DISPLAY AT Y.M.C.A.

Otago Witness, Issue 3886, 4 September 1928, Page 60

DISPLAY AT Y.M.C.A.

LEADING BOXERS PARTICIPATE. The Y.M.C.A. gymnasium was crowded on Saturday evening, when a boxing display in aid of the Y.M.C.A. funds, held under the auspices of the Otago Boxing Association, was given by a number of leading New Zealand and Australian boxers. Several novice bouts were also staged, and provided some good contests. Messrs J. Kilmartin and B. Parker were the referees. A fast and clean exhibition was given by Johnny Leckie and Bob Fulcher (the New’ . Zealand amateur ' light-weight champion), the latter receiving a very good hearing when he entered the ring, this being the first time he has fought since he gained the championship. Leckie also fought an exhibition bout with Norman Tyler. Another pleasing display was given by Norman Radford and Tom Barber. The feather-weight bout between C. Buckley and R. Leckie (8.7) was a willing mill, there being little between the tv’o. Buckley connected more cleanly, however, and used both hands to the head. In the second . round Leckie fought well and connected with lefts to the jaw and short rignts to the body. Buckley came to light again in the last round and got a close decision. The catch-weight bout between J. Richmond (7.7 J the New Zealand amateur fly-weight champion, and L. Gladwyn (8.7) was rather one-sided, for though the latter made a good showing, he was no match for the champion, who won comfortably. There was not much between Henderson (11.0) and Thompson (11.0) in the novice middle-weight bout, and Henderson used a straight left which gained him the verdict. Harrison was more aggressive than Melville in the novice light-weight contest, and landed fairly often with both hands. Both contestants missed badly on occasions, though Melville managed to land some good lefts. The decision went to Harrison. L. West was lucky to beat W. Ritchie in the feather-weight bout. Ritchie delivered straighter punches than his opponent, and used both hands. West relied more on right swings. Neither was brilliant. J. Donaldson (5.4) and T. White (5.7) fought a draw in the paper-weight contest, giving a bright exhibition.. At the conclusion; of the bouts Mr P. O’Connor, Barber's manager, gave a short talk on boxing, past and present, and received a very attentive hearing.

CONTESTS IN ENGLAND. WORLD’S FLY-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON. August 29. At Clapton, before 50.000 spectators, in a 15-round fly-weight bout for the championship of the world, Johnny Hill (Scotland). the European champion, outpointed newsboy Brown (America). Teddy Baldock defeated Johnny Brown, the towel being thrown in in the second round. The Boxing Control Board announces that it does not recognise the promoters’ claim for a contest for the British bantam-weight championship. Johnnj’ Curley, in his first contest since his Australian tour, defeated the An erican, Sammy Shack, who was disqualified in the seventh round for hitting low. The attendance was a record for a British boxing meeting. GRIME TO MEET GRINGER. NEW YORK. August 29. ' Grime is scheduled to fight Gringer at Newcastle, Pennsylvania, on September 7. MORGAN’S HAND INJURY. LONDON, August 31. Morgan, the New Zealander, who won the Welter-weight Championship at the Olympic Games, had his hand X-rayed, with a view to discovering the cause of the injury. It is believed that a bone has been cracked.