NEW CHAMPIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 57, 5 September 1934, Page 4

NEW CHAMPIONS

BOXIXG TOUJ?XEY

NO TITLES RETAINED

I'i-om all pninls of view tin; (in,i] ni-lit ol the lioxinH A^Not-iiit ii>n'n 1034 senior aniiitcm- cli-impion^hips iva* much more a-iiL-ecf.>f(il llian l\iv. oiicniny niglit. TliL'i-o was quite v atteffdanec at the Town Hall, t lie pi-ogviiinme was stai-teil well on time, anil kept moving briskly, ami the tstaiulard of iicrl'oi-m----iince was a distinct improvement, in some enntests the winnei 1 ployed much too good for his opponent, bill, »s a general rule, the contents were even ami the judges' tat-k wad sometime.s di/lieuit.

Xono of last year's champions succeeded in retaining his title, those who came closest being ]|. Allott (flyweight) find J. Mansfield (.middleweight), who finished rtinners-up, 11. Kelly, T. Corbin, J. 15. Kent, and J. Ford did not compete this year. A double title holder this year is R. Reid, who takes the middle and lightheavy honour*. He defeated Mansfield in the middleweight division, and won the final of the light-heavy class from the same boy by default. The new champions are: — Paperweight—T. Dunn (Moera). Flyweight—L. Ln'rsen (Newtown). Bantamweight—F. Finnegan (Newtown). Featherweight—W. Aitken (Xewtowu). Lightweight—L. Murray (Moera). Welterweight—T. Arbutlniott (Miraniiir). Middleweight—R. Reid (Crawford's). Light-heavyweight—R. Reid (Crawford's). Heavyweight—J. Jones (Miramar). The official* last night were: —Judges, Messrs. P. W. Woods and W. P. Sommerville; referees, Messrs. B. A. Guise and A. G. McGowan; announcer,. Mr.' G. A. Broad. Paperweight. Final—T. Dunn (Moera), <tet 10541b, defeated M. Messenger (Tartan), 6st.l3V.slb, on points. Messenger was a very willing boy, but was not the equal of his opponent in. boxing skill. Flyweight. Final.—L. Larsen (Newtown), Bst, defeated H. Allott (Miramar), 7st 12%1b, by a technical knock-out in the third, round. Larsen kept his guard up and worked mainly with a straight left, whereas Allott was inclined to leave himself open. Allott, however, moved and hit quickly, though he was inclined to swing bio' punches. Allott went down for counts of five and seven in quick succession in the third round before the bout was stopped. Featherweight. Semi-finals.—ll. Dunn (Moera), 8s t 13141b. defeated It. Wood (Miramar),-Ost, on pofnt*. Awaiting favourable opportunities, Wood scored with a two-handed attack to • the body, and covered up well against his opponent's reprisals. Though he appeared to 'slacken in the second round, Dunn fought vigorously iv the last and earned a popular verdict. W. Aitken (Newtown), Bst 12VAh, defeated U. Joyce (Miramar), Bst 13%1b, on points. In a willing contest the two boys repeatedly stood up and exchanged blow for blow. Aitken was a shade the cleverer. Final.—Aitken defeated Dunn on points. Both exercised a fair amount of caution in the early part of the bout, but Aitken took the aggressive later and generally beat the other boy to the punch. Bantamweight. Semi-final.— R. Aitken (Newtown), Bst 4V-lb, defeated S. Donoghue (Miramar), Sst Clb on points. Donoghue spoilt Ins chances by hitting with an open glove, being warned twice. It was a good lively contest. ,„ , % o i Final—F. Finnegan (Newtown),. hot Gib, defeated Aitken. Aitken went down for a count of seven in the first round, and when he was felled heavily in the second Finnegan was awarded the bout. The winner was much too good. Lightweight. Seini-finals.-L. Murray (Moera), Ost 71b, defeated S. Smith (Miramar), Ost 7>Mb, on points. The crowd derived quite a lot of amusement from bmiths deportment in the ring, but he soon showed that he was not to be taken lightly, and throw in rapid punches, sometimes at .unexpected "oments P He stayed down for a count o nine in the second round, but finished (Tartan), Ost 71b, defeated R. Hall (Crawford's) by a technical knockout in the third round. Hedberg set up a vigorous attack from the outset, and felled Hale for a count of nine m the second round. Hale was practically defenceless in the last round, and the bout defeated Hedberg on points. Murray had the advantage in ?each, but Hedberg made good use o the opportunity whenever he got to close Outers. Plying his lcflTbusil* and casionally bringing his right ovei, ,* >ma> took the first round easily. Hie .second « more even, and they had a ding-dons «o in the third, which was the most sue eesaful so far as Hedberg was concerned. Welterweight. Semi-final.-X. Camerou (Miramar), 10st 71b defeated J. Plank (Tracy's), lOst 5%1b, on points. There was not a great deal of variety in the bout. Planks ducking repeatedly caused the other boy to miss, but Cameron boxed in his usual workmanlike fashion and deserved the ver-d'Final.-Througb. having hurt his hand in the semi-final, Cameron was compelled to default to; T. Arbutlmott (Miramar) in the final. Middleweight. Final—R. Reid (Crawford's), list 41b, defeated J. Mansfield , (Crawford s). list 0141b, on points. Aiming mostly at the head, the pair mixed :it freely, but were inclined to • hold every time they came together. Reid's straight punching carried him through, but he had very little to spare. Light-heavyweight. Semi-final.-X. Reid (Crawford's) list 41b defeated J. Jones (Miramar), 12st .4 b, on points. Punching straight and cleanly, Reid clearly established superiority over the other boy. It was quite a good bout. In the final, J. Mansfield (Crawford's) defaulted to Reid. Heavyweight. J Jones (Miramar); 12st 41b, defeated G ' Holcroft (Silvcrstrcam), 12st, 011 points. It was a. willing though uninspiring display. Though Jones was the superior boxer, the decision in his favour met with a mixed reception.