BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 201, 25 August 1937, Page 20

BOXING.

THE SECOND NIGHT. AMATEUR CONTESTS. PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

There wera some spirited contests at the Auckland Town Hall last evening when the Auckland Boxing Association's amateur provincial championship tournament was continued. A lack of science was evident in some of the bouts, but the general standard was good, and some of the bouts were so spirited that the issue was in doubt right to the end. The programme was well conducted and as soon as a bout was concluded the con- . testants in the next one "were always ready to go on. In the flyweight eemi-finale H. Sheridan had an easy win from T. Rogers by a technical knock-out, and C. Worth easily got the verdict from T. Cutfield. In the semi-final of the bantam-weight class S. Stock beat H. Ashman on points after a good bout and at the conclusion it w-as announced that a special prize had been given, by a patron to be divided between the two contestants. The titleholder G. Gordon will appear in the final and on his known ability it is expected that he will retain it. A good deal of interest centred in the meeting of B. McKay and W. Phelan in the feather-weight class and although Mcy got the , verdict he had not much to spare, as the Dargaville representative fought hard all the way and used both hie hands well. ~-P- Kell >' and L. G. Donaldson met in the semi-final of the lightweight class and lvelly s hard hitting and fast two-handed attack got him the verdict.

Quickly Decided. „ f T w r much Merest in the meeting of W. Pin-die, the holder of the welterweight title, and N. Stevens—but in 30 hHlClff b< ? l i t , w ; ae over -- Purdie with brilliant straight lefts went clean through went°T nen f t8 + d u efence a , nd «' he n Stevens • + he 6econd the referee i™Z P l d - th<? , conteet - Purdie was the most lmpieseive boxer of the evening, with a style beyond criticism, and he should have no trouble in retaining his title. In the same class F. Woods and V uawson gave a very rugged, hard-hitting formeV ' dec^lon going to the ?,'l| re eonie good boxing in the ( ° ne of the bouts uas between Bunce and Calteaux. m which both went hard all the way and concentrated more on attack than defence. of R i lg ci eavy fH 96 6aw the meeting ii rp and L AUen - The latter a thnrf a i* an i age in reach and was just declskm at the end to « et the

The results were:— FLYWEIGHT— 8.0. Semi-finals.—H. Sheridan, 8 0 bent t Wor7h' 7 11°' i by ? technical knockout; C." 2SSfcai 7 -iioctul 1 - Cutfl<:,d ' 7l3 ' * • BAJs'TAM- WEIGHT—8 6 ma S n em it na on^in^.° Ck ' 8 ' 3 ' H " FEATHER-WEIGHT— 9 o «sssfjsr& $&£• «•»»• '•*' »• LIGHTWEIGHT— 9.9. Semi-finals.—B. Lyall, 9.5," beat T Duncan, 9.8 j, on-points; P. Kelly 94' beat L. G. Donaldson, 9.8, on points.' ' ' WELTER-WEIGHT— 10.7. Second Round.—E. Estall. 10.4* beat Vusisr >y--10-4'

MIDDLE-WEIGHT— 11.0. \Valts'*' n 0 r d T K - Branch > U-l. beat R. Marine Buace, *115 tt't k °«^out; Hennie" 11 U " ' b L teV<!US ' 1 "" 3 ' "g.' 11° beat' U H y r knockout; J. Loftus, K iO H «; M Ix>mas, n 1 ill"'on Lonu'rl I R J! U by T K tec B uXu'' knocko^-' v point"*' ' lK ' at Murine Bunce, 11.5,' on LIGHT-HEAVY-WEIGHT I*> 7 Shan't, AUen - lla - K. E. ? !?;, 11 - 1 -> 011 points; H. E Neale l'» 4 T - Points! ' "' 4 ' ihe officials were as follows: Referees, Massi-s. H. W. Brien, A. B. Joplin, R. Meale; judges, Messi*. G. Bush, J. H oan > b. E. Burke, H. W. Brien-' announcer, Mr. W. Hendry; timekeeper', Cowan, J. K. Douglas, ihe tournament will be completed this evening tlie programme to commence at 8 o clock. To-night's Finals. In the finals to-night K. Moran, holder ii le feather-weight title, will meet B McKay, who won the New Zealand title last year. In the heavy-weight class M. McHugh, the Auckland champion, will meet W. Goodwin, the YVaikato champion, and both will weigh in at 14.1. MONTANEZ BEATS MASSEY. PHILADELPHIA, August 24. In a boxing bout to-day Pedro Montanez knocked out Lew Massey in the third round.