BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 230, 28 September 1922, Page 5

BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

AUSTRALASIAN FINALS. three auckland wins. McDonald outpointed. fßy O»hlf. -Tress AssOriilloii.—C\>ii,vrlpht.i .Received O.riO a.m.i HOBART, ihi< .lay. .' A great crowfl witnessed the finals of a the Australasian boxing championship*. ] All the contests except the heavyweight ' were exciting and close. New Zealanders won the welter, feather, and middle divisions, putting up a. brilliant showing. T. Hansen iNew Zealand) was ' stronger than T. Neilson lyuecnslandi in the welter weight contest, and had (■lightly the better of a good light. The ' NW Zealander used both hands effec- ' tively, particularly his snappy right. hi the feather-weight divitiion. ('. I'imly (New Zealand* was hard preyed j to lx-a< B. Ristuccia I Victoria), who was | very lively. The New Zealander scored principally with right and left swing*. , proving himself a cleaner and more experiene.ed boxer. He won by the nur- ( ro«'(-»t of marjrin*. f McDonald (New Zealand i and Thorn- g son (X.S.W.). lightweight linalists, ' t proved the best contest of the evening. y The New Zealander fought fiercely v throughout. Thomson had the belter of the first two rounds, but McDonald out- j stayed him, using both hands with telling'effect. They could not lie separated, and were ordered to box an extra round. I Thomson hit mon- desperately and j cleaner than his opponent, and won by i a very narrow margin. Tin- mon were ! cheered. The middleweight bout between X. j Mcale (New Zealand i and \V. Smith i (Queensland) was another preai r" with the New Zealander nhowin;; more 8 s<-ic>nc«. Smith kept, him jroinK hard t throughout, but he fought cleverly, doins; j most of the leading, following m> with snappy right" to ihe body and facr. , In the bantams Peet was too vigorous | and lively for Nolan. ( The heavyweight contest »,i« disap- ( pointing. M. Killeen (Victoria! hohig . unable to hit the giant Brancourt (V.S.W.I. who did nio»t of fie scoring. ] ami won on points.—lA. and N.Z. Cable.) f

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS. \

i HOBART. SepternlK>r 27. Tii.- AiKtralanian amaicur hoxiiip eon- j fer«iee mot to-day. Mr. Dawson. ■>' New Z*a.lanrl, submitted :\ proposal Uy j win.* the eirelo of States should be", reduced, but it WB« BJTTPeiI. in lieu Uihereof, to rerxmimend to th : - assi)oiation j y that the Australasian ehampionehips hp j., held p\prr two years in?tend "( every { year, a» at present: niso that a series j of State v'.iampioiiKhip- lie hold every preceding year by all States lit present ] under the agreement.- (A. and N.Zi (