BOXING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11255, 6 July 1922, Page 11

BOXING

HUTT VALLEY TOURNEY SEMI-FINALS AND FINAL BOTTUTti The semi-final and final bouts of the Hutt Valley Amateur Boxing Tournament were decided last evening in the Empire Theatre, Petone, when there wa§ a very satisfactory attendance of patrons. All tlie bouts were strenuously contested, and some very promising material waa displayed. TJie officials were: —Referee, Mr Earl Stewart; judges, Messrs £.’ Price and VV. S. Brice; announcei’, Mr F. Dolling; staga manager, Mr J. W. .Longman; time-keepers, Messrs T. Blyth and H. 0 Jay; official seconds, Messrs P. Edney and B. Childs; clerk of ec&les, Mr M. Pickering. PAPERWEIGHT. SEMI-FINAL. J. Cotterell (sst Ulb) outpointed A. Brown (sst s£lb) in the semi-final of paperweight division. Cotterell hud the advantage in weight and reach, and used both hands freely. Brown fought back well, but was clearly outclassed, and lost the decision to a better man* FINAL. The paperweight final v/c*.3 a closelycontested bout between J. Cotterell (Petone), sst 121 b, and D. Hurdle (Wellington), Set 2lb. The latter was giving away 101 b in weight* and about 8 inches in height, but his showing was most Cotterell ©cored repeatedly with right and left, and was always the aggreesor. Hurdle showed sound defensive work, and occasionally connected with a heavy right swing. The judges disagreed, and the referee awarded the ! decision to Cottrell. BANTAMWEIGHT. GTJNN WINS FINAL. W. Gunn. (Bst 41b) and S. Vine (Bst 41b) boxed four torrid rounds, Vine being knocked out in the final session. In Hu* first two rounds Vine was aggressive, and connected freely with both hands, but in the third round honours were about even. In the final lap, liow'ever, Gunn scored with hoa\ y double punches. A lucky right swing caught Vine on the point, and he went down and waa counted out. LIGHTWEIGHT. SEMI-FINAL. In the lightweight semi-final, H- Hob* son (Bsfc 101 b) technically knocked-'mt C. Brown (9st 12lb) in the second round. Hobson was aggressive from the outset, and in the opening eeesion connected freely with a good, straight left, followed by a right croes. In the second round Hobson carried the fight to his 'opponent, and the latter was so severely punished that the towel was ekied Irom his corner. FINAL, A. Petrie (9st 121 b) and H. HoSson (9si 101 b) fought four willing rounds. In the first round Hobson attacked fiercely and Petrie went to the boards, being saved by the gong from being counted out. The loser showed improved form in the remaining rounds and put up a very creditable exhibition. Hobson, however, carried too many 7 guns for him. WELTERWEIGHT. SEMIFINAL. * S G. Hillward (Bst 9lb) outnolutod O. Sampson (10st) in the semi-final of the welterweight. Millword did most of the leading and was undoubtedly the better boxer. Sampson connected with some heavy body blows, but was not aggressive enough to win. FINAL. The welterweight honours were eon tested by.!. Moran. (10st 3lb) and G. Millward (9st 9lb). Moran did most of the attacking and scored with well-timed straight lefts. Milhvard remainod on the defensive too much and obviously lacked condition. Moran received the only possible decision. EXHIBITION BOUTS. ARTHUR v. GREEN. The oomedy bout of the evening was an exhibition spar between C. Arthur and J. Green. Arthur’s activities wore mostly confined to pulling grotesque faces and launching terrific savings, when his opponent waa several feet out of striking distance. In the second round ho became desperate and adopting ju-jitsu tactics, he put a waist hold on his opponent, and threw him to the floor. The contest was an absolute farce, but it had the effect of putting the audience in a good; humour. ADAMSON v. SMITH.

A very fast no-decision spar was boxed by J. Smith and H. Adamson. Both boys are fast, clean boxers, and would seriously bother most amateurs in their class. DWYER v. WILLIAMS.

J. Dwyer (list 131 b) and H. Williams (list Tib) boxed a much appreciated exhibition spar. Both boys mixed matters and showed considerable cleverness. Dwyer is the winner of the heavyweight class, since the other entrant in that division failed to pass the doctor. ELDER v. ROBINSON.

The exhibition spar between S. Etdei and J. Robinson was a very mild affair, neither boy attempting to oonnect until spurred on by disapproving voices from the audience. ‘

TWO CLEVER MITES. One of the best bouts of the evening was supplied by Maurice Wareham (Sst lib) and Jackie Wareham (3st 2lb). For their size and age both hoys displayed extraordinary cleverness, and at the close of the exhibition the audience expressed their appreciation of the little chaps’ efforts by showering coins into the ring. It was a no-decision bout. PRESENTATION TO REFEREE.

At the close of the evening, the referee, Mr .Earl Stewart, was presented by the officials of the association with a handsome silver cigarette case as a recognition of the able manner in which he had officiated.

WELLINCTON TOURNEY

PAUL DEMSKY v. W. PRESTON. That patrons of boxing are looking for. ward to the appearance of Paul Demsky on Tuesday next is evident from the demand for seats when the plan opened yesterday morning. The officials report that for a first day’s booking the demand created a record for the association. In an exhibition bout at Petone on Tuesday evening the visitor, opposed to a clever exponent in Lewis, gave a wonderful exhibition, and there is little doubt but what, although only nineteen years of age lie is one of the most finished boxers ever seen in Wellington. Preston has not fought with any great success in New Zealand, although he made a reputation for himself as an exceedingly clever boxer in Australia. In the several contests he has engaged in eince arriving here this will probably be the first occasion on which he will have an advantage in weights, as he is well up to the lightweight limit, while Demsky is not much over the featherweight limit. This should be a decided advantage in Preston’s favour, and may be a factor in deciding the winnor. Three preliminaries will be staged, all of whioh should prove interesting. LEONARD DEFEATS KANSAS. Australian and 'N.Z. Cable Association (Received July 5, 5.5 p.m.) MICHIGAN CITY (Indiana), July A Benny Leonnrd decisively defeated "Rocky" Kansas, whose manager tossed the sponge into the ring in the eighth round just as the challenger was totter-

lng. Kansas received heavy punishment during every round, and succeeded in landing but a few light- blow 6 upon Leonard, who showered his opponent with left and right hooks to the body and head. Tho bout was scheduled for ten rounds.