BOXING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 18 August 1927, Page 3

BOXING.

N.Z. CH AMP I ONvSH I PS, (BY TELEGRAPH “PRESS ASSOCIATION.) INV I'iiiCIARG I LL, -Vug. 17. The New Zealand boxing championships 'began tins evening before a good attendance. The results ate: — . , Flyweight,—S. P'urton (Westport) 7.B|t, beat S. Gray (Wanganui) 7.9, on points; S, Jarvis- (Southland) could hot make the weight and defaulted to F. Pearoy (Auckland); R. Hutchinson (Hawke’s Bay) defaulted to- N. Roebuck (Taranaki); C, Hume (Wellington) 7.8, beat E. M. Rlix (Otago) / .10, on .points. Bantam weight. —P. Hiawse (W estport) 8.2, knocKed out L. Jarvis (Southland) 8.0, in the second round; J. O 1 ’Sullivan (Auckland) 8.0. knocked out J. Evans (Ma.nawatu) 8.1, in the second round; O’Siullivan beat Hawse on points; N. Roebuck (Taranaki) defaulted to P. Broisnaliian (Christchurch) ; H. Larsen (Wellington) 7.13 beat R- Hutchinson (Hawke's Bay), 8.0; L. Knuckey (lUawke’s Bay) defaulted to W. Parker (Otago).

Featherweight.—T. Donovan (Ta ranaki) 8.10, won. on a t-edlinioal knockout in the first round from F. Kiely (Gi-eymioiith), 8.11; Gr. Adams (Wellington) 8.11., boat G. Wright (Ohri-st-bliorCh) 8.7, on points l ; W. G. Leckie (Oita,go) 8.11, beat h. Knuckey (Hiawkcs Bay) 8.8, on points; G. Steele (Southland), -a bye. Lightweight.—L. W. Gee (Bay of Plenty) defaulted to A. Jones (Southland)"; J. R. Martin (Millerton), and W. Gibs in (Bluff) both defaulted; T. Slattery (Auckland) 9.10, beat J. Bishara (Taumarunui) 9.10, on points; E. Morgan (Weililingtom) 9.13, beat R. Fullclier (Otago) 9.8, on points. 'Welterweight.—-El. Armishaw (Auckland) 10.7, beat G. MaEw-an (Soutl land) 10.8, on points; P. J. Stone (Wellington) 10.3, beat L. Adams (Southland) 10.5, on points; S. Hughes (Olbago) 10.6,, heat J. Nelson (Greymouth) 10.5, on ,points; D. Richardson (North Otago) 10.6, beat B. O’Keefe (Mana wiatu) 10.8 (O’’Keefe appealed for a. foul, but this was disallowed by the. referee following an examination); O. Jaggors (Cluriisitoliiurcli) 10.1, beat J. Smith (Taumarumii) 10.6, on points; W. Gee (Bay of Plenty), a’ bye. Heavyweight..—P. McCarthy (Auckland) 12.8, knocked out S. Hogg (Greymouth) 12.10, in the first round; A. Campbell! (North Otago) 12.1, beat G. Carlson (Wanganui) 12.12, on points ; J. G-. Leckie (Otago) 12.9, beat W. E. Tyree (Wellington) 12.4, on points.

ADMIN I STRATTON M A TTERS. INVERCARGILL, Aug. 17. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Boxing Association was hold today, Mr. S. A. Strickland presiding. Delegates were present from WelTiiigton, Marlborough, Taumarunui, Christchurch, Gisborne, Greymouth, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Napier, North Otago, Otago and Bluff. It was decided that before a license is issued a professional boxer must furnish the council with a certificate of competency issued by the association where he is resident. A Hawke’s Bay remit advocating the limitation of purses to £l5O for professional bouts, save in special circumstances, and then only with the concurrence of the New Zealand Association, was carried. The election of officers resulted : President. Air. E. A. Craig (Auckland); council. Messrs. P. F. McEvedy. D. R. Uoggard. J. R. Simpson, E. Blundell, E. A. Dawson, J. W. Heenan, Colonel H. St. J. Bee re. It was decided to hold the 1928 championships at Auckland.