BOXING.

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXI, Issue 2334, 30 July 1924, Page 3

BOXING.

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright NEW YORK, July 27. Tex Rickard has anounneed that the Firpo-Wills fight will be over twelve sounds in Boyle’s Thirty Acres on the night of September 11. An invitation will be extended to the Prince of Wales.

H.B. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.) Last night in the Hustings Municipal Theatre, before a good attendance, the qualifying rounds of the Hawke *s Bay Amatenr Championships were fought. S’ho final* will be contested this evenOnly two Waipukurau boys eompctad. and both had wins. Thei.it mills in detail are as follow: — . • Bill Stevens (Waipukurau) 10. S v. Paul Ropiha (Porangahau) 11.1. Both lads stripped well, the Maori having the advantage in height, weight, and reach, but lacking the solidity of his adversary. Beth slogged in at’ the start, but Stevens drove the to the ropes, where the Porangahau boy exhibited a good defence. However, Stevens connected solidly attims,. and got the vcrd’V-. • Heavy-Weight. Bert Johnson (Waipukurau) 13.7, v. Hughic Lawton (Hastings), 11,11. Johnson towered over the Hastings boy like a Collusus. At the start he tore in with mighty swings, but used more head than iuhis last sinnex at the Maori. He missed on fewer occasions and some of- his connections were terrific wallops. There was some bad missing, however and a hunijorous vein pervaded the whole bout.' The verdict went to the Waipukurau boy.