AMATEUR BOXING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 258, 30 September 1932, Page 10

AMATEUR BOXING

LIGHt-HEAVYWEIGHT TO MANAWATU. DOMINION TITLES. Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 29. The New Zealand amateur boxing champions were found to-night at the final session of a highly successful tournament. They are as follow: — Flyweight.—J. Gordon (Patea) . Bantamweight.—D. Roebuck (North Taranaki). Feather. —P. Hawes (Christchurch). Lightweight.—W. Hughes (Whangarei). Welterweight.—W. Hogg (Napier). Middleweight.—E. Roguski (North Taranaki). Light - heavyweight. (Manawatu). Heavyweight.—M. Strickland (Wellington) . H. Hughes (Whangarei) -won the Jamieson Belt as the most scientific boxer at the tournament. The additional results of the semifinals" and the results of the finals are as follow : FLYWEIGHT. Semi-finals.—W. McKay (Gisborne), 7.10, beat F. Finnegan (Wellington), 7.111, °n points; J. Gordon (Patea), 7.8}, beat T. Loveridgo (North Taranaki), I.lo}, on points. Final.—Gordon beat McKay on points. By dint of clever fighting Gordon soon piled up a good lead on McKay. Realising when the last round commenced that he was well behind, McKay staged a desperate rally, going in fiercely with both hands, but Gordon met him with stinging lefts and held his own easily. BANTAMWEIGHT. Final.—D. Roebuck (North Taranaki), 8.4 j(, beat C. Croul (Auckland), 8.2}, on points. Roebuck was alwaysdoing better, especially at close quarters, where liis right was a dangerous weapon. Occasionally at long range Groul connected with both hands, but although ho kept his opponent busy all the time, the winner was obvious from the beginning. FEATHERWEIGHT. Semi-finals. —P. Hawes (Christchurch), 8.11, beat J. Franklin (Gisborne), 8.12, on points; B. Turner (North Taranaki), 8.11, beat G. Jones (Oamaru), B.B}, on points. Final.—Hawes beat Turner on points. Hawes let up in the latter stages and enabled Turner to make up a lot of leeway. His margin at the finish was not large. Turner did the leading throughout, but Hawes, standing olf, scored with both hands frequently in the first two rounds. LIGHTWEIGHT. Final.—E. Hughes beat W. Purdie (Auckland) on points. Purdie was the aggressor for most of the time, but Hughes displayed , wonderful defence. His countering with his left was particularly effective: Pul'dic djd his best to force the pace in the final round, but Hughes, displaying superior science, quite held his own to take a narrow decision. WELTERWEIGHT. Final.—W. Hogg (Napier), 10.2}, beat R. Martin (Auckland), 10.6, on points. Hogg - and Martin, both hardhitting boys, made the contest verywilling, but Hogg was soldom troubled, and won- by a wide-margin, although his opponent was the early favourite for this weight, llogg gave a neat and scientific display. .MIDDLEWEIGHT. Final.—F; Roguski (North Taranaki), 11.1, beat M. Soane (Motueka), 11.3}, on points. Roguski gave Soane a good beating on points, • and only the gong saved the loser from a knockout. In the second round Roguski dealt out a lot of punishment with his right, but his left was comparatively innocuous. Soane made a good come-back in the third, and kept the winner busy over the final stages. LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT. Final.—H. Reeves (Manawatu), 12st 2}lb, beat T. Mullins (Stratford), list 1141 b, on points. The light-heavy final was very tame. In the first two rounds Reeves did a lot of leading and telegraphed his blows to Mullins. Things livened in the last round, when Reeves’s punches were much straigliter. He just earned his verdict. HEAVYWEIGHT. Final. —M. Strickland (Wellington), 12st 61b, beat A. J. Bourne (Christchurch), list 101 b, on points. Strickland had an advantage of 101 bin weight and had the upper hand all the way. He scored with both hands, especially his left, and in the last round punished Bourne very severely. The Christchurch man was as game as they are made, and was still on his feet when the gong sounded. ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 29. Tire New Zealand Amateur Boxing Association’s conference was resumed to-day. The council was criticised by Mr W. G. Talbot for not submitting financial proposals in view of the estimated deficit of £B7. The treasurer said the income from fees would be £169 less than last year. He submitted proposals, including the abolition of the purse percentages and an increase of the gate percentages.

It was decided to transfer £IOO from the overseas fund to meet the deficit, and a sub-committee was set up to go into the question of finance, with power to act. Officers were elected as follow : President, Mr H. R. Dix (Marlborough) ; vice-presidents, Messrs J. Garcia (New Plymouth), and It. H. Livingston (Christchurch), council, Dr. P. F. McEvedy, Colonel R. St. J. Beere, Messrs D. R. Hoggard, J. R. Simpson, E. Blundell, E. A. Dawson, H. H. Sterling (all of Wellington); appeal committee, Messrs C. F. Sanders, V. It. Meredith, H. R. MacKenzie (all of Auckland); trustees of the insurance fund, Messrs W. G. Talbot, J. R. Simpson, and Heenan. It was decided that in future the council will not contribute to the expenses of contestants at championships nominated by other than the associations in their own districts.

MANAWATU COMPETITORS. Of the contests in which Manawatu competitors took part on AVednesday night the Taranaki News has the following j The 'lightweight division produced some grotl bouts, and AVednesday saw the elimination of two fancied contenders, Borcovsky (Marlborough) and Cougldan (Manawatu). Both these boys figured prominently when Thomas was being considered as an Olympic nominee, Borcovsky actually beating tho New Zealand representative about that time. Coughlan lost a points decision to F. Bennie (Napier), who made his first appearance. In the light-heavyweight division, H. peeves (Manawatu) kept right after J. Bourne (Christchurch), and though he ran into a lot of trouble lie held the advantage throughout. For two l>ig men there was little clinching and the bout was an open one. 11./ Beeves (Manawatu) and E. Dilldn (Tailiapc) gave a willing if not very inspiring display. Reeves gradually wore his man down and knocked him out in the third round.