BOXING

Hawera Star, Volume L, 28 October 1930, Page 5

BOXING

ATTRACTION AT HAAVERA THIS WEEK’S CONTESTS With Jack Jones and Glen Leslie fighting their return bout and a string of tlie best amateurs in Taranaki and Wellington contesting an inter-provin qial match, the programme to he submitted at the Hawera Opera House on Friday night by the Hawera Boxing Association promises to afford the hast all-round standard yet seen in he district. Very' keen interest' will be attached to the professional bout as the first encounter of the pair was dose'iv contested and the verdict to Jones was not favoured unanimously •m the gallery. Almost equal interest will be attach,"i to the amateur bouts. It was at first proposed that a Hawera team shofficl meet the AYellington representatives but when tlie names from the capital city, including the Strickland Brothers Knopp, and! Oxley were sub•+t«d U> tbe match committee it was decided to go further afield and! secure ■ Taranaki representative team. The Strickland brothers are to meet two promising exponents in R. Furze, the ■ v-maki welter champion, and D. The latter is now under the tuition of Jack Jones who will be in : s corner. The AVellingtonian, -Oxley, • a tough lightweight, but will know he has been in a fight at the end of As bout with Murray, of Eltham, who ,: '-osed of his last opponent in 30 seconds. Oxlev also won his last fight, o week ago. at Masterton. Knopp who '•« meeting Thomas, of Eltham, has a fine record, having won all but two of fights, but the Eltham hoy is exnoctoji to firilv extend him. Another t bout should evenuato in the meeting of Finlay, of Hawera, and a Wellington opponent. _ Finlay was re--v:-de'l"hy the Australian. Grime, as a very promising amateur. The box plan is open at Miss Blake s