BOXING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 181, 16 July 1912, Page 2

BOXING.

NEW ZEALAND AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. Wellington, July 15. The New Zealand amateur boxing championships commencc-d tonight. Owing to a pouring ram the attendance fell considerably below expectations. Among these present were Sir Joseph Ward. General Godlf'v. and Drs. Izard -mil O’Brien. The referee was Mr. T. Sampson, the other officials bring Messrs. 11. Sharplin and R. Cooke (judges). A. Laurenson and L. W . Ludwig (timekeepers), Drs. G’lmer. Herbert. Tolhurst. and Harding (medical officers). The matches proved very interesting. some of the bouts being very evenly contested. The results to 11.15 p.m. were as follows:--

AVeiter-wciglit.--H. Withy (Otago) beat Minifie (Wellington) ; Hogan. I9st ~H> (Wanganui), beat Gundry. lOst 6ib (Christchurch).

Feather - weight. -T. Thompson, •bst 131 b (Southland), beat C. Leary. Bst 101 b (Wellington); A. Jervois. Bst 12ib iManawatu). beat L. T. Gundry. 9st (Ashburton) : McKenzie. Sst 131 b (Auckland), beat Lane. Bst 12b) (Otago). Heavy-weight. P. ( auldwcll. list Illi (Wanganui), beat J. Cole. 12st lib (Manawatu): McQuarry. 12st 61b (Southland), beat aßrtlctt. 12st 511:> (Christchurch).

Light-weight.—R. Simpson. list ll.llb (Christchurch), beat "Spi" Thomas. 9st 91b (Otaki); North. 9st I.3ih (Otago), brat Hai'iil. 9st, 121 b (Manawatu). Middle-weight. —C. G. Cate. lOst 131 b (Gisborne), beat J. Hughes, list lib (Southland): lAnnie. list 3.Ub (AA'ellington), beat Dalziell. list 2lb (Manawatu). Bantam-weight. ■ •McMcrrin. Bst I lb-■('Ch'FTßMrttreh). beat Oliver. Sst lib (New Plymouth).

During the interval Tun Tracey was presented with a framed illuminated address and a diamond ring for Airs. Tracey, on the occasion of his leaving the pugilistic ring.