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HOW PETERSEN
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Mel Herms Pleased With Reception
WANTS RETURN
FIGHT
(By "Veritas").
Mel Hermi, the U.S.S. Mindanao welterweight boxer, who created a very favourable impression when he fought A. B. Robinson of the Medway in a six round contest last Saturday, is delighted with his reception by local boxing fans. "I hope the crowd enjoyed my display," he said to me this morn ing, and added that he had
himself.
MEEN'S. CAREER FINISHED
"I've Taken My Last Knock-out"
The ring career of Reggle Meen, the ex-heavy-weight champion of Great Britain, is finished.
Meen said to a reporter at Leicester: after an appeal had been made for financial assistance from the 'ring. where the big fight between Mason and Butler took place.
"I have taken my last knock-out,} and the annoying part of it is that) it was landed by a motor-car. My right arm was' badly splintered in my car accident near Malvern, and I will never fight again.
"I have to go into hospital for an- other operation soon after Christmas, and I have already spent several weeks
In hospital."
thoroughly enjoyed the ACTAP boxing promoter, in offering the
RETAINED TITLE
GEORGE COOK PUTS UP BRAVE SHOW
CHAMPION'S BOXING NOT
OF THE BEST
(By. Fred Dartnoll)
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London, Dec. 18. Jack Petersen is the bright magnet of the boxing world just now, and the Albert Hall was packed last night when he success. fully defended bis British and British Empire heavyweight titles against George Cook, the Australian, whom he beat on points. Peterson had a warm reception Cook clearly had. Petersen pussled when he entered the ring, but it did in the seventh round. The champion not equal that which halled Cook, landed four times to the stomach, but who, at the age of 37, was trying to Cook came back working for his loft wrest a championship from the holder, hook and it was surprising to see The champion, who towered over Petersen do so much boxing on the Mr. James Panter, the Leicester his opponent, made the first onset, retreat.
With his long loft stretched out, he British Boxing Board of Control a walked in rapidly and noored with So much so in fact, that he is purse of. GG0 for a British middle several leads to the face. He was anxious to secure a return boutweight championship fight between very pale, but composed, and after Jack McAvoy, the holder, and Al Cook had tried in vain to reach him with Robinson, but next tlmo Burke, to take placent Leicester, with a left hook the champion began Bent out a well-intended straight left ;
that landed flush on the mouth. He favours a ten round engagement. Bure Huntman, the manner of to score points freely.
repeated the blow and Petersen, atung Midway through the round Peter into reprisal, swung his right and as the six-rounders are too short Burke, stated that the Australian for a fellow to show what he canboxer was willing
men whizzed over a right that missed missed with such force that he fall to accept $200, really do, he explained,
{leaving £350 as McAvoy's share..
Cook's chin by inches, and as the his knees. As Petersen rose, Australian tripped over his foot and laughing, and with his guard down, fell to the door, the crowd were Cook cuffed his head and was re- under the delusion of thinking he proved for the selion by the reforce, had been knocked down.
Cook bustled into the fray merrily, and I think he won this round-his first of the fight. He aine did well in the ninth, bustling Petersen about,
Herms and Robinson showed quite enough form to warrant an. other bout, and Hongkong boxing] second time against his Mindanao fans will be delighted to see the adversary, and if the match comes In the second round Cook wong a smart American and neat English-off at the next tournament, it will vicious left hook which missed, and man again in confllet.
deserve a somewhat more impor-ho fell heavily to both knees and got Robinson has already intimated tant place on the bill than was a shaking-up that could have done his willingness to turn
a given last week's scrap.
him no good.
out
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PETERSEN'S ROUND
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IN SEM LUDIA TAL The eighth round woke up Into animation. Cook something like
In the tenth round Petersen was warned for using his wrist, but he landed a very good right and à couple of swinging lefta.
Cook had a cut under the left eye
Cook was warned early in the third round for holding, and the superior in the twelfth round, but for a man speed of Petersen was very manifest. of his years he was putting up a It seemed to me that the Welshman game fight. One had an impression was holding himself in a bit. The that Peterson was taking things veteran, however, had a surorise for easily, but Cook went after him on his rival at the start of the fourth the ropes, and, with a right to the round. Petersen was edging in to body, sent the champion momentarily wards his man with a fein! when to the floor. Petersen got up and suddenly Cook lashed out a left hook laughed, but the round was Cook's. and connected. This round, I thought won even.
The fifth round commenced with Cook getting his left hook home twice in rapid succession. Petersen, who should have been prepared for this, appeared annoyed, and shot a left to the stomach and a right to the head. It was Petersen's round, but he did nothing very impressive.
The Welshman did more direct hit ting in the sixth mound, but Cook, who looked quite his years now and were a rather drawn expression, kept stag- ing a gallant raily that pleased the crowd.
In the 13th round Cook permitted himself a smile as he landed a right to the body at close quarters. ́ Peler- son's boxing hereabouts was nothing to boast of.
Petersen collected his points with care now and made good use of the ring, but midway through the 14th round he landed" n crushing right which split Cook's nose and sent him' to the floor. It was a neor thing. With blood streaming down his face, Cook sturdily battled away under á hail of applause and everybody was delighted that the gallant old warrior weathered this round, and the last.
NEW WELTER CHAMP:
BUTLER'S VICTORY HAILED BY
A STÓRM OF BOOING
London, Dec. 20. out in the concluding, stagen." There was a surprise ending to the Butler stated: "This has been a welter-weight championship contest wonderful night for Leicestershiro and between Harry Mason and Pat Butler myself. I had him on the_run_about_ at Leicester last night. Butler was the middle of the contest, and while awarded the verdict on points and a Mason la very crafty boxer, I think storm of bacing Immediately broke out I managed in the last rounds to pull in all parts of the hall. The booing back his points advantage. It was a continued for several minutes after great fight. I am prepared now to the boxers had left the ring.
meet for the title anyone whom the Board may nominate,"
It was not until the fourth round that Butler got home a really telling blow, and in the following round thi champion weathered a bad spell.
Builer remained aggressive, but Mason made him misa badly and kent Inn scoring with his counters. In the ninth round Butler's youth began to tell, and he evened matters un à little, In the next round he cut loose and { staggered Mason with a right and left
to the Jaw.
NEWS IN COUNTY CRICKET
Captain Re-elected: Santall Benefit
of
In the twelfth round the strain was evidently telling on Mason. But the Cyril F. Walters, the England champion continued to evade bla rival cricketer was re-elected captain and brilliantly, and he rande him miss with secretary
Worcestershire. wild swings. Mason tock the next County Club at the annual meeting. round, and in the Inst two rounds The Hon. Charles J. Lyttelton. son Butler's efforts to land a knock-out of Lord Cobham, himself a forner we leverly countered, Mason scoring player for the county, was elected neatly.
vice-captain.
In the foal round Mason was warn. Warwickshire County C.C.' have (pel for holdin landed three hard set apart the match with Sussex at lofts to the head, and his youthful. Birmingbon. on July 20, 22 and 23 challenger was evidently aware that as a beneft for F. R. Santall. be had passed through A strenuous As the result of "pecial efforts the time.
Northamptonshire County C.C. have Mason, in an interview with the rostre £297 which rum, torcher "News Chronicle." anid: "I was with that of $1,518 derived from the never so dumb-founded in all my life. 'Australians' tour, will materially bein I thought I had piled up a good points the balance sheet. It is honed that advantage in the opening rounds, and a first-class coach will be secured for f I cannot see that Rutler wiped this next season,
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