Samoan Fighter Loses
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On Points
TUNA SCANLAN, middleweight
champion of Samoa, who arrived m New Zealand in April with a record of 12 knock-outs in 14 pro fessional boxing contests, was de feated on points by Wellington boxer Billy Beazley in Auckland Town Hall on August 21.
Soon after his arrival in New Zealand, Scanlan knocked out Ulf Christensen, a top man in the middleweight class, and the fans were picking Scanlan as probable winner of the latest contest.
Though Scanlan seemed to have the upper hand and came near downing Beazley in the second round, Beazley was saved by the bell. From there on, Beazley gained points through skilful defence to the end of the bout. t Two West Samoan Agriculture Department search teams collected and destroyed in 10 square miles round Apia a record number of rhinoceros beetles—39,o3B —during July. The beetles were in many breeding places but mainly in rot ting vegetation and sawdust.