BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 190, 13 August 1928, Page 12

BOXING.

KING'S COLLEGE TOURNEY

The King's College annual boxing competitions were concluded on Saturday, in the presence of u good attendance of parents and friends. Spirited boxing was the order of the evening, the final of the school championship, won by Clarkson. being particularly interesting. .Mr. Frank Burns olliciated as referee. Uesults. Flyweight.—Final: Darling. Ost 71b St John's House, beat Lewis, list 71b Bantamweight.—Final : Gillies, 7st 'Jib St. John's House, beat Tovcy 11., 7st -lib Featherweight.— Makgill i„ Sst 31b heat Calvert, Sst; I'lugge, Sst lib. beat Meredith, Sst 311) : Walker. Sst 01b. beat Tatter.slield, Sst ; Murray, Sst fill), beat GWynne, Sst 31b. Semi-final : I'lugge beat Makgill I : Walker beat Murray. Final: I'lugge, St. John's House, beat Walker. Lightweight.— Livingstone. Ost. beat Bell Ost 31b; McCarthy, Ost sib. beat Moses, Sfct 101b; Stewart, Sst 131b, beat Russell, Ost ■ Sim 11., Oat 81b, beat Gilfillan, Bst 11 lb ; Macindoe, Bat 111b, beat Livingstone. Semifinals : Maelndoe I. beat McCarthy; Sim II beat Stewart. Final: Macindoe 1., I'arneli House, beat Sim 11. Welterweight.—Milne, Ost 131b. beat Makgill 11., 10st 31b. Final : Emanuel, lost 41b, St. John's House, beat Milne. Middleweight.—Mailing. 11st 41b, beat Ensor, lOst ; Brown 1., lost 01b. beat Court, jllst 31b. Final: Brown 1., Town House, beat Mailing. Heavyweight.—Meikle, I4sf, beat Hollinrake, list 1111); Clarkson 1., llist lib, beat Sim 1., list. Semifinal: Stokes, list l:_'lb, beat Meikle. Final; Clarkson, Town House, beat Stokes. LECKIE WINS AGAIN. BARBER KNOCKED OUT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Sunday. In the Drill Hall last night, before an attendance of over 6000, Johnny Leckie, Sst 13}lb, knocked out Tommy Barber, Sst 13ilb, in the third round. Barber was sent down on four occasions in this round and showed remarkable gameness before he went down for the last time. It was apparent from the outset that the boxers were concentrating on a knock-out. Leckie was well ahead on points when the end came. PURDY HOME AGAIN. Charlie Purdy, the Auckland lightweight, arrived "from the south over the week-end, this being his first return visit since he left for Australia. Purdy is on a holiday, bu m iy be matched by the Northern Boxing Association if a suitable opponent can be secured. ROTORUA HIGH SCHOOL.

ROTORUA, Saturday. The Rotorua High School's first annual boxing tournament was held last evening. Some spirited contests resulted. Following are the results:— Paper-weight. — T. Simpson defeated N. Harris. , Fly-weight.—D. Fowkes defeated .T. Feather-weight.—G. Mulligan defeated K Hayward. Light-weight. — C. Steele defeated D. Ryder. Welter-weight.—R. Musgrave defeated F. Raethal. FTeavy-weight.—A. Williams defeated J. Johnson.