BOXING.
'VARSITY TOURNAMENT. OTA GO AND AUCKLAND TIK. Tim inter-'Vnrsity boxinjr tnurncy was concluded Dn Saturday night in the' Town Hull, when three of the six championships were wi.n by Auckland and three by Otago. In three of the classes the boxins was well up to the averase standard, the bantams and font hers beinc distinctly eood. while tin- \vinn<-r of the heavyweights showed unusual pace for the clans an<l fair skill. Rickard, tbo Auckland bantam, won the miHlnl for the most scientific boxer. The otajro team was distinctly unlucky in that the Auckland lightweight got his win chiefly hy virtue of being allowed by his opponent t<> stand op through the final round. He had got the points in the first two rounds, but in the last one was ■well beaten and fortunate in that his opponent elected not to force the issue to a knock-out. The results were : — Bantams. — V. C. Rickard < Auckland) outpointed W. Mi-Alevey (Otapnt. Feather*.—r> M. Ferguson (Otaeo* bent W. E. Wilson (Victoria Collese', the bout boini: stopped in the fourth. Lightweights.—K. T. Henderson (Auckland) outpointed G. B. Richartlson (Victoria College). Welters.—L. Potter (Otago) outpointed D <;. Grant (Canterbury) Middles— .7. C. Willis (Auckland) otitpointed W. S. Allen (Otago). Heavies.— J. S. Bntchelnr (Otag..) outpointed <;. X. Frear (Auckland i. Mr. Frank Burns was referee.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 90, 18 April 1927, Page 13
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