MASTERTON TOURNEY
The annual boxing tournament of the Hadlow Preparatory School, Masterton, was held in the Assembly Hall on Friday evening, and was witnessed by a large attendance of parents and friends. The contestants were well matched, the winners invariably having to fight hard to gain the decision. At the conclusion of the tour- | nament Sir William Perry, chairman of the Parents' Association, congratulated I the principal, Mr. A. W. Don, and the staff on the showing which the boys had made, remarking that the scholars had acquitted themselves well and were evidently profiting by the instruction received. I The results were:— Featherweight.—First Round: Wadham beat Kebbell. mi.; Norman beat Wardell; Taylor, ma., beat Burling; Cameron, mi., beat Wilson. Second Round: Wadham beat Norman; Cameron, mi., beat Taylor, ma. Final: Wadham beat Cameron, mi. Lightweight.—First Round: Pavitt beat Henderson; Kebbell, ma., beat Beetham, mi. Final: Kebbell, ma., beat Pavitt. Middleweight.—First Round: R. Kebbell beat Bunny; Mcßae beat Prior; Morrison beat Perry. Second Round: R. Kebbell beat Mcßae; Morrison, a bye. Final: R. Kebbell beat Morrison. Heavyweight.—First Round: Spooner beat Mason; McLaren, ma., beat McLaren, mi. Final: McLaren, ma., beat Spooner. An "exhibition bout" was also given by Nathan, 4st 81b, and Norman, 4st 131b.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 75, 26 September 1933, Page 12
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