BOXING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16884, 12 July 1920, Page 4

BOXING.

CAKTBRBtTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. Th-ere- %vas a very fair attendance at tho Kins Ed'.va.iH Barraclcs. on Saturday evening to ivitnoss tiro final "bouts in connexion v.ith the Canterbury Championships. The "boxing altogether showed a great improvement on that vritnesse'd on tt© previous evening, and the different bouts wer* keenly During: an interval 11. McCieary (list 2lij) wnd A. llnsson (9st 12rlb) en exhibition, and -though neither ivas out for "'keeps," the display was much appreciated, and both men were loudly-applauded. i'ollowins were the results: — LIGHT-TVEIGHTS. Semi-final. J. Hetrick (9st 10lb) Iwat E. 3lorris (9st IGJIbV This bcut provided a fairly even •to, but was marred hv a deal of clinching. Slorris appatred to hold a slight advantage at the end of three loundi, and the decision in favour of Hetrick was not well received. Final. A. Sfuason (9st 10j!b) defeated .T. Hetrick (P,st 101b). Afusscn scored -with lefts in tho first round, a-nd early in the second round ri straight left ca.UEcd a lot <>f damage. All through ilusson held a slight over his opponent. A fin? lout ended in MUi-son being declared the winner. FEATHER-WEIG HT. Final. C. Chisnall fß?t 12lb) defeated A. "Watt, Dnnedin (Bst 9Ub). Clii?mJl was tho better throughout, and proved on c-asv winner. "WELTEIt-WEIGHT. J. Dwyor, jVshburton (I'M 2lu) dt-fcatel "\V. J. T(loit 4lo). In tlic second" irruud Dv.-ycr swung a right to Uie jaw, and Long took the count. BANTAM-TV EIGHT. FinaL Joims'o:i (S;t) de-fca-ted Howell (7>t Olb). Tha- pah- were fairly evenly matched, but Johnston's hitting was the cleaner, and ho got tho verdict. The Sports Club placed twenty-five, eiats each night at the disposal of the officer in charge of the Chalmers Orthopaedic Hospital, for tho use of tho inma.te£. CASPENTIEE AND DEMPSEY. (By Cable—Press Association—^opyri^irt.) (Auetralian axd 2s.Z. Cable Association.) KEAV YORK, July ?. " Keai-ns, Curley, Carpentic-r, Deschampa, and Brady li<?ld n coniercncc -with tno arm of arranging a contest between Ijcmpsey aid Cajper.ticr. The conference did not result in any decision, and it is virtuaiiv certain that no hout can be staged 2921. The outstanding facts were as follow*: —Kearns said t-hat Dempsey would fight in ro place but th© United States. Brady, who represents Cochrane, pointed out thai the contract between Gochraue and Carpcntier ui'til January l?t. ID2I, precludes any rur-eling between i)empsey and Carpemisr until ih-e new year, unless under CochranVa j.-romotion. ar.-l 'Cochrane deiircs to ctare the battle .iu