BOXING.

NZ Truth, Issue 68, 6 October 1906, Page 3

BOXING.

A Friendly Spar. To many the most interesting event of the evening, says Sydney ''Sportsman" writing of, the amateur championships, was a spar between two healthy heavy-weights, namely Mr H. Beckett, the National Sporting Club referee, and hon. referee to the N:S.W. Sports Club, and Colonel Ryrie, M.L.A. The first-named gentleman tipped the weight-bridge 15st, and the Colonel 15st 4lb. It was not a lady-lflce spar. The Cplonel's warlike form took the fancy of the audience as he stepped towards his old enemy, and his blood was up at once when he heard the tinkle of the bell once more. He set about his work like a man, and his foe. responding bravely, there was a terrific concusrion inside the ropes. The crowd were m favor of the Colonel, _ whom they cheered on, and when he heard the old familiar sound he went to his man at a' terrible bat. The pace was too torrid for Beckett, who, at the end of the round, was on the boards taking the count. In the second they took things easier, and LieutenantColonel Roth, who was rereree, cut the time short. The Colonel made the pace from the gong m the third. He simply overwhelmed his man before he had time to think, and put it all 'over him, eventually knocking him out. In a speech at the termination of the bout, the Colonel, who was cheered again and again, remarked that he was there to show that there were those' among the representatives of the people that did not look upon boxing as? brutal and degrading. There were present also a member of the Crpwn and several members. He sfcowered cpjnpliments sit t]\e NiS.C. fpr the splendid way m which the contests were man-aged. This is how Sydney "Sportsman" sizes up, the contest m which Mazey of N.Z. was "defeated" by Parbury of N.S.W. m the recent boxing championships : "Lightweights D. Parbury (N.S.W.), 9^ 6ft, R. 'Mazpy (N.Z.), 9st -l-Si-fl-J,' was warjn alj $& wp.y. PfrihWlf was below par, but had the better of the first two rounds. Then his condition went, and.the N.Z. man forcing, he was given a hgt time of it. His footwork £id defence- piiflefl'Wm Ql'it'p'f many a warm earner. The Maorilander m the last round fought like a whirlwind, and when the referee at the .end of the round gave his decision to Parbury there" was a great, uproar, the majority being m favor of the visitor " So it would appear that Doc- &" MpiAi&n' m$ mvnx^mvpf he condemned some of llHrivy Be<?&. fitt.'sjdecisiphs. :