STUDENT BOXERS

Evening Star, Issue 20255, 16 August 1929, Page 5

STUDENT BOXERS

■ : ■ ' ' ■_ ■ • J - UNIVERSITY NOVICE TOURNAMENT The University Boxing Club is using every means to build up the sport of boxing at Otago University, and as a preliminary to the interfaculty tournament, to be held on Tuesday night, a novice tournament was held at Manama Hall last night, some fair bouts being witnessed. One: or two of the competitors did not infuse as much spirit into their fighting. as is usual at these affairs; but one or two of them showed quite a lot of promise and a fair amount of boxing knowledge. Mr Jack Kilmartin was the referee, and Messrs F. J. Campbell and A. M'Donn’d were the judges. The arrangements for the tourney were in the capable hands of Mr P. Kennedy, the enthusiastic captain of the club. Details:— ; FEATHER-WEIGHTS. Lovelock (9.0) and Cowio (8.10) provided a bout that was more willing than most, and though Lovelock got the decision, Cowie waS ‘an aggressive' customer. Unfortunately for him, his timing was not as good as it might have been, and many of his punches fell short. Lovelock placed his punches to better advantage, and scored by means of a good left hook to the chin. Cowie connected with several lefts to the face and a short right to the body, but in straight work Lovelock was ahead. It was a wild and woolly mill. Lovelock being the winner. Lowndes (8.5), who had the bye, boxed a no-decision contest with Cottar (8.10), the former employing a straight' left and right swing to considerable advantage, though both men were inclined to miss fairly often. Cottar realised occasionally that he had a left hand, and tapped Lowndes on the nose once or twice. Lowndes had the better of things, however. —Final.— The judges must have had a task in separating Lowndes and Lovelock when they met in the final, for both contestants deserved to lose. Bland smiles and smites at the empty air occupied the whole of the first round, but in the second round Lowdnes awakened to the fact that it was as easy to plant his left on Lovelock as it was to saw the air. Lovelock did not relish being hit, however', and there was one lively exchange, though the last round found both men missing fairly often. WELTER-WEIGHT. _ Dovey (10.9) was too smart and elusive for Benson (10.7), the latter failing to make use of his advantage in height and reach. The former, who is a Fijian, continually bored in and hooked some solid lefts to tho head and stomach. Benson connected with an occasional left to the jaw, but he was not getting his distance, and Dovey usually came back with a two-handed battery of punches to the face and body. His work was much tho cleaner of the pair, and he got the 'decision in an interesting fight. Jansen (10.8), who had the bye, boxed a no-decision contest with M'Dowall (10.3), but, apart from the fact that the former effected a kangaroo hop and that M'Dowall landed with an occasional left, there was little to record. -—Final.— Dovey and Jansen met in the final, the former being content to take things quite easily. lie ripped several jabs to the face in the first session, and connected with a left hook to tho jaw. He back-moved cleverly, and was too speedy for his opponent, especially in the last round, when ho planted solid lefts and rights to the body. Jansen showed some- promise, however, and when he found his distance scored with one or two lefts to the face. Dovey was the winner.

LIGHT-HEAVY-WEIGHT. A good bout resulted in this class, and though M'Farlaue (11.12) had a weight 1 , height, and reach advantage, he did not have things all his own way against Dakin (11.2), who shaped quite promisingly. MTarlane scored with lefts and rights to the face in the first round, and began the second with a left to the body. Dakin, however, followed a left jab by sending over a couple of good rights to the jaw, the third round also being well contested. MTarlane connected the more cleanly of the pair, and got the decision.