BOXING AND WRESTLING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17880, 28 September 1923, Page 4

BOXING AND WRESTLING.

AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. (BY CABLE —FHXSS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIQHT.) (austbaxjan asd jr.*. caile association.) MELBOURNE, September 27. In the final rounds of the Australasian Boxing Championship contests, the New Zealanders gave good displays. Jones outclasses English with lefts and rights to 'the head. Tlie loser rallied in the fourth round. Boyton outpointed Wood in a close fight. The winner finished strongly. Purdy outpointed Mnir. This winner's was the best display of the series. His headwork was clever, causing the- loser to miss repeatedly. Purdy's left ltad connected frequently. Purdy. won in four rounds. Sinclair outpointed Thomson. There waa much clinging. Thomson fought gamely. The New Zealanders will leave Sydney on October sth. Following are the results: WRESTLING. Bantam-weight—J. Powell (Victoria) beat J. iSuUuian (Victoria) on points. Feather-weight—Angelo (Victoria) baat Ford (New South Wales) on points. Lightr wcight—l''. Adams beat his brother, W. Adams, in two falls. Welter-weight—W. Smith (Victoria) beat E. Gill (Victoria). Middle-weight: C- J- Aasunl (Victoria) beat C. Gale (New Si/uth Wale;.'), on points. ' Heavy-weight—J. Hes.ir. (Victoria) beat A. Pitt (New South Wale 3) in two falls. BOXING. Middle-weight—R. Jones (Victoria) beat English (New South on points. x-ai.tam We g..t—iioyton (New South Wales) beat Wood (Queensland) on points. Feather-weight—l'urdy (N.Z.) beat Muir .Queensland). Lizht-w.ight—C. Sinclair (Qusensiand) b; a J . Thomson (New South Wales/. Heavy-weight—J. Brancsurt (New South Wales), 16.3 i, knocked out J. Keogh (Victoria) 11.11 J with' a right to th; p.>int in th* second round. The contest caused much humour. Welter-weight—McDonald *(N.Z.) outpointed H. Brown (New South Wales). The winner fought vigorously. < Brown went down twice in the first round, but fought ganuly. The winner won in four rounds.