BOXING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21087, 13 July 1938, Page 8

BOXING

TO-MORROW NIGHT’S CONTEST GOOD BOOKINGS All arrangements have now been completed for the professional contest between George Allan (middleweight champion of New Zealand) and Cliff Hanham (Waimate) to take place tomorrow evening. Mr G. P. Aldridge, secretary of the New Zealand Boxing Council yesterday forwarded approval of the bout and said that on the result would hinge the next title bout in the middleweight division. The champion has informed the local association that he has completed his training and will enter the ring at list 41b. Allan will have as his seconds Johnny Summers (ex-champion of Great Britain) and T. Thompson (Oamaru). The North Otago Association has advised that Stan Jenkins (ex-middleweight champion) will 1? a spectator at the contest. Mr W. O’Connor reports that Hanham had his final work-out last evening, when he greatly impressed a large attendance of spectators. The Waimate boxer will experience no difficulty in making the weight, and at an official test turned the scale at list 51b. The main contest will be contre led by Messrs T. Fairhall as referee with Messrs T. Segar and J. Stewart as judges. The contest will be 10 threeminute rounds and will be preceded by four amateur bouts. The contestants in the amateur bouts will be drawn from Rakaia, Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru.

The local association yesterday received applications from the Oamaru and Ashburton associations for special reserves. The association has decided to erect extra accommodation, as judging by the reserves, it will be taxed to capacity. In deference to the wishes of patrons the main bout will commence at 9 p.m.

LASTED ONE ROUND MERRY BOUT AT WELLINGTON By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, July 12. The principal bout in the programme presented by the Wellington Boxing Association at the Town Hall to-night between Billy Hamilton (Victoria) and Henry Dunn (Wellington) lasted c y one of the scheduled ten rounds. Hamilton started off with a whirlwind attack and had Dunn doing nimble sidesteps for a couple of minutes. ’ he Victorian missed by feet with right and left hooks. Once or twice Dunn signalled to his opponent to chase him as he waltzed away, and Hamilton ar once obliged. Then, to the delight of the crowd, Dunn elected to meet his aggressive opponent at glove-slinging and the house rocked as they stood toe to toe in the middle of the ring end kept both gloves flying hard. A right cross by Hamilton opened a deep ; h on Dunn's forehead, but both were so intent on ending the bout by the shortest route that they did not hear the gong and kept at each other for some time after. At the interval the referee, Mr Alan Maxwell, announced that Dunn was unable to continue and declared Hamilton the winner. Two other professional contests w.re staged. Jack Davis (Hastings) lost 81b outpointed “Tiger” Parks (Hamilton) lOst 531 b over eight three-minute rounds. Every round was crow led with incident and the verdict for Davis met with such a hostile reception that the announcer could not Introduce the contestants in the main bout for some minutes. . In the third professional bout T. Carbin (Wellington) 9st 91b and P. Murphy (England) boxed a draw which had the crowd seething with excitement throughout six colourful rounds.