BOXING IN EGYPT

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24106, 27 October 1941, Page 5

BOXING IN EGYPT

NEW ZEALANDERS BEATEN SUCCESS OF BRITISH TEAM (N.Z.E.F. Official News Service) CAIRO, Sept. 27 New Zealand soldiers were treated to an exhibition of hard, fast and clever boxing: when, their base camp team met a team from an Imperial base depot. The British boxers, showing the results of superior training, gave a fine display of footwork and science, to win by 22 points to 17, taking nine of the 13 fights. Although their victory was clear-cut and well-deserved, every man had a hard fight against the New Zealanders, who made op in grit and willingness what they lacked in technique. Heavy punishment was taken in some fights, but all the bouts, which covered every weight division from bantam-weight to cruiser-weight, were clean, fast and goodtempered. The cup for the most scientific boxer of the evening was awarded to T. Twigger. A British welter-weight, who displayed skill and speed in beating R. K. Hurran in the last bout of the evening. Hurran was by no means easy, but a fast three rounds saw Twigger's superior fitness telling in the third. The winner did not waste a punch and took very little punishment. As with all the British team, Ms footwork and balance went a long way toward his superiority. ■ _ , A Xew Zealand light-weight-, J. Doyle, won the cup for the best loser. The award was a popular one, Doyle having earned admiration by his splendid display of gameness and willingness to come back for more. He was beaten by Lance-Corporal Dale in the hardest bout of the evening. Doyle went to the canvas several times in the second round, but in the third he was saved a good deal of punishment bv the Britisher's overeagerness. . . * The New Zealanders depended on thgrt infighting, and gave more than they took in close exchanges. Their main fault lay in the fact that too many of them .were throwing their punches and losing the sting which some of them obviously possessed. Results were: —Bantam-weight: Sapper Brunton, Sst 111b. beat Sapper P. T. Wilde (X Z.), Sst 51b. Feather-weight: Trooper Hawes (X.Z.), 9st. beat Lance-Corporal Oxley. 9st; Private W. Jargis (X.Z.), Bst 101b, beat Lance-Corporal Grace, 9st. Light-weight: Private Dalgleish, 9st Sst beat Private O. H. Nicholas (N.Z.), 9st 101b: Lance-Corporal Dale 9st 9lb, beat Private J. Doyle Q>.Z.), 9st 71b* Corporal Betts, 9st 9lb, beat Private Mclvor (N.Z.), Sst Sib. Wetter-weight: LanceCorporal Defriend. lOst 61b, beat Private McKav (X.Z.), lost 61b; Corporal Cavanagh, lost 61b, beat Private G. McFadzien (X.Z.), lOst lib; Trooper Twiggor, lOst olb. beat Private R. K Hurran (X.Z.), lOst 61b. Middle-weight: Trooper Shields, list 121b, beat Private Murphy (X.Z.), llst 41b; Private R V. R. Baker (X.Z.). list 2lb, beat Sergeant Acaster. list 61b. Cruiser-weight: Trooper Thomas. 12st »lb, beat. Fell (X.Z.). 12st 61b; Corporal A. F. Denny (X.Z.), 12st 41b, beat Trooper Pingran, list 101b.