BOXING.
!A VICTORY FOR WELLS. By Electric. Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, July 1. In the boxing championship for tho Lonsdale Bolt, Bombardier Wells defeated Mahoney iu tho thirteenth round. RIOT AT A NEGRO FIGHT. (Received July 2. 9 n.m.) ■ NEW YORK, July I. Two negroes fought a ten-round match at Albany. A riot broke out during its progress. S;>ectators throw chairs at tho seconds, who wore knocked unconscious. , Many persons had to be taken to'tho hospital. SOUTH CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS. Per Press Association. TIMAifUJ, July 1. The South Canterbury boxing championships were held to-night before a crowded attendance in the Olympia Hall. Finals:— Bantam weights.—G. Gunn boat Fox (Waimato) on points. Feather weights.—Stewart beat Collins on points. Light weights.—Shnlt beat Morrison (Geraldine). Middle weights.—‘■Clark beat M'Kenzie on points. Heavy weights.-—Hook beat K. 0. O’Connor (Levels) in the third round.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144134, 2 July 1913, Page 4
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136BOXING. Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144134, 2 July 1913, Page 4
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