BOXING

Evening Star, Issue 18034, 31 July 1922, Page 4

BOXING

O’NEILL BEATS PRESTON. The professional boxing match, Frank O’Neill (Runanga) versus Billy Preston (Wellington), went the fifteen rounds at Greymouth on Snturday night, the decision going to O'Neill, who was aggiessue throughout, though Preston was superior iu rinreraft. The fight was fairly even, but there was not a great amount of punishment. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. SOUTH ISLAND REPRESENTATIVES. Tho following have been chosen by the Selection Committee to represent the South Island in the-New Zealand boxing championships at Auckland on August 7:— Fly-weight; T. Griffiths (Dunedin), Bantam-weight s A. Worthington (Timaxu). _ v Feather-weight: W. Drew (Oaznaru), Light-weight: L. M'Donald (Dunedin). Welter-weight; J. Stewart (Timaru). Middle-weight: L. O’Neill (Grcymouth). Light heavy-weight: E, Parker (Christchurch). . ~ ~, Heavy-weight i A» IVlGormaclc (Ashburton). ■ AUSTRALIAN EVENTS. At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday nidit, after nine gruelling rounds boiween Frank Kramer (America) and Vinco Blackburn, the former secured tho verdict. Kramer showed to better advantage throughout, tho Australian displaying signs of sever© punishment. °M‘Carthy beat Spargo at the Melbourne Stadium on a foul in the first round.

Our London correspondent writes: George M'Kenzie. of Scotland, who won the bantam-weight competition at tho Olympic Games two years ago, has had a very successful career since h© went over to the ranks of the professionals. His latest match was against C. Stone, of Wales, the pair meeting at the National Sporting Club. The Scot had. the best of tho first six or seven rounds, and, though Stone was seen to advantage during the second half of the bout, tho decision of a draw met with general approval. Thus jrKenzie retains his unbeaten record as a professional, and he ia certainly useful at his weight.—The many admirers of Joe Beckett are delighted that ho is likely to be given another match with Georges Carpentier-. He was beaten so quickly when he meT tho Frenchman before that he feels sure he can do better in a return encounter. Should all go well, -he will tackle the European champion next October, the National Sporting Club having hopes of staging the match in London. The Southampton man _ will probably last longer than in tho brief encounter they had at the Holbom Stadium; but the writer has little hope that he, will fare any better than other British boxers have when up against a Frenchman who has learnt the ~value of speed in and whose movements make bur heavy-weights appear as slovn as cart-horses* i