LOUIS V. GALENTO

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20843, 29 June 1939, Page 4

LOUIS V. GALENTO

THE FIGHT DESCRIBED CHICAGO. June 2* Galento weighed 233?1bs and 200 lb. The crowd exceeded 50,000 It was; plainly Galento’s intention to ?a*e the fight to the champion, «md .;?• landed a series of lefts and rights that drove Louis to the ropes. The negro responded with a couple of hard rightsIt was Galento’s round eas-iy. The second round found LuUis takino tf<r upper hand and he hit the challenger at will, opening bad cuts over his eyes, causing the latter to bleed profusely. Galento was fiooreo from a right and left to the face nut aro** without the count, and hung on as Louis tried to finish him. It. was lround. In the third round Galento landed a hard right, flooring Louis for • ie count of two. This was the p .;nt of the round which saw bom administer considerable punishment to each other. It was Gafen.o’s round. In the fourth round Louis landed hard rights to the face and blood spurted from Galento’s face. The champion then jabbed the contender with his left and crossed with a right to the head and then pui Galento back against the ropes with a hard right, where he hammered him with rights and lefts to the head. Galento began to sink to the canvas and the referee stopped the bout. SALESMAN IN COURT INTOXICATION CHARGE FAILS FINE IMPOSED FOR BEHAVIOUR A charge of being intoxicated in charge of a motor caravan, brought against Harry Hill, aged 45, a salesman, of Hamilton, was dismissod by Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M.. in the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, this afternoon. On a further charge of behaviour in a threatening, insulting and disorderly manner in public Hill was convicted and fined £2. , RACING AT TRENTHAM DIVISIONS IN TWO EVENTS Provision is to be made for di''.sm. ! s in the Whyte and Woburn Hftndicr.ps 3 1 Trentham on Tuesday, the fields cl present being over the safety merr/n. If divisions are run the stakes in the Whyte Handicap will be increased to £750 and the Woburn Handicap to £450 with three horses in eaoh division taking a pro rata share of the priie.