GRIFFITHS BEATS HEENEY IN NINTH ROUND.

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 8, 1 August 1930, Page 3

GRIFFITHS BEATS HEENEY IN NINTH ROUND.

T FC I INH AL KNOCK-OUP. Press Association—Copyright. NEW YORK, July So. Griffiths won on a lerhiikal knock-out in a fight co-night with Tom Heeney, New Zealand heavyweight. The referee gave his decision :.u the ninth round. Heeney absorbed considerable punishment through nine unexciting rounds. The New Zeahmder wok e up in the fourth and staggered Griffiths with two heavy blows to the chin. Tom was unable to follow up his advantage and after the fifth it was a question wbetlher he could last the remainder of the route. The referee helped him 10 the corner in the ninth round, in which his eye was severely cut and th e fight was stopped and awarded t 0 Griffiths.

DONOVAN BEATS NELSON. Press Association—Copyright. NAPIER, Last Night. Ted Nelson (Australia) retired at th e end of the sixth round in a bout with Tommy Doric/an in Hast--Mgs to-night. Nelson said he had been ailing for a fortnight and was ’at the 1 time suffering se/ere pa. ns in the head. He said he would only have fallen down ill lo continued. Donovuti had a lead on points.

KELSON INJURED. Presß ABsociation—Copyright. HASTINGS, This Day. Two doctors examined Nelson after the bout and stated that he showed signs of slight concussion. i H e went over Donovan’s back in the fifth rou'ad and fell on his head.

W.L.—White Leghorns. W.W.—-White Wynrtottes. R.l.R.—Rhotl e Island Red. B.O.—Black Orpingtons. Bird Dead.

J. Magi'll 5 11 Thos. Donthwaite 7 78 G. L. Gaylard G 53 J. W. Garrick 4 32 F. A. Warren 0 53 WHITE RUNNERS. J.j 0. Law 5 12 D. M. Waddell 3 41 KHAKI CAMPBELL. J. W. Garrick 6 88 J. W. Garrick 3 46 THREE-BIRD TEAM Light Breeds. TEST.

?,£. Scanlon, AV.L. 3 0 1 4 154 G. L. Gay-lard, W.L. 0 2 2 4 199 C. N. Taplin W.L. 2 0 2 4 155 Barkers, Nolantown i W.L. 2 4 Q 9 188 J. W. Garrick, V/.L. 0 0 4 4 171 Gibbons Bros., W.L. 6 0 2 8 234 R. Cannon, W.L. 0 3 0 3 194 G. Clark, W.L. 0 4 5 14 148 THREE-BIRD TEAM TEST. Heavy Breeds. A. J. Lacey, R.I.R. i) 0 3 8 185 Gibbons Bros., W.W. 0 5 5 10 192 D. M. Waddell, B.O. 6 5 3 14 187 V. L. Gane B.O. 0 0 4 4 147 S. Paterson, B.O. 1 0 1 2 153