BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 September 1936, Page 11

BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

HAWES AND MARSH LOSE.

[PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, September 6

The finals have been reached in all except two classes in the New Zealand amateur boxing championships, and will be contested at the Town Hall tomorrow night. All the contestants on Saturday night fought well and had the crowd of 1500 in a state of continued excitement. Results: —

Light heavy-weight, semi-final: J. Thornton (Hamilton) list. 2Jlb., beat C. Marsh (Greymouth), 12st.; C. Farmer (Auckland), list. 711 b., knocked out P. Nicholle (Hutt Valley), 12st. Middle-weight: M. Spring (Pahiatua), list. 31b., beat T. Lister (Ashburton), list. 61b.; Boswell (Hutt Valley), 11st. 31b., beat F. Mclvor (Manawatu), list. 511 b.; G. Low (Christchurch), list. 31b., beat C. Marshall (Taranaki), list. 111 b. Semi-final: Spring beat N. James (Pahiatua); Boswell beat Low. Welter-weight: D. Heeney (Gisborne), lOst. 51b., beat G. Downes (Manawatu), lOst. 111 b.; Johnson (Auckland), lOst. 51b., beat J. Cadwallader (Wairarapa), lOst. lib.; W. G. Parris (Wellington), lOst. 21b., beat S. Jenkin (Oamaru), lOst. 4Jlb. Semifinal: J. Reedy (Southland), lOst. 31b., beat Johnson; Parris beat Heeney. Light-weight: D. Eddington (Timaru), 9st. 71b., beat D. Mclnnes (Napier), 9st. 71b.; N. Jenkin (Oamaru), 9st. 611 b., knocked out N. Evans (Mo. tueka), fist. 7:Jlb.; R. Baker (Southland), 9st. 431 b.. heat B. Nixon (Auckland), 9st. 411 b., on a technical knockout.

Feather-weight: W. Haw’es (Greymouth), Sst. 1231 b., beat J. Lambert (Southland), Sst. 131 b.; J. O’Connor (Christchurch), Sst. 111 b., knocked out J. Collins (Manawatu), Sst. lljlb.; P. Kelly (Auckland), Sst. lljlb., beat G. Thomas (Taranaki), Sst. 111 b. Semifinal: G. Marshall (Wellington), Sst. 121 b., beat Hawes.

Bantam-weight: J. Barker (Wellington), Sst. 311 b., beat. C. Rayner (Marlborough), Sst. 21b. Semi-final: B. McKay (Napier), Sst. sJlb. beat W. Shaskey (Gisborne), Sst. 3 Jib. Fly-weight: D. Maddern (Taranaki), 7st. 12J1b., beat H. Allott (Auckland), 7st. 7Jlb.

TO-DAY’S RESULTS.

WELLINGTON, September 7.

The semi-finals of the national boxing championships were completed this morning. Results: — Lightweight: Baker (Southland) beat Jenkin (Oamaru), on points. Hopkins (Manawatu) beat Eddington (Timaru), on points. Featherweight: Kelly (Auckland) beat O’Connor (Christchurch), on points.

Bantamweight: Parker (Wellington) beat Greaney (Otago), on points.