BOXING.
AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. By TeleEraph—Press Association—CoDyricht 1 :■■ ... Sydney, September 24. At the Australasian Amateur Boxing Championship gathering, tho opening rounds resulted:— Bantam-weight Championship: M'Millan (Tasmania):beat Gunn (New Zealand) on points.- '. Feather-weight: Barr (New Zealand) knocked tout Lewis (Tasmania) in tho first round. Light-weight: Graham. (Victoria) beat Penrose (New Zealand) on .points. Welter-weight: Withey (New Zealand) beat Newhouse (Victoria) on points. , Middle-weight: Kane (Victoria) beat Borham (New Zealand) on points. Heavy-weight: Coghill (Now South Wales) beat. Fitzsimraons (New Zealand) ?n points.; DECISIONS CRITICISED. (By Tolefraph— Press Association.) Christchurch, September 21. Mr.'W- G. Atack, manager of the New. Zealand boxing team, cables,that the decisions in the bantam and heavy-weight classes were disgraceful, and that Gunn and Fitzsinvmons both won their bouts rith plenty to spare. , ' . JOHNSON V, LANGFORO. MATCH ARRANGED FOR AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph—Press Asßociatlon-Copyrisht , (Rec. September 25, 0,15 a.m.) New York, September 24. Jack Johnson is ready to sign articles with Langford for a bout in Australia on December 26.. It is expected that he will leave for Australia shortly. It is understood that Johnson accepts Mr. H. D. M'lntosh's recent offer. ' M'GOORTT V, HARRISON. (Rec. September 25, 0.15 a.m.) New York, September 24. M'Goorty knocked out Jack Harrison, the English champion,, in the first round. MATCHES'FOR. MEHEGAN.' • (Rec. September 24, 10.30 p.m.) ■ -' : London) September 2-1. 'Summers agrees to box Mehegan, the Australian light-weight champion, for £200 aside at lOst. . . Mehegan states that he is accepting tho offer of Mr. Wrenn, of Melbourne,, as cabled, of ,£IOOO stakes for a return contest with Wells, the English lightweight champion. CURRAN Y. RODEL. ■. ' London, September 23. At Blackfriars, Curran. and Rodel, the South African, met in a boxing contest. Curran was ahead' on points to tho twelfth round. Afterwards Rodel was repeatedly cautioned for butting, and was disqualified in the sixteenth round.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1554, 25 September 1912, Page 7
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