A CLEAN SWEEP

Evening Star, Issue 19320, 5 August 1926, Page 13

A CLEAN SWEEP

TRAIttIHG COLLEGES' TOURNEY HOCKEY. BOXING, AND DEBATE TO DUKEDIH As tho result of their successes yesterday afternoon and last _ night the Dunedin Training College is now _ assured of lifting the tournament shield from the Christchurch Training College, the hockey, boxing, and debating contests all being won by the home college. The points for the shield are Dunedin 13, Christchurch 4. HOCKEY, j The ladies’ hockey match was played. ! at the Oval yesterday afternoon in delightful weather, the ground being in good order. There was a large crowd, and they were treated to a fast and I evenly-contested game, Dunedin running out winners by 3 goals to 0 after I a scoreless first spell. The homo team I showed better combination than the visitors, whose stick work, however, was good. The passing rushes of the Dunedin front line gained a good deal of ground, though over-eagerness inside the circle nullified several good efforts. The Christchurch defence was very sound, the' full-backs (Misses Argylo and Death) both stopping well. In the Christchurch forwards Miss 0. Dickson, on the wing, played a fine game. Miss Steed, at centre half, played a very solid game for Dunedin, and Miss Lawson, on the right wing, was always prominent. Goals for Dunedin were scored by Misses Lydecs, Murray, and Lawson. The teams took the field as follow:

Dunedin.—Misses Hughes (goal), Keldher. and Wallace (full-backs), Steed, Pringle, and Dey (halves), P. Lawson, Sanders, Lydcrs, Murray, and Duff (forwards).

Christchurch.—Misses G. Charles (goal), C. Argylo and E. Death (fullbacks), E. Sage, V. More land, and B. Hawkins, (halves), L. Jorgensen, M. Dixon, G. Camp boll, N. Ives, and V. Dickson (forwards). Messrs Butler and Wallace refereed tho game. . BOXING. FINE LIGHT-WEIGHT CONTEST. The boxing contests were decided last night in Mararaa Mall in the presence of a large gathering of supporters of each college. Generally the programme was well conducted, but there was rather too much delay between the events. Five bouts were contested, all of which were won by Dunedin representatives. The general standard was not a very high one, and, though there were one or two good mills, some were very tame, the competitors displaying many crudities. Easily the best bout of the evening was that in tho lightweight dlass between S. Foley (Dunedin) and F. Davis (Christchurch). The fight—and it was a fight—had been eagerly awaited. Davis was tho holder of the New Zealand University title, and Foley has been prominent in amateur boxing in Otago and Southland, having been the Southland featherweight champion a couple of years back. The pair possessed similar styles, and mixed it hotly from tho call of time to the final gong, some hard blows being swapped at close quarters. Foley proved slightly the better boxer, ami this, along with Davis’s persistence in holding, gave the Dunedin representative the decision.

The officials were as follow:—Refereeo, Mr F. J. Campbell; judges— Messrs J. Gawno and F. Foster; timekeepers—Messrs C. C. Nicholson and A. Forbes; seconds—Messrs J. Graves, it. Jones, V. H. Reid, and T. Harris; official announcer, Mr A. R. Drcavcr. The results -of the bouts were’ as follow:

• —Feather-weight.—■

D. N. Ferguson (Dunediu), 9.1, defeated A. W. Morrison (Christchurch), B.l3.—Though this provided a fair exhibition, Ferguson possessed too much experience for his opponent, and did mast of the forcing, scoring with both hands. There were few lively exchanges, Morrison being principally on tho defensive, and Ferguson carried off the honors in every round, though there was little in the first, in which Ferguson connected with a. couple of right hooks and a straight left to tho face. Morrison jabber! bis left to the chin, and was mot with a heavy left on the jaw. Ferguson connected cleanly in the second round with straight lofts to the head, and right hooks to the jaw, Morrison being made to miss several times by good ducking. Ferguson did not let up in tho last round, in which lie scored several times by straight blows to the head from both hands, though Morrison took some on his gloves. Ferguson got the only possible decision. —Light-weight.—

S. Foley (Dunedin), 9.10, boat F. Davis (Christchurch), 9.lo.—Keen interest was taken in the meeting of Foley and Davis, the Christchurch representative being the holder of the New Zealand University light-weight title. The pair were well matched in every respect, and provided the host exhibition of the evening, some hot exchanges being witnessed, though Foley perhaps was slightly the better boxer. Foley used a very speedy left, and connected more cleanly than ids opponent, who, however, planted some solid blows to the face and head. Davis was warned for holding, tactics which he persisted in at intervals throughout the fight. The first round favored Foley, who led repeatedly with his left, which ho .varied with an occasional right. Davis ducked cleverly, and retaliated fiercely with a loft to the face, and a right hook to the jaw. In the second round he rushed Foley to the ropes, and shook him with a heavy left to the mouth. Foley returned with some vicious right hooks, the round being slightly in" bis favor. Davis took the third round, but not by much. He opened with a loft rip to the body, following up with a right and left to the jaw. Both men missed several times, but Foley pot homo with a left and right to the, fare. Foley was the winner, both boxers being accorded a groat ovation.

—Welter-weight.— W. H. Gaudiu (Christchurch), 9.12, v. W. JEL Henderson (Dunedin), 10.8. —This bout did not provide a good exhibition of boxing, but it was remarkable for a display of rare pluck on the part of Henderson, who had the use of only one hand for the greater part of the contest, as he broke his left hand in the first round. Gaudin sent Henderson to the . floor with a left swing in the initial stages, and the latter telegraphed his intention of uppercutting with his right, which missed. He connected with a right swing, 0,1 which ho relied principally in the remaining two rounds. Henderson got home with a couple of good straight rights in the second round, but Gaudio took the last round, in which he blocked well, and scored with a straight left and right to the head. Henderson retaliated with a short arm right to the body and heavy right hook to the jaw. Henderson was the winner. -Middle-weight.— J. Braithwaite (Dunedin), 11.0, heat D. Grant (Canterbury), H.3.—lbis bout was of the etop-look-and-listen variety. Neither man showed knowledge of the finer points, and both wore ‘ slow to take the opportunities that presented themselves. There were some perfectly polite exchanges, though they were few and far between. After an even first round, in which very httlo boxing was seen, Braithwaite secured the points in the remaining two rounds, chiefly by medium of a straight left, varied with a right swing. Grant blocked fairly well, but generally it was au uninspiring contest. Bnut.iwaite got the decision because lie cIkI make some attempt to carry the fight to fliis opponent, though there was little clean hitting.

—Heavy-weight.— L. B. Pierr (Christchurch), 12.0, lost to D. Manson (Dunedin), n. 7. In contrast to the previous contest, the last bout of the evening was of the rush-and-tcar variety, and though not a great deal of science _ was displayed there were some willing exchanges. Pierr relied chiefly on fierce swings, Manson being superior in the straight work, to which he owed his win. The bout created a good deal of amusement in that Pierr’s fierce rushes resulted in the pair falling through the ropes on several occasions. _ i here was very little clean hitting in the first round, but Pierr scored with right and left swings, taking the round. Manson landed a couple of sweet lefts in the second, which went to the Dunedin man, who also took the third after withstanding a fierce rush and right uppercut by Pierr, to which ho replied with a similar blow and a straight left, failing to follow up the advantage. Manson ‘was tho winner of a moderate contest. ____