BOXING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9320, 21 August 1908, Page 1

BOXING.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Theatre Royal was again crowded last evening, when the semi-finals and finals of the New Zealand Championships, conducted under the auspices of the Christchurch Sports Club, were decided. The boxing was generally of a higher grade than that of the previous evening. In the Bantamweight Championship J. Parker scored a meritorious' win after two hard-fought bouts. The Middle-weight Championship was won by 5. Smith (Auckland), whose opponent in the final, A. Thomson (Marlborough), was counted out in the first round. In the Heavy-weight Championship M. P. Ryan (Invercargill), a heavy, powerful and sportsmanlike boxer, demonstrated his superiority over P. Hale (Wellington), a clever and self-possessed boxer, in one round. In the Light-weight Championship T. Metcalf (Wellington) beat J. H. Firtuerty (Southland) after one of the most closely contested bouts ever seen in Christchurch. R. Mayze (Canterbury) scored a win by default over O. JVj Parry (Wellington) in the Welter- 1 weight Championship, and W. Elliot j (Canterbury) won in a single bout the I previous evening the Feather- weight. 1 Championship. The following are the ■ results : — BANTAM-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP— Semi-final: J. Parker (Canterbury) Bst 3J!b beat F. Kerr (Wellington) Bat 31b. Finkl • J. Parker beat W. D. Shields (Manawatu) Bsb 21b. MIDDLE-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP— Semi-final: J. Smith (Auckland) list ljlb beat A. Leckie (Wellington) lOst 12lb. Final: J. Smith beat A. Thomson (Marlborough) list 3Jlb. HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP — Semi-final: P. Hale (Wellington) list 12lb, beat J. Cross (Canterbury) 12st. Final: M. P. Ryan (Southland) 14*t 51b. beat P. Hale. LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP — Semi-final : J. H. Finn«rty (Southland) 9srt 9lb, beat A. Tho.nson (Canterbury) 9st lOJ'.b. Final: T. Metcalf (Auckland) 9at 7Jlb, beat J. H. Finnerty. WELTER-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP— Final : R. Mayze (Canterbury) beat O. J. Parry (Wellington) by default.