BOXING
(By "Looker-on.") Mr. J. Donnelly, manager for ll.mLah Urari, writes to say that Uren is training hard for his light with Hairy Holmes. Mr. Donnelly says that Urea and himself will arrive iii Greymouth on Thursday night. Harry Holmes wired from Auckland this morning, saying that he hoped to arrive in ' Greymouth on 'Saturday
night. The two professional bantams, C. Cann and A. Faccorey met at Haweva last week, when Cum won on a points decision at the end of fifteen rounds. Tim Tracey officiated:as third man in the ring. At the amateur tournament at Westport on Saturday night, Charlie Chisnall (Christchurc'h) and Jack O'Neill (Westport) boxed an exhibition bout of six rounds. It was explained that
Curran, ,who was to meet omsnau, could not attend on account of the boat having to put brick to Wellington and not being able to get to Westport in time. Chi snail gave a good display of siraight hitting with both hands. O'Neill, with perfect smother, stopping any effect of them. Both boys gave a good exhibition of footwork and in-Fghting and showed splendid ringcraft. At Westport on Saturday night "Sailor" O'Dea issued a challenge to any list, man in the Dominion.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 August 1920, Page 3
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