FOCUS ON SPORT

Arawa Guerilla, Issue 19, 1 October 1943, Page 7

FOCUS ON SPORT

Boxing Notes. .The Northern Military District Boxing Championships were held at the Town Hall, Auckland, on Monday, 4th October. Some very interesting bouts were staged, though some of the men were obviously not fit. The following are the winners of the various weights: Heavy.— Zimmerman (E.V.D.) Light-Heavy.—l. Proctor (N.A.M.R.) Middle.W. Helleur (Ist Div. Artly.) Welter.— Kelly (Mob. Camp). Light.—R. W. Thompson (N.M.D.5.1.) Feather.—A. Gordon. Bantam.—R. A. King (7th A.S.C.) N.Z. Combined Services Championships. The above championships will be held in Auckland on October 25th and 26th at the Town Hall. The cream of the various Services will be represented and some willing and interesting bouts will be held for the Dominion Services titles. The N.M.D. team is training hard and expect to win at least three titles.

W.A.A.C. Golf Tournament. On Thursday, October 7th, the W.A.A.C.’s got together at the Remuera Golf Club, when a Match play round off the stick was played in conjunction with a Medal Round. In the Match play round two teams were selected, designated as the Sparrows and the Larks, the former winning by 6 to 5. The Medal round was won by Sergeant Walters, of the Northern District Signals, who returned a good card.

N.Z. Servicewomen’s Basketball Tournament. Held in Auckland on October Ist and 2nd, this tournament was declared to be a distinct success, the winning combination, Northern Ist team, being undefeated throughout the tournament. This team later added to its laurels by. defeating the Auckland Representative Team by 9 goals to 6.

Maori Battalion Scoops Pool. All but three of the eleven events in the New Zealand Division’s swimming championships in the Middle East were won by teams or single competitors from the 28th Maori Battalion. The Maoris won three relays, all the freestyle sprints and the backstroke events. The former N.Z. champion, Whareaitu, won the 100 yards freestyle and the 100 yards backstroke.