Hock Keys Beaten.

NZ Truth, Issue 179, 21 November 1908, Page 3

Hock Keys Beaten.

; Is Reckoned a Back Number. A big crowd turned up at the Melbourne Cyclorama on Monday night (says "Sydney Sportsman") to witness the clash for the lightweight championship of Australia between Hock Keys (holder), and. Arthur Douglas (champion of South Africa). Keys Had been sent away to the country with an attendant to train, but bis condition panned out not wbai ft shp.u.l4 li»ve been. Compared

with the Keys of old' he lacked wind, endurance, and even punishing power. Also, all his former trickinesi seems to have departed. His blows took no effect on the tough Boer, who smashed away, I outfighting. Keys at every turn. Io the seventh Douglas dropped nock for six seconds, with a chin hit. Thenceforth, , to the thirteenth Dougias was always on j top. In the filteenth Keys went down twice. He was m a bad way, and the* towel was fluttered m from his corner, t; Douglas won easily. .* ■- Pug. Bob Rollo returned to Wellington " last Wednesday, per Mahenp, after a flying trip to Sydney, where he offered, without" avail, to box Thorn, Australia's light-weight champion. ROMO is willing and anxious to mix it again with local crack Tim Tra6y. Saul that the Mariborouglj B.A. have-oßered a substantial purse to the pair. Anyhow, the W.B.A. ougnt to arrange a "go." between the pair, as local patrons would like to see a' third, and, it is to be hoped, conclusive biffing match.