BOXING CHAMPIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 174, 24 July 1923, Page 6

BOXING CHAMPIONS.

_ _ :- ! AUCKLAND TEAM ÜBAVXXa. MR. FRANK BURNS A JUDGE. ' The selected team of amateur boxers who are to represent Auckland on Pri-1 day and Saturday nights, when the t North Island boxing championships will B be held at Napier, will leave to-night is by the Main Trunk express. d Only one alteration has been made C in the personnel of the team as published m on Thursday last. Unfortunately the 'k alteration concerns a boxer of whom r< much was hoped—Prangley. the welter- , weight champion. This boxer, who made : something of a name for himself by knocking out his three opponents, two *• in the first round and one in the second, " when the Auckland championships were *i held last week, is at present in bed t suffering with a fairly bad attack of d influenza, and is consequently unable to k make the trip. He has been replaced «' by G. Buckley, another welter who t fought at the local championships. * The rest of the team are well. They .J all worked out at the Parnell gymnasium last night and appeared to be in the pink of condition. • Mr. Frank Burns, referee for profes- * sional fights under the Northern Boxing ™ Association, who assisted with ■ the refereeing at the championships, has been selected as a judge for the North " Island gathering, and he will leave with * the team this evening. Mr. W. E. Dervan, manager of the team, and Mr. Henry Donovan, the official trainer, will also accompany the j Auckland representatives. g The team is as follows: —Flyweight, t J. utiulnvau; bantam-weight, G. Cammick; feather-weight, Charlee Purdy jj (Australasian champion; light-weight, , (i. Brown: welter-weiprht. G. Buckley . (vice A. Prangley); middleweight, R. j Meale (Australasian champion); light-..tavy-veigut, A. Firth. , ===== i!