BOXING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16214, 27 August 1923, Page 10

BOXING.

ililjc. Tel. Copyright—United Press A.ssn.i SYDNEY, Aug. 26. Tommy Urea defeated Jack Corrigan after seven rounds, tho referee stopping the fight. Corrigan fought gamely ami had tho Australian down for seven in tho sixth round, but the latter made a good recovery and severely (punished Corrigan in the following round, when the fight was stopped. MELBOURNE, Aug. 26. Eagle, 10.2. J, defeated Collins, 10.2. j , knocking him out in the seventh round, after administering sevoro punishment. WHITE HOPES. ENGLAND’S HEAVYWEIGHTS. FIVE “PHYSICAL WONDERS.” LONDON, Aug. 11. —If Dempsey and Beckett were present at a boiing luncheon in London they would assuredly have shaken in their shoes, for Tex (Jfßourke announced that 11s the result of a. long search of the whole of England he had discovered five physical wonders, who would immediately enter on a special course of training to endeavor to regain tho heavyweight laurels for England. O’Rourke has been specially brought from America to conduct the search, and ho applied a special" physical test to the likely champions. The first discovery to pass the lest, was Leslie Price, the son of a Bristol publican, 6ft. 3in. in height, and 15st. 101 b. in weight, aged 20. 111 the same town llenry McCran was found. Ho stands 6ft. 3in., and weighs lost. 71b., and is aged 22. After tho try-out' O’Rourke said that he never found a man in the raw possessed of more aggression. Birmingham supplied William Prestige, 6ft. 3in. high, 14st, in weight, large hands and a very long reach; while in Liverpool was , found Isaac Ingleton, a giant of 6ft. Jilin, accustomed to throw 200-pound weights about like feather bags. London’s contribution was a policeman, 6ft. 3in. high, with a long reach. All will immediately begin six months’ training.

TAYLOR COULD NOT LAST TWO ROUNDS.

BRISBANE, Aug. B.—A -great surprise awaited the huge crowd which thronged the Stadium to-night to witness the contest for the heavyweight championship of Australia between the holder, Em. Waddy (12.5) of South Australia, and the challenger, Charlie Taylor (12.6), the Queensland heavyweight champion. The fight had hardly moro than started when Taylor lay an inert mass on the floor. Tho gong saved him from the count-out, and though he came out for the second round lie was upland down so often that the police interfered, and the referee had no option but fb crown Waddy.

The fighters had done a little more than a sparring preliminary, when Waddy crossed his right and Queensland’s hope went down with a thud. It seemed as if Taylor just laid his head over as Waddy’s blow was delivered, and Taylor caught it. fairly on the jaw and went down before the amazed audience. Tho gong sounded almost immediately. The Queenslander came out for tho second round extremely groggy. Waddy measured him, and sent him to tho floor again with a right cross. Taylor staggered to his feet before the count, tout, almost immediately was floored again. These proceedings continued'' for a while, and then tho police intervened.

Taylor after tho fight stated that a heavy blow over tlie left temple was tho cause of his defeat. He admitted that tho better man had won. 011 Monday night Taylor informd tho pressman that, win or lose, this would be his last fight. Waddy, when seen after the fight, said that in all his ring experience lie had never met a gamer opponent than the Queenslander.