London, Jan. 27.
At Edinburgh to-day a 20 round boxing match for the heavyweight championship of the British Empice was witnessed by nearly. 20,000] people, when Phil Scott beat the Australian champion, George Cook, the latter being disqualified in the 18th round for holding.
The fight was a poor one, consisting mostly of clinching. Cook was repeatedly warned for holding. He floored Scott for a count of eight in the fourth round but after that Scott improved and led some stiff rights to the head and face and lefts to the ribs. Tt came as no surprise when the referee intervened in the 18th round and disqualified Cook for holding—Reuter
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