BOXING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19315, 30 October 1924, Page 5

BOXING.

SCOTT' DEFEATS HEENEY. Some of the New Zealand Rugby footballers were at the Blax-kfriars Ring on September 22 to see their heavyweight champion meet Fhil Scott, the ex-fireman, in a 20 rounds contest. The bout went all the way, and Scott won. on points, so that the visitors from down under had no occasion to lift up the “All Blades” war cry by way of triumph. Scott deserved the verdict at the close beyond all doubt, but it was a rather wearisome match, and towards the end tho ring patrons, who as a rule are very sympathetic, grew rather restive. Scott has succeeded Billy Wells in the role of the modem temperamental fighter, and he has the same fashion of fretting the hopes and emotions of his supporters as the Bombardier used to. And he had Wells in his corner acting as a too voluble counsellor and transmitting goodness knows what sort of uncertainty and indecision to his principal.

Heeney, a thick set fellow, who would make an admirable lock of the scrum for his “All Blacks” countrymen, has. it would seem, but one punch—a right hook. This ho tried, but with scan!, success against the long left of Scott. With this blow put out of count, Heeney had little chance. He was easily checked at close quarters and the disadvantage of height, and reach told badly against him. Towards thp end his left cheek was badly cut, and m the eighteenth round he was down for a short count through sheer weariness. ’File winner scored a good deal with his right, but is still too much obsessed by that med’um of attack in the shape of a load. He is a difficult man to hit and no doubt hurts, but he lacks finish and is strangely spasmodic in his fighting. Wells himself was never more hesitant than Scott, who is also a fighter lacking that devil without which apparently no heavyweight can roach the top. Jack Bloomfield and Frank Goddard, heavies who are under a cloud for the moment, wore interested spectators of the fight, and the Blackfriars building was packed to the roof.