BOXING.

Hawera Star, Volume L, 31 July 1930, Page 6

BOXING.

WELLINGTON OHAMPIONSHIPS

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 30. The semi-finais and finals -ot the- Wellington amateur boxing chainpien-s-hiips we-rc- fought at the Town Halt to-night, when the -standard of boxing was nigh. The final for the heav y weight division between W. E. Foil, a- local policeman and Rugby footballer, and D. Sjo-be-rg was .stirring. Though, giving away ne-ariv three -stone in weight.-,_ Sj-ob-eirg made a great fight-, but the weight told in the end l and Fell -received t-he verdict. F. C. Higgs was awarded a medal for the most sedentifici boxer at the tournament. Results are:— . Featlierwei ght—S emi-tin ills : t - ivoitihi (B. 10) beat AY. Smith (8.11)'on points; H lCnopp (8.6) beat 0. Taylor (8.131) cii points. Final: F. Keith (8.10) -beat H. Kntjpp- (8.6) on points. Light- heavyweight.—Final-: D. Si-o-bersf (11.3) beat B. Strickland (11.3) in the"first- round on a technical kno-ck-Ol ßan tarn weight—Final: C. Woods (8.2) beat R, Wood (8.2) on points. Welterweight.—Filial: N. Or-o-ft won bv default. J. Mansfield’ retiring. Special bout.: H. Hawker heat De Silva on points. T _ . Paperweight-. —Final: J. Doii-oghue (7.0) beat. E. Sanford (6.0) on points. Flyweight. —Semi-final: L. C. Higgs (7.10) beat L. Larson (7.73). on a technical knock-out in the third round. Final: L. C. Higgs (7.10) beat Hnrne (7.61) 011 a technical knock-cut in. the first round. , .. Heavyweight.—lnnal: v\ . E._ leu (14 9 ) beat D. Sjoberg (11.3)-on points. Lightweight—Final: H. Thomas (9.4) beat G. Thomas (9.0) on points M icldl eweigh t. —N. Croft won by default. A. Hawker retiring.

WIN FOR, G ARNER A

COOK KNOCKED OUT. j United Press Association —By Electric Teleffrapc j Copyright.) NEW YORK, July 29. At Cleveland, Prime Camera (270 lb) knocked out George Cook (2COlb) m the second round of a scheduled tenround bout. In the first round Cook troubled 1 ar-| nora for a. brief period with lefts; then the Italian swe.pt in with powerful lefts and rights to the lioncl winch JoltC'ook sagging. , „ . , , Li the second round Cook rushed and landed blows to the side and clinched.. Camera won with a terrific left to the jaw. Cook was game throughout. GRIFFITHS—HEENEY BOUT. RAIN CAUSESPOSTBOXFOMENT. NEW YORK. July 29. The Griff iths-Heeney bout has been postponed till Wednesday, owing to rain.