Beating Risko, Cook May Fight T. Heeney

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 693, 19 June 1929, Page 9

Beating Risko, Cook May Fight T. Heeney

BATTLE AT BOSTON AMERICAN LOSES ON FOUL (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 9.5 a.m. NEW YORK, Tuesday. George Cook, the Australian heavyweight, was substituted for Jim Maloney against Johnny Risko (Cleveland) and defeated the American on a foul in the fifth round. A S a further result of Maloney’s eye ■7A- Injury, which caused him to stand down, there isf a possibility that Cook may again substitute for him and fight Tom Heeney (New Zealand) at Philadelphia on June 24. Negotiations are also believed to be completed for Cook to fight Young Stribling at Kansas City on July IS. In this evening’s bout Risko was slightly the favourite. The weights were: Cook, 13st 6 Jib Risko, 13st

silb. They fought on fairly even terms in the first round, both men missing frequently. Risko landed a hard right to Cook’s body. In the second round Cook went down, claiming a foul, but the referee disallowed it, and as the Australian rose Risko rushed him, landing lefts and rights to the body. Cook appeared to be hurt. It was Risko’s round. APPEAL FOR LOW BLOW Risko continued to lead in the third round, although the Australian was proving effective with both hands. Risko, however, was punishing his opponent’s face. In the fourth round Risko landed hard lefts to the body, pounding the Australian on breaks from the clinches. Cook tried forcing the fight and he stepped in to take a terrific right, which appeared to land in the region of the heart, and another to the body. Cook claimed that he had been hit low, but did not appear to be hurt, and remained on his feet. COOK BADLY HURT Between the fourth and fifth rounds Cook’s seconds unsuccessfully tried to get the referee to examine Cook. The Australian started the fifth round with a rush, and Risko landed a left hook to the body and Cook went down. The blow was clearly low, for the referee immediately stopped the bout, declaring that the Australian had been fouled. When Cook went down in the fifth round he was obviously badly burt. The referee in the second round had started to count over the Australian, although he was apparently in pain, and protesting that he had been hit low. Cook in the fourth round was staggered by a blow which he had also | claimed to be a foul, but the referee 1 motioned him to continue the fight, ; and Risko upon this apparently saw j the opportunity for a knock-out and I drove Cook to the ropes, hitting him ! with both hands, but he failed to 1 make his attack good, as the bell intervened.