BOXING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8737, 20 May 1914, Page 11

BOXING

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS THE FINAL CONTESTS. The final bouts of tie 'Wellington Provincial Amateur Boxing Championships were fought in the Town Hall last evening before an audience that was smaller than the previous evening’s disappointing attendance. The boxing was infinitely better than that of the preliminary rounds, and deserved a great deal better patronage than that bestowed upon it. The results are appended.:— FEATHER-WEIGHT. L. Stewart (Petone) beat E. Leary (Gross Creek) after an extra round liad been fought. Stewart opened with a left to Leary’s face, and all through the round ho used the same member to advantage, hammering at Leary’s jaw with short jabs that did not appear to greatly disturb the latter. Leary fought carefully and evaded nicely many of the heavy blows that Stewart sent out. In the second round Leary fought more freely, attacking his taller opponent’s body with some effect. Stewart was once cautioned, ho having apparently imprisoned. Leary’s left while tho smaller man hammered his ribs with his right. Stewart was very active and quick to hit where openings apparently lay. There was some warm work at close quarters in the third round, Leary directing his artillery to Stewart’s body, while the latter never relaxed Ill's attention to his opponent’s face. Two nice lefts found Leary’s jaw in quick succession, and the latter’s glove rattled to Stewart’s body in response. In the last round Leary evaded some hot blows nicely, and in one instance returned with interest, Stewart’s quickness was not always to be evaded, however, and his left found a billet every now and then, though most of his blows seemed to possess little force. The verdict in his favour met with general approval, FINAL. J. W. Oliver (Cross Creek), Bst 121 b, outboxed L. Stewart (Petone), 9st. The winner was easily the cleverer of the two, and in the second and third rounds he held a comfortable advantage. Stewart made his best showing in the first round, landing early with a left, followed by a right, to the jaw. In the second round Oliver used his left advantageously, apd usually returned Stewart’s attacks with interest. In the third round Stewart sent his left lightly to the face, hot Oliver’s left came back with greater force and better direction. The winner stopped most of Stewart’s subsequent advances and hod a good margin at the finish. LIGHT-WEIGHT. fimtfeb (Petone), 9st 121 b, knocked out H. McFarlane (Wellington), lOst, in the first round. McFarlane was shaping well and was doing the better work of the two when Smith sent in two heavy rights to the jaw in succession, and McFarlane went down and out. MIDDLE-WEIGHT. B. Finnic (Wellington), list, beat A. Krausch (Wellington), list 31b. Finnic did the* leading throughout, Krausch’s frequent smother saved him from a lot of punishment. Finnic got homo nicely with a left during the first round, and Krausch, somewhat slow in his return, hit short. Finnic’s left was in evidence again in the second round, and just as the gong sounded Krausch went down, but whether from the momentum of his own short swing or from an apparently light blow from Finnie was not clear. In the third round Finnie landed a left and right in quick succession, and, stepping back smartly, evaded Kransch’s return. The verdict in favour of Finnie was generally anticipated. HEAVY-WEIGHT. S. Gerald (Carterton). 13st, beat A. G. Glading (Petone), I2st 41b. Gerald’s style was somewhat puzzling, but he was very fast, and there was in all his blows sufficient weight to cause trouble if they landed at the right spot. It was due to Glading’s good defence and tricky dodging that they didn’t. Gerald forced the fighting almost throughout, Glading on one occasion pulling him up short with a heavy left to the body. Gerald was at times inclined to be rather wild In his swinging blows, and 'Glading cleverly evaded most of them. There wore some nice punches put in by both in the round, Gerald still forcing the pace, and Glading occasionally sending home a left that stopped h,s vigorous onsets. Both fought well in the last round. Glading’s defence being particularly good. The decision in favour of Gerald was backed by popular approval. SPECIAL BOUTS. In a special bout between W. McFarlane (lOst 41b) and J. Hunter (lOst 21b), the former won on a foul, Hunter hitting him as he rose after being knocked down. On the previous evening Hunter had defeated McFarlane, and tho boys were putting up a good contest with honours fairly even when Hunter sent AloFarjane to the boards with a stinging right to the jaw. He stood near his man instead of retiring, and as McFarlane rose he struck him again, sending him once more' to the floor. The referee at once awarded the fight to McFarlane, whereat the back seat critics howled loud derision and discontent. McFarlane had risen when Hunter hit him, but he had not attained Che upright. and Hunter apparently thought he was quite at liberty to go on. His principal offence appears to be that he stood over his fallen adversary instead of retiring to his comer till ho Smith (9st 101 b) and Watson (lOst) boxed an exhibition bout of three twominuto rounds. Smith appearing to have things very much his own way in the tapping competition that took place. KELLAJR KNOCKS OUT FLINT. By Telegraph—Press Association—’CopyrlfM LONDON'. May 18. Terry Kellar knocked out Otto Flint, tho German champion, in the fifth round at the Ring.