POPULAR BOXING

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 November 1928, Page 3

POPULAR BOXING

CONTESTS AT WAVERLEY. KEEN AMATEUR EXPONENTS. PATEA ASSOCIATION TOURNEY. Appearing under the auspices of the Pa tea Boxing Association, some 38 a-mateur exponents provided a programme winch delighted a large gathering in the Waverley Town Hall last evening, 10 competition bouts being .supported by nine arranged' as exhibitions only. Willingly fought contests sustained interest in as. well as out of the ring, the programme being replete with the attraction for which the amateur code is noted. The boxers were drawn from- various parts of the Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu. and’ Wellington disticts, andi included two Taranaki champions in the flyweight title holder E. “Mick” Spavin, of Hawera, who defeated S. Broomfield, of Wellington, and L. Domhroski, of Waitara, the welter and middleweight champion, who lost on a narrow margin to P. Corliss, of Wanganui. Appreciation of the public patronage and of the support given by the various boxers- was voiced by the pTesidetn of the-association (Mr. P. S. Finlayson), who explained that the tour-' nev had been arranged o.t Waverley in response to repeated requests from boxing enthusiasts of that district. Handsome trophies donated by Waver:ey district supporters were presented on the conclusion of the respective encounters. A capable committee of officials combined with the joint secretaries, Messrs. C. J. Gardiner and P. C. Tenmet, in the administrative work. Mr. C. Breed, of Wanganui, officiated as referee and iudge, Mr. Laurie Hunt as announcer, Mess-sr. W. Morse and J. Paterson as timekeepers, and Messrs. T. J. Scott and 1). Ains-ley as seconds. The tourney owned 1 with a- number of exhibition bouts of a minute each, nrovided by pupils of Messrs. C. “•Jack” Gordon and •’C. ,T. Gardiner respectively. Those from Mr. Gordon’s school we-To matched as follow: A. Gordon v. D. Gordon; C. Penns v. S. Martin: N. Martin: v. P. Clarkson; D. Gordon v. W. Warner. Bouts' provided by Mr. Gardiner’s pupils were-: R. de Larger v. S. Garry; N. Gardiner v. S. 'Cooley; R. Howe v. K. Tmlaeh: Pheatenby v. -Geary.

PAPER-WEIGHTS. A. Gordon beats L. Broomfield

The paperweights, L. Broomfield, 4.10 (M ellington) and: A. Gordon, 4.9 (Patea), put plenty of vim into- four l'ounds of 90 seconds each, and proved popular with the gallery. The first two rounds found the boys very evenly matched, but Gordon began to take the lead in the third round with welltimed straight left deliveries- and a useful side-step when meeting the Wellington boy’s retaliation. Gordon was the fight-maker in the last round, and received a popular verdict. FLYWEIGHTS.

“Mick” Spavin beats' S. Broomfield. S. Broomfield, 7.8 (Wellington) walked into “Mick” Spavin, 7.11 (Hawera), the Taranaki flyweight champion, in the first few seconds of their opening round. Spavin, evaded the conventional left lead,' font took several rights on the upper part of the body till his own left served to steady the nippy Wellington boy. Spavin’s clean hitting gave him the honours of the round. In the second 1 round Spavin continued to inflict punishment till he I jarecli a thumb, and Broomfield was making the pace when the gong sounded. The third round was marked ■by even exchanges, but a, slight margin in both attack and defence went to Spavin, who was awarded the ver-> diet. Warner beats Taylor. A good three rounds were provided by Warner. 6.10 (Patea) and J. Taylor, 6.5 (Wanganui). Sending in a straight left to the body and bead repeatedly and exploiting a head movement which caused the Wanganui boy to miss, Warner collared the points in the first round. Taylor, who had been jabbing with his 'left in the first round, straightened the arm effectively in the second, but Warner renewed the attack in the third session and was awarded the decision. FEATHERWEIGHTS. E. Mercer beats R, Midgel ey. Shadow sparring foy E. Mercer, 9.0 (Patea) and R, Midgeley, 8.12 '{Holcombe) in their opening half-minute brought a reprimand from the referee, who also gave a warning against the use of the open glove. Whatever margin existed in the first two rounds went to Mercer for the more consistent attack, though he did not have to exert himself. The third roumd also went to Mercer, who took the trophy. LIGHTWEIGHTS. I W. Cooley heats G. Dawson. Possessing the advantage in height, [ weight and reach, W. Cooley, 9.6, of j Patea, forced the pace in the opening of four rounds with G. Dawson, 8.12, of Wanganui. Using both hands, the bigger boy scored the lionours in the first round. Ho was placed on the defensive in the second, when Da\vson used l his left and all hut evened the points. After a, spiritless third session had left nothing to chance, both boys mixed it freely in the final round. Cooley’s superior strength allowed him to stand , the pace the better of the pair, his condition also proving an important factor, though he had to he content with a narrow decision. T. H. Sullivan beats F. Willis. T. H. Sul'iivan, 9.3-1 (Hawent) open, eel in promising fashion against F. Minis, 9.6 (Patea), the-former Walking in to connect with a, left-to the hotly, followed by a, right cross and getting the benefit, of the clearance wfovn Willis ieli info clinches. The good-bunionred grin of the. Patea boy -as he took all that was coming matte him popular with, the crowd. In the second round lie carried the fight to his opponent and took the points. Th|3 third round proved one of the most exciting of the tourney as, each bov discarded defence, unci' went in to make the pace willing. Directing his left to the head, Sullivan provpd; the more effective battler, however, and his hand was raised by the referee LIGHTWEIGHT AND WELTER, D. McGregor Beats A. Hayward. A. Hayward 10:4 (Wnverley) and D. J. McGregor, 9.11 '(Wahgaiiui) were

