BOXING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20128, 23 April 1928, Page 4

BOXING

OFF TO THE STATES TOM HEENEY’S FAREWELL. VISIT TO HIGH COMMISSIONER (A. & N.Z.) LONDON, April 20. Heeney, who is leaving for America on Tuesday, called on Sir James Parr, who wished him well in the name of New Zealand. The High Commissioner said that the eyes of all New Zealand were on Heeney and the people of the Dominion were confident that he would uphold his country's reputation. | Sir James Parr and Heeney were photographed shaking hands on the roof of New Zealand Building in the Strand. AT LEICHARDT STADIUM McDonald beats monson (A. & N.Z.) SYDNEY, April 21. Lackie McDonald (Use I'.lb) outpointed Ted Monson (list s|lb) over fifteen, rounds for the middle-weight championship of Australia at Leichhardt Stadium last night. The New Zealander scored well with rights to the head, and opened both Monson’s eye in the eighth and floored him for nine in the twelfth round. Monson fought back well from the twelfth, but the New Zealander’s superior boxing enable him to gain a majority of points. The decision was well received. According to the Australian papers McDonald was able to contest the Australian championship because he was born in the Commonwealth. FOR SOUTH AFRICA REG. TROWERN DEPARTS WHANGAREI, April 21. Reg. Trowern left Whangarei to-day to catch the first steamer for South Africa. This is the outcome of the following cable received from the National Sporting Club, Johannesburg:—“ All Blacks play at Johannesburg on .Tune 8 and July 2; fight on these dates; come first boat.”

A NEW PLYMOUTH BOUT ARTIE HAY’S VICTORY. F Per Press Association. ] NEW PLYMOUTH, \pril 2S. Artic Hay, of Hastings, New Zen* land welter champion, defeated Dick Loveridge, of Taranaki on points last night. Loveridge fought sluggi hly, appearing stale, and Hay piled up a substantial margin of points against him. The match attracted a good house.

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