SPIRITED BOXING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16373, 22 June 1927, Page 4

SPIRITED BOXING

CASEY DEFEATS McDONALD. NEW MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION. In a contest which was brimful ol action throughout, the whole of the 15 rounds, Harry Casey, of Queensland, took the profesisonal middleweight championship of New Zealand from Latehie ftlcDonald in Wellington on Monday night. It was a very even contest, and the verdict went to the challenger by reason of his more spirited finish. Tho crowded house thoroughly enjoyed the clever display given by both boxers, who hit hard throughout. Tho weights were announced as McDonald list 51b and Casey 10st The opening rounds were marked by infighting, at which they were fairly well matched. McDonald did most of the leading, and was ahead at the end of the first session. McDonald proved himself u clever boxer in the second, causing the Queenslander to miss 'badly, by clever ducking and nimble footwork. The third session was brisker, both getting home with snappy lefts to the face. They clapped on the pace and some willing exchanges caused the round to end in applause. A left jab barked Casey's nose in the fourth, but the Irishman was full of fight. The fifth round was full of incident, both men boxing well and showing some clever work in close. McDonald continued to do most, of the leading in the next round, and scored well with the left, which he kept l shooting to the face. Casey did some clever ducking in the seventh round, which caused the Otago man to miss badly twice. Both men were hitting hard. HARD HITTING. They sparkled up in the eighth and had the big house on its toes. They were fighting now and the crowd was in a ferment. Casey was allowing bis opponent to lead and was countering beautifully. Both landed heavy lefts to tho face in tho ninth, which was also willing. It was brilliant boxing fur two big fellows. Casey clapped on the paco in the tenth and scored with a heavy left hook to the side of the head. McDonald got both hands to work and lauded to the head with both. This was another willing round, which again had the applause going. Casey plied the left to good effect in the eleventh session, but the Otago man came back with the samo weapon. Casey kept shooting the left to the face and had McDonald bothered for a spell. Both were still hitting hard, as was proved by the fact that McDonald's right g%ve was found to have burst when lie got to his corner. At this stage Casey was slightly ahead on points. Opening the twelfth, Casey landed two beauties, and increased his pace, particularly with the left. McDonald was active too, and the Irishman and the Scot provided excellent entertainment for the big house with their spirited exchanges. A Kood left, book was scored by the Otago man starting the unlucky round, and ho also did effective work with the right, but was cautioned for using ti "rabbit-killer." A fierce round ended to thunders of applause. They were at it again in the fourteenth, in which some rapid-fire, hard bitting was seen. McDonald landed some snappy lefts in this session, which closed to hearty applause. McDonald opened up with both hands in the last round, and landed to the head with both. Casey, however, came back with solid lefts, and the house was on its feet when the contest ended in a wild burst of cheering. The judges, Messrs. B. A. Guise and P. W. Woods, found for Casey, to whom the professional middleweight championship of the Dominion thus passed. Mr. Earl Stewart was the third man in the ring. WELTER BOXING TITLE NEW YORK, June 5. Thirty thousand people saw the Baltimore ' Italian, Joe Dundee, win the welterweight crown from Pete Latzo, the Pennsylvania miner, in a furious 15-roundl bout. The decision of the two judges and the • referee was unanimous. Dundee out-boxed and out-punched his opponent. The fight, commencing slowly, ended' in a, .whirlwind. Dundee weighted 10.3 and Latzo 10.6. TROWERN MEETS BUXTON. (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assu.) SYDNEY, June 21. Alterations have been made in Troweru's arrangements. Instead qf fighting Fowler at Leichardt on Friday," he fights Syd. Buxton at the Sydney Stadium tomorrow night.