HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20964, 1 March 1930, Page 13

HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXING

SHARKEY BEATS SCOTT. BOUT ENDS IN THIRD ROUND. A TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUT. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) NEW YORK, February 27. (Received Feb. 28, at 5.5 p.m.) Sharkey was awarded a technical knock out, which occurred amidst scenes of such confusion as have not attended an American heavy-weight contest in years. The end came two minutes after the beginning of the third round, Scott hanging over the ropes and vainly claiming a foul. Sharkey had come out at the bell with a bull-like rush, scoring a knock-down with a left to the stomach. Scott at this time did not claim any foul, but Sharkey followed with a series of left hooks which observers declare were pretty low. The Englishman went down this time crying “ foul/’

In the first round Scott clinched and backed away as Sharkey landed terrific rights to the body and the head, driving the Englishman to the ropes. Scott parried more or less successfully towards the end of- the round, which was Sharkey’s.

The American forced Scott to his knees in his own corner for a count of six in the second round, employing a shower of blows which pushed, rather than knocked his opponent down. Scott rose and dboxed well, landing a right uppercut to the body. Scott was bleeding from the nose. It was Sharkey’s round.

In the third round Scott swung the American half way through the ropes with blows from both hands, then landed several times on the jaw. Sharkey flew at his opponent, sending him down on one knee for a count of three with a left to the body. The American was warned for hitting low, but dropped Scott with another left to the body, and the Englishman rolled over, his manager stepping into the ring.

There was immediately great confusion. The referee reserved his decision and examined Scott, who was apparently in distress. He was taken to his corner and tried to get up, but from hie grimacing he appeared to be in pain. The referee motioned the fighters to continue and the seconds left the ring. Scott tried to hand one to Sharkey, but Jack sent a left to the body, followed by another, which caused the Englishman to sag and go down against the ropes. While the count was stopped for nearly a minute the referee examined the fighter and thereafter declared that he must go on. Scott made a vain effort to put up his guard, but a few seconds afterwards the end came with a left hook high to the body, which caused Scott to crumble against the ropes. The referee stepped between the fighters. Sharkey backed away, and the referee raised the American’s hand as a tokcu that he was thcr winner. Later the referee issued a statement to the effect that at no time had any of Sharkey’s blows been low. “I told Scott he had been hit fairly and must continue or bo disqualified.” SHARKEY LOSES HIS HEAD. SCREAMS AND BLASPHEMY. NEW YORK, February 28. (Received Feb. 28, at 11 p.m.) Sharkey made a terrible exhibition -of himself when he discovered that Scott was claiming a foul. He raced across the ring, brandishing his gloves and screaming blasphemy. The referee drove him away, but he leaped and howled in his corner, with tears streaming down his face like a spoiled child, still shouting evil language. All this odteurred while'* the managers, the bottle-holders, and several policemen milled about the ring in great excitement. THE PRELIMINARY BOUTS. CAMPOLO AND RISKO DRAW. NEW YORK, February 27. (Received Feb. 28, at 5.5 p.m.) Biancbi (14st 101 b) knocked out Dariug (list 41b) after 2min 25scc in the first round, with a short right-hand punch to the jaw. Bianchi, who is an Argentinian, won with that surprising suddenness which makes it impossible to judge his real fighting capacities. Maloney (14st 21b) and Douquillon (13st 31b) open slowly. The Frenchman staggered Maloney in the third round with an overhand right to the jaw. They meandered uninterestingly along thereafter, their awkwardness making it a sorry exhibition. The Frenchman’s left eye was closed by Maloney’s jabs. In the sixth round ho was very tired, and a better man than Maloney might have finished him at any time. The Frenchman was in a bad way in the ninth, and he was helpless in the tenth, but the American could only gain the decision. , Campolo (16st 21b) drew with Risko (14st). Campolo, with a right to the back of the head, knocked Risko to his knees in the first round. The Argentinian’s great height was an advantage, but the American was fighting furiously. They mixed it sharply. Risko took the second and third. The fourth was even, but throughout Risko showed up well. Campolo was mixing it and 1 driving his opponent before him. In the fifth the Argentinian nearly lifted Risko with body blows. The sixth, seventh, and eighth rounds were Risko’s, a hard right and left hooks to the body and the head giving him the advantage. Campolo’s left eye was badly swollen. Risko sent the Argentinian to the ropes in the eighth with a left to the stomach and staggered him with right and lefts to the jaw. The Argentinian shook his kead from the blows. Campolo did little fightiu; in the ninth, Risko chopping his blows to the body at close quarters. Campolo in the tenth hammered Risko’s head hard with rights, and forced the fighting, compelling the American to hold on. Risko was badly tired, tind was taking punishment at the bell. Lougbran (I.lst 9IIb) won a tenround decision from Charles (14st. 131 b) by virtue of bis superior technique. However, the winner demonstrated that lie is no longer a serious opponent for the heavy-weights, for Charles rocked and cut him badlv.

COOK BEATS WIGGINS. NEW YORK, February 28. (Received Feb. 28, at 8 p.m.) At Indianapolis George Cook (13st 91b, Australia) beat Wiggins (13st 31b). They opened the fight by clinching and attempting short jabs. The second, third, and fourth rounds wore similar. Cook, landing good rights to the jaw, drew blood from Wiggins’s face. In the fifth and sixth rounds both took much punishment from heavy jabs. In the seventh and eighth both clinched. In the ninth and the tenth Cook landed furious lefts and rights to the head and body, and Wiggins was groggy. Cook took the decision easily. He will meet Cbristncr at Indianapolis on March 17.