BOXING.
COLLEGIATE TITLES. SKDDON' MKMORIAL CONTESTS. Me«s>r*. Hn-li »nil W. Brien. nieinImms of tlie Auckland Boxing Arwociat inn. iictril ii referees at the continuation yesterday of the Seddoii Memorial Technical College boxing dintnpioin-ship*. which will be tinali«ed next Thursday night. Mr. Brien intimated his intention of predentin;.' to Howe, who went through to the final* in both the light and welter-weight divisions. a special tiophv in recognition of hi* tine performance*. Hef 1111 s on the first night were 41s follow: — Mosquito-weight (•">.lO and under).— Third round: .lohnsoii beat Thompson. Semi-final*: Howe beat dohlison, Preston beat MacKanpihar. Paper-weight " (7.7 and under). —Bennett beat Smith, .lohiwton beat Diver. Semi-finals: M. Bennett beat Johnston. Aitken bent Sweetman. Bantam-weight (8.5 and under). — Second round: Speedy l>eat Reid, McMahon beat Ba««ett, Sa 11 ford beat Howard. Allen a bye. Semi-finals: McMahon heat Speedy. Allen beat Sanford. Flyweight (7:1 and under). -Second round: Richardson beat Lord. Third round: King lx'at Richardson. Middleton won from Aitken by default. (Iraut won from Catlaw by <lcfault. Laurie beat Lay. Semi-finals: King beat Middleton. Laurie beat (irant. Lightweight.—Second round: Slowe l>eat Chapman, Lambert beat Laurie. Krouxe beat Hartly, Kllinon beat McPherson. Semi-tinals: Howe beat Lambert. Ellison beat Krouse. Middle-weight (10.0 and under). — Firwt round: Sproul beat Morrow. Semitinals: Holland beat Going, Sproul beat Bucklv. Welter-weight (!>.S and under). —First round: Brady beat Byrt. Sewell beat Marks. Semi-final: Brady beat Sewell. Howe beat O'Hara. Midget-weight (ti.7 and under).— Second round: McDonald beat Suillicll. ( liften beat Btinbv, Crear* beat Howe, MHiicgor beat Calliman, rhompson beat Spinley, OMeara. Hook. McLaren bves. Semi-finals: McDonald beat Cliften. Mc'■legor beat Creas. Thomson beat O Meara. Hook beat McLaren. Heavy-weight.—First round: Pike heat (Jreenward, Dassev beat Sivewright Semi-finals: Dassey beat Pike, 'inlander* beat McKinlav.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 263, 5 November 1937, Page 14
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