DUNEDIN’S NEW SEASON
The box plan opens to-morrow for tln> first professional contest of the season. The Otago Boxing Association has _matched Frank Endacott, of Australia, with Noel Dornan, of Wellington, for next Monday in the Town Hall. Endacott appeared in Dunedin last season, when he fought splendidly and dropped a narrow decision to lgn Cruickshank. Dornan has met Endacott on one occasion, and after a great contest the result 'was a draw. Dornan was taken by Strickland to Australia, where he fought /four contests. winning two and losing two (one on a foul). He is an aggressive boxer with perfect footwork and a very bard right hand which is always in action. He is a good crowd-pleaser in the north, and his Otago debut will bo watched with ihterest. A team of six amateurs, together with trainer Bill Hedberg, will visit Dunedin to box Otago amateurs in the preliminaries. All boys are now matched, and a splendid programme is assured. Particulars are advertised..
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Evening Star, Issue 26028, 17 February 1947, Page 5
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