BOXING MARQUIS MAKES TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17879, 22 June 1926, Page 2

BOXING MARQUIS MAKES TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND

Per Pres» Asspclatlon. WELLINGTON, June 21. The Marquis of Clydesdale, the eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton, accompanied by Edward Eagan, American Rhodes Scholar, winner of the heavyweight boxing championship at the last Olympic (Janies, and Messrs it. and T. Pirie, arrived this morning by the Tahiti from Svdnev. The Marquis and his party intend to visit Mount Cook and f a ter to tour the North Island. It is expected that matches will be arranged shortly for the visitor, who has been a prominent figure in Scottish boxing circles since 19 23, when he entered for the Scottish middle-weight amateur boxing championship. Tlio Marquis is an Eton boy. While there ha twice competed in the finals of the middle-weight section.' He also represented Oxford In the llgbt-henvy section of the inter-university tournament. In the Scottish championships the Marquis was beaten in the finals, but he made such a. brilliant showing that both boxers and critics were much impressed bv his style and were not a little astonished at his skill, as when contrasted with some of his opponents he appeared frail, without hope of ever beating them. Displaying wonderful grit and cleverness, however, ho was more than a match for Henderson, a doughty collier, who was knocked out in three rounds. This incident brought him into prominence. Ever since he has taken an active interest in boxing. The party have visited India and Australia. It is proposed to spend about a month in New Zealand. From here they wili proceed to Australia, thence to the East. It was reported that Brian M’Cleary, the 1!>24 All Black, was to have boxed the Marquis while he was in England, but the match was not held.