BOXING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2650, 4 November 1909, Page 6

BOXING.

SQUIRES AND LANG

Australians files to. hand to-day show that Squires was considered very unlucky to lose in his contest with Lang for the heavy-weight boxing champion-; ship of Australia. He had Burns, exchampion of the world, as .his chief second, and'boxed with great judgment, being easily a winner on points right up to the eighteenth round. He then lost count of the rounds, and m the next round believed that it was the last. Me was badly exhausted, -but managed to get through the round, and thought ho had won on points, which, at that starry. he certainly had. When he found there was another round to go he was amazed, and when hit early m the round by Lang fell, and was counted out—exhausted, rather than knocked out. Squires had all the best of the contest, and was far too clever tor Lang, whoso exhibition was very disappointing to his friends. On several occasions Squires was within _an ace of winning on a knock-out, but had had luciC'rit is interesting to note that oxygen: 'was administered to Squires every round after the sixteenth, and appears to have had a good effect, but its stimulating influence passed away after a minute or so. Another match at Sydney in December is probable.