BUTCHER IS BEATEN.

NZ Truth, 7 June 1924, Page 14

BUTCHER IS BEATEN.

But He Gets The Decision

(By Cable — Special to "N.Z. Truth.") SYDNEY, May 31. Amid a very meagre attendance, Alf Simmons (9.10%) made his third appearance m Sydney against Eddie Butcher, who weighed 10.1%. The Englishman opened confidently and found the only way to fight a southpaw was to use a right cross. Butcher was not fighting with his usual snap and vim and he would poke out a very lazy right, which the Londoner evaded by swaying his head. Simmons, with | great determination, kept at him and had the Westralian fighting all round the ring. In inside work Simmons was holding his own by claiming and snapping short rights over to the chin. Towards the end of the third Simmons began to mix it, hitting hard with both hands. At the end of the fourth Butcher, with a short left to the body, dropped Simmons. The bell saved him. He appeared very sick and m the' sixth came up very tired and slow, but he managed to stall off the rouud. In the seventh the Englishman worked overtime with his right, trying very hard to finish it, but Butcher was to.o hard. Butcher now began to do all the leading, and thus stopped his man from rushing m. In the last six rounds. Butcher faded away and ran all round the ring, with Simmons m hot pursuit and making all the fighting. At the end of the fight Butcher \was crowned the winner. It was -a very bad decision, for Simmons won by v fair margin.