PATEA BOXING ASSOCIATION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 168, 19 July 1939, Page 10

PATEA BOXING ASSOCIATION

THIRD TOURNAMENT HELD (Own Correspondent). PATE A, July 18. The Palea Boxing Association pre- >■ sented their third tournament on Monl day night to a large and enthusiastic . audience. Mr. R. W. Haddow re--1 fereed and Mr. F. Naismith was an- . nouncer. Club second was S. Goorl- ■ win. The judges were Messrs. L. R. t Davies and S. B. Denby. I Results of the bouts were as fo!- • lows:— Alcock. 4.10 (Pungarehu) v. A. Cadman, 4.7 (Alton).-Alcock hud <he i longer reach, but Cadman bore in, hitting Alcock with rights Io Ihe face. I Alcock retaliated with facial blows, ’ and Cadman amused the crowd by ■ swinging both hands when he went ■ in. Alcock won on points in three ■ 1 i-minute rounds. A. Adams, 9.3 (Tariki) \. A. Campbell. 8.11 (Hawera).- Adams forced Campbell to Ihe ropes with lefts and rights to the face and body. Campbell came back with lefts to the face. Adams took the tight lo Campbell, . who covered up to hard lefts to face and body. Campbell landed hard lefts . to the jaw. The last round saw some ■ hard lighting, each boy mixing it well. . Adams won on points in three 2-min-ute rounds. ; W. Maine, 4.7 (Wanganui) v. Pas- [ coe, 4.12 (Patea); three 2min. rounds. , —Both boys showed up well, Maine hitting with both hands. Pascoe used his right to advantage. Maine using c. good straight left. Each boy mixed it. well in the last round, Pascoe win- ’ ning on points. E. Nelson, 10.2 (Wanganui) v. L. Nicholls, 10.0 (Otakeho); four 2min. rounds.—Nelson was content to let Nicholls come in, Nicholls throwing his punches wild. Too much clinching spoilt the opening round. Nelson met Nicholls’ rushes with straight lefts. In the third round the boxers exchanged hard lefts to face and body. Nicholls took the fight to Nelson in the last, round and a good exchange of blows was witnessed. Nelson f steadying Nicholls with hard lefts to the face and body. Nicholls won on • points. ) J. Mackie, 11.9 (Marton) v. C. Par- • sons, 11.0 (Patea); four 2min, rounds. I —A good bout, each boy hitting hard ; and clean. Mackie had too much ex- - perience for Parsons and landed : heavy rights and lefts to face and ? body, Parsons coming back with lefts • to the face. Mackie had Parsons 1 troubled with hard rights to the face. f A good mix-up finished the bout, each ■ boy hitting hard and clean. Mackie 5 won on points. O. Cooper, 4.4. (Patea) v. T. Cad- ' man, 4.4 (Alton); three 2min. rounds. —Cooper took the fight to Cadman with rights and lefts to body and face, Cadman landing a blow to the head and again rights to the face. Cooper had Cadman on the ropes,

.[landing rights and lefts lo the body.l [Each boy mixed it well in the final I J round. Cooper having the advantage.! I Cooper won on points. > Castles, 11.11 (Hawera) v. M. I, t'Walker, 12.12 (Patea); three 2min. I; r| rounds.—Walker took the fight to !< I Castles, who steadied Walker with ah . hard right to the face and body blows. |< Walker hitting wildly. Castles scored 'i in the close fighting, Walker connect- . Ing with lefts to the face. In the last ; : round. Castles landed rights and lefts ' to the face and body. Walker boring . in and landing heavy lefts to the face. - The decision was a draw. t H. Williams. 10.2 (Wanganui) v. ; Kahu, 10.2 (Patea); three 2min. rounds.—Williams took the fight lot i Kahu. forcing him to cover up. Wil-[ • liams landed heavy blows to the face j ; and body, knocking Kahu out of lhe > ring. Kahu being counted out. i C. Featonby, 9.11 (Patea) v. IL Maddern. 7.6 (Hawera): three 2min. • pounds. -- Featonby’s straight lefts J kept him out. of trouble. Maddern hiti ting with lefts and rights to the face ’ ■ in the first round. Maddern was rel peatedly r warned for hitting with an ’ I I open glove and was disqualified in the ' l ; second round for continuing to do so. i ; J. Fraser, 12.7 (Wanganui) v. W. , Hislop, 13.0 (Marton); three 2min. rounds. —Fraser landed heavy rights i to the head, Hislop scoring with lefts to the face. There was a good mix up on the ropes, each scoring with lefts and rights to the body. Hislop landed heavy lefts to Fraser’s head, putting him down for eight. Hislop again attacked. Fraser going down, but the gong stopped the count. Fraser was down again for the full count, early in

I Ihe last round from hard rights to the face. Booker, 7.8 (Alton) v. E. Pascoe. [7.4 (Patea); three limin. rounds.Booker led with rights and lefts to the face, Pascoe steadying him with straight lefts to the face. Booker [scored with a left, to the face, Pascoe [coming back with straight lefts. Pascoe had the advantage in reach, but Booker came in under his guard to score with lefts and rights to th" body. Booker won. Final of Locker Cup T. Huatahi, 8.1 v. S. Blake, 8.4 three 2min. rounds. Huatahi led with lefts lo the face, Blake landing will I lefts and rights. A good mix up by • both boys saw Blake win on point . C. Copestake. 9.8 (Tariki) v. J. Fitz[''••atcr* 9.8 (Patea); four 2min. round-. A good opening round with Fitzwater scoring with hard rights to the face and body and Copestake landin. lefts and rights to the body. Fitzwater dropped his guard and allowed Copestake to score with lefts to tlnface. Fitzwater landed rights to th" face. Copestake landing a left and a right to the body. Fitzwater mistimed a few of his blows, Copestakf taking the advantage to get in close and score with lefts and rights to the body and head. A good last round saw each boy mixing it well, and a goo. exchange of blows ended the fight ir a. draw. The Brosnan Shield for the trainci gaining most points over three tour naments was awarded to L. Dom broski < Patea». one-time light weigh champion of New Zealand.