TE AWAMUTU BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 234, 4 October 1927, Page 13

TE AWAMUTU BOXING.

WAIKATO COMPETITIONS. I X 'LSON DISQUALIFIED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) , TE AWAMCTU, Monday. ? Youns Mori's Institute held a very" successful amateur ho-ir.- >1. ment in the Empire Theatre this evening. Fourteen bouts were staged. Co:>ors were from all pari.- the \V.;i •••'• snd comprised the host -«■ th<*ir respective weisrhts. Some very keen and even boutresulted. The referee was Mr. Dick Meale. of Auckland. I Adams (Te Awamutu). 4.13. beat on points Elliott (Frankton). 5.0. A. Dick (Te Await>utu), 3.2, beat on points Bradley (Frankton). 5.4. Kelly (Te Awani"' " 1 >n pointsHoban (Oliauno), 10.6. Institute Heavyweight Cliampionship.— G. Long. 12.0, beat A. Loonib (holder), 11.13. on points. Special Bout —Bennett (Te . Aramntu!. 9.13, beat Saunders (Ngaruawahta). 10.3, on points. ... ir met at C.-iiMhrid-rc previously. when Savnders got the decision. ArdW 'Frankton), 9.2, beat White (Tahuna), 9.4, on a tech •' knockout in th>' i>'l round. W. Craift (Te Awamutn). fI.R. and Watkins (Te Aroha), 9.7, fought a draw. Renouf (Frankton), 5.6, beat Wilson (Cambridge). 8.11, on points. Special Bout.—C. Craig (Te Awamutu). 9.1. beat Meehan (Te Aroh.il, 8.11. on points. Craig save a clever exhibition of tw " d r hting. R. Harford (Te Awamutu). 5.2 beat A. Morris (Parawera). 7.9. on points. In the main event Jock Wilson (Frankton), 9.7. fought Hnrmon (Te Aroha), 9.7. •ind was %ell abend o" up to the*' fourth rotmd, when he was disqualified for hitting low. A. Craig (Te Awr- i. 9.5. knocked out Rturgess (Frankton), 9.5, in the thirdround. Brain (Frankton), 11.3. knockeo out Tierney (Te Aroha), 10.13, in the third ro"- " tm* was a hard hitting affair while it lasted. Curran (Auckland). 8.6. beat on points _ Smith (Tahuna). 9.9. This was an even ' bcut up till the fourth round, when Curriirs "ori < (1 an<l got the decision.