BOXING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 59, 11 March 1937, Page 20

BOXING

UNIVERSITY TITLES

SOME INTERESTING BOUTS

The annual boxing tournament of Victoria University College' was held last night at the Winter Show Stadium, when aspirants for the college team to travel to Christchurch for the interuniversity contests at Easter had a chance to prove their claims.

Nearly all the bouts were evenly contested, and some promising talent showed up' during the course of the evening.

S. Walsh, winner of the featherweight title, won the trophy donated by Mr. F. D. Kean, chairman of the Wellington Boxing Association, for the most scientific display. E. Evans, who showed up well in the semi-final, sustained an-injury which prevented him from entering the final. Mr. E.. Stewart was referee, and Messrs: F. D. Kean and 8.-Guise were judges. . ■_ ~-.-.:-- -,.. Detailed results are. as follows:-*—

Bantamweight.—Quarter-finals: B. C. Campbell (holder), Bst 91b, beat A. t Lane, Bst 91b, on points; Hamilton, Bst 101b, beat Armstrong, Bst 101b, on points. Semi-final: Hamilton beat Lambert, Bst 91b, on points. Final: Hamilton beat Campbell on points. Featherweight.—Quarter-finals: S. Walsh. 9st 31b, beat C. Trillo, 9st.3lb, on points; E. Evans, 9st 21b, beat Bliss, 9st, on points; Meek, Bst 121b, beat Fitzpatrick, 9st, on a t.k.o. Semi-finals: S Walsh beat Meek on points. Final: Walsh won by default from Evans, who was unable to enter the ring because of an injury received in ' an .earlier bout. Lightweight.i-Quarter-finals: T.Kent, 9st 131b. beat R.Mander, 9st 121b, on points; Tpssman, 9st 111b, beat J. Moore, ■ 9stf 111b, iow -points; ■ Hutton, 9st 121b,< beat: Stephenson, 9st:'7lb, the latter injuring his right arm during the^ first round and feeing unable' to continue. Semi-finals: :K. Horsley, 9st 61b, beat Hutton ori a t.k.o. in the second round; [Kent beat Tossman on,points.; Final: I Kent outpointed Horsley. • ', Welterweight—Semi-finals: P. Ryan,lOst 81b,.outpointed P. Kane, lOst 51b; L. Burke, lOst 21b, beat A. Hoy, lOst 71b, on points. Final: P. Ryan beat Burke on points. - Middleweight.—Final: Miller, , lost 111b, outpointed Craig, list"3lb;" . • Light-heavy.—Final: Dandy, list 121b, beat Barnes (holder), list 111b, on poiiyts..-. . .. ■ ■ Heavyweight;— Semi-final: F. Bowling (cxrAuckland University champion), 12st 91b, beat-Stewart, 12st, on points. Final: F. Bowling beat. W. L. Barker (ex-New Zealand University champion); 13st, on points. ■".,.'■