THE MARLBOROUGH TOURNEY.

NZ Truth, 15 March 1924, Page 11

THE MARLBOROUGH TOURNEY.

i Some Interesting Bouts. r The Marlborough Association held an - amateur tourney last week. 3 The bout between E. Wilson » (Blenheim) and j". Stewart (Wel- . l'ngton) was a pood one. Stewart was matched to fight at lOst 51bs but only i weighed m at 9.11%. Wilson was much > stronger, weight telling. The referee j stopped the fight after Stewart was r down the second time for 7. The blow . had the appearance of a foul, but it t was a legitimate one, being /struck . when Stewart was ducking. He fell ,' forward, the glove following the head to the floor. f The bout Rodda v. Chocolate Ilobson . was a delightful exhibition of boxing, Rodda. being the stronger, forced thc fight, but Hobson showed the fans what footwork and a moveable head were. Rodda m the last round was forcing hard, but Ilobson was toe elusive, winning by a fair margin oi points. In the last round Rodda shol a left to tho solar plexus that looked like a foul. It was not. Hobson backmoved, and tho glove slipped below th< y belt. The referee stopped the fight foi - a few seconds giving Hobson siighi o respite. Tho blow was clearly acclS dental. Carroll. North Island bantam chams pion. and Adaniß proved a whirlwind - affair, especially In tho last round - The decision went to Carroll by a fail '. bargln of points. The crowd gave une .stinted applause to a fine, fast exhibly t-on of boxing. o The loapa v. Spiers fight did no : eventuate as loapa weighed m at 10.1 a He was matched at 9.0. his mentor c I Denny Murphy, giving that us tin :» weight. It was an unfortunate occur ronco as tho Association were put t« - some expense to get them there for n< - end. The secretary explained the po.sl i. ' tion to the audience who must be cony d j pllmented on the sporting way thej _w_nn_Mn_«_i

took the decision not to proceed with the match. "It is suggested that Hobson v. Spiers would be an excellent match at a future date. The Wellington boys .are loud m their praise of the reception accorded them by the public and appreciate the manner m which the Association treated them m providing lawn tickets for the last day of the races as well as being liberal with expenses.