AT CROYDON SCHOOL

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 8, 10 July 1922, Page 3

AT CROYDON SCHOOL

The annual boxing contests of the Wellington Diocesan School were held on Friday evening in the Croydon School Gymnasium at Day's Bay, when some very interesting bouts were witnessed. There was a large attendance of parents and friends, who thoroughly enjoyed an exhibition of boxing of a very fair standard, some of the rounds being exceptionally willing. Mr. Alan Maxwell acted as referee, while Messrs. Staples and Beere were the judges. In the fly-weight class, Lewis put up a great fight against a much taller opponent, Beere, and was only beaten by tho narrowest of margins.

In the first round of the featherweights, Mayo and Blundell drew after a spirited exhibition. Lees defeated Williams handsomely. In the semi-final, Lees won from White, but was beaten by Blundell in tho final. The first round of the bantams resulted in J. Matthews beating S. Grove, and G. Daysh defeating R. Matthews. Matthews got the decision over Daysh in the final.

In the light-weights, P. Grove defeated Pryde in an interesting display.

In the middle-weights, Saunders defeated P. Hume, and Wardell beat "Douglas. Wardell and Saunders met in the final, and Wardell won. In the heavy-weight class, D. Daysh had the upper hand of Williams right through, and the referee stopped the bout in the third round. C. Hume got the decision over Reddick. The final between Hume and Daysh was a willing go, and Hum® got the decision. Matthews minor was declared the most scientific boxer in the school.

During the evening Mr. Bagnall, on behalf of the parents of the boys, presented the principal of the school, the Rev. R. H. Hobday, who relinquishes the headmastership of the school at the end of the term, with a well-filled purse as a token of appreciation of his services. I ■■■■■■ Mr.' Hobday feelingly replied and expressed his thanks. He intimated that this would be one of the last occasions on which he would act in an official capacity, although he would _ always cherish memories of his association with the school. The policy of the school had been to keep its scholastic side equal ti the State schools, arid to ground the boys in the elementary stages of mathematics and , foreign languages, which would help, them in their college career. At the same time no pains had been spared to develop the athletic side of the "boys. Mr. Hobday referred to the help Mrs. Hobday had always given him in the school life. ,

Before the gathering dispersed supper was served, and an enjoyable evening came to a conclusion.