SACRED HEART COLLEGE, AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 16 October 1919, Page 23

SACRED HEART COLLEGE, AUCKLAND

ANNUAL BOXING TOURNAMENT. The annual boxing tournament in connection with the Sacred Heart College gymnastic competition was commenced at the college yesterday (says the N.Z. Herald of October 2). There was a very large attendance of friends of the pupils. Mr. F. Burns was referee, and Mr. Mick Foley timekeeper. The contests were cleanly fought, and some very, even bouts were witnessed. Leyden, in the flyweight competition, gave an exceptionally fine exhibition, the referee remarking that the lad was the finest boxer for his weight he had seen. Hickey, also a junior, showed great promise, but was outclassed by O’Brien, who. is his senior in years. Molloy and Moroney gave skilful displays. The results are:Fly-weight, 6st and under; Brunt beat Bengaser, McCabe beat Quirk, Leyden beat Keenan. Midget, 7st and under: Walsh beat Vangeoni, Hooper drew with B. White, 1). O’Sullivan beat J. McCarthy, Howell beat S. O’Brien, Fogarty beat Kennedy, Gilman beat Slesinger, Barrel! drew with J. Piper, McLeod beat Russell. Bantam, Bst 41b and under: R. O’Connor beat D. Neil, T. Molloy beat J. Fox, Donovan beat Hailes, F. O’Brien beat Hickey. Feather-weight, 9st and under; B. White beat Greener, P. Lawson beat L. Cotter, Goldfinch boat Nightingale. Light-weight Moroney beat Clarke. The contests were continued on the following evening, at the college gymnasium. Some excellent matches resulted. The bout between Len Rae and R. Stewart, in the welter-weight class, was especially good, the contest being the best of the evening. Moroney and Quinn were splendidly matched, the referee declaring the fight a draw. Altogether there were 22 contests. The results wore:

First Bound (continued). —Bantam-weight: W. Butler beat E. Badeley, T. Butler beat F. Cotter, Roacho drew with Montgomery, A. Scanlon beat Golding, R. P. Fleming beat M. Smythe. Feather-weight: H. Martin drew with T. Lanigan. Light-weight: M. O'Connor beat J. Quirke, 0. O'Regan beat O'Farrell, L. Brooks beat T. Lawson, Quinn beat Collins, L. Cotter beat Herring. Welter-weight: E. Reid drew with J. Reynolds, L. Rao. beat R. Stewart. Middle-weight: W. Fleming beat G. Flood.

Second Round.—Midget: E. White beat D. Duffy, J. Hooper beat D. O'Sullivan, T. Walsh boat Powell, McLeod drew with Barrel!, Gilman beat Piper. Bantam-weight: T. Molloy beat Roache, F. O'Brien beat Donovan, T. Butler beat Scanlon, B. Jones drew with R. P. Fleming. Fea-ther-weight: L. Cotter beat H. Martin, G. Goldfinch heat T. Lanigan. Light-weight: L. Brooks beat C. O'Regan, J. Moroney drew with Quinn. Welter-weight: Brooks drew with Reynolds.

Third Round.—Midget: Fogarty beat E. White, T. Walsh beat J. Hooper. Bantam-weight: T. Molloy beat Jones, R. O'Connor beat R. P. Fleming, T. Butler drew with F. O'Brien.

The semi-finals and finals were decided on Friday evening, October 3. There was a large attendance, and some excellent contests resulted. The best bout of the evening was between V. O'Shea and V. Cooke, for the heavy-weight championship. The competitors had to box an extra round before the referee could decide the winner. In the middle-weights W. Fleming and D. Hart gave a good exhibition, and in the fly-weights Leyden and McCabe were splendidly matched. Details are: Semi-finals. Fly-weight: Leyden beat Brunt. Welterweight : L. Rae, beat E. Reid. Light-weight: Quinn beat Brooks, and Cotter beat Moroney. Midget: Gilman beat Barrell. Bantam: F. O'Brien beat T. Molloy, and T. Butler beat R. O'Connor.

Finals.—Fly-weight; McCabe beat Leyden. Midget; Fogarty beat Gilman. Bantam-weight: O’Brien beat Butler. Feather-weight: Cotter beat Goldfinch. Light-weight: Cotter beat Quinn. Welter-weight: Rae beat Reynolds. Middle-weight: Hart beat Fleming. Heavy-weight: Cooke beat O’Shea. There were in all 71 bouts.