SPARGO WINS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 936, 9 February 1917, Page 2

SPARGO WINS.

A QUEER OPPONENT. Another Aiiieiicu.ii b...\er. " Freddy '' Kjn-k. a feather-weight, made his introduction t.i a Melbourne ring at the Stadium on Saturday (-ays the Molliourne '• Age" of January 21) |. His rxhitiiiion left many impressions. At one stage he was the hilarious schoolboy out fur fun and a little devilry; at another period he was the highly-strung boxer, smarting under pain, hut ready to show a rival that he was not a diiace. Iu several rounds his actions were those of a promising youth who had just stepped o.;t of a boxing nursery; vet in others In- showed punches of a quality that won for hint groat praise. He has also strange mannerisms and queer action-. On two occasion* he carried Spargo, his opponent, oil his shoulders as a luni|iei would a bag of wheat from a truck to the ship's hold. He even poked out lri* touguc; the smile was on his face at the time, consequently the incident can be passed over as a little side show. But perhaps from a Ixixing point of view his best was when he > claimed the gloves and appealing!}* looked to the referee to bring censure on Spargo when he himself was the culprit. This was frequently done. To critically deal with the merit of the youth mi his first showing would bo unfair. His boxing fell far below that of Spargo, and Spargo was not his real self; consequently, a fair line as to Kink "s ability is shown. But one must believe that the American is capable of fr;r Letter things. Up is splendidly moulded, is enthusiastic, shows fine defence with head and feet (the head, particularly J. and can take punishment. Spargo was at him often, and the hurricane was sip strong in the fourteenth and fifteenth rounds that the referee kindly saved him from a probable count out by declaring Spargo the winner before the sixteenth round was entered upon. Enck is a strange lad in a strange land, and no doubt he will do much better when he knows Australia and Australian boxers better. He wants confidence, and. orne he-gets it, may turn out a second Fanning, who, it will be remembered, made himself a laughing stock in his ojiening mat.-h, but eventuatlv won a good name for himself.