BOXING.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18167, 4 November 1930, Page 8

BOXING.

TE AROHA ASSOCIATION. PROFESSIONAL CONTEST. ■. \ ’MacDONALD DEFEATS BROAPFOO? Despite counter-attractions thers was a large and enthusiastic attendance at the Theatre Royal, Te Aroha, to witness the Broadfoot-Lackie MacDonald contest and the seven ama- , teur bouts, which made up an excellent programme. The general arrangements by the committee w’ere very complete, and keen contests were the order of the evening throughout. Mr Dick Meale officiated as referee, and Mr E. C. Wykes was announcer. Results;— J. Mudgway, Waihi, v. R. Hamilton.—This midget contest was one of hard-hitting throughout, both' boys putting in excellent work. Mudg-*-way forced most of-the fighting, but Bowler stood his ground well and registered clever blows. The award went to the latter. B. Butler (Morrinsville), 10.3, v. C. Farmer (Te Aroha) i 10.12; four rounds of two minutes.—ln the first round Farmer went in for in-fighting, • while Butler registered clever uppercuts. In the second round Butler made swinging misses, but made up with heavy left and right blows. The third saw vigorous hitting, with Farmer forcing the fight vigorously; and in the final Farmer; sent Butler , over to the ropes with a heavy'right swing. The latter retaliated with y~> body blows and lefts to head, .and gained the verdict. • T. Chandler (Okoroire), 11.3, v. Ted Brown (Paeroa), 11.12.,—Vigorous hitting ruled in the first roqnd, ? in which Brown appeared to have slightly the upper-hand. Round two saw Brown forcing the pace, Chandler replying with telling lefts to face. In the next Chandler .was seen to advantage with rights and lefts and with in-fighting. Heavy slogging by both ended this round. The fourth opened with Chandler taking up the aggressive, his condition being solid. He landed several right and left swings „ successfully, his opponent palpably tiring. Chandler was adjudged the winner amid applause. L. Palmer (Matamata), 9.9, v. F. Scott (Okoroire), 9.9. —Fast and furious hitting predomniated in the first round, there being little to choose between the contestants. . Clean and fast hitting ruled in the next, - both showing clever foot work. Scott’ went down twice in the third round, and victory went to Palmer. J. Campbell (Okoroire), 10.2, v. O’Connor (Patetonga),' 10.11.—Campbell started off with heavy right swings. ’ O’Connor registering telling straight jab:s. Honours -were fairly even in the first round,.-and in .the next both competitors . ’/registered clever hitting. O’Connor ..put in some telling lefts to the jaw in, the next, but Campbell stood his ground admirably, and made several smart uppercuts. In the final both went out- te win, and heavy fighting ensued, with Campbell the aggressor. - His right . swings found their mark, and he gained the verdict. B. Bowler (Hamilton), 8.5, v. E. Mudgway (Waihi), B.ll.—Bowler forced the fight with straight rights to face, Mudgway replying with right and left swings. In the next Bowler continued in-fighting, but was cleverly side-stepped more than once by Mudgway, who in the third round put in effective work to body. Mudgway’s elusiveness caused Bowler to m|ss several times in the fourth, and honours being practically equal. A fifth round was ordered, when very fast f and vigorous blows were exchanged, and excitement ran high. The award went to Bowler, who was loudly cheered. MacDonald, 11.7, v. Broadfoot, 11.9. Broadfoot started off with hard hitting rights to jaw, MacDonald replying with upper-cut lefts. In round number two in-fighting with heavy body blows was the rule, Broadfoot registering some telling hits to jaw, while MacDonald missed many by doging tactics, and replied with clean hitting to face. Broadfoot swung very heavy left blows to face very affectively, while MacDonald was seen to advantage with quick following up and fast rights and lefts. In the fourth round Broadfoot led off with heavy blows to right and left ribs, and changing his tactics registered attacks to jaw and head, MacDonald taking punishment gamely, and registering clean blows to jaw. Broadfoot made several misses from swings, while MacDonald registered good work at in-fighting. Two heavy lefts by Broadfoot found their mark on MacDonald’s jaw, the latter replying with quick upper-cuts. . Broadfoot had a little the better of the sixth round with well directed biows to right and left and also to body, and in the seventh MacDonald forced the onslaught determinedly, but Broadfoot registered the heavier blows, and finished up strongly. Straight jabs by MacDonald and quick upper-cuts by Broadfoot were leaving points in the eighth round, the contost being fairly even at this stage. A swinging right by Broadfoot- sent MacDonald to his knees in the ninth, but the latter evened up by quic> blows to jaw and head, and hau somewhat the best of this round, his opponent showing signs of the severity of the contest. "The final round saw fast and vigorous lighting, but the pace told, and misses by- both .were very frequent. MacDonald drove Broadfoot to the rOpes on several occasions and registered punching blows to face. Amid vociferous applause Lachie MacDonald was proclaimed the winner. This contest was rightly acknow- >" lodged to be one of the best yet seen in Te Aroha.