BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 167, 17 July 1922, Page 8

BOXING.

WAIHI TOURNAMENT. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WAIHI, this nay. A successful tournament under the auspi.es of the YVaihi Boxing Association was held iv the King's Theatre on Saturday evening, visiting competitors hailing from Auckland, Thames, Uotorua and Morrinsville. The Waihi boys notched three wins and a draw, results being as follow:— Fly-weight*.—.FiojM iV.:'.i flincht v draw with r. Broadfoot (O.IOJ). li.-intam-weights.—C. McCarthy (S.Ti :beat O'Brien. Thames. (S.'K Xcii t her-weigh is.—f. Broadfoot. Waihi (8.7 i. beat .1. McCarthy <S.o>: T. Collins IS.IHI bciii I). McDonald. Morrinsville ,0.41. Ught-weiglits.-'L. Leach c.t.tii and ltatt Nelson IiMP fought 11 draw: W. L. Ci.llcdge. Wiiihi c>. I. beat M. .McDonald, Kotorua (0.131. Welter-weights.- Shergold. Walhi ilO.'Ji. beat IS. "Hade HU.UI. THE GKETMOXTTH TEAM. ißy Telegraph.—Press Association.) (iREYMOUTII. this day. Consequent upon the results of Saturday's tourney the following team has been chosen to represent the Greymonth Boxing Association sit the South Islam! championships .- Tiinnru: — Bantam. S. Kerr (Blackball): feather-weight. A. I'arcoe (Grey): lightweight. .1. Nelson iGrey): welterweight. L. O'Neill iGroyi: middle-weight. 1.. o'Xeill (Grey). POOI.ET MATCHED AGAIN. The New Plymouth Boxing Association has matched Albert Pooley. oC Auckland, to fight Cyril Whitaker. of. Wellington, at New Plymouth on August 11. Paul Hannah has arrived in Auckland to complete preparation for his bout with Jack Keenan here on July 2.1. Hannah will work out at Cadman's cyni. every afternoon, while Keenan is doing his sparring work at the Parnell gym. in the evenings, starting at 7 p.m. The amateur bouts in connection with the Hannah-Keenan match will include the country lads. Brown (Frnnkton). naggie (Ngaruawahia) and Reeves iWhangareii, matched against local amateurs.