BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 641, 19 October 1909, Page 9

BOXING.

■:■ NORTHERN ASSOCIATION. .'•-. : . : . TEACI , DEFEATS GAUM. : \ ,' . (By TcjEtfrsph.-Speclal Oorretpondent.) , ■ ... ■; .-_' , , Auckland, October 18. : The Northern Boxing Association held a tournament last night, when thtro was.' a crowded (attendance.. Th« h«s.(s and semi-finals of tho football holing championship were decided as ■- .'•'. ' . ':. Lijat-weifhts (first heat):-O'Halloran (Waikino) beat Walker (Poneonbyh il'Noill (Coromandel) bent Griffen (Wednesday Union). S«mi-fin»l: Broroitch (Ohinemuri) beat O'Halloran (Waikiao). Midd'.e-wtights: M'Lennan (Whakatane) beat Olsen (Newton); Sheehan (i 1.8.0.8.) beat Patriok (North Shore) on a foul. . ' Heavy-weight*: Daweon (Hawke's Bay) beat Savoury (Poneonby) on a foal. '.'■"'' The star item of the evening then took plae! #i this being the • residential light-w.olght championship of New Zealand for a parse of .£SO, fifteen thre«-minntcs' rounds, between "TimV Iraoy (Wellington), and "Alf" Ganlt (Auckland). Tho first round was an even,affair, but in the second round Gault'got home time after time, and it wasvGaulte ronnrf easily. Tho third and fourth rounds saw hard boxing, mostly in favour:of Gault. The next four rounds- furnished little, to- choose between the men,. but in , the eighth,-.round. Gault troubled ■: Tracy ■, considerably with' his ■■ right swings, which nearly ; always got home, 'and this and the following round were ■decidedly in Gault's favour. -..Prom now.on, howover, ; .-it' was evident that Gault had exhausted himself, and the last seven rounds iTcre all in Tracy's favour. As-tho contest drew.to a close this became more and more marked,, and,.it .was more by ... good .-luck .than -by. judgment that Ganlt escaped being knoeied out in : round ■ 14. The- Auckland, man .had been-down for eight seconds when, the gong, went, and ■ subsequently Tracy had 'his opponent ■ completely-.'at his merry, and-the referee declared the. Wellington man the win* ner amidst-lond applause.. Gault has improved considerably since his last appearance in Wellington, and would hardly be, , .known as , the eamc.man. .. Soon ; after .the. match, Tracy stated that.the contest was.a .clean and good one, and .that GauU'vas. oho .of .the best.jnen whom he had met. He (Tracy). had thrown away no chances even in the last round.■ Tracy returns home-by: Tuesday-night's train. ::■' ■>-■

. ; ' .WELLINGTON; ASSOCIATION.; ... '■'"'■' ■ A metting of the Wellington Boxing' Association wai hold last.evening,, Miv E. W. M'Villy presiding."- ; ■ •■' . ••.■■..• ;■■ ■: "It was stated that E. Hurinings, of H.M.S Prometheus,'had signed-the agreement in connection with the niatoh with T. Tracy (who met A. Gnult- in 'Auckland 'last night) on Nov<imbor 1. Tljough.tho.Tesscr will not*be-'in' port on the; date of the. fixture, the captain has granted"Hunnings "permission'to .participate in the contest. • Tracy, has intimated his rccoptarico of the conditions. For the tourney, the'following"amateur curtain : raisers have been:arranged:—Brady (Christchurch)' t. ■'■* O. Tancred (Pctone);- Motrissey (Ohristchureh) V. t. Porter.YWelliugtonJi and G. Devitt (WelUnston) v , . 11. Butcher (Hastings). '■'. '■■ ■':■ The prosramme.subniitted' by tho. , newly-* established Wellingtoh Amateur 'Boxing Asso- , ; eiatien for its* tourney on November''l9 and , 29 was approved. 'Dr. A... li. ! Napier ICLeas ■will,»Cct'as Kferee.' ■ ■■■[' '■/:' ...!.— : :. ;' Applications'were'received from several profesjinnals: now residinj in* this Dominion for '/niitchea; under the auspices ef'the association, bnt, «v)n/» te the lateness ef thei'teuen," it. rtip , decided to . inform them that." their-'re-' qneets-could net b» riven effect A*. ■' .-v' It. wns'.rtported that L. >Porter'(Welli»|rt("n). Vould meet , A.'J.' Hunter'at the' Nelson Bdx ; ing. Associfttion's. tourney .'next;.-menth.; , '' ':] '■•■