BOXING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19300, 29 September 1932, Page 7

BOXING

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING OF DELEGATES. By Telesrr*vph—Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 28. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Boxing Association was held today, Mr J. Garcia (Taranaki) presiding over thirty delegates. In his annual review, the president remarked on the decline of professional boxing owing to the depression. A Southland remit that Australasian championships should be fostered, and that the funds which were set aside for the Olympic Games be devoted to that purpose, was amended, after discussion, to read, that an endeavour be made to reintroduce contests between New Zealand and Australian champions. As amended the remit was carried. Consideration of whether New Zealand boxers should be sent to the Olympic Games, was deferred for twelve months. A remit to inculde a “junior” welterweight class, was lost. A Whangarei proposal to give additional assistance to smaller Associations, instead of sending teams to the Olympic Games, also was lost. It was suggested that smaller Associations could do a great deal more for themselves.

The Conference rejected a proposal for examination of referees and judges taking part in any Association bouts. A Wellington remit that Clause 3, Rule 40, providing for registration and payment of registration fees by amateurs, be deleted, and that the carrying of such resolution be retrospective in respect of any amateur who may not for any reason have been able to pay registration fee, was carried. The next championships were allocated to the Marlborough Association.

CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTESTS CONTINUED.

BOXING SOUND BUT NOT BRILLIANT.

By Telegraph—Press Association NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 28. To-day’s heavy programme in the New Zealand amateur boxing championships commenced this afternoon, when twelve matches were disposed of, and continued to-night. Each session has attracted a large attendance. The boxing has been sound on the whole, but not brilliant, defence in most cases having received more attention than attack. A bright spot in last night’s programme was the meeting of C. Raynor (Marlborough) and C. Buckley (Otago), featherweights, in a brilliant bout. Buckley gradually wore his opponent down. W. Purdie (Auckland) and J. Donoghue (Wellington) also gave a skilful display of defensive tactics. Purdie prevailed. All the bouts but one went the full distance, J. Franklyn, a hard-hitting Gisborne featherweight, knocked out T. Whatnaugh (Wanganui) in the first round. P. Hawes (Christchurch) is another tremendously hard hitter. Results to-day were as follows:—* Bantam - weight. J. Richmond (Otago) 8.44, beat H. Dunn (Wellington) 8.41, on a technical knock out. Light-weight. V. Boreousky (Marlborough) 9.9, beat T. Carroll (Wairarapa) 9.8, on points. R. Caughlan (Wanganui) 9.8, beat L. Lester (North Taranaki), 9.5, by a G. Wylie (Hawke’s Bay) 9.7, beat W. Hogg (Northern Wairoa), 9.51, on a technical knock out. Welter-weight. M. Mitchell (Stratford) 10.2, beat F. Cox (Marlborough) 10.21, on points. W. N. Hogg (Napier) 10.4, beat M. Candy (Manawatu) 10.5, on points. A. Burke (Wanganui) 10.31, beat L. McKnight (Hamilton) 10.51, on points. W. Howson (Greymouth) 10.31, beat L. Christiansen (North Taranaki) 10.5, on a foul. R. Martin (Auckland) 10.61, beat A. Bourke (Wanganui) 10.31, on a technical knock out. Light Heavy-weight. H. Reeves (Manawatu) 12.11, beat A. J. Bourne (Christchurch), 11.10, on points. J. Prendergast (Southland) 11.9, beat R. Thompson (Whangarei), 10.12, on points. Heavy-weight. M. Strickland (Wellington) 12.6, beat V. Luttrell (Hawke’s Bay) 12.1, on points. EVENING CONTESTS. Numerous knock outs marked this evening’s session. One of the most stirring fights was the heavy-weight bout between A. J. Bourne (Christchurch) and F. Prendergast (Invercargill). The Southern man felled Bourne in the second round, but Bourne made a great recovery and had Prendergast out on his feet at the end to take the verdict. In another thrilling encounter, B. Turner (Waitara) defeated G. Manson (Auckland). R. Purdie (Auckland) was much too clever for N. Kerr (Ashburton). Heavy-Weights. A. J. Bourne (Christchurch) 11.12, beat F. Prendergast (Southland) 11.7, i on points. M. Strickland (Wellington). 12.6, beat S. Hogg (North Taranaki) 12.9, on a technical knock out. Feather-weight. G. Jones (Oamaru) 8.91, beat C. Carrig (Wairarapa) 8.10, on a foul. B. Turner (North Taranaki) 8.12, beat G. Manson (Auckland) 8.10, on | points. J. Franklyn (Gisborne) 8.13 , beat G. Buckley (Otago) 8.13, on points. P. Hawes (Christchurch) 9.0, beat L. C. Hayes (Wellington) 8.12, on points. Light-weight. W. Purdie (Auckland) 9.41, beat N. Kerr (Ashburton) 9.7, on points. W. Hughes (Whangarei) 9.24, beat V. Borcovsky (Marlborough) 9.54, on a technical knock out. Welter-weight. M. Mitchell (Stratford) 10.2, beat E. Fail (Christchurch) 9.134. on points. R. Martin (Auckland) 10.53, beat W. Howson (Greymouth) 10.33, on points. Light Heavy-weight. T. Mullins (Stratford) 11.114, beat V. Luttrell (Hawke’s Bay) 12.1, on points. Middle-weight. A. Daster (Marlborough) 11.44, beat T. Shorter (Auckland), 10.134, by a knock out. M. Shane (Motueka) 11.34, beat J. McMahon (Taihape) 10.104, on points! T. Croft (Greymouth) 11.114, beat J. Mansfield (Wellington) 11.34, on points.

Light-weight. J. Bennie (Napier) 9.54, beat R. Coughlan (Wanganui) 9.8, on points. Middle-weight. F. Roguski (North Taranaki) 11.34, beat A. E. Steere (Whangarei) 11.14, by a knock out. Light Ileavy-wieght. E. Dillon (Taihape, beat M. Strickland ( Wellington), by default. T. Mullins (Stratford) 11.104, beat F. Prendergast (Southland) 11.7, on points. H. Reeves (Manawatu) 12.14, beat E. Dillon (Taihape) 12.3, by a knock out. The semi-finals and finals will be boxed to-morrow.