BOXING.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT. Thp fwn d«ry wlwV - fntrnnmert ri! bri.i in tlie !?•.?->■ lli'-th School --innaf.um i.. t eveninc. in '.ho i>rr-m~ cl a dumber Of r'-r- -<l ««"';• Jgenersliy v«s K,als x-mv. Louis v. .o . Mcil hout 'cr.- :oi. S ht m Uiroc two-minute round*. - Under M K"h '>'• Andrew v. f,-. 10"b v. Terry (B.H.S.', fi- e! 6!b: Nixon chafed hit opponent round the r;nr, landing trliirig y»ind .ichi* TI.- re'errr awarded Nil--"", the tout m the. m.'ddlc oi ,k. second round. Under 7.0t in!'..-ITardntj (8.11.J0. 7.-1 lOtb ben: .lohn-'on <£». Andrew }•!. 7st .lib: V,r«our *>t. JJedrV', 7«! f»!l». boxed h hy». Kins!: VavASc«r <St. Bede'-i beat. Hurd;i:cr BgKt. Thero wao little sr->iu-o <lif.)>;.\'.-c<-| in* this *>»«, tho jicht brin? 'i n ]r bv Wits.l l-.it'in*; Doth !»'.'? v*rr the end of the femnd ronrd, but ttood "up it. S^m r !y. Near the- -u<i "i the l»ai rr>und Haruing lo'.t on a, technical knock-out. , . Under M 10!b - lladtie;cl '.V. Aid rev: fijt 9''h, he.it M'irpliy l!«ie>t. ftst 3<vll>: ' i.B.H.-S.v. s?t Ml). be>xcd a bye. Final: ilu'lfield 'St. Ar.dre«v'?i v. Mcl)onsld (8.H..5.!: Tiadrieir! raine<l in a tliowtr of heavy blows to the head. lmt MeDoimld siwavs envored efT«ctivc!y The St. Andrew'* hoy did most of the work, but in nur3 three Mel>:n.'i!d pndnced a heavy ri"ht which ivo'i him -ihe Ixiut. Undr.r 9sf 10!b---*tirlinff (8.H.5.1, 9«t 7lb. heat VThilfv is'-. 9=t lllli: C'ordery (St Andrew's,!, fM hoswl n bye. Final: ('nrderv (St. Aiidre«-Vi v. Stirlin? iB.Tf.S.). Th» second round of thi< lx>ut Tra« linrtieti'ailr -xiilin;, and a jrood exhibition v:as ciren. Stirlinir *n»i. Under K'Pt H'Ui - ("Si. Andrew's), Jflst lib, t. C'crsbie (B.lt.S.'i. IDst n.Ub. Tliia bout mainly an exhibition of Rlnijjin;; T\V lx>th ">iys. C'nrsbio made the nac? in the first rnund, but later on Bates d-ve'oped n pivinff right punch. Bates won the bant. Heavrweieht —Thicker (8.1t.5.), list., v. | Girdr&r (St. Andrew'?), 6:b. Gardner employed solid and lefts in co'inectins; Vith Tlmeker's Thseker rmtied his onpement wit-h swift and *»art biow*. The last rnund l)0tb boy«' battiin" hsrd with liltie advantajc to ♦itW. Tlneker wnr. J(r T. E. Bo'jFon w.is referee. AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPION. SHIPS. SYDNEY. October 3. Though no Australasian Amateur Boxins Championships were hold this year, (0 tho ID2.J agreement between .Australia »nd New Zealand (which i 3 nov: terminating), thft officials controlling: the Australian Ch»mpionships arc confident that they will b» revived ntst year.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18195, 4 October 1924, Page 9
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BOXING.
Press, Volume LX, Issue 18195, 4 October 1924, Page 9
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