TIMARU SPORTS CLUB.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13648, 16 July 1908, Page 3

TIMARU SPORTS CLUB.

WItKNTI.IXt! AND BOXINC. '("lie '.riuiiini Sports (.Hub arranged to hold another series of pliyrsica 1 compeljui.us iii l he. Theatre Royal, last night, ami innighl, llie prngiaiinn.H including both •,\ rcstlnig |ealcli-a„i:aieh-can) and boxing. Km- tin- wrestling tin'- usual coir matting and ttirp:i.uliii carpet, -was niv.:ml wit li a layer of wolhd sheepskins and anolher tarpaulin. Tin: wresiliiig was therefore. taken liir.l, and then the padding was removed for l-lii'. boxing events. I her,, was not, a. large attendance.. The pi|, was well-lillt-il, luil- tin- oilier seating wan only .-.par.sely occupied. The ofticers ant icipa.lo a larger alt. ndauce lliis evening, when (lie. liu.il ol | In: wrestling and some more box nig will bo got oil'. Tlio judges for the- wrestling were Messiti A. U. I'ringle and 1). Anglaiid, All- It. fool;,- was r. tciec, and Mr K. ('.. Watson was 'luiiekicpci. The judges " ham-d " ~tiaiigting holds, holds below the- kne-, and ana iwisling. JI, was agreed that, the contests should be two falls out ol Ihree, or in Ihe alternative flu.- best in 3D iniiiiiLiTi. 'i here were lour eoni)H-li-ini-s, am! some interesting play was seen, especially in I lie work ol the second pair. It. wa.i 'M minutes past- the flour when I lie iii-Mr- pair entered the ring, and some 01 (li.t oflieer.s were wrestling with their impaiienoej in the chdlinoh of the Mage Wlnle waiting. Wrestling, catch as catch-can, .1. t'hiniianl, T'emuUa. v. J. McKay, Thiiimi. Ilolh are strong men, tlio latter is the stouter man of the two, tho former the, more active. The lirst round begau with a long spar lor holds, and .some pretty good si long play was then seen. AI. the end of live minutes a. lull was awarded 10 McKay. The next bout was a, short one. Iloih then went, down together, and Cuunard falling on his buck, McKay wan given the lull, though if ii'iis a. .flukey one. Time linin. <\'Asec. Ale Kay thus won tho bout.

V.. Brown (Wellington) v. i\ Hinds, Albury. iiiii'l.s is a stoutly built man, llrowu a young and slimmer man bub with good muscular development, and he. being iho Wellington light-weight champion a great dial of interest was shown in this contest. Brown has a clever knack of twisting when being thrown so as to land "right side tip," and displayed this cUvevnees many times, when 11 nuts obtained a. body hold from behind and trii'd to put him down. Hinds piny cil very quiflly, while 111-own was full of activity, aiid their ilitfereiu. styles Hindu the' conte>f. inleiost nig, while both showed perfeet good humour. I he- Jli tst fall was credited to Brown, who lifted up hk> man and dropped him clear on Ins shoiildiin. Hindi-, was up in a. Hash, but it was declared a fall. In tlm ■..<.•- conil bout Hindis turned the lablcH on hif> agilo a|)|ioi)eiif. Picking him tip on hiri .shoulders, he field him a while, Brown bidding on to his head. Hinds eiuldeiiiv threw him oil' and thus tame Drown failed to turn in Iho air and the judges gaveHinds a fall. 'rime, 6min 6sec. While the late oiputenlaniis were given a ii|>i-ll to get their wind, Mr Honolulu gave on exhibition of fancy club swinging, and earned hearty applause for his clever work. '1 ho Until bout, between Hinds and Brown witnessed t-omo strong play and new tactios —for a Jew seconds only. Hinds got his man oil the ground onco or twice; then Brown gob a good lifting and carrying hold, and railing with and upon hi man won a fall of which it was said " There's no mistake abouti that." Time, Imin lss>eu. An interval was then l.tkon while Iho sheep skins were cleared away lor lh.< boxing lor which Messrs Jordan and (Juodwin were the judges. Tho lirefc set-to was between a c-ouphi of beginners Beauchamp (lust tub) ami MeCarl.hy (lli»t), I hive short round.-,-. They boxed with marvellous t|iiickißris and light lit ts, as if for exercise, but showing the wlulo inoro attempt to ward oil' blowis than is initially seen in these eon tests. " That's boxing," said an enthusiast, of tho old school. " Nowadays tho public want to ree, somebody kilieu. 'l lie boxeiti found umnsomeiil, in their perl'omiauce, tu did the ulldieuce, nnd there was so litifle, to choose between the. two in merit, that the audience readily coneiirred in the refereeY> decision '"dead heat."

It. (iould, Timartt (9sl, Jib) v. J. Thorn .son, Christ church (9k(. 6!b) ; six Sinin rounds. Thomson opened with a I m>h. imiil a jmif of v-cry lmiho arms, and 1:011 - tinned i:o show a wasteful amount, of activity, while (iould played ;i vi'i-y <|iii'c(. jaiuu hut. doing a fair share of aggrressive work in a steady forceful way, apparently .seekalways (.0 gut in lhe ono lulling .stroke. The first round ended about, oven. .lust at. the. close of the .second Thomson was knocked down, but not. to .hurt. Tho tJtiril round was also even but more vigorous on Iwith sides. The fourth was a iot one, both jin.ii showing determined play, both getting hard blows home; and they both needed iho spell when the. gonj; .sounded, {.iould began tho fifth round with a hot attack, but Thomson stood it out, and though he soon had " bellows to mend," ho took his share of the aggressive. Thi; .sixth round was another hot, ini!% and wound up with both men going strong, applause breaking out as tins gong, signalled "shake hands." The. judges awarded Lhe round to Thomson on poivus. The announcement was applauded, and ;t cheer wan added for Gould. \V. Klliott, Australasian champion ba.n----t tun, Bst Blbs, v. VV. Watson, Christ - church, Bst 61b. ; six 3-miuuie. rounds. Tlik was an extraordinary set to, from the remarkublo variety of style shown by Klliott, who spam us if on spiral springs, and introduces some queer modes not met wiili in the books. A favourite and effective attack of his, is possible only to one so extremely "light on his feet"; —ho strikes a blow in the face by throwing nis whole body forward with a curve in it, as if c;li«l, from a catapult, and as Mnfily as another can shoot out an arm. He reddened Wtson's face and chest a gnoil deal, and probably more by this kind of projectile hit than otherwise. Itoth were very keen and Lhe referee had to demand clearance from clin£us every few seconds. Watson showed great pluck to the last, but watt overmatched by his agile and experienced opponent, who appiiiirod to be much .smaller than the difference of weights given would indicate. Watson has li much longer reach and sewm-d to got. in some, hits through Elliott's curious guard, but the latter had not a mark when the bout was over. The judges gave- the award to Elliott, and both men \wro warmly applauded. The spurts will be continued this even ing, beginning with the. wtvtilliug tinal be twei-n McKay and Brown.