BOXING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13939, 21 April 1909, Page 3

BOXING.

'GUNNER" MOIll BEATEN. By lOlectrir Telegraph. — Copyright. (Received April 21, 8.30 a. in ) LONDON. Apul '.'0 lan Hurtle knot keel out ' Onnrei Moir at fie National Spoiling Llnl in the riist round. [1 he above cable Hill iau*.i om ;/. the greatest surpn->e-> that close sdt- ' dents- ot events with the '•squared , circle" have had for a Ion;' ti'ue. Lan Hague v a burly \orksluie heavyweight boxer, with a great capacity for taking punishment, and w ltd great hitting powers. He is not. however, a scieutitic boxer, while bib iotwork, according to the latest mail advices from England, was (nr from being oi' the best. He is a comparatively recent arrhal in the prize ring, and had \ not very favourably impressed the iua- ! jority of boxing critics in London. • Yorkshire has been badly off for yood • boxers of late. That Hague nas the pet of Yorkshire did not cause his' name to be particularly prominent in the Midlands. On the other hand. "Gunner" Moir was looked upon as the best heavyweight in the I nited Kingdom. He is one o{" the strongest fighters at present boxing. A mass of muscle, he can take a great deal of punulunent and land a very colid blow. In December, 1907, he stood up to "Tomnn ' Burns for ten rounds, being then knocked out. Since that time he has improved considerably in his science and footwork. Probably it was a chance lucky blow that gave Hague the victory. — "Argus."]