OLYMPIC BOXING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 234, 15 September 1934, Page 2

OLYMPIC BOXING

Progress of the Sport WIDENED POPULARITY SHOWN World-Wide Interest Created Boxing in five weight-divisions was first introduced in the programme of the modern Olympic Games in 1908. ft was omitted in 1912, but reinstated, with additional weight-classes, in 1920. A glance uver the results to date is interesting because of its revelation ot the progress of boxing in countries where the sport was in little favour not so many years ago. The results are as follow: — FLYWEIGHT. 1920— F. do Gcnaro (U.S.A.) 1921— F. la Barba (U.S.A.) 1928—A. Kocsis (Hungary). 1932—5. Enekes (Hungary). BANTAMWEIGHT. 1903—H. Thomas (Great Britain). 1920 —C. L. Walker (South Africa). 1924— W. Smith (South Africa). 1928—V. Tamagnini (Italy). 1932—Gwynne (Canada). FEATHERWEIGHT. 1908—R. K. Gunn (Great Britain). 1920—Fritsch (France). 1924—F. Fields (U.S.A.) 1928 —L. van Klaveren (Holland). 1932—Robledo (Argentine). • LIGHTWEIGHT. 1908 —F. Grace (Great Britain). 1920 —S. A. Mossberg (U.S.A.) 1924—H. Neilsen (Denmark). 1928—C. Orlaudi (Italy). 1932 —L. Stevens (South Africa). WELTERWEIGHT. 1920—Schneider (Canada). 1924—J. Delarge (Belgium). 1928—E. Morgan (New Zealand). 1932—Flynn (U.S.A.) MIDDLEWEIGHT. 1908—J, W. H. T. Douglas (Great Britain). 1920—H. W. Mallin (Great Britain). 19221—H. W. Mallin (Great Britain). 1928 —P. Toscani (Italy). 1932—Barth (U.S.A.) LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT. 1920—E. P. Eagan (U.S.A.) 1924—H. J. Mitchell (Great Britain). 1928—V. A. P. Avendano (Argentina). 1932—1). Carstens (South Africa). HEAVYWEIGHT. 1908—A. L. Oldman (Great Britain). 1921) —Rawson (Great Britain). 1924—0. von Porat (Norway). 1928 —J. A. Rodrigucz (Argentina). 1932 —Lovell (Argentina).