SCHOOL BOXING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22247, 23 October 1935, Page 11

SCHOOL BOXING

TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR EVENTS . R. BRANCH WINS SENIOR TITLE MM—- • An improved standard was at the annual boxing tournament 0f.% the Takapuna Grammar School held at the Gaiety Theatre s Takapuna, last night, Spirited boxing was a feature of the majority of the bouljß. The echool championship was won by R '• * Branch, who defeated B.=* Robertson in tho. final. R. Dibley was awarded the medal!..- 5 for the most scientific boxer, while the , trophy for tho best loasr went to EL Mc- 1 Corkindnle. Exhibition bouts were given during the evening by H. Allott and R. L. Ya'll and W. Purdy and C. Smith, well-known Auckland amateurs. Several officials of the Auck-. land Boxing Association, including the president, Mr. It. Rupg, were present. Mr. N. - McLean was referee. 'J Following were the results:— Paper-weight.—Semi-finals: W. R. Bziss- - den, 6st 41b, beat G. Taylor, 6flt; D. 'X,, Stronnch, 6st 6lb, beat P. A. Macindoe, 6st 9lb. Final: Brinsden beat t Stronach, Fly-weight.—Semi-finals: G. P. Goodwin, fist nib, bent S. R; Butler, 7st slb; R. 2L Dibley, 7st &lb, beat B. R. Woodall, 7st slb. Final: Dibler beat Goodwin. >■' Bantam-weight.—First division, eemi-T finals: F. S. Smith, 7st Slfc, beat I. B. / Holmes, 7st 6lb; M. G. Murphy, 7st Blb, .1 beat J. R. Adams, 7st 7lb. Final: Murphy'*/ won by default from Smith. Second' semi-finals: N. J. Shieff, 7st alb, beat M. Richards. 7et 12lb: K. L. Adams, 7st 321b. r . bent C. Sollitt, 7st Jllb. Final: Adams beat •Shieff. . ( <>•,-y-Light-weight.—Somi-finals: A. McNeil, Bst 121b, boat H. Felts, Bst 9lb: H. S. Mills, Bst lllb, beat H. Diver, Bst l?lb. Final? MoNeil beat Mills. Special Weight.—Final: D. Dunning. s»t" 6lh, beat J. M. Pollard, sst 9lb. > Midget-weight.—Final: P. J. "Wright," 6»t 131b, heat J. Fry, 6st 2lb. Feather-weight.—Final: I. Gray, Bst 2lh, b*«t K. McCorkindale, Bst slb. Welter-weight.—Final: R. Wadham, 9«t 2lb. beat B. Aim, 9st slb. Middle-weight.—Final: E. J. Godley, Ost lllb, beat I. L. Reid, 9st 9lb. Cmiser-w-eisht. Final-: L. L. Butler, 10st ? 7lb. beat D. Carroll. lOst 7lb. School R. Branch, lOat lllb, beat B. Robertson. 12»t 4lb.