BOXING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19365, 23 July 1925, Page 6

BOXING

WELLINGTON CENTRE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Per Press Association.) BLENHEIM, July 22. The finals of the Wellington Centre boxing championships were decided tonight. Some interesting bouts were witnessed. Results: Featherweight.—Mark Carroll 9.0 (Manawatu) beat D. Livingston (Wellington) 8.10. Bantam.—F. Nesbit (Manawatu) B.l' beat A. M. Burch 8.0 (Wellington). Heavyweight.— Bob Fitzsimmons 12.3 (Wellington) beat Basil Hooper 14.10 (Taranaki). Light-Heavy weight.—Gerald Evatt won unopposed. Lightweight.—Jack Rodda 9.10 (Marlborough) beat Ted Morgan 9.11 (Wellington) after a fast and clever bout. Welter-weight.—W. Walden .10.8, (Manawatu) beat W. 11. Pearce 10.9 (Wellington). Rodda was awarded the R. P. Furness medal for the best all-round display by Marlborough competitors. An appeal made on behalf of the expenses of the Taranaki contestants met with response. THREE IN A WEEK LONDON, July 10. Toni Berry, Jack Stanley, and Gipsy Daniels have accepted the offer of Phil Scott, the English heavyweight, to box hny three heavyweights within one week. The contests will take place next month. WILLS FOR EUROPE JACK DEMPSEY’S FUTURE. NEW YORK, July 8. Harry Wills, the negro challenger for Jack Dempsey’s title, has sailed for England, but docs not expect to meet Dempsey, who is returning this month. Dempsey has cabled his friends that it is impossible for him to get into condition to fight either Wills or Gene Tunney this year. The general impression is growing that Dempsey will never tight a major battle again. BAXTER BEATEN BUT MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION. The contest between Tenario Pelkey (9.12) and ’Em Baxter at the Sydney Stadium last Saturday week, was won by Pelkey. Baxter was severely punished and cut over the right eye, and the light was stopped in the twelfth round. Baxter is naturally what is know as a “southpaw"—he boxes right-hand forward —but Stadium’s. Ltd., has debarred such boxers, and last night he started in the orthodox style. He found it awkward, however, and after a few seconds relapsed into 1 ir old style. But though he is a game lighter : nd a good mixer, he was unable to master his opponent. Pelkey took a lot of liberties, and was warned by the referee for -aitting with the inside of the closed fist, palm ing and pushing the face, and hilling in the breakaway. When Baxter reached his dressingroom his eye was examined by Dr. Bohrsman, who stiehed up two wounds. The copious flow of blood from them during the contest caused Baxter a lot of trouble, and no doubt considerably interfered with his display. PELKEY’S FORCING. The Filipino set out to force-matters, and for about A minute it looked as if he would end matters quickly, but on Baxter changing his style, Pelkey, who had been severely handled by Havilah Uren. another ‘southpaw,” felt that he was up against a Serious proposition. However, he kept on iorcin g, pur.hed awAy, missed a lot., but in the end, through superior hitting power, inflicted the greater amount of punishment. He did most of the lead ing.

There were, however, times when Baxter fought with pelnty of vim, ana swapped punches in several rallies with the Filipino. Baxter’s right loads to the face were effective in the way of preventing attack, and, further, he placed some strong lefts to the body and the side of the head, but stamina was on the. side of the Filipino.

In spite of his defeat, Baxter mAdc a good impression. Although he was once featherweight champion of Australia, it was his first appearance in a main contest at Rushcutters Bay. He did most of his fighting in Melbourne, and after a tour of New Zealand returned to Sydney a few weeks ago.