THE BOXING RING.
PALMERSTON NIORTH CONTEST [BY TELICGUAPH.—PBKSS AB.SOCIATION.J PALMERSTON NOKTH, Wednesday. A professional boxing contest of 15 rounds between Cann (Wanganui), 8.8, and Kid Harris (Palmerston North)' 8.9, for a purse of £75 was won by Cann on points fairly easily, although it provided some capital boxing. Amateur bouts resulted: Taeters (WangUnui) 7.4, beat Forward (Aramoho), 7.6; Clinton (Palnjerston North), 8.7* beat Howe (Wanganui), 8.7; Lockett (Wanganui), 10.5, beat Edwards (Palmerston North), 10.9; Young (Wanganui), 12.8, beat Corbctt (Palmerston North), 11.0. An exhibition bout of four rounds, no decision, was fought between Digger Brown (Invencargill), 10.10, ex-welter-weight champion, and George Thomas (Wanganui), 10.0.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19220914.2.125
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18195, 14 September 1922, Page 9
Word Count
104THE BOXING RING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18195, 14 September 1922, Page 9
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in