DOMINION’S OLYMPIC CHAMPION

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 269, 14 August 1928, Page 17

DOMINION’S OLYMPIC CHAMPION

SOMETHING ABOUT E, MORGAN EX-WELLINGTON COLLEGE BOY Edward Morgan, the one and only New Zealand representative 10 good at the Olympic sports in dam, was only 21 years of age « Saturday before the team left V ciniig ton. He has been undergoing ' tion in boxing from the doyen UIC game in Wellington, Mr. for three years past, but before ■ < , when a pupil at Wellington Co leg, he showed, himself to be a boxer. At college he first wen the lljweight championship, then the bantamweight, light-weight, ami usually knocking out his man with ins powerful straight loft. He later figured in the Wellington and New Zealand boxing championships, and won we light-weight championship last year. Morgan was a light-weight when he left New Zealand, and has developed into the welter class since, which makes his win all the more meritonous - . i The new Olympic champion, who <s serving his apprenticeship to the plumbing trade in Wellington, takes the “south-paw” stance in the ring. That is to say, he faces his right side to his opponent, and his right arm is t.lie projecting one. It is with the right list that he keeps jabbing away at good length, and when he docs bring out Ins reserves it is in the form of a straight left, which comes like a shot out of a gun.:? Morgan is very well built, has good head, shoulders, and chest, scales about 10 stone 6 pounds, and is sft. 9in. in height. Withall he is a lad of pleasant and modest demeanour, “with a head on his young shoulders.” Several personal friends and relatives forwarded cabled messages of congratulations to “Ted” Morgan yesterday. The Wellington Boxing Association sent the following: .“Congratulations Wellington Association. Very proud produced first Olympic winner. Hope hand recovers quickly.” The message of the Olympic Council to the manager of the team (Mr. H. Amos) was as follows: "Wonderful performance. Congratulations Morgan.”