BOXING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20045, 29 September 1930, Page 15

BOXING.

HIGH SCHOOL DEFEAT ST. ANDREW'S. A SPLENDID EXHIBITION. In seven well-fought bouts Christchurch Boys' High Sohool scored a decisive win over St. Andrew's College on Saturday evening in the annual boxing contest between the two schools. There was a large number of appreciative supports in the Canterbury College .gymnasium, where the bouts took place. 1 Though every boilt was an interesting one, High School secured tho decision in each of them, which was mainly due to the-.,dif-ferent tactics employed by- the competitors. The High School boys generally were the-, better ail-round boxers, able to adapt thqmtelvos tu any style of boxing.. On the other hand, St. Andrew's boys were rather too orthodox, and very infrequently departed from a consistent use of the left hand. Mr A. K. Anderson, headmaster of St. Andrew's College, Spolce after the bouts, congratulating Boys' High School on their superiority and thanking the officials for their 1 work and Canterbury College for the use of the gymnasium. W. J. Brittenden, head. prefect of' Boys' High School, replied, and cheers were interchanged. The officials wore: Referee, Mr J. D. Hutchison; judges, Messrs 0. S. Thomas and W. E. Mouldeyj timekeepers, Captain W. Hoar and Mr C. H. Taylor, jun.; announcer, Mr T. J. Burrows; medical adviser, Dr. W. H. Simpson. The results were as follows (each bout being of three two-minute rounds):— UNDER 6st. E. Kerr (Boys' High School), 6st, beat N. Williamson (St. Andrew's), 6st 101b. Williamson opened with three lefts to the head, and Kerr boxed him to the ropes, hitting with both hands. A sturdy boy, Kerr held a Bound guard and boiced better than his opponent. Williamson tried his left'again in 'the second round, but lacked initiative.

Kerr continued to be aggressive, and in the but round bustled Williamson «U the tins*. , UNDER flat 101b, W. Glue (Boys' High School), ost Mb, detested R, filose (St. -Andrew'*), 6st,lolb. The bbys adopted hard-hittlfijr tactiCfc W even first round beinf fought ata fastpace. Making' the fight open, Slofcs used Ms lalt And right freely in the second round, Glup defending and using a straight left which frequently passed Sloss's guard. Thfe.third round was another hard'hitting, enoount&r, Glue scoring heavily with his left «g»in, Bnd Sloss holding him off with a free use of both : hands.' It was a bright and even bout. UNDER 7st 101b. 6. Low (Boys' High School), ;7*t £lb, beat R. D. McNair (St. Andrew's), tot 101b. ' With a whirlwind start. Low scored with smashing hit» at close quarters. MjSNair stood off later in the Tound, but Low) continued to come In'when • opportunity .ottered, and punished McNair at close quarters.':; 'Body : blows worried HcNair in the last round, and ,was too strong. >' ' UNDER Bst 101b. ' ; ' F. Pond (Boys' High School), Bst 41b, beat C. Foote (St. Andrew's), Bst 101b. Fdote held an advantage in height and' weight, but: could not cope Pond's quick movements and sudden rushes * 'with both, hands flying, foote fought hard with his left, and was game all the way. In the last round Pond scored heavily with either hand. UNDER Ost 101b. ' R. Cr. Edwards (Boys' High School)* 9st;. 91b, beat K. S. Cree (St. Andrew's), 9st7lb. >: This .bout, lacked the excitement of the earlier bnes, both boys being cautious.: Edwards soored three head blows In the first: round, Cree coming back 'with a left, a right, and two lefts. Edwards took blows to; the head while he hammered Oree's body. ' Cree stepped into a neat right towards the-!end,' .and Edwards gained the decision. UNDER lOst 101b. : W. Brittenden (Boys' High School),lost 101b, beat W. Monk (St. Andrew's), lOst 21b. Monk gave away a Jot in weight, and fought hard to compensate for it. He-ducked low to deliver good blows to the chest, and , kept Brittenden moving. The latter boxed well in the second round to land a right add - a left to the jaw. Brittenden retreated before a heavy onslaught in the last round, but I bided his time and scored series of clean ] hits, having Monk badly dazed when the, referee stopped the fight. ; HEAVY-WEIGHT. . ' R. Gaudin (Boyß* High School), list 61b, beat K. I. Armour (St. Andrew's), lßst. Armour began with two heavy lefts, :'and Gaudin landed a right to the head - which floored the St Andrew's boy. Gaudin took the hardest of blows without flinching. Hei staggered Armour frequently. The second;. round was a repetition of the first, Arm Our going better for 1 a' time, standing off and hitting strongly. A strong left to the' face': practically .finished the St. Andrew's'; boy,' and the referee stopped the fight. V

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