BOXING SEMI-FINALS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 803, 25 October 1929, Page 15

BOXING SEMI-FINALS

MILITARY TOURNAMENT j FINALS TOMORROW EVENING I The semi-finals of the Auckland MiliI tary Sports Association’s annual boding tournament were fought in the Drill Hall, Rutland Street, last evening, and the winners gave promise of making some good fights when the finals are staged tomorrow evening. The best fight of the evening was j given by Keane and Spragg, who fought from gong to gong in a hard contest. There was little between them. Spragg rushed in, connecting with both hands to head and body, to be met with short, snappy punches to tlio head. It was a stirring fight and it was a pity both could not win. Mr. T. Sampson was the referee. Results are as follow: CADETS MIDGET-WEIGHT /TTB'' ist< ? n ~ Semi - flnal: Hutchinson (~<lh Coy.), bst 71b, beat A. Sligo (35th Coy.), Gst Tib, in tho second round. PAPER-WEIGHT , D Division.—.Semi-finnl: C. Craul (27th Goy.), ,st, beat L. Scott (2<tli Coy.), Ost PLY-WEIGHT A Division.—Semi-final: T. Reid (37th ‘St Sib, beat I. Hogg (23rd Coy.), ist 51b, jn the second round. ...J 3 Division.— Semi-final: R. G. Speedy J, 05 -)* „ ,st 'lb, beat C. It. Sharp (27th Coy.), 7st 71b: IV. P. Pavne (36th B Coy.), Ist Sib, beat W. W. Lynch (Technical College), 7st 91b, after an extra round. BANTAM-WEIGHT ' division.—Semi-finals: J. MeLachlan AA’ Ist,1 st , 2 !lk. beat E - J - Lambert A l <A ; ArH,- I’’ 1 ’’ °- :mu (36th Coy ) Sst 21b, beat F. Keenan (43rd Coy.), Sst 21b, after an extra round division senii-finals: J. Monks it-mn C £ y ’)\ 8s e t - lb > beat J. McCullough j,7 -nc \, Sst 21b, McCullough was disqualified for hitting with the open glot e. J. Owens (35th Coy.) Sst 21b beat JM. McKenzie (Technic*! ’ College),’ sst. the referee intervening in the second round. FEATHER-WEIGHT , A Division.—Semi-finals: E. Murfit.t <2„rdUiy.j, Sst 101 b, knocked out R. Raw(i n: w in ‘ b■' second round; .(. Waid (26th Coy.), Ost, won from X L Barney (32nd Coy.), Sst 121 b, by default! L Division.—Semi-final: R. Thomas (Grammar), 9st, beat R. O. Aro (Technical College), Sst 01b. LIGHT-WEIGHT A Division.—Semi-final: G. D Lund (32nd Coy), 9st 111 b, beat W. McCullough (22nd Coy.), Ost 811 b. Lund boxed well against a wild opponent. IS Division.—Semi-finals: R. A. Hobson (22nd Coy.), 9st 121 b, beat F. L. Welsh (25th Coy.), 9st 71b, in the second round; D. C. Rice (32nd Coy.), lOst, beat J. I>. Lucas (37th Coy.), lOst. ■WELTER-WEIGHT B Division.—Semi-final: A. D. Blewden (26th Coy.), lOst 21b, beat J. P. Snadden (Grammar), lOst 71b. MIDDLE-WEIGHT B Division.—Semi-final: R. A. Carson (Grammar), list 41b, knocked out 11. C. Wiklund (40tli Coy.), list. TERRITORIALS FEATHER-WEIGHT Semi-finals.-—C. Tt. Manson (Engineers), 9st, beat E. Murfitt (Ist Battalion), Bst 101 b: A. Spragg (Ist Battalion), Ost, beat K. Keane (Ist Battalion), Sst 131 b, after a great fight. LIGHT-WEIGHT Semi-final.—C. R. Manson (Engineers), 9st, beat C. .T. McDevitt (18th Battery), lOst, in the second round.