BOXING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9361, 9 November 1910, Page 6

BOXING.

ELLIS BEATS SHIELDS; TREWEEK BEATS TRACY.

The Opera House was crowded last evenfn- when the Palmerston Boxing Club conducted its first tournament, a circumstance unique in. the annals of New Zealand boxing, since the tournament tas the first of its kind k> be conducted solely by ™ embers ,? f ., a . cl^ u JftJ night's programme was all that could M dJired, earning congratulatory remarks not only from visitors, but from members of the Manawatu well. The committee'-left nothing undone to make the tournament a success, an.} they may well be congratulated on the results achieved. Messrs Mahon . and Randall, as timekeeper and controller of gong respectively, capably Performed Aeir taste, whilst the referee, Mr I. Fake, addea another feather to his cap by his excellent decisions, not one bemg <l The duties of "announcer" were capably -irformedV Mr W. H. Hankme, whilst Dγ O'Brien, President of the New .Zealand Boxing Council, supervised the 3e proceedings. The ring padding was excellent and was much faster than on previous occasions, a fact entirely due to Mr Fakp, who spent all day yesterday in getting it in order. A special feature of the tournament was the preLnce of several ladies, who seemed to take great interest in the proceedings. It is" anticipated that a handsome profat will be ehown over the tournament. Visitors were present from Feilding, Ro«g°; tea and Maeterton, whilst Ellis brought up a. large following from Wellington. Messrs R. Jones and H. Ineeon gave every satisfaction as official seconds. Mr Pickering's orchestra contributed materially to the successful evening. A feature of the tournament was its excellent management, due to the splendid work of the committee and the non. secretary (Mr T. H. Stacey), the latter proving ' himself to be a very capable official.

THE BOXING. FEATHER-WEIGHT NOVICE. The programme opened with the .novice contests, the M.C. first of all announcingthat owing to M. Minogue and F. Jack withdrawing there would be a slight alteration in.. the programme. Jarvis (Tokomaru) 9st and Stewart (Palmerston) 9st opened the sport.. In the first round Jarvis attacked strongly, and had the best of the round, whilst Stewart annexed the second round by a slight margin of points. The last round was willing, and ended in Jarvis la-

McGlone (Greymouth) Bst 101b and Steer (Palmerston) fought a merry three rounds, during which Mr Glone was floored, and completely outclassed, his style. being too open. . Owing to Welsh not haying arrived, S. Treweek boxed a bye with Martin. In the semi-final Treweek defeated Welsh, of Utiku after a splendid conThe final (Jarvis v. S. Treweek) creat-. Ed a considerable amount of interest. The lads opened the first round briskly, honours being even at its conclusion. Round two was also a very even one, and round three was exciting, Treweek's clean hitting and well-timed letts for the jaw earning him a popular decision. The winner, who is only 1/ years of age, received a great ovation. He was a stone ■ lighter than the_defeated lad, which .made the win all the more meritorious. FEATHER-WEIGHTS. The appearance of B. Tracey (Wellington) in the ring indicated the> nrst star item on the programme. Both_he and his opponent, A. Treweek, of laihape (brother of the winner of the novice competition), looked in the pink of condition. Tracey's weight was given at Bst ; 81b, whilst ..Treweek turned the scales at Bst 101b. In the first round Tracey opened briskly, and led lefts to Treweek's face, who was cautioned tor low hitting. A warm. 'exchange ended an even round. The second round saw

Tracey again lead lefts to Treeweelcs face. The latter did not keep his guard up and Treweek got in close and 'indulged in in-fighting, and easily evaded Tracey's wild swings. Treweek s round. Tracey badly baulked Treweek in the beginning of the third round, but the latter made amends by swinging a right to the jaw, which kept Tracey down for eight, and on rising he was again sent to the boards. Easily Treweek s round. The fourth round was even, each being a bit wild and over-anxious. Ine fifth round was characterised by clever defensive work, and a melee resulted in each boxer emerging with honours even for the round. Both showed fatigue m this round. . .... The sixth and last round was willing. A well-timed upper-out and a right cross from Treweek nearly ended the contest. In the last few seconds Tracey rallied but it was too late, and Treweek got the decision amidst applause. F. Ellis (Wellington) 8.8, tantomchampion of New Zealand, beat W. Shields (Palmerston) B.lo.—Both lads were cautious in the first round, nothing event; ful happening, and it ended with honours even. . . , , Round two saw Shields swing a ngnt to Ellis' jaw, to which the latter responded warmly, and gained the points for the round. , ™~ In the third Shields floored Ellis in a mix-up, and had all the best of the ■round. . , , , Round four was exciting; both lads at-, tacked strongly, and clinched often. Just on the call of time Shields sent a left hook to the jaw and ecored, again making honours even. Round five: Ellis countered cleverly, ducked well and gained the points. The sixth round was fast, Ellis appearing to have slightly the best of the exchanges, though Shields made a great rally in the last few seconds. The decision "Ellis wins" was received ( with enthUSia6m LIGHT-WEIGHTS. .

W Baeon (Palmerston) 9.0 and B. Liez (Bunnythorpe) 9.7.—Liez's peculiar style was the cause of much amusement. The first round was Bason's and the second Liez'e, whilst the third and fourth rounds appeared even. The referee ordered an extra round, and in that Liez e weight camo in useful and earned him the decision.' Baeon gave an excellent exhibition, and there was little to choose

between the pair. Moxon (Palmerston) 9.10 v. Brown (Palmerston) 9.0.-VThe former's height aaid weight asserted itself early, and Brown g.avo up in the first round. WELTER-WEIGHTS. A. Dalziell (Tokomaru) lOst 121b beat B. Chijds (Palmereton) lOst 101b. Childs was warned at the start for hitting low, and Dalziell 6eored frequently with left and right swings. Childs had the second round easily, whilst the third round was characterised by wild fighting, neither having any advantage. The last was an exciting round, Dalziell appearing to advantage, and he accordingly got the verdict. MIDDLE-WEIGHTS. Clifford (Wellington) lOst 121b, and Waters (Palmerston) list 21b. The contestants were evenly matched as regards size, but Clifford was the most aggressive, and soon had Waters' measure. The latter was counted out in the second round. HEAVy . WEIGHTS . The heavy-weight, spar between P. Sullivan, of" Western Australia, and A. Oliver, Oroua Bridge, was a feature of the evening, and evoked rounds of apnlauso. Oliver got to work in great style, but could do nothing owing to Sullivan's cleverness in evading blows.