BOXING & WRESTLING

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 146, 17 March 1934, Page 2

BOXING & WRESTLING

Volunteers Against Navy Boxing and wrestling of a high standard for amateurs was witnessed by a large crowd last evening, when teams from the Royal Volunteer Reserve met a team from the cruisers. The reservists won most of the bouts, but they were all keenly contested, and it was apparent that there was some promising material iu both the teams. The referee was Sub-Lieutenant H. R. A. Kidston, R.N. Other officials were: Judges, Commande l- J. W. Farquhar. R.N., and Commander (E.) R. P. Chapman. R.N.; medical officer, Surgeon-Com-mander J. W. Tighe, R.N.; master of ceremonies, Loailing-Seaman G. Smith; wrestling referee, Police-Constable Wright. Detailed results of the events are as follow: — Boxing. Trewick (R.N.V.R.), 9.0, beat Cleave (R.N.V.R.), 9.0. Patterson (R.N.V.R.), 10.3 beat Nixon (Diomede), 10.6. Hume (R.N.V.R.), 8.7, beat McKellar (Diomede), 9.0. Hislop (Diomede), 11.0, beat Crisp (R.N.V.R.). .10.0. Day (R.N.V.R.). 9.0, beat McClcnaghan (Diomede), 9.0. Saxbv (Navy). 10.7, boat Petty-Ofliccr O’Sullivan (R.N.V.R.), 10.7. Holland (Navy), 10.6, beat Cameron (R.N.V.R.). 10.6. Poole (R.N.V.R.), 10.0. beat Smith (Diomede), 9.8, Wrestling. J. Dobbyn (l)ionuxlc), 10.4, bent Hunter (R.N.V.R.). 10.9. Cutting (R.N.V.R.). 10.1, beat S. A. Cults (Diomede), 10.4. Exhibition bouts were given by the following:—Boxing: Marines Bunco and Gallagher, of the Diomede. Wrestling: Mather and Mason, of the Volunteers.