BOXING

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 173, 2 July 1931, Page 6

BOXING

BOUT AUHAWERA AND JOHN FIGHT A r DRAW r. • • >L_i. '' The attendance at the fight between Joey Thomas < YmericjU and iHarry Johns (Auckland) at tl Ha<wera Opera House last night was not ■large. The cootest was fairly open, ,‘and the referee, Mr. Ned Perry, of Wellington, announced a draw, a decision which met with a mixed reception. Thomas had a slight advantage in height ,and reach, but this was 1 irge•ly compensated for by the extra poundage of the Aucklander, who healed fist. 71b to bis opponent’s Ost. 4|lb. They were in marked contrast as they facgcl each other for the opening round. Thomas fair and his opponent dark. Their styles, too, •Were dissimilar, Thomas being Content to; make use of his height and reach as far as possible, while Johns Varied ’his stance, frequently crouch=sd low.and filing some solid punches right low down, though at times the Iract.ice resulted in his running into a .solid’ 'right! Johns was also inclined to use the open glove, and was cautioned several times. Both showled clever footwork. During the interval trophies were "presented to the amtenr.s. hv Ur.’ WM Thomson, president of the Hawe-a Boxing Association. The arrangements Wore well carried out. by the tsual Hawera toumev officials. T Jhe Preliminaries ? P. OlShea. Ohangai. 8.3: had a fyjpg start against T. Whatnougfi. Wanganui. -5.45, and as succeeding exchanged were fairly even this enabled Mm to win. Finl»v, Ohangai. 10.10. heat J, ■bonald. Wanganui, 9.9. on noir*t«. I The best of the three Wanganui ijonts was provided by Blank. Wanganui. lb.B. and McTaggart, Manutahi, 11.6. Though giving a lot of weight away PMuk came back well, using a 3?ft to the body effectively. He gained a well-merited decision, y* Qr-Talbot, Eltham, 9.4. beat B. Turner, Waitara, 9.4, on points. •After two rounds of heavy if not particularly scientific milling B. SChwieters (Eltham). 11.2, retired ifrom his fight ' with P. Roguski

IlStratford), 11.2. |B& f i°9 limick science for B. Wills, Hawera, |ji.2. ; • .. *. ,J " ,: s^T^^rr-: —- <? ” -