BOXING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20782, 30 July 1929, Page 10

BOXING.

OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Otago Championships were held in the Princess Theatre last night, when there was a very large attendance of followers ot tire sport. Mr F. J. Campbell was the master of ceremonies, Mr Don Paterson referee, and Messrs P. Torrie, P. Ruston, V. Parker, and Doug. Paterson judges. The time-keepers were Messrs T. Long and S. Brown. The bouts were of three rounds each of three minutes, with the exception of the contest in the fly-weights, which was of three rounds each of two minutes. Some excellent contests were witnessed, especially in the heavy-weight and fly-weight competitions, LIGHT-WEIGHTS. A. Rowe 9.51 beat G, Hart 9.8. In the first round there were some good rallies. Hart missed a lot with his left, but* connected at times with this , an s>. an d ke also' had the advantage in the 1 Rowes most dangerous blow was a solid right swing to the head, and he got home with it more than once. Rowe set up a vigorous attack in the second round, and forced Hart round the ring with lefts and rights to the head. Hart was tiring when the gong went, but was fighting back gamely. The third round was a hectic affair. Rowe was boring in and forcing his opponent round the ring, and Hart was fighting back with determination, but his condition was giving out. Both men were very tired when the last gong went. The contest was marked more by vigour than science. T. Walker 9.5 beat A. Webber 9.3§. Walker, who is a quick hitter with both hands, had height and reach, and, boxing coolly, he scored well in the first round. Webber was trying to force his way through his _ opponent’s defence, but was generally driven out. In the second round Walker swung hia right to the jaw with effort, and Webber was down for three seconds and then two seconds. Webber then came back with a great rally, and the pair stood toe to toe and fought round the ring. The pair had quietened down in the third round, in which Walker sit owed the cleaner hitting, and came •Gross with his right with strength. Walker wag inclined to take matters a little too coolly. F. Hood 9, beat W. Jack (Invercargill) 9.11 J.

There was a_ deal of clinching in the first round, with hardly a clean blow struck. There was more clinching in the second round, but Hood got home now and again with a right swing to the jaw. In the final round the pair mostly wrestled their way round the ring. Both boxers have something to learn of the science of the game. Semi-final. Walker beat Rowe. Walker showed himself a clever twohanded fighter with good footwork, and he got home well with a left to the face. Rowe was inclined to bore in and take a chance of connecting with either left or right. The second round was occupied mostly with wrestling, with hardly one clean blow exchanged. The third round was occupied mostly with infighting and wrestling, and was not responsible for much science. Final. Hood beat Walker.

