MATHEWSON v. McQUARRIE.

NZ Truth, Issue 473, 11 July 1914, Page 4

MATHEWSON v. McQUARRIE.

"Go" for £50 Purse r. McQuarrie Wins on K.O. and Points.. > " *CBy Special Wire to "Truth"). .<•' Before a full house m the Garrison "; Hall, tlio Boxing event of the season !*' m. Dunedin: operiedr last Wednesday I night. A large number of ladies, were included m, the papked audience and ■ lent deial of color;to the proceedings.' i This augurs well for the further pro- , gross of the sport . ' Messrs. Batt, and Patterson acted ;• satisfactorily as judges and the referceing was m: the efficient hands of Mr. Kilmartin. The various pugs ." were ; , introduced ' by Mr. Harry White who J presided. .'■..; Two special ' jslx round bouts precoded the star event, but did not reach • any kind oi! scientific ring work or even average interest. In the first bout, Cooper easily outpointed Boreham m a weak encounter, and m the second Facoorie went down from a strange blow from Torrle. The professional fight was interesting arid goo«J» tho -Bluff man prominently disclosing himself. > SIX ROUND BOUTS. A. C. Cooper (11.5), V. D. Boreham Xlo.l2).— This was taken, m tho . beginning arid m. round two, Boreham, after taking a deal of punishment, came out somewhat prominently arid gave something In; return; he again accepted any amount In the fourth. So far, Boreham wa« much behind: The exj changes wer«l sharp In the fifth, Bore- . ham still going weak; Dlnny did .not seem m good form. Tho (lnal round saw brisk,- heavy fighting,, Boreham .' coming on but ■it was. rather- late. , Cqqper ■• kept! keen and strong all through. In. a poor flght Coopor easily had the points to himself and won. M. . Facoorie (8.11), A T . j. Torrle < (B.l2)r— Facocirle opened finely by getting two beauties on to his opponent's . dioV but 'Torrio ,got m hlff own later. In :U»e samo 1 round, by heavy rights, , lOftc. took count of eight. In this "go" Torrid soeniod t6 go for his roan while *'■ down* In round two, Fac. got it heavy and often and, from ft right to the body, ho went down and out Torrle delivered his puncheß too low which ■was obvious from tho pross table.