BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 167, 14 July 1908, Page 3

BOXING.

NORTHERN BOXING ASSOCIATION. The first carnival of the season promoted j by the Northern Boxing Association took place at His Majesty's Theatre, last evening, before a large audience. The principal event of tbe programme was the lightweight professional championship of New Zealand, for the best of fifteen rounds, between Tim Tracey, of. Wellington, and Jim Ross, of Auckland. In-addition the lightweight amateur wrestling championship of New Zealand between LesUe, of Auckland, the present champion, and Fulton, of Waikato. was also contested. Montague and Menzies, both amateurs, boxed for a trophy; and Sanderson and Godfrey gave a threeround exhibition. Mr A. Plugge acted as referee for the wrestling, and Mr Tom Brown the boxing. The arrangements in connection with tbe carnival were admirably carried out by the various officials, prominent of which were Messrs 11. Wilding, A. Hamilton, J. Trudgeon, and F. D. Yonge (secretary). Messrs J. E. Cooke, F. MacManemin, and Lindsay Cooke officiated as timekeepers. • WRESTLING.. LESLIE V. FULTON. The wrestling contest between this pair was the first Item on the "programme, the contest being the best of three ten-minute bouts, if only one fall, that to decide. In the first bout Fulton did most of the work, Leslie being content to act on the defensive, and time was called without a fall being registered. The second bout opened with some fast exchanges, and both men were within an ace of securing falls, but both showed great cleverness in extricating themselves from dangerous positions, and they went to their corners with honours easy. In the third bout Fulton was on the attack throughout, hut Leslie showed great cleverness In defence, and time was called with neither man having secured a verdict. The referee ordered another bout which was again resultless, and the verdict was a draw. Fulton weighed 9st lljlb, stripped, aud Leslie lOst 21b, with clothes. BOXING. Godfrey and Sanderson gave a threeround exhibition spar, after which Menzies and Montague appeared to box the best of six rounds for a trophy. The first round was full of fight Menzies who had au advantage iv height, having a bit the best of it. although Montague stood up and mixed it In good style. The second round had only been ln progress for 09s, when the towel was skied in Montague's corner, which saved a knock out, Menzies getting all over his opponent showing great forni, and Impressing one as likely to make a good boxer. With this decided, Tracey and Ross stepped into the ring for the contest of the evening. Tracey was seconded by H. Halley and J. Godfrey, aud Ross by Ashley and Bert .Murphy. The weights of both men were announced at 9st 81bs. When the men shaped up Tracey bore the best trained appearance, . but Boss looked a bit on the big side. The first round was unexciting, both men seeming content to take the measure of each other, and the gong sounded without any damage being done. The second round wns In favour of Tracey, Ross not fighting with the dash expected. The third round was more even, but Tracey was still holding the upper hand. The fourth round saw Tracey still maintain his advantage, getting In some telling kidney punches, which Ross made no attempt to ward off. Tracey still kept the advantage in the fifth and sixth rounds, Ross going to the floor for eight seconds. Tracey earned wellmerited applause by standing off his man when he had him In his orner. Ross was a bit tired when they came up for the seventh round, but mixed it gamely, and made his best showing of the fight fretting in one or two heavy lefts that kept Tracey thinking. The eighth round proved to be the last, tho towel being thrown in from Boss' corner after a minute and a half's fighting, and Tracey got the verdict. The showing of Ross was very disappointing throughout, nlthough Tracey well deserved his victory. After the fight Tracey remarked that Ross was a good fighter, but his condition failed him. THE GAULT-GOSLING FIGHT. EASY WIN FOR THE AUCKLANDER. (By Telegraph.—Own Corresponded.) WELLINGTON, Monday. The Wellington Opera House was packed to the doors to-night, the occasion being the Wellington Boxing Association's second tourney. Among those on the stage were hi.s Excellency the Governor, Lord Pluuket, and the Prime Minister (Sir Joseou Ward). The principal attraction of the tourney was a professional lifteen-ronud contest between A. Gault, of Auckland, and J. Gosling, of Wellington. There was little to choose in the matter of weight. Gault bringing the scales dowu at 9st 411b while Gosling's weight was Ost 31b. The first two rounds were productive of nothing which would count one way or the other In helning the referee to a final decision. If anything, they were in favour of Gosling, in the third and final round Gault allowed himself to be driven to the corner, and Gosling at once assumed the aggressive. Gault hedged along the ropes, and swung out to return a left hand jab from the Wellingtonlan. Gosling returned with a rightbam}er, which caught Gault on the back, atf_rs_pnt the Auckland man to the floor. AtV'our Gault leapt to his feet. EVen- then, though the opportunity; , [.offered. he failed to get free of the ropes, nnd Gctellng, following up, sent the Auckland man again to the door with a half arm blow under the ear. Then Gault swung in a heavy left on the face and followed with the right. Gosling was not slow to return, but another ferocious punch sent him to the ropes. Blows were exchanged quickly, and with a real PitZß.mmons from the shoulder, the Aucklander sent his man to the floor like a log, bleeding profusely from a heavy blow on the mouth. The referee counted nine, aud the Wellingtonian struggled to his feet. The light, however, was over. Gosling was dazed, and hit wildly. Gault got in with two body blows, and then the same straight from the shoulder hit caught Gosling under the point of the chin, lifting him clean off his feet. Ho remained prostrate while the referee counted him out, and, after ranking a final attempt to lift his head, collapsed with three-quarters of a minute of the third round yet to go. Gault was loudly cheered at the decision of the referee.