BOXING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22367, 14 September 1934, Page 13

BOXING

DAL COSTA v. CLARRIE RAYNER. To-morrow’s boxing contest between the Australian bantam-weight, Dal_ Costa, and the New Zealand feather-weight champion, Clarrie Raynor, should have considerable attraction for boxing enthusiasts. Dal Costa is bantam-weight champion of New South Wales, and on his return one of his first matches will ‘be for the Commonwealth title held by Brandon. Rayner gave a good display at last season’s amateur championships, and after winning the Dominion title, turned professional, and almost immediately won the feather-weight championship. He still holds the title, A fast, clean exhibition of fighting should be seen. > There will be the usual amateur preliminaries. Particulars are advertised. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Peb United Press association.) WELLINGTON, September 13. The entries received for the boxing championships next week numbered . 84, but they have been reduced to 77, as follows:; —Fly-weight 6,"bantam 9, feather 10, light 13, welter 14, middle 9, lightheavy 7, heavy 7. On the first night (Wednesday) the following will be staged:— Ply-weight. M'Kay (Napier) v. M'Pherson (Manawatu), Drew (Otago) v. Doyle (Hawke’s Bay). Bantam-weight.—Fleming (Nelson) v. Robinson (Marlborough), Kelly (Auckland), v. Evans (Motueka). . Feather-weight. Fisher (Christchurch), v’. Borcovsky (Marlborough), Gordon (Taranaki) v. Aitken (Wellington), Spencer (Southland) v. Hawes (Grcymonth), Stock (Hawke’s Bay) v. Evans (Motueka). ~ Light-weight.-—Elsinore (Nelson) -v. Gibbons (Manawatu), Jarvis (Taranaki), V. (Gisborne), Hawkins (Greymouth) -v. Ramsay (Otago), Murray (Wellington) v. Nelligau (Christchurch). Welter-weight.—Taylor (Hawkes Bay) v. Candy, (Marton), Hopkins (Manawatu) v. Jack (Southland). Arbuthnott (Wellington) v. Fail (Christchurch), Mudgway (Waikato) v. Hogg (Auckland). Middle-weight.— (Gisborue) v. Thornton (Taihape), O’Connell (Oamavu) v. Lister (Ashburton), Reid (Vvellineton) v. Howson (Greymouth). Davis (Wairarapa) v. Percy (Hawke’s Bay). Light Heavy-weiftht.—Soane (Motueka) V. Neale (Auckland). Cowan (Hawke’s Bay) v. Bourne (Christchurch), Dawson (Wanganui) V. Muir (Southland). Heavy-weight.—*- Adams (Manawatu v, Hepburn (Auckland)'. . Where the names are omitted they are not available.