SCIENTIFIC BOXER

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 33, 8 August 1934, Page 5

SCIENTIFIC BOXER

HURNE'S FINE DISPLAY

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Full value for their money was certainly received by those who last night saw the programme provided by the Wellington Boxing Association at the Town Hall. Between 8 o'clock and 11.20 o'clock 14 bouts were staged, culminating in a ten-round professional contest. The preliminaries were the semi-finals and finals of the junior championships. Not only was there quantity, but there was also good quality. The amateurs occupied their time to the full in an endeavour to pile on as many points as possible, and the professional, match produced a splendid scientific display in which Cyril Hurne, the local featherweight, proved himself a boxer of real class.

Hume was pitted against Herb. Larsen, and though the latter was made to play second fiddle he was always willing to meet the other half-way, and made a praiseworthy stand against a boy who was altogether too fast and clever for him. Though it would have been better if the programme had been commenced half an hour earlier, the way the arrangements were carried out reflected great credit on the officials, and the judges' decisions were generally well received. There was quite a good attendance, but'the fare provided deserved better support. The judges were Messrs. P. W. Woods and N. E. Sommerville, and the referee Mr. B. A. Guise. SCIENCE AND SPEED. After seeing Hume in action last night the Wellington public should be eager to have further opportunities of learning what he is capable of. His defence stood against practically everything that Larsen gent over and his straight nfud rapid punching earned him an overwhelming lead on points. He weighed in at Bst 71b and Larsen was 3%1b heavier. ' They lost no time in beginning, Larsen carrying the fight to his opponent, but the round went to Hurne by virtue of lightning punches, to. both head and body, too fast for Larsen to block. Both used their lefts in the second round and kept more at a distance. Hurne again did most pf the scoring, but Larsen stood up to all that was coming, and was always ready to fight back. Larsen s drove Hurne against tile ropes in the third, but when he attacked him later in the round Hume shot both his right and left home. The'round was more even, but there was a margin in Humes favour. i ' , . Hurne did some more pretty work m the ..fourth, but Larsen did not neglect his guard, and thereby, saved himself quite a lot of punishment. , , The fifth round was much like the preceding ones, but the action was not quite s*o lively. Hurne moved iurther ahead as the bout progressed, covering up against anything Larsen had to otter, ana sbootingWut blows which, m the aggregate, if not separately, had their efteot Sn his stocky opponent. Near the finish Larsen was little more than a target iw Hurne's gloves, and he became decidedly the worse for wear. He slowed up noticeably, but Hurne lost none of his speed, either of foot or of hand. At the finish the,, crowd showed its appreciation in no uncertain manner. , THE AMATEURS. The results of the amateur bouts were:— Paperweight, Final.—!'. Dunn (6st <%Ib) defeated M. Messenger (7st) on points. The winner boxed very coolly, .maintamins a good defence, and though he'had to meet a strong challenge in the last .round he had v good lead previously. Flyweight, Final:—X.. : Coveney (7st ISKIK) defeated J. Parker (7st 111b) on points: Coveney was given more to do than in his elimination bout on the previous evening, but there was no dou.;t about his superiority. • Bantamweight, Seim-hnals.-b. Paul (Bst 3941b) defeated H. C. Parker .(Bst 61b) on points. Paul scored well with a bqdy attack at the start, but in concentrating on the downstairs department he was inclined to leav,e his head open/and Parker took 'full advantage of it. After Paul learned to keep his right up he did better and some useful blows in the last round apparently won him the fight, though the decision met with a mixed reception. W. Beaver (Sat -4941b) defeated R. Crawfbrd (Bst 3941b) on points. ' Beaver started in with both fists at the outset and temporarily rattled the other boy, but Crawford soon showed that "he possessed a useful right. He then brought a jabbing left into play, Beaver retaliating in kind, an-1 they,mixed it vigorously in au even aa-.l interesting'"contest. Beaver took the hrßt and last rounds. Final.—Beaver defeated Paul on points. Beaver gave' one or the best displays of the evening, employing a beautiful left wiieh he effectively varied with his right.-He-scored a clean-cut, win. Featherweight, Semi-finals!—l. Watson (Bst '8%lb) defeated E. Key (Bst 8%lb) on points: It-was even pegging at the start, though Watson was the aggressor and got home with some handy blows, in addition to making the other boy miss. He kept steadily in front all the way and scored a decisive win. N. Tanner (Ssst 121b) defeated B. Cording (Ok) on points. There was a lot of miss-hitting, particularly by Cording, who wasted most of his energy. Final—Tanner defeated Watson on points. Watson gave his customary cool-and skilful display, but the older boy had too much kick in his punches. Watson was down for a count of eight in the second Lightweight, Semi-final.—E. Adams (9st 81b) defeated G. Wilkinson (9st 7%1b) by a technical knock-out in the second round. Adams made excellent use of his height and reach and a heavy right-cross to the jaw knocked Wilkinson to the canvas three times before the referee stopped the bout. Final.—Adams defeated D. Glengarry (9st 9lb) on points. Adams again made full use of his height' and reach, maintaining a sound defence and connecting with telling blows at long range. . Middleweight, Final.—T. Troy (list l%lb) defeated J. Bedding (10st 111b) on points. Bedding went.in looking for work but most of his punches either missed altogether or were blocked. It was scarcely a skilful contest. Welterweight, Semi-final.—F. Mclvor (lOst 3%1b) defeated D. Stellin (9st 91b). Mclvor set out from . the start to rush his opponent off his feet and more than once fell through losing his balance when Stellin sidestepped. Stellin would have been, well advised to have employed an upper-cut against Mclvor's boring-in tactics.' No final was fought as li. Donovan,, who was "to have met the winner of the semi-final, was not present, and the 'championship was awarded to Mclvor. Heavyweight, Final.—J. Jones (12st fllb) defeated G. Holeroft (12st fill)) on. points. Jones had much superior skill and almost always beat the other boy to the punch, but Holeroft gave a very game display.