AMATEUR BOXING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 63, 11 September 1937, Page 14

AMATEUR BOXING

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS

(By (Telegraph—Press Association.)

GREYMOUTH, September 10.

Two titles were lost at the New Zealand boxing championships, which were continued this afternoon and tonight, Boswell, middleweight, and Maddern, flyweight, being eliminated.

Huzzif (Taranaki) showed stamina to beat Denny, arid Purdy gained a'meritorious win over Cadwallader.' The Heeney-Davis contest was an excellent one. Allen fully extended Mclvor in the middleweight bout in a hard contest. Withell showed good judgment! and a powerful left in beating Hayes and McHugh. Sheridan proved one of the most scientific boxers of the evening in a good bout with Maddern. McKay showed excellent attacking ability to beat Bridge. Sutherland, though much shorter, shower superior ringcraft to Branch. Results were:— ' ' ' ' . Lightweight.—P. Kelly (Auckland) beat R. Tonks (Ashburton) on a technical ' knockout; C. Elsmore (Marlborough) defaulted to W. Purdie (Hamilton); N. Davey (Gisb.orne)1, 9st 71b, beat. T.Dunn (Hutt, Valley), 9st. . Bantamweight.—W. Brown (Southland), Bst 21b, beat S. Stock (Auckland), -_st"2Jlb;: J. Thompson (Gisborne) defaulted to M. Parr (Otago)., Featherweight.—T. Whatnoagh (Wanagnui), Bst 91b, beat J. O'Connor (Christchurch), Bst 131b; G. Bridge (Wellington), Bst 12Jlb, beat J. McIvor (Hawke's Bay), Bst 121b. , Middleweight.—R. Branch (Auckland), list OJlb. beat D. Boswell (Hutt Valley), lOst 131b; A. Sutherland (Southland), list 21b, beat W t 'Nix (Wairarapa), lOst 101b; J., Page (Marlborough), list 4Jib,- beat- S. ,Hogue (Rakaia), lOst 111b, on a technical knock-out. Evening session results were:— . ' Featherweight.—B. McKay (Hamilton), 9st, beat W. Clark (Greymouth). Lightweight.—J. Page (Marlborough) defaulted to J. Collins (Manawatu); P. Kelly (Auckland), 9st 2_lb, beat N. Jenkin (Oamaru), 9st 91b. Welterweight.—W. Purdie (Hamilton), lOst, beat A. Cadwallader (Wairarapa), lOst 21b; L. Huzzif (Taranaki), lOst 51b, beat T. Denny (Southland), lOst 51b; D. Heeney (Gisborne), lOst 41b, beat J. Davis (Hawke's Bay), lOst 41b; R. Baker (Otago), lOst 41b, beat W. Jack (Timaru), lOst 41b. Middleweight.—F. Mclvor (Wellington), list 31b, beat Gallen (Gisborne), list 21b. , ■■■'■/■ Heavyweight—S. Jones (Taranaki) defaulted to T. O'GoTman (Christchurch); R. Withell (Ashburton), 12st 101b, beat C. Hayes (Otago), 12st 12£lb: M. McHugh (Auckland). 13st 81b, beat F. Jackson (Greymouth), 12st 51b. SEMI-FINALS. Bantamweight.—M. Parr (Otago), Bst 31b, beat' R. Smith (Ashburton), Bst 2Jlb; J. Parker (Wellington), Bst 31b. beat W. Brown (Southland), Bst ljlb. Featherweight.—X. Moran (Auckland), Bst 131b, beat T. Whatnoagh (Wanganui), Bst 01b, on a technical knockout; B. McKay (Hamilton), 9st, beat G. Bridge (Wellington), Bst 12Jlb. Middleweight.—A. Sutherland (Southland), list 2Jlb, beat R. Branch (Auckland), list Oilb; F. Mclvor (Wellington), 'list 31b, beat J. Page (Marlborough), list 4Jlb. Heavyweight.—W. Lister (Rakaia), 12st 51b, beat T. O'Gorman (Christchurch), 12st 41b; R. Withell (Ashburton), 12st 101b, beat M. McHugh (Auckland), 13st-81b. Flyweight.—R. Davis (Hawke's Bay) defaulted to H. Foote (Wellington) owing to receiving a compound fracture of the jaw in a bout .on the opening night against T. Hogarth (Greymouth), which Davis won. Davis was admitted to the Grey Hospital and is progressing satisfactorily. H. Sheridan (Auckland), Bst, beat 8., Maddern (Taranaki), Bst. j

Light-heavy weight—W. Lister (Rakaia) defaulted to T. Lister (Rakaia); C. Marsh (Greymouth), 12st, defeated T. O'Gorman (Christchurch), 12st 2Jlb.