BOXING

Otago Witness, Issue 3954, 24 December 1929, Page 48

BOXING

SARRON BEATS GRIME. WELLINGTON, December 17. A record crowd at the Town Hall tonight enjoyed to the utmost the brilliant display of boxing provided by Pete Sarron c th ? American and Billy Grime exi ’ Australia, who was once holder of three Commonwealth titles at the one time. It was a battle between a boxer and a fighter, and the fighter won. Keeping his right shoulder presented to his opponent, Grime rendered Sarron’a right practically useless, but the Alabama lad packs a punch in both hands and produces them like lightning from nowhere. Grime did excellently until the fourteenth round, when the American opened out with all his heavy artillery, and, after Grime had been down for eight, nine, nine, and eight in rapid succession, the referee, Mr B. A. Guise, stopped the contest and hoisted Sarron’s right hand in token of victory. The American is a most unorthodox boxer, but he has stamina, amazing pace, and carries a sleep producer in both hands. This was the fourth occasion on which the pair have met. Sarron having two victories and Grime one to their credit in Australia. JONES DEFEATS BLOOM. INVERCARGILL. December 16. Tn a 15-round professional boxing bout here this evening Jack Jones (Wales)' defeated Lou Bloom (America) on points.

DONOVAN DEFEATS CROWLE. NEW PLYMOUTH, December 19. Tommy Donovan 8.131 beat Tommy Crowle (Australia) 9.3, feather-weight champion of Australia, over 15 rounds. Crowle proved the toughest opponent Donovan has yet met, and held the Wai? tara boxer on points until the halfway stage was reached. Donovan came with a rush over the latter stages, and earned a points decision. Crowle outshone his opponent in the close work, swinging a hard right effectively to Donovan’s body. He did not, however, have a counter for Donovan s straight left, and several times was hard pressed. Several willing exchanges had the crowd in a frenzy, and they were amazed when on occasions the fury of the Australian's onslaught caused Donovan to retreat. BRITISH BOARD OF CONTROL. NEW-YORK, December 16. The Cincinnati National Boxing Association announced to-day the completion, of a working agreement with the British Boxing Board of Control for the mutual recognition of fines, suspensions, and contracts between managers, contestants and promoters and the regulation of world championship titles. Mr Stanley Isaacs (Cincinnati), Mr John Driskill (president and secretary of the National Boxing Association), and Earl Lonsdale, Colonel R. E. Myddleton (president and chairman of the British Boxing Board of Control) negotiated the agreement. The wctld bantam title was declared, open, with Al Brown, the American champion and Teddy Baldock the British leading contender.

CARNERA DEFEATS DIENER. LONDON, December 17. In a fifteen-round contest Camera beat the German Diener in the sixth round, when the referee stopped the fight owing to Diener's distress. Camera weighed Mb over 20 stone, while Diener was 14 stone. The first four rounds were almost without incident. In the first Diener remained on the defensive, easily avoiding Camera’s leads. In the second round Camera landed an upper-cut, while Diener scored three times, but none of the blows did any harm. In the third round Camera kept cool and took two hard punches on the stomach unflinchingly. The fourth round saw Diener looking tired. He slipped to his knees, Camera offering his hand gallantly. The giant Italian continued to display a lack of boxing ability. Diener scored twice to the ribs and once to the head. The referee warned Camera to keep his glove shut. In the fifth round Diener continued to be the cleverer, but Camera scored with a tremendous left hook to the jaw and. a right swing to the head, but Diener heroically got clear. In the sixth round Diener took a terrific right to the jaw, which nearly dropped him. Camera then rained punches until the referee intervened and declared the Italian the winner.

BOUT FOR LONSDALE BELT. LONDON, December 19. A 15-round contest between Len Harvey and Jack Hood for the British middle-weight championship and the Lonsdale Belt went tire full distance and the decision was a draw. CHOCOLATE STILL WINNING. NEW YORK, December 18. Kid Chocolate (9st 41b) won the decision from Dominick Petrone (9st 311 b) in a Christinas charity bout of 10 rounds. The fight was fast and exciting throughout, but Chocolate, with his customary case, took all but the first round.