lu the first round Walker was just moving back when Hood landed a right swing to the lower part of the body, and Walker sank to the ground and' was counted out. A doctor then examined Walker and found that he had not received a' foul blow,- and Hood was declared the winner. HEAVY-WEIGHTS. A. Campbell (Oamaru) 12.8 boat W. Watson (Christchurch) 11.12. The difference in the physique of the pair was very marked when they came into the ring. The contest in the first round was mostly confined to infighting, and Watson was not frightened to come in and mix it. Watson opened the second round with a straight left to the mouth, and twice again he landed his left to the face, but Campbell sent him back on his heels with a heavy left to the face, and the Oamaru man then crossed his right to the jaw. Watson came in again and forced Campbell back, but he»was tiring, and Campbell was satisfied to let him bore in and clinch. .In the last round Watson was jumping in with his left and clinching, but he was receiving some solid lefts to the face in the meantime, Campbell had more ringcraft, and was easily the cleaner hitter. A great demonstration was made by the audience when the decision was given, the sympathies of a section of the house being clearly with the smaller man. They then proceeded to count 'out the - referee. There could, however, Be' no doubt about the correctness of the-decision,' . G. Spencer (Invercargill) 12.131 beat J. Murphy 13,2. This contest was a very different one from that between Campbell and Watson, the pair fighting at range, and not once clinching. Spencer connected with a solid right swing to the head, and Murphy was down for six seconds, and another right swing put hiir down for three seconds, the gong tlien going. Murphy was down for another three seconds starting the second'round, and the end came Soon after, when the Invercargill man rained in rights to the head, and the referee stopped the fight. Final. Campbell beat Spencer. Campbell and Spencer were meeting for the fourth time, Campbell getting the decision on the three previous occasions. ®°J le solid punches were exchanged in the first round in close work, and Catnpbel scored with a solid left to the face and a right to the ribs and the head in the open. Spencer took some heavy punches in the next round, Campbell again scoring with his left to the face and solid rights to the ribs. Spencer, hallway through the round, scored with two lefts to the face, but he could not Keep off his determined opponent. In the third round Campbell out-fought and out-boxed his game opponent, who took a lot of punishment, but was fighting back to the last gong. MIDDLE-WEIGHTS. . Final. r 8 i11 ) IL3J beat H. Davis possesses a solid punch in either hand and he connected with a right sS to the-head just before the gong went Nmol being down for two secondsf Nicoi llft to t n r f f ° otWOrk - home a left to the face now and again, Davis bm uig m for close work. In the second lonnd Davis was always boring in with right and left swings/ while Nico] was JpfV ng to r, tfe ra i ft ‘] nd S i COrin £ ' vith a bgbt left to the head and a following right cW g in K IS T aß doin ® the better w-ork close in Nicoi was responsible for some excellent clean hitting in the last round scoring well with a straight left to the good right swing to the head. He cleauy outboxed the Dunedin man in this round; - WELTER-WEIGHTS. Final. Adams went in for infighting in the first round and connected with a short ett to the face ns he jumped in. Drew had the height and reach, but Adams was blocking most of his leads. In the second round Adams again kept boring in witli a lelt jab to the face for infighting, and Drew could not drive him out, although he used a good left at times. The third round was marked by infighting, the advantage being with the liivcrcargillitc Drew fought in his usual game fashion from start to finish. FEATHER-WEIGHTS. W. Leckio 9.0 beats T. W. Webber 9.0. Lockie did most of the leading in the first round, but he was not connecting cleanly with either right or left. Webber was taking things coolly and letting Lcckie cany the fight to him, and doing a lot of blocking. Leekie used an effective left in the second round, and con nccted with it repeatedly to the face. Webber was outboxed and outfought in this round and also in the final round. He had little defence against Leckie’s straight left. Final. Lcckie 9.0 beat J. Bryce 8.12. Bryce caused great amusement by the way he ran round the ring at express speed, so to speak, coming in now and again to exchange a few blows, with his opponent. The amusement changed to hearty laughter when Bryce forced Leekie clean across the ring, and the latter kicked over the bucket in the corner, giving the

attendant there a small shower bath. Bryce was all round the ring again in the second round, and now and again the pair came together for a wild swing or two at each other. In the last round Bryce proved as elusive as ever, but dashed in now and again to score with a left against his stronger and cleverer, opponent. FLY-WEIGHTS. . Special Bout. J. Richmond 7.11, beat J. Drew 7,10, This contest was of three rounds each of tjvb minutes. It was a special bout, as Richmond was over weight, therefore Drew automatically won the title. Richmond till last night was the Otago flyweight champion, but he still holds the Now Zealand title. Some good clean hitting was seen in the first round, both youths using their lefts and rights smartly and effectively. Richmond proved himself a most aggressive fighter in the second round, and rained in rights to the body and head, and came now and again with his left. He knocked his game opponent down just as the gong went. In the third round Richmond connected with a straight left to the head, and came across twice' with solid rights to the jaw, the referee stopping the contest. Richmond’s timing was excellent, and he carries a deadly punch in his right hand. He is a determined all-round fighter. ’ DELANEY DEFEATS CONNORS. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 29. In a professional feather-weight boxing contest of 15 rounds to-night, “Bobbie” Delaney defeated “Em” Connors on points.