Auckland, on Monday evening last, when Jack Keenan, 10.3 (Auckland) met Paul Demsky, 9.5 (Queensland), in a professional lightweight for a puree of £2OO. Both, boys stripped well, Demsky being the taller, while Keenan had the advantage in weight. Demsky opened aggressively, and scored with both hands to the face. He cornered Keenan, and meted out severe body punishment. The latter was cautioned for holding, but after the break-away scored well with , a heavy left to the faoe. In the second round, Keenan beat his opponent to the punch, and made him miss, on several occasions, with a heavy uppercut. Keenan scored with heavy left hooks to the body in the third session, and made Demsky wince repeatedly; Both! men boxed cautiously, and missed a great deal in the fourth round, Demsky using his right cleverly in the clinches, but showing a disposition to' hold with his left. Much clinching characterised the fifth round, in which both men wrestled unnecessarily, and would not break cleanly until cautioned by the referee. Demsky changed his tactics in the sixth and seventh rounds, to block Keenan's stinging lefts to the body, and used his right speedily rather than heavily. He scored repeatedly with this weapon in the clinches, but Keenan made him miss with several straight rights, which he tried to land as the Aucklander came in. Showing more versatile boxing, Demsky led to the face, with his left in the eighth, and in the' in-fighting peppered Keenan’s face with snappy right jolts and upper-cuts. Demsky, at this stage, was boxing well, having forsaken the holding tactics which marred his boxing early in the piece. Keenan stopped a hard right swing to the jaw as he attempted to cloee, and was visibly shaken. The Aucklander, however, returned the compliment with interest, and, hooking his left to Demsky’s unguarded body, dropped his man. Cries of “foul” came from Deinsky’B angle, but the referee continued to count. When “nine” was reached, Demsky leisurely commenced to rise, when Keenan rushed in and hit him. Demsky claimed a foul, but was ordered to Jbox on, the gong, however, calling a cessation of hostilities. Thje inciaent was unpleasant, for it left the impression' that Demsky had played for a foul, and that Keenan had missed the trap only by the narrowest of margins, when a little grace of sportsmanship would have given him the time for .£se . coup-d<g?grace, which he eventually lost, and would have kept him in the good books oi the public. In the next rouncTKeenan started by playing for .the. body witty his left, bat Demsky had had' his; led eon, and took the blows on the elbow. Keenan sent a stinger to the faoe, and then shifted one again to the body,' getting it through to the accompani-) meat of cries from Demsky’s corner that it was. low. Demsky sent' his light in a hard uppercut to Keenan’s head, and again took the left on the body. The eleventh .opened with both men trying ldr-tiw ; BMFy, s but failing to get. through the defence. Then they both scared to the face, and when Demsky sent his right in a hard hook to the side of the head Keenan let it through to send his 'left to the body bringing an unneoessary elaiin for a foul from Demsky. Once again Demsky scored with his right in the clinches' as they got going in the twelfth round, while his left was held rigid against the ptjjher .man’s body in an-irritating manner. After they had been broken, both-got the left to the head, and clinched again. With Keenan on the ropes Demsky was getting his right home in nagging uppercuts, when the local man butted him on the chin with 'his head, and Mr Burns at onoe walked in and declared Demsky the winner on a foul. Keenan at the same time claimed that he had been butted immediately before by his lopnonent in the clinches. Mr Frank Burns was the third man in the ring. CANN OUTPOINTS FLYNN BOUT AT WESTPORT. At Westport, on Saturday evening last, Chaa. Cann, Bst. 71bs. (New Zealand) outpointed Mike Flynn Bst lllbs (Australia) in a fifteen round professional contest for £l3O. Cann won the first round by his speed and forceful tactics. Iu the opening of the second lap, Flynn connected with a nasty left to .the etomach, but Cann replied with-punishing npperouts. Flynn was warned for . bolding in the third cession, but made Cann miss by his clever head work. The New Zealander scored well to the body. Bound four showed Flynn • display sportsmanlike tactics by assisting Cann to bis feet after the latter had slipped. Both men misled, badly in this round, although it ended slightly in favour of Cann. Flynn came off the better from some lively exchanges on .the ropes jn the firth lap, and Cann was obliged to use all his evasiveness to keep out of trouble. In the sixth round, Cann scored with lefts