BOXING

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 13924, 7 March 1913, Page 7

BOXING

PORTER BEATS MAXWELL. BV "VICTOR.” I/fii Porter and Allan Maxwell met In a 15-round match at Elthnm last evening for a i!SO purse, and a fine contest ended in a win for Porter. The result come as a - surprise •to many E!tham and Hawera enthusiasts, as Maxwell’s splendid showing against Hcgarty recently was thought U> , make hi--, prospects against Porter look very rosy. However, Porter put wp a fine battle in his engagement with Trnscott last Friday, and many of those who saw the Hastings man in that match fancied his 'chance. „ No details of the contest are to hand, the only news being a private wire stating: “Porter heat Maxwell, Porter (Syd.) beat Thomas.”