FINISHED BOXING

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 155, 28 March 1932, Page 10

FINISHED BOXING

Varsity Tournament THE 1932 CHAMPIONS Auckland and Otago Score The display of boxing given at the Winter Show Stadium on Saturday, when the New Zealand inter-university championships for 1932 were decided, was of a uniformly high standard, and proved clearly that the students are being well schooled in the art of self defence. Not a single competitor took the ring but showed that he had been trained along scientific lines, and perfect physical condition was a feature of the displays. The tournament resulted in Auckland scoring three points, Otago two, and Canterbury and Wellington one each. The new champions are:— Bantamweight—G. Cowie (O.). Featherweight—J. Rassie (AJ. Lightweight—J. Kent (V.). \V<*lterweight—G. L. Zinzan (A.). Middleweight—J. Dovi (O.). Cruiserweight—R. Gaudin (O.). Heavyweight—W. D. Barker (A.). Bantamweight. G. Cowie (0.). Bst. BJlb, got the decision over R. Cowper (0.), Bst. sJlb, through the effective use of a good straight left in the second and third rounds. Cowie proved much too good for G. Joseph (V.), Bst., in the final. ' Moving fast and using his feet well, Cowie dealt out such severe punishment that the referee stopped the bout in the third round. Featherweight. W. C. Hart (V.), 9st. 21b, and N. Gray (C.), 9st. 31b., were so evenly matched that an extra round had to be ordered. Hart, the holder of the title, showed to advantage in the extra round, and received . the verdict. J. Rassie (A.), 9st. ljlb, was too fast and clever for L. F. Woolier (0.), 9st. 11b, and the Auckland Jad, who is a clever boxer, went on to wrest the crown from Hart in the final. It was a stirring contest, which had the.crowd worked up to a high pitch. There was very little between them, and Rassie got the verdict by keeping both hands going by sheer willpower till the gong sounded cease firing. Lightweight. J. Kent (V.)., 9st. 12Jlb, dealt out such severe punishment to R. Chester (C.), 9st. 121 b, that the referee called a halt in the third round. T. Allison (O.), 9st. 91b. outpointed T. E. Manuel A.), lOst. This was a scientific display, in which the lads moved fast, and varied their modes of attack. J. Kent proved superior to Allison in the final. The Victoria University College lad is a most promising boxer, and his speed and hitting power were such that the Otago boy was beaten in the second round. The medal donated by the Wellington Boxing Association for the most scientific boxer at flic tournament was awarded to Kent, and he richly earned the award. Welterweight. R. C. Masters (V.), lOst. 6}lb, beat W: T. Dunne (O.), lOst. 51b. There was more dash than science in this bout. The Otago student relied upon swinging, and it was to Masters’s ability in blocking these wild blows that he owed his victory. G. L. Zinzan (A.), lOst. 91b, knocked out W. Brittenden (C.), lOst. s|lb, in the third round. The Canterbury lad was going along nicely when he ran into a heavily-loaded right, which dropped him in his tracks. He staggered gamely to his feet at the count of eight, only to be sent down and out wila another crashing right to the point. Zinzan showed that he has a punch by knocking Masters out in the final in the third round. Over came Zinzan’s right again like the crack of a whip, and subsequent proceedings interested Masters no more. Middleweight. G. K. Claris (V.), list. 31b, defeated R.. Gaudin (C.), lOst. 111 b, in a hardhitting contest. The Victoria College man had so much the better of the argument that the referee awarded him the verdict in the second round. J. Dovi (O.), lOst. 81b, the welter champion, pluckily moved up a class, as Otago had no representative for the middleweight division, and had no difficulty in outpointing J. A. Mulgan (A.), list. The Otago lad was too experienced for the Aucklander. Dovi made short work of Claris in the final. The' gong clanged, the pair shaped' up, and over went Dovi’s right flush to the point. The Victoria College man crumpled like a child’s house of cards to take the full count. Cruiserweight. J. R. Benson (0.). list. 81b, beat A. Collister (A.), 12st., in a somewhat colourless bout. R. Gaudin (C.), lOst. 111 b, had a bye. Benson proved much too rugged for Gaudin in the final, knocking his opponent down three times in the second round. This caused the referee to call a truce. Heavyweight.

W. D. Barker (A.), list. 131 b. the middleweight champion, beat A. M. Hartnell (0.). 13st. 41b, the holder of the heavyweight title, in the final for the heavyweight championship. This was the most exciting bout of the evening. They mixed it freely, and some heavy slogging stirred the crowd. Hartnell tried his best to retain his title, but Barker kept crowding his man, and, boxing very coolly and skilfully, went on to gain a narrow verdict. The tournament was well staged. Mr. Earl Stewart was the third man in the ring, and the judging wns done by Messrs. A. Curtayne. G. A. Broad. E. Perry and P. W. Woods. Mr. R. J. Larkin made a competent announcer. A pleasing interlude was the displays of fencing. Miss E. Plank (V.) and D. V. Alston (V.) were seen in a grand salute, and bout in which the lady took the laurels hv three points to two. J. G. D. Ward (C.) defeated_ D. V. Alston (V.) in a fencing bout by 5 points to 4. Some finished ' work wns seen 'U this contest, which was followed by warm applause.