BOXING

Wanganui Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15689, 14 December 1918, Page 5

BOXING

COMPETITION FOE SOLDIERS. (Aus & N.Z. Cable Assn. & Reuter.) Received December 14, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, De: ember 13. In the boxing compe. ilion for the King’s trophy, in the middle-weight division Macfarlane (a New Zealander) was beaten; in the welter weights, Private Tierney (an Australian) outpointel Serg ant Lawless (a New Zealander); in the light weights. Sergeant Mille” (an Australia") I eat Rifleman Gunn (a New Zealander). Feather-weight LanceCorporal Spearman (a New Zealander) was beaten, and in the bantam-weights Johnny Hughes outpointed Sapper Bowson ( a New Zealander), Evans (an Australian) winning. The day's totals were: —British Army and Royal Air Force, each 31 points; Royal Navy, 191; American Navy, 17); Australia, <7\ American Army and Canada, each 16; New Zealand, 12; and South Africa, 9iSERVICES BOXING TOURNAMENT. WON BY BRITISH ARMY. Received December 14, 9.40 a.m. LONDON, December 13. In the military boxing tournament the final point were;— British Amy 50, American Amy 39, Air Force and Royal Navy each 32%, American Navy 32, Australia 28 Canada 18, New Zealand 14%, South Africa '’ % ■