BOXING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20383, 11 October 1929, Page 18

BOXING.

BOY, SCOUT TOURNAMENT.

i DEVONPORT WINS SHIELD.

• 'A boxing tournament arranged for the 'Auckland District Boy Scouts Association by tho Auckland Sauadron of the_. Legion of Frontiersmen, wae held in the Kitchener Hall last evening. '-Che commjsaioner for New Zealand of the legion, Captain E. D'Esterre, presided over a large gathering of Scouts, parents and frontiersmen. Captain D'Esterre paid a tribute to tho efforts of Lieut. W. Palmer, M.C., through <whoso efforts the tournament had been arranged. Mr. S W. ,T. Holdsworth, Auckland commissioner of tho Boy Scouts' Association, , spoko in appreciation of the action of the legion in promoting the tourney. _ The bout 3 wero at all fime3 interesting and quito spirited, the boys' aggression equalising their lack of knowledge of tho finer points of boxing. The program mo connisted of 2i bouts, which wero between Scoots drawn from troops from all parts of the city and suburbs. Entries were limited to two per troop. Medals were presented . to the winners by the Mayor, Mr. G. Baildon, at tho conclusion of tho tourney. A shield was ' Awarded to tho Devonport troop for gaining tho most points. This, will bo held for a year, when it will again ho subject to competition. A cup presented to the scout gaining tho most number of points for his troop was won by S. G'atchpole. During tho evening the Auckland Artillery Band rendered selections. Lieut. W. Palmer acted as referee. ' Following are tho results, tho various troops being given in parentheses:— B, Waugh (Victory), lOst, beat G. Kirk (St. George's), 103t. E. Clark (St. George's), Ost. beat J. Gunn (Gordon), Oat;, ]vr. f. McHugh (St. Columba I.), Sat 4lb. beat C. Milne (Papakura). 7«t 7lb; J. P. Goddard (Papakura), Cst Blb, beat Do Lace Hurley (St. Columba I.), Cst; D. Grant (Calliope), Gst 71b, beat F. A. McNeil (St. Columba ID, Cst 31b; H. Brown (Devonport), Get 12lb, beat P. P. Blytho (St. Columba II.), Cat 4lb; G. McClenaghan (Vinfliotive), 7st 10lb, beat J, Darby (Ellerslio), 7«t fib; J. Ward (Victory), Ost. beat J. Barrett (Xaliutimai), Ost; G. Dick (St. Alban's), sst 4lb. beat G. Lubbock (Hawke), Sat 7lb; J. Ellcry (Edendale), sst 101b, beat D. Grant (Hnwke), ost 7lb; R. Roughton (St. Aidan's). Cst 71b, beat D. Black (St. Alban's), sßt 12lb; 11. Grant (St. Mary's), 6st 81b, beat C. Schofield (Edendale), Cat 8lb; B. Judson (St. 'Aidan's). Bst 13lb, beat F. H. Hyde (Mount 'Albert). Ost lib; K. A. Blukcy (Mount Albert), Cat 12lb. beat M. Wiltshire (Ellerslie), Cst 13lb; E. Sealy (St. Ba:rnabas), 93t 81b best 8. Catchpole (Devonport), 9«t lllb. After an extra round; K. Wakefield (St. Barnabas), Bst ' !)lb, beat 8. Capethwaite (Kitchener), Bst Olb; J..Curtis (Kitchener), Bst 9lb. beat C. Poolo (Gordon Rovers), Pat. Poolo retired hurt. G. Reid (Otfcliulra), Ost 7lb, knocked out R. Harrison (St. Heliers), 03t; A. Wood (Glen Eden), 7sfc lib, beat D. Hall (St. Mary's), 7st 41b; L. G. Rico (Calliopo), 9st 13lb, beat G. B. Sneddon (Otahuhu), lOst 3lb; A. Jones (St. Alton's), f?st 7lb, boat S. Brownleo (S'.. Mary'e), 7st Blb. /