SCHEDULED SCRAPS.

NZ Truth, Issue 474, 18 July 1914, Page 10

SCHEDULED SCRAPS.

July 22 and 23: Isfew Zealand Championships at Wanganui. ' - ' • August 11.— Jimmy Hagerty v. Peter Cook, { at Christchurch. TH E GISBORN E TOU RN AM ENT. •Two Night's Sport Described. Unpopular Decision gets Referee ,tfte , - Sack. Williams should have got verdict over Lowe.' " (Prom ••Truth's" Special Rep.) The Poverty- Bay .Championships took place at the Opera House, last Thursday : and ■ Friday nights, before only fair audiences.! iiOn the first 'night j a very unpleasant contretemps occured which .w^s^ecide^ly. reminiscent of, the ■Sydney/Stadiumj the night Referee, Arthur Scott got sacked. The Gisborne referee, WfOjConnor gave the> verdict m the Williams-Lowe fight. to' Viv Lowe, The good ;61d ; public would not have it and things got lively and there was the devil to play generally. Result, hasty meeting of the committee, O'Connor bumped, i -\ Messrs Ldsaant Clayton and R. T., Seymour were appointed' 1 judges, and Secretary Humphreys referee, and these gents decided the second night's sport/ Had :the,'committee not bumped Refosee O'Connor' it* would.h ave been good-bye to boxing*: m Gisborne.