BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 183, 4 August 1936, Page 14

BOXING.

AUCKLAND TITLES. BIG LIST OF ENTRIES. For the Auckland Amateur Boxing Association's championships, to be decided at the Town Hall on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week, a large list of entries has been received. Up to closing time yesterday, the number of nominations equalled last year's list, but a late entry by post this morning took the number past last year's. For the paper-weight class two more entries are expected. All last year's champions, with the exception of D. Lindesay (heavyweight), who is on cruise with the Diomcde, will defend their titles.

The nominations are: — Paper-weight.—L. Donovan, A. Allen, H. Gordon, E. Underwood, J. Goodwin. -flyweight.—H. Ashman, A. Maurice, S. Stock, I<. Viskovich, H. Allott, K. Killeen, 1. Rogers.

Bantam-weight.—W. Phelan, J. Turner, „ w - G. Gordon, C. Fahey, J. Wallace, T. Hurren.

Feather-weight. — H. McLaclilan, K. Moran, B. Lyall, K. R. Aicken, P. Kelly, H. Stock, p. Denliam, J. Taylor, W. McDonald, K. Manson, E. Bongard, A. McGregor, J. Mudgway. Lightweight.—G. Cooke, H. Willmot, J. MeCullough, A. L. Coburn, I{. McLaughlin L. G. Donaldson, H. Broadfoot, H. J McDonald, B. Geniinell, C. Iveane, R. Nixon Welter-weight.—G. Cooke, R. Gurr, G. D Lund, B. Grant, E. Estall, W. Purdie \v Cull D. Johnson, \V. l'aki, A. Johnson' \v" lay lor, G. Groom, P. Bassett, P. Bartruw; R. I. Aitkenliead, E. W. Turvey, B. Beelire I>. Parsons, D McWilliams, XV. Caltaux Middle-weight.—V. Caltaux, J. Thornton, I. Brewer, C. Farmer, H. E. Xeale E Sliilton, G. E. Nelson, P. Steer, A. ' McDonald. A. Zamey, M. McKenna, F. Parsons, R. L. Cormack, R. Sharp Light-heavy-weight—J. Thornton, C tanner. D. Sjoberg, P. Steer, D. Newman, R. L. Cormack, M. McKenna, A. T. Ellis Heavy-weight.—D Sjoberg, M. McHusrh The. defending champions are H. Allott (flyweight), P. Kelly (feather-weight), R McLaugh an (light), W. Purdie (welter) and C. Farmer (middle). K. Moran lust years bantam champion, has gone up to the feather-weight class, and H. E. Neale cla°ss. middle-weight to the light-heavy

ANOTHER AMATEUR CUP. The Auckland Boxing Association hn«« Grosven or Cup" and has p,S£&, 'by supplied wHh trophies championships and the list is as follows I' lj weight championship, Grosvenor Clin • bantam-weight championship, Hydra ci n•' I championship, r/.. " * 3 gllt i scientific boxer, E A Crais L-' mos * ! successful trainer Kohn i ' l0 -r> 11 ? os * holding these winners and rnnn"i-s--nn . e gold and silver medals." ' ' J with CHALLENGE FROM MUDGWAY. s-fe tion, the winner to take the whole of the 1 MA r n t iously '!