to the face, finally forcing his opponent through the ropes. Flynn, however, responded well, and the round ended evenly. Round seven was also even, but in the eighth Flynn did practically everything he liked in the clinches and wen the round easily. .Cann assumed the aggressive in the opening of the ninth session and scored with a left to the face and a hard right to the point. Flynn retaliated and forced the fighting, the round ending slightly in his favour. Both tried to effect a knockout m the tenth, and Cann, being the more punishing hitter, came off the hotter in some heavy exchanges. Round _ eleven was characterised by much infighting and honours were even. The remaining four rounds were of a very tame nature, neither mm appearing as if he desired to hurt his opponent. The decision of the referee, Cliff. Thomas, in favour of Cann, was very well received. NEWS AND NOTES LOCAL AND GENERAL. The Manawatu Boxing Association intends holding a tourney on September 9th, when Chas. Cann and "Kid” Harris are to meet for the New Zealand bantam-weight title, of which Cann ia the present holder. On the following week a novice tournev will be held, for which entries will be received by Secretary J. Rurvi# no till September oth. p Judging by the large attendance at the "ooen night.” held' by the-mem-bers of the Herbert Street School, great interest is being taken in tho progress and welfare of the school by both the public and the friends of the

pupils. Well before the time of commencing, the gymnasium was I crowded, and there wdre still a largo | number of persons requesting admission. The competitaon among the pupils was very keen, each striving to outpoint his opponent and stand o chance of winning the handsome silver cup donated by Mr H. Bidding to the most scientific boxer of the evening. Among the competitors were the two little Bloomfield brothers, who gave a very creditable exhibition. Their boxing is splendid and not only do they use their hands well, but their footwork is exceedingly clever. Many of tho older boxers could learn points off these mites, who will _he seen in action at the approaching Wellington Tourney. Tho Cup was won by S. Martin, who gained the highest number of points for attack, defence, and general ring-oraft. Fred Goddard, who also boxed well, was the recipient of a consolation prize. Drs. Attired and Simpson were judges, while among the other visitors wore Mr P. W. Woods, of the Wellington Boxing Association, and Mr W. Littlejohn. D. Kelly has finished with boxing, and now oontents himself with massaging the other members of T. Tracey’s School. Kelly is of opinion that at this ho will be more successful than he ever was at boxing. , J. McArthur, of,the Herbert street school, has been’ matched to box Thompson, of Christchurch, on September 9tn. McArthur will be accompanied by his trainer, Bert Drake. Norman Young, Stan Martin, and “Shorty” Woodward, all members of the Herbert street school, will be seen in action at the approaching Welling-ton-tourney. , „ . ■ Cyril' Whitaker and Brian Mcdeary olash to-night at Christchurch, for the New Zealand light-heavyweight championship. It is the general opinion wat rnlflM MoOleary can contrive to keep his chin tuoked safely under his arin (which is highly improbable) he will not go the distance. N. Clifford, a featherweight from Tracey’s school, is improving rapidly and will probably he matched in tho near future. Another, ’good featherweight under T. Tracey’s care ‘*is Frank Williams, of whom more will he heard: anon. Fred Sturrock, Pat Gleeson’s chief sparring partner,’ has been, matched over a ten-round course with George Pringle. Tho bout is to take place on September 9th. ■ . Ken Morgan, who will box Verooe at Blenheim bn the 26th inst., is still waiting for a reply from Boy Brien. “Herbert street school” will find Morgan. Pat Gleeson and Paul Hannah, the “Terrible Turk,” will try conclusions at Napier on September 9th. The conqueror of Paul Demsky will find Hannah a hard nut to. crack.

H. Brickman will compete in the Blenheim tournament on September 26th, when he will be opposed to Connolly, the Marlborough featherweight. Val. Gunhipn, Percy-Black .and Herb Robinson are. all training under Tim Tracey in readiness for the approaching Wellington tournament. V. Blair, who will probably be seen in action atiPetone on September 27th, is certainly an amateur with rogy prospects. He is a fast, clever boxer, and packs the essential—a punch. Any heavyweight in Weffiqgton will suit Blair, who trains under E. Henderson. Norman Young, Ted Morgan, and S. Woodward have all been matched to box under the Blenheim association. Bert Drake, who will accompany this likely trio, is of the opinion that all will retnra winners.