BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 260, 2 November 1928, Page 12

BOXING.

MILITARY CHAMPIONSHIPS.

FOURTH NIGHT OF TOURNEY,

LIVELY FINALS ANTICIPATED^

There was more exciting boxing when the military tournament was continued in the Drill Hall last evening. Some 30 bouts were decided, all of which were sufficiently lively to keep the spectators interested.

Now that the tournament has been in progress for four evenings, the weaker competitors have been eliminated, and there is promise of some stirring contests when the finals are decided tomorrow evening.

In a number of last evening's bouts it was just "give and take" from the first gong to the last, but in other instances the competitors showed a sound knowledge of the sport. Among the competitors who will eontest the semi-finals and finals to-morrow evening are a number of Jads who are well known as amateurs at the Northern Boxing Association's carnivals in the Town Hall, and their greater experience is likely to stand them to t» O od advantage. There should be both fireworks and clever boxing. Results of last evening's bouts were as follow—

Cadet Division. MIDGET-WEIGHT CLASS, 6st 71b. „ W ,-,, H ? tchlnson < 28th Coy.), Gst 71b, beat R. Plrne (40th Coy.), est 51b, the fight being stopped owing to Pirrie having some teeth knocked out. A. Mctiill (35th Coy.), 9 s ' 31b beat A. W. Grifflthis (20th Coy), sst 101b In the final round the referee stopped the fight.

PAPER-WEIGHT CLASS, 7st.

r< -, A^i r i W ?, (20th C °y->. 7st . beat G. H. P roul v < 2 1 J* c °y->. 78t - ft«er a good showi%\ Mal }» (22nd Coy.), Cat 111b, beat A. N. Egen (40th Coy.). 7st. C Reid (37th Coy ), 6st 131b, beat M. H. Benne t 28 h Coy) 7st. I. Hogg (23rd Coy.), 6st 101b

FLY-WEIGHT CLASS, 7st 101b.

F G Keenan (43rd Coy.), 7st 101b, beat T Moule (21st Coy.), 7st 71b, the referee ?, tO W»* * h * fi S ht in the final roundlC , P ° 01 . 7st 81b, beat J. 8. Biotvulee (43rd Cy.) 7st 6lb. The referee intervened in the nrst round. J. Brown (40th <st bib. J. J. Lorrigan (2Vth Cov 7>;»

BANTAM-WEIGHT CLASS, Bst 21b,

Tn C " °Vo Hi L 1 (2Cth Coy) - Bst - bta t It! F J* m e ß (2»th Coy.), Bst 21b. W. B. R gg S fih y-) K f t- o H ,' V : Johus <Jtn Coy.), Bst lib, beat R. Purdie (22nd Cov ) 7«f iiih AW. crook (34th Coj""? Bst lib teat H Thurlow (34th Coy.), Sat lib, by default.

FEATHER-WEIGHT CLASS, »st. R. iruei u«ich Coy.), Sst Hiio, beat G f^^'\ eUn i UolU Coi - st - »• Aileu ÜBlti Coj.), bst luiu, ueut it. ii. cato (a-nu Coy i Jsi. cato lujmeu ins thumo m lue u Vst round. I'u.uy coy.j, ust oeat S b. anerwin uuu C0y.,,, Bst no. j,. KutJie?r !vVi OC ,- U i COy -'\ ,Jst ' Deat K "L-drd Coj.), bst liiu. J. jtirowii (40tu Coy.), < st yiu, beat N\. ±iogg iSOtli Coy.), 7st Olu.

LIGHT-WEIGHT CLASS, lOst A. G LocKley (34tn Coy.), y st ioid, bear K. liiouaioot V-i'tta coy j, y s t »lu ,\" J. Uieer (aoin Coy.), 110, beat c' u, Sanson, Sst I2ib, uUer an ex ira round J. L. bincer (aOtU Coy.), y st Vlb, beat U £ Kuuneii Coy.), Ust - 10 . u ' Martfii l*iUl Coy.), Ust idib, ueut A. u M » tar as a*j- as IvHk; ftJwi as «j

WELTER-WEIGHT CLASS, lost 01b .•■.auagan (2ord Co/./,' lost 81b. *F " L?t LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS 1-st A. D. Ryan (30th Coy.), I2st, beat G W Gieeusmuii (31/iu coy./ x 'i s i ,io"

Territorial Division. FEATHER-WEIGHT CLASS, Ost. H. Gargan (Ist Battalion), u s t beat v Friend Ust Battalion,, -j s t K H«Ln land (3rd Battery), bst lolb, beat c"" Aioran (xst Batteiy), «st 810 the rel'eretoaigdu (isjt battalion), y s t beat C K Sanson (Corps of Engineers), Sstfiaibi' MIDD- : WEIGHT CLASS, ll st 41b. H^i- I '/ Hst Battalion),- ust 121b, beat S'nlr V? ' Biltt «iM. lost 111b, by Ut41b beat it I—. e h U USt ««ttallon), lis J i.v,.Ji ? Om H1 cn (Ist battalion), beat'c i m? < iS t ), y st 121b, lost %u ?k. iMmy berv » c « Corps; nrst rVund tfc " ftiielee lu tac

HEAVY-WEIGHT CLASS, over 12 st

TROWERN'S PLANS.

ANXIOUS FOR MATCHES

With a fat bundle of Press clippings to support.his claims, Keg Trowern, the Auckland lightweight, i, seeking a match °i Tni n - ? SW Zealand before sail i"g about Christmas-time for either America or Australia. Trowern i s open to engagement by any association, and names Charlie Purdy and Tommy Fairhall as the opponents he would most like to