BOXING TOURNAMENT
Hastings Jockeys And Trainers Dominion Special Service. HASTINGS, August 2-1. Entertaining boxing was semi, at Hie tournament eondiwtcd in Hastings by (ho jockeys and trainers of the district in aid of the Mayor's Patriotic Fund. There was an attendance of about 701) and a further 200 had to be turned away. Tim 40 contestants were fit and keen, ami with good matching some really good bouts were seen. R. Marsh received a. trophy for being the gamestof the topweight losers, and M . Aitken was awarded a trophy for the. most scientific boxer among the topweights. Among the lightweights R. Coyle was ■riven the award for the ganiest loser anil T. M’iniata that for the most scientific performer. , As a result of the tourament the mayor's fund should (benefit by about £lOO.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 284, 26 August 1940, Page 3
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