An Even Matched Pair

NZ Truth, Issue 1080, 12 August 1926, Page 10

An Even Matched Pair

Curran And Griffiths Give Pleasure To The Crowd

• ■ . (From "Truth's" Blenheim Representative.) A half-healed scar upon the nose of George Curran gotthim into a lot of trouble m his fight with Tom.my Griffiths, of Dunedin, on Saturday night. ' ■ \ i

pRIPFITHS made it a target and vJ • George, who did not look pretty, ■ was considerably handicapped by the trickle of blood which; was repeatedly smeared over his countenance. Nevertheless he. staved off defeat and at the end of fifteen, rounds Referee Blanshard announced a draw, though it looked, as if Griffiths had narrowly outpointed his rival. However the verdict, was well received and was not questioned by Griffiths, so that is thati The match was for. a . purse of eighty pounds and Griffiths at 8.8!/ 2 ' was just a pound lighter than his opponent. The Dunedinite was trained to a, hair and was very fit and well, having

improved considerably since his last appearance m Blenheim. On the other hand Curran, though hard enough, was obviously short of work. As- On 6 of the onlookers described it afterwards, "it was a peaceful sort of flght» quite devoid of firewbrks. ThOugh Griffiths was fast and nippy, Curran showed the better ringcraft and k tth battle'as much as possible to close quarters. : ' . ■.-"■.,- -; Here he was at an advantage, "is infighting helping to make up for the: points which he lost when they were at arm's length.' The fight was well and .cleanly fought and pleased the big crowd.