TAYLOR TO MEET AITKEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 177, 29 July 1935, Page 12

TAYLOR TO MEET AITKEN.

The Auckland Boxing Association will stage a big programme at the Town Hall on Monday evening next. The main attraction will be a professional featherweight bout between Billy Aitken, of Wellington, and Frank Taylor, of Auckland. Aitken recently defeated Billy McKay in Auckland, and he gave an attractive display. Taylor is well known to the Auckland public as an aggressive fighter. The following amateur bouts have been arranged:—Feather-weight, R. Nixon (Northern Boxing Club) v. R. Wilson (Leys Institute); welter-weight, W. Shields (IS. Donovan) v. R. Cook (11. Donovan); fly-weight, H. Brady (V. Hogg) v. S. Stock (W. Williams). Emergency bout: Light-weight, E. Estall (V. Hogg) v. K. McLaeh'an (E. Donovan). There will also be a special teams match, 10 men a-side, with one-minute rounds, between members of the Northern Boxing Club and an Auckland team. The contestants arc, Northern Boxing Club names hist in each instance:— J. Ellis. 12.0, v. P. Bethell (H. Donovan); M. McGregor, 10.3. v. A. Zuiney (V. Hogg): D. MeKennn. 10.0. v. A. Grand (W. Williams); B. Beelne, 9.10. v. J. Arnold (H. Donovan); T. Mahcr, 11.0. v. J. McCulloeh (W. Williams): K. Turve.v. 9.0. v. R. Wallace (AV. Williams): E. Curtis. 0.0. v. J. Turner (K. Donovan i; L. C'ollican, 0.0. v. R. Cook (H. Donovan); R. McDonald. 9.0. v. H. Doaly (11. Hogg); D.-Me Williams; 0.0, v. R. Lye (H. Donovan).