BOXING.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17272, 10 October 1921, Page 10

BOXING.

ST. ANDREW'S COLLEGE

TOURNAMENT.

The house championships of St. Andrew'* College were held in the gymnarfum on •Saturday evening, there being present a large attendance of parents and pupils, including several ladies. The College committee controlling the evening's programme are to be commended for. the manner in which the tournament was carried through. Several of the pupils exhibited clever and scientific boxinff the winner of the middle-weigh-olass, Corsbie, and the winner of tie he&vyweigkt class, Sloes, proving two clever lefthanded boxers, _ .. The officials were:— Refer*®. Mr Bobeon; judges, Colonel C. Coop W S E. Moyle; timekeepers, Mesans ttBennett and K. George; announcer Mr J. D. Baybutt; hon. surgeon, fsay oommittee, Messrs J. D. Baybutt, W. Todd, R. Mitchell, D. F. Laurenaon, ana D. H. McCrostie (secretary). The resulte were as follow* : Bantam Weight*. First Bound —Corderv beat Lane beat Jamiesor., Auderton beat Alex ander Wells beat Merrett. Semi-finals —Corderv beat L&ne. the referee stooping the bout after the first' rorjn <JCofderv was too clover for hi* lighter opponent. Auderton defeated Wells after an eV flnal— Cordery (Tst 7lb) beat Auderton (6st 71M The winner was too heavy for n opponent sparred ligMto. the referee deciding rightly in favour of Ccrdery at the conclusion of the first £$ u .nd. Feather Weights. First Round—Digby beat Fountain, Corinif' Cordery forfeited to Digby owing to an injury Gardner beat Priestnall. The juied his light leg and gave up « « round, though his opponent was well ahead on points, and looked- a liMy winner. Middle Weights. First Bound-McCrostie beat Auderton, Corsbie defeated Scott. ~ «_ t ;. Final —Corsbie (10st 7lb) beat McCroaU. (10et 71b) after a lively even bout of tine* rounds, the winner getting < the decision oy use of a good straight booths left. Fly Vr eights. England beat his youthful opponent Fear ther, T>er medium o£ a hard swinging nppor out with his light. Heavy Weights. Firßt Round—Sloss bea,t Clifton-Mogg, bain* too fast end cltrver for hi« °ppoZt. Mitchell beat Wilson after three solid rounds of toe-to-toe tactic#, both lads riving and taking freely. Final—Bloss (18st) best Mitchell (list l«b). A etraight left in the first dwed Mitchell, and Sloss Tefrained from farther M> ting, and was awarded the contest.

AUSTRALASIAN' CONFERENCE. (Bv C3able—Preee Association —Ctopyrijflit.) (Australian flind N.Z. Oafele Association.) SYDNEY, October 8. At the Australasian Boxing Conference the New Zealand delegates opposed »n »F£ke&tion by the Victorian Amateur Athletio Association for admission to the. present agreement, winch expires next year. xnj VdctioriM* delegate explained! thut flnanont reasons alone had) prevented them became in® a party to the agreement previously. It was ultimately deoided that 'if all parties in the agreement were in favour sf Victoria being admitted the 1923 championships be held in Melbourne. _ Respecting tie visit of South Afnoan boxers, it was decided thai a. definite proposal be submitted for consideration by the States and New Zealand. The time was regarded as inopportune for the proposed The Caliiforaian Universities, in connexion with the 1924 Olympio- Games, had deoided to ask Australian and. New Zealand Olympio Committees to endlcavour to have reprfr; semtatio® in the boxing section of the games.

NEW ZEALAND TEAM CONGRATULATED. SYDNEY. October 8. At the presentation of boxing chsanpionships, the chairman, Mr Horniman, in congratulating the New Zealand team, said ho doubted whether suoh a magnifioewtly trained team had previously visited Australia. Hie complimented its members on their physical pooidition, splendid sppewance in the Ting', and* fire display of boxing. The."team had set standards for other Slate® in all., theao directions. There were no'flakes' about." theif' wins,." which were seoured by superior boxing ability. Replying, the manager. Mr W. G. A tack, stated that no team oould l have done more in their effort ts attain complete physioal form in order to uphold tho honour of .the. Dominion.