Service Boxers

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 169, 19 July 1941, Page 3 (Supplement)

Service Boxers

NEW ZEALANDERS IN EGYPT

General Freyberg Praises Quality of Bouts (N.Z.E.F. Official News Service.) CAIRO, June 19 A SUCCESSFUL boxing tourna- ( ment, in which a large number of the units of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force were represented, was held in the main New , Zealand camp last night. Major- ! General B. C. Freyberg. V.C., pre-| sented the prizes and stated that j some of the bouts were as good as j one could wish to see anywhere, ; while there was a fine spirit in the ring. • _ | In the finals and semi-finals Cap- , tain Pemberton, RA.C., acted as one ! of the judges, and Captain Julian Rose, R.A.S.C., was referee. The officials were: —Lieutenant-Colonel T. , J. King and Captain J. King; referee, , Major A. N. Grigg; timekeepers, ! Captain F. R. Mcßride and Second Lieutenant A. J. Steele; announcers, Captain T. J. Cronin and R.S.M. j McCormack. Results were:— | HEAVY-WEIGHT i First Round.—Gnr. R. J. Shadbolt, 12.9, Pte. R. Westerby. 12.13; Bdr. A. Lucas, 13.13, beat Gnr. C. W. Stirling, 14.1. 1 Semi-flnals. —Shadbolt beat Lucaa; L.-Cpl. J. i Ford, 12.10. beat Pte. D. W. Rai, 13.8. I Final. —Shadbolt beat Ford. i CRUISER-WEIGHT I First Round.—Spr. H. E. Neale, 12.6, beat Gnr. Eraser. 12.7; Cpl. Denny, 11.11. beat Dvr. J. Barben, 12.3: Pte. L. M. Lister. 11.8, beat Pte. R. J. Shadbolt, 12.7; Pte. J. Elklngton, 12.0, beat Pte. C. A. Hardisty, 12.6. Semi-flnals—Neale beat Denny; Lister beat Elklngton. Final. —Lister beat Neale. middle-weight First Round.—Pte R. C. Neame, 11.7, beat Gnr. J C. McMaJaon. 11.7; Pte. R. V. R. Baker 10.11, beat Pte. E. Sharpies, 10.9; Gnr. O. T. Clemens, 10.3, beat Gnr. E. H. Jarvls, 10.13. Semi-final: Baker beat Sgrnn. R. Somervilie, 11 Final. —Baker beat Gnr. F W Hutchins. 10.2. WELTER-WEIGHT First Round.—Pte. A. P. . min, 10.0, beat Tpr T M. Neame, 10.0: Pte. G. McEadzlen, 10.1, beat Gnr. S. R. Todd, 10.0; Gnr. G. W. Donaldson. 10.7. beat Cpl. A. G. Reid, 10.8; Dvr. M L. Dalton, 10.3, beat Pte. A. E. Neale. 10.0; Gnr. A. Allwood, 10.3. beat Dvr. F. Williams, 10 Seml-flnals.—Donaldson beat McFadzien; Allwood beat Pte. G. J. Walker. 10.3. Final. —Donaldson beat Allwood. LIGHTWEIGHT Flnt Round —Gnr. L. P. Haekett. 9.8, beat Pte. B. Harris, 9.7: Pto. Porter. 9.9, beat Qnr. J. M. Drlacoll. 9.J; Pte. Prendorgast, 9.3, beat Gnr. Seeata, 9.3: Pte. R. A. Skin, 9.4, beat Gnr. philpott, 9.6. _ Semi-final. —Porter beat Haekett; Prendergast beat Ekin. jlnaL—Porter beat Prendergast.