BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 318, 6 July 1912, Page 7

BOXING.

-*. ■* A BOXER SUSPENDED. By Cable—Pres3 Association—Copyright. Paris, July 4. The French Boxing Federation has suspended Evernden for a year in connection with the recent Dieppe trouble. AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. Auckland, Friday. The amateur boxing championships | last night -were won as follows:—Ban- , tarns, Payne; feather-weight, Mackenzie; Light-weight. Wholley; welter weight, Mitchell; middle-weight, Stewart; heavy-weight, Dwyer. MANAWATU CHAMPIONSHIPS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Palmerstoii N., Friday. The Manawatu Association amateur championships commenced in the Opera House last evening before a large attendance. The boxing, on the whole, was fair, some of the bouts arousing great enthusiasm, notably that of Watchorn, a well-known welter-weight, !and Sailor Russell, of H.M.S. Pioneer, and Webby and Sandow, of Wellington. The proceedings commenced with the , novice section, which resulted as follows:—Weight 9st 71b.: M. Sheerin beat Carson, L. Sheerin beat Ware, Bell beat Steer, Kelly (Pahiatua) beat Cummings, Law (Dannevirkc) beat Hunt (Pahiatua). Weight lflst 91b.: Hilgjes .(Tokomaru) beat Hastings (Palmerston N.), Kelly (Pahiatua) beat MacßonaM (Palmerston N.). Downes (Longburn) ' /heat McNeill' fPahiatna), M. Gilmore (Tokomaru) bent Mansell (Danneiyirke),. I Ryder (Wellington) beat Bell (Palmer-, i ston N.). ) Second round.—Hughes beat '.Kelly,' : Ryder beat Gilmore. Tn the first round of the light-weight championship Bason, Ost 91b (Palmerston) beat A. Kersel, Ost 101b (Palmerston). After four good rounds, with., about half a minute to go,-Baso'nliswimg' a well-judged right and Kersel took the count. ...!". In the welter weight bout ;! Geoff. Watchorn had all the best over' Sailor 1 Russell, who. however, fought pl.uekilv. He was nearly counted out in thk third round. " j " ' Tn the Webby and Sandow content. lb/' Wellington man was counted'out;;in the 1 second round. ■'■' ':. ' i Tim Tracev refereed.' ,'; J