BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 249, 20 October 1928, Page 17

BOXING.

COLLEGE TOURNAMENT.

SACRED HEART CHAMPIONS.

wa ® a feature of the parents of pupils, and friends of the colda?d of w niDg v lD the past the standard of boxing shown at the college has Xd w h i gh Btandard ' and tIS ™ii a Was no to ™ JS* number of the competitors SKIAT- knowled^e of the finer + & ame - whil. Others who were beaten met defeat in the finest sporting spirit. nest given A ' McDonald was and 8 k much favourable comment, and he was awarded the medal for the most scientific boxer at the tournament. °l bouts of the evening ML » u the colle ® e between P. Hura and M. Smith, in which the decision went to Hura after a very close contest. er *

An exhibition bout between R. Cross ' w ® rant > an amateur, was' much appreciated. Brother Benignus, director of the collar Pre vf r - F - B urns officiated as Mr w' n F * er as tim ekeeper, and Mr. W. Dervan as announcer.

| Results: : — ■ Duffy. lol6 Class — w - drew with J. j? s * — G - Hennessey beat T. Butler afra— bea K R - WWiamß ' Bailey. P Baile y beat William c Class.—Semi-final: A. Sevi beat G Drysdaie; S. Wilson beat B. Cassidv Fi ° al : , Ih A^ SeTi beat S. Wilson. a88ldy " Clarke* 8 — k Baka "eh beat Harry Bst 81b Class.—V. Payne beat N. Fitijohn Com.» t"'t Semi-final: F. Welsh beat J. J - Janueson beat J. Foote. Final • J. Jamie son beat F. Welsh. • Barker 101b Clasß, — M *cdonald beat T. too? 4 41b ClaBS - — E - O'Connor beat C. BedlOst lb Class—Semi-final: C. Jones beat 12st Class.—P. Hura beat TnW Dixon.

HARD-HITTING WELTERWEIGHT.

DUNEDIN, this day. Dunedin has another knock-out boxer Johnnie Leckie type in B. Lowe (9.13), a welterweight, who at the militaryv toirrnament won another two bouts by-the short ronte, making six in succession.