BOXKING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 166, 13 July 1907, Page 12

BOXKING.

Tim Murphy has suffered, anpt^-g feat at the hands of a fellow Zealander, Ruenalf, who beat iia *' Broken Hill after a tough fight-SCunh was giving away lrlbs. r? ■ • Sitries will be received on l£ondi» night, at the Royal Albert Hall^t 7 - the amateur championships to take'pW the sth and 6th of August. Theft 2 prize for all events j≤ a five guinea and the second prize, two guineas^

The final in the ten stone an«fiSjij competition betwkeen Metcalf and Him. ter, will come off on nest MondsvWfore the Grey-Gault match. . vt 01

The featherweight professionaTchant. r - : ''- pionship of New Zealand will take next Monday night in the Eoval AMrf ■■■ Hall, between Albert Grey, * the I known, cross-country horseman, and W I Gault, the local champion. Grey's rete. I tation as a boxer throughout Austral" " is well-known; his fight with O'KeULS Sydney, some two years ago, proved Ma to be a plucky fighter. ;•. v=

The Northern Boxing AssodatioiTm < holding the Auckland teur Championships at the Royal i]W Hall on Monday, July 22nd, when -.tie public will be given an opportunity of seeing the best material the ■{. distrkt can produce. Several previous yeaitf champions have expressed their/vnHmj, ness to again defend their titles tto year, while many new competitors in the district have "been in hardUrauuig for the coming events, and-, from- .hear, say, should put up a very oeffitshie stand for championship winners for 1906 championships jjg; McConnell, heavyweight; T. Lewi, ait dleweight; A. Blewden, Godfrey, featherweight; and J.'-VTari bantamweight. In addition t<o-*nifflß» the title for 1906, McConnell aad'lilw. den also won their respective titys-jfr 1905, and, should they again carry jff the title this year, they "will have to, formed a most creditable feat.'jtva quite expected that Blewdeii, .who' hts put on condition since he returned froa England, will this year be seen middleweight division, and his mwtaw with Lewis should prove a most intefe& ing event. ' f'.-^'T.'. ' In order that a correct dedsiou Iβ given in the championship contests tte Association has decided to'have two judges and a referee. The prizes/tp !be awarded are: First, medal or. (optional), value £33/; second, tirb])Jiy, value £2 2/. From this touTnainent'ita "Association will elect the Tepresei&i. tives for the New Zealand .(SMripjofi. ships, to be held in Auckland undo , tiie supervision of the Northern Asspoatioil, on the 17th and 19th August. 'TOKagton. Association are holding a ianiral on 24th July, and it is that Godfrey and Sanderson w3l;jßinig; down and take part in their prqpinnne. Godfrey will meet Gosslmg'S>£vti\ round contest for.a purse of Sanderson will compete in the'Sqateiir featherweight championship divjeipii.^.