wb’J matched in appearance, though, the raon2- forceful in two rounds and a- half was McGregor. He delivered practically ail] the punishment in the first round. Though Hayward was game in the second and made a. good hid to recover, he was unable to withstand McGregor’s battery in the third round, and a minute before the final gong was clue the decision went to the Wanganui boy on a virtual knock-out. MIDDLE WEIG HTS. P. Cbrjiss Beats M. Dombroski. Both L. Dombroski, 10.8 (Waitara*), the Taranaki welter and middleweight title holder, and P. Corliss, 10.10 (Wanganui) were wary in the opening seis-, sion of their four-round bout, though Corliss had to be credited, with a slight margin for the more consistent leading. His blows, lacked sting, however, and did not trouble the Waitara boy. Swifter and more finished, Corliss showed Cleverness in evading Dombroski in the second round, and the former’s flashing eft again accounted for the points. Dombroski set a furious pace throughout the third round and punished Corliss severely with left leads which smashed through the Wanganui man’s guard. Bleeding freely, Corliss was twice put- through the ropes. Oil one occasion he was on the mat for eight seconds and was badly rattled when the gong sounded. He made an amazing recovery to sustain fierce exchanges in the last round. Dombroski just failed by a point in the referee’s tally to recover the leeway and the decision went to Corliss amid sustained applause-. J. Hepburn Beats A. Viera-on.

With six rounds, ahead of them. J. Hepburn, 11.9 (Podding) and A. Ver-i-on, 11.3 (Wanganui) did not attempt fast work in their opening two- rounds. Verron appeared the more willing to fight, bnt Hepburn benenced: by a “wait and sea” -policy, blocking tlie other’)® advance and returning a snaky I left. Hepburn was assuming: the mas- [ tery in tlie third and fourth sessions in | spasmodic attacks which -les-ulted in clinching by Verron, who was cautioned for holding. A mediocre 'fifth round was followed- by a spirited opening of the last. Hepburn poked his left haird and 1 ducked under Veirran’s counters repeated!v, but after half a minute the pace flagged again, and Hepburn, who was never extended, wais awarded the decision. LI G HT-HEA V Y WEIGHTS. E. Gaiffen Beats W. Parker. For men of their size, W. Parker, 11.10 (Waverley) and K. Griffon, 11.5 (Hawera) provieqed a swift three rounds. An upswinging left sent in by Griffen jarred! Paiker in the first few secondis. blit the Hawera man took oonsiiderable [miiisliment when Parker got to close quarters in tlie second round, and scored mainly with right arm body blows. A .fair division of honours at fliiwt stage would be a round each. Again using a hard left to the chiiu. Griffon took tlie aggressive throughout* the third round. Though Parker did not appear to be seriously troubled, a merited decision went to Griff-en. ’ ■

PROGRAMME AT HAWERA

MILITARY TOURNAMENT

Arrangements for the military amateur 'boxing tournament which was mooted following the recent cadet contests at Hawera were advanced a further stag© at -a committee meeting held in the Drill Hall on Tuesday evening. The -tourney is to be- held at the Winter Show Buildings on Thursday, November 22, under the auspices of the Patea Boxing Association, which has agreed to province equipment for the occasion. Proceeds from the tourney are to be reserved for the purchase of boxing equipment for the cadets. The following were present at the meeting.—Lieuts. J. W. Bolton (secretary), J. C, Findlatar, Messrs E. Constant, C. Dahl, J. Goodwin, M. H. Kendaili'. J. C. Spavin and Permanent Staff Officers. Messrs W. Huxtrell and J. -Dykes junr. were added to the committee.

The secretary reported that, permission to hold the tournament, which would be run under Army conditions', had lx?en granted by Major Conway, officer commanding the area. Dr. R. G. B. Sinclair, honorary medical officer, would, examine all competitors' prior to the tournament. ft was decided to arrange throe oneminute rounds’ with one. minute between •each round, the “star” bout of the night to be- three two-minute rounds. The winners of each bout urn to receive a trophy immediate'y after the bout. Trophies have been dona.ted by Messrs E. Simon and Co., the “M” Squadron Legion of Frontiersmen, Messrs' H. Alien, E. Cann, E. Constant, M. H. Kendall. F. -Gllerenshaw, and W. A. to whom together with Mi- C. Dalil. who .has donated a shield on conditions to be decided upon, the committee accorded its liest thanks. A vote of thanks waisi also passed to Mi - S. Reece for the donation of calico signs and cards. Stewards were appointed! as follow: Chief marshall, Leut. Henry; referee, Lieut.-Colonel Folev ; glove stewards, Messrs C. Dahl and E. Constant; call stewards. Messrs J. Dykes junr. and P. Colieman ; official seconds, Lieut. J. W. Bolton and Mr ,J. C. Spavin; doorkeeper, ©.M S. Geo. Quayle. It war, decided that the doom will be closied during the bodt-s, including the first one.

BROADFOOT BEATS PARKER, (By Tclecrraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., Oct. 31. In a fifteen r-ounds bout this evening, Jim Broadfoot got the decision over Eddie Parker. The formed scaled 11.10 and Parker 12,0. The light-heavy and heavy titles were not involved. The champion lacked fighting condition and was slow.