BOXING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16986, 8 November 1920, Page 10

BOXING.

N* AMATEUK CONTESTS. The Christ-church -Sport® Club ccnductea an 'amateur boxing foumart.'out in the Choral Hall on Saturday night. There vrn.i a good attendance, but the exhibitions of boxing tuken all round merited bolter patronnss. Mr K. A. ChafCc? noted «s referee, and the judges were il.essrA T. IS. Rqbsom and H. Marsh. Ulr F. W. Jciimstw. officiated oa announcer. Thar? wore contests in three .novice classes, tho boutf, in t'nGS-3 brink' thrt-e-minnte rounds, and three special eixl'oand touts. NOVICES. (Ssfc Gib Class.) First Round—.7. G. Clark (Tat 151b) v. D. Frascr (Sst SJIM. Frtwsr vrafi aggreaaiva from the atari arid uw>d his right to same p-urpose. 110 p\it Clark dawn with a left f.ving for the count in loss than two minutes. ' (9st 10lb Class.) S. S. Hiadleton (9»t 3lb) v. C Waugli (Oat 95.1b). TTaog'li was very, -smart and hard Tfilh lila right Jia.'icl ewingr. and itppar-cuts, and lio grained tlio -verdict iu the* fourth (aa extra) round. (JOfit Kb JD'luss.) J. leaner (Sst, 121b) v. 1,. J. Farmer (lCet SJlb). This vrvs more in the nature of a btivlesquo then & boxinfj exhibition. Farmer k'.icckid Lang out in the &econd round. J. darter (ICtet elb) v. B. Turner (lOst 11 v>). The cont&stants started off merrily. Carter t:v>k tlw floor Jor six in the Srat round and in the second round Turner rested for nilr seconds. At tdio conclusion of t>h*j third find Sual' round tlw award was given to Turner. SPECIAL. BOtTTS.

C. Cliienall (Sst Ulb) r. B. WVJs (9s t lib),.' jockey champion. Tho first roimd was & , wrestle, and Walls was twine called by the referee for holding. "T'ho tocond and th i rounds were not much better. Clnsufiil landed ono or tv.'o liard hi *.■.'*■ In the fourth K.und Chiswdl, when <yjsayiri£ a n ?ht upper out, struck bis r/ppor.oi;t's o;i:o",v and broK* fv bone in liis right fore-aim, was compfiueu D. Fabian (Christc-hurch) (lOst Sll>) v. 7. Stewart (Tims.ru) (lOst 51b). 'Jliis bout ™ dean, op-sn bo:dn*r. Fabian sent two homo with his left, and Stewart delivered some stinging ri-rfit upper cuts. Stewart ,'srged ahead steadily v.-ith F:iian dffa ; -s ivi.uus? to join isaue in tho many rallies wlu-ch took plficc. Tho p"tfc<s was vory soliu, aiK. «>oto men w«ie beginning to ohow tho cfsecis ot it when tho sixth round opened. t ao:an I made a &«E,t effort to restore the balance, but tb* verdict went to Stewart. A Musson (Ghristclrurch) (9st 13lo) t._ P. Hnnna (Hastings) Olb 1 .. A good deal of intoxest was attached to • tfc» xn<*tmg. A. iiie recent chainvionsb'.p meeting in Jtus?on defeated Ha.ur.n- m tho -irs- round. Their bout of six two-minuts rounds on Suturclav viryht provM?rl cne of the l><wt exhibiticni of boxing bv aniatnirs s>een in Chriatchurch. The vi'Jtartorcoa toe %itiiiff, and gare. ft fine esusbj.ioa of tle>aj.n.. tiou and resource. Huwin *wo-hancW h:,tin,; was a- revelation to juany, bfe.'iWin? blo'.v being- « straight ie*t. All throj-ii the six ronntU Hanr.* kopt a-* it hnmme_ and tongs, never givin? his opponent a breathing Bp ell. It ».» splendid contest, and although Muc-ion gamed the verdict the marnn in "his favour could not have been lar<-£. As it was the. decmon restcu with the rcfo-ccc as tli<* jtvlges disagreed. The bo'it wis moat ripoctn-cula-r and fn-i ox incident, :»r.i at its- conclusion bo til boxers vero clisereu bv the epccta.tors. TO-MORROW WIGHT'S CONTESTS. ''ha Ciriitchurch Sports Club's amateur boding coTW.ctitior. will bo concluded to-rj-o••row right nt tho Chorfil Hall, when 3'rothc- ano display ataould bo uritiKssed. .pie fi'ralj oi the several olassca will bo deciued, an-' three six-round Ixjnts of championship v ill toko pl*cc. Ha nr. a. ill © Hiwkca Bay light-weight champion, will meet He-trick, <n Cnristshurch, tho runceMip to the cha.iapionship. A match will «jso take plncc bc*'xee i ~- Mu c >.r. and ili{<l'ji>". >M nured'r. li?ht-vreicht champions rcrpc-cti~ly. The <kird bout wiU be. a bantam conU-.u .ietTMn Johnston. Canterbury champion, sna lioxvc"! chanipwnfhio runner-up. lto programme wcnld cttrwt largo crowds .it ar.v tinre, and, this boin? essentially a Eport-.r.-week, intending patrons do well advif,ad to book scats at Pnestnah s. tobacconist?.