Another Big
BRITISH
RUGBY TEAM'S NARROW WIN
NATAL BEATEN
BY 15-11
Fight
Fiasco
M'Grory Overweight For Title Bout
CAPLAN EARNS DRAW AT CATCH-WEIGHTS
LONDON, AUGUST 17.
BOXER HAS LOST CHAMPIONSHIP
the Britons attacked continuously. Boyle was almost over after a three- (By AIR MAIL)
quarter movement, but he was thrown Maritzburg, August 17. into touch in the corner. Natal came Although showing better form than more into the picture later, and as in their last match, the British Rugby they pressed, Grieve was repeatedly touring team only narrowly defeated prominent by repulsing forward Natal by 15 points to 11 here to-day. I rushes.
THROUGH INABILITY TO MAKE THE PROPER WEIGHT. The Britons appeared to play better The home side missed a couple of JOHNNY M'GRORY, HOLDER OF THE BRITISH FEATHER- together, and every man pulled his good chances when C. Bastard twice weight in a hard, open game which was failed with penalty kicks from good WEIGHT CROWN, SHOULD HAVE DEFENDED THE TITLE notable for many thrills.
positions. Then M'Kibben broke AGAINST BENNY CAPLAN, OF. LONDON, AT SHAWFIELD Combined movements by the through well, but his pass to Unwin, PARK, GLASGOW, LAST NIGHT. THE FIGHT TOOK PLACE, three-quarters were rare because who was on his own, went astray: BUT AT CATCH-WEIGHTS, FOR M'GRORY WEIGHED IN AT
was later put through by of the terrific tackling by the home Unwin
he 9 ST. 4 LBS., AND THE FEATHER-WEIGHT LIMIT IS 9 ST. Reynolds, and after a good run side, but Reynolds and M'Kibben just got over as he was tackled on the were both responsible for occasion-line. Taylor struck the post with his al good breaks. Boyle was unable kick. to get the better of Lyster, but he stuck to his task with great ten-
acity, and repaid the compliment by not letting Lyster pass him.
The forwards all worked very hard, with Walker, Waters, and Mayne out
play of hooking, and won by far the greater share of the scrums. Grieve repeatedly emerged with distinction from some difficult situations.
NARROW ESCAPES
Less than two months ago Benny Lynch, then holder of the World, European, and British Fly-weight Championships, was 6% Natal reduced the lead five minutes lbs. overweight for what should have been a title fight with, Jackie after the re-start, when Heenan land- Jurich, the American. For Lynch the penalty was loss of all three ed a penalty goal from 45 yards, championships, and M'Grory will pay similarly for his inability to following a serum infringement by pass the scales. the Britons. The home side played with great determination, and the
Unwin and Reynolds saving on occasions with fine kicks.
standing, Travers gave a fine dis-British line had some narrow escapes, After Caplan had weighed in two at 9 st exactly the feather- weight poundage Mr. Charles Giles transferred play to the other end when he "gold the dummy" to two Donmall, secretary of the Bri- opponents before passing to Reynolds, tish Boxing Board of Control, who kicked ahead. Boyle gained said: "The feather-weight title possession, and as he was tackled by Egner, kicked ahead for Reynolds to is now vacant, with Caplan the touch down, Taylor again struck the chief contender.” post with his kick.
The British team won by four tries and a penalty goal to one goal and two penalty goals, It was their
twelfth success in seventeen matches.
WELL GROUNDED The British side began by winning the serums and pinning Natal in their own half; but the home backs defended stoutly, and both Reynolds and Kibben were well grounded times in the first ten minutes
M'-
the
Caplan's manager expressed opinion that his man should become
After the weigh-in, which took
LINEOUT SUPERIORITY The British side increased their several lead when Travers dived over follow-champion, because of M'Grory's fai-place in the open air in the Em- as they ing a line-out. This time M'Kibben lure to make the weight, but the pire Exhibition grounds, M'Grory attempted to break through. Taylor took the kick, and he also failed to Control Board's rule on the matter stated that he had decided to move opened the scoring for the tourists convert. with a penalty goal from 25
again is plain:"A championship can be up into the light-weight division. yards, Superiority in the line-out
to the Britons when the home side were
over. get
lost by default, forfeit, or inability penalised enabled
POOR ATTENDANCE
for offside.
Cromey, gaining possession, passed to pass the scale, but a championship
the Following the sensation in The British forwards played with into to Walker, who was tackled
can only be won in a contest." Waters pounced on the great determination and vigour, and the line.
somewhat afternoon, there was a rattled the home backs. As Seymour bail and scored an unconverted try. As Caplan has been deprived of
the
poor attendance. The boxers took dropped
Walker a pass from Todd,
Natal played up strongly in booted the ball ahead, then picked it up closing stages, and Heenan easily se an opportunity of securing the title, the ring at catch-weights, and and passed to Taylor, whose good run cured a penalty goal from 25 yards. the Board will no doubt match him over 15 rounds served up an inter- The was spoiled when he dropped the ball. Shortly afterward, Fairweather got with another contender in a cham-esting, if not thrilling, bout.
GRIEVE PROMINENT
over after gathering a cross kick from
referee, Mr. Ben Hardwicke, Wales, The Natal line was threatened
as W. Bastard, and Heeman converted. pionship match.
declared a. draw at the close.
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The Londoner went off to a flying start. He is favoured with a cap- able left hand, and he employed it well. It was repeatedly shot to M'Grory's face, and for the first two rounds the Scot had little to show in reply. The Glasgow boxer came more into the picture in the third. He hooked punches repeatedly, and with a left hook to the jaw he put Caplan on-the canvas. The London- er was up at the count of one, and he was in to further trouble.
M'Grory was hard at it in the fourth, attacking in rugged man- ner, and using both hands in fine style. There were times when Caplan was glad to make full use of the wing.. In the fifth he Was punched into a neutral corner, but by clever defence he extricated him-- self.
· EYE PUFFED
M'Grory's right eye was a trifle puffed in this session, but it was not troublesome, and throught the fight it did not get any. worse. M'Grory crossed his right. to the head in the sixth, but Caplan- was - not persurbed, and he came back fighting well with his long left.
There were no great¬variations in the fight, and the middle-rounds tended to be somewhat dull. M'Grory's punching was not as ac- curate as usual, and Caplan never seemed in any great danger. In facti: towards the end the Londoner was putting in the batter work. The last three sessions; were most pro- fitable for him, and they went far to bring about the draw which came his way.