BOXING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17611, 14 November 1922, Page 3

BOXING.

EEITISH BAN ON SIBX (By 'Aesoeiation—Copyright.) TAwtaalian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, November 12. Lord Lonsdale, president 0/ the National 'Sporting Club, strongly supports the Home 'Secretary'a action regarding. Sikl, declaring that Inter-colour contesta are detrimental to racial good feeling. Eugene Corri, the celebrated referee, characterised the ban as "utter nonsense. I don't know what we are coming to," m TROIJBLE AGAIN. PABIS, November 11. r ; 'Sikl,, : interviewed, Said he was Unable to 'explain why he attacked PrtinUr, who knocked out Balzac, of whom he was very fond. When he saw him kndcked out he went so mad he ; jumped int the ring to Srotest, and coming across Prunier and luhy, he went for them. Siki,- celebrating ■ th? - armistice, donned the uniform of a Sengalese sharpshooter and promenaded the boulevards. The police'finally locked him up on a charge of illegally wearing a uniform. TECHNICAL COLLEGE A boxio? tournament io dieoide the re=preeentatives of the Technical College in the inter-secondary school competitions Was held in the College H*ll yesterday afternoon. The Sports Club officials managed the tournament and Mr T. M. Kobeon was the referee. Dr, Thicker wa« the inedira! examiner. The results of the bout* were as follows: Coffey (tet '• 81ba) defeated Stevens (eat). Gecrgte (6at 7lb») defeated Sime (6st 8lbs). Coffey defeated George. Kovratree (7st 9lbs) defeated McCush (7st 9ibs). Voice. (7at 211bs) defeated Mackenzie (6at ISibs). Voice defeated Bduritree. Mttrphv (Bst 2lbs) defeated Speak (Bet). Tomlinaon (8-t 4lbs) defeated Sutherland (7at Mlbe). Tomlihson dafoated Murphy. Piper (9st filbs) defeated Be*gJoy (9irt &lbs). Piper and Maddron boxed an exhibition bout. Beed (6st 13lbS) defeated Bobertson (6at 12lbs). ?. ,V. ' ' ■.