AMATEUR BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 173, 24 July 1930, Page 10

AMATEUR BOXING.

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

LIST OF ENTRIES,

Large entries have been received for the Auckland amateur boxing championships, which will be held under the control of the Northern Boxing Association. The eliminating bouts will be staged at the Town Hall to-morrow night, and the finals; will follow on Monday. Many well-known Auckland amateurs, including most of the champions, are competing, as ' well as a number of young boxers from further afield. As a class the feather-weight will be the strongest, and should provide some close contests. The light-heavyweiglit bouts should also prove interesting. A number of entries have yet to be received, but the list to date is as follows : Flyweight.—F. Bruno, F. Greer. Bantam-weight.—,T. McLachlan, William Hogg. F. Keenan, A. Porteous. Feather-weight.—Bobbie Pnrdie (bantamweight champion), J. Pnrdie, li. McLachlan, E. E. Murfitt, L. W. Bailey, J. Hill, T. Collins, R. Groon. C. Manson, E. .Tones (Papakura), ,T. V. McCulloch, Harry Johns (feather-weight champion), Lightweight.—R. B. Martin, J. Brentnall, R. Fraei, ,T. Ward. F. Lindesay (Papakurn), M. A. Peryer, S. Fletcher.' Welter-weight. — Clarrie McKniglit (welter-weight champion), A. D. Blewden, .T. Forsyth, A. Crook, Walter Ilogg, R. Thompson. Middle-weight.—W. Hogg, R. Shadholt, 11. Neale, G. H. Taylor (H.M.s. Philomel). Light-heavy-weight.—L. C. Painter, .T. H. Shadbolt, R. P. Cowan (Waitakere), T. Chandler (.South Auckland champion), A. Gilford. Heavy-weight.—T. Chandler, R. p. Cowan (Waitakere).