BOXING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19153, 9 November 1927, Page 5

BOXING.

FRENCH CHAMPION BEATEN: (b* cable—priss association—coptbight.) (AUSTRALIAN AOs'D n.z. cabui association.) (Beceived November Sth, 9.30 p.m.) LOXDON, November 7. Tommy Milligan, the European middleweight champion, outpointed Nitram, mid-dle-weight champion of France, by a narrow margin in fifteen rounds.

\ BOYS' ASSOCIATION. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. A meeting of toe executive of the Canterbury Boy 6' Cricket Association was held the Technical College, Barbadoes street, the following being present:—Mr C. S. Johnston (chairman), Kev. Father J. Dowling, Messrs R. il. Bruce, H. S. Baverstock, R. K. Gibson, G. H. Robertson, G. M. McKenzie, A. Hilder, G. A. Holmes, and G. S. A. Biltcliii (hon. secretary). Mr F. P. O'Brien, of the St. Albans Cricket Club, was also present by lnviiimon. An apology for absence was rece.-.cd from Mr C. T. Rix. A letter was received from Mr K. R- Ca>gill, approving of the Association's suggestion that his bat should be awarded to -t- P* O'Brien, of the St. Albans Club. The hon. secretary reported that the Marist Brothers' School had withdrawn their team from the seventh grade, find suggested that they should be granted a rebate in connexion with their fees. On the motion of Mr G. A-• Holmes, it was decided to allow Marist Brothers a rebate of il ss. . Owing to the match, New Zealand v. the Rest, in Christchurch on November 19th, u was decided that no games would be under the Association's jurisdiction on that date. It was pointed out that this decision would affect the date of the closing of tne competition, and, on the motion of Mr R. MBruce, it was agreed that not more than B'S' 1 ® teams in each grade should qualify for tne knock-out competitions, and that the nnas should be decided not later than Saturday, December 17th, the details being left to the Competitions Committee.

Past v. Present. •At the executive meeting of the Boys Association on Monday evening the hon. J tary reported that, in conjunction with Mr G. A. Morris, he had arranged that the annual Past v. Present game should be played at the Ilagley Park oval oil Friday next (Show Day), commencing at 10 a.m. Ihe following teams have been arranged: Past.—F. Tomlinsoii (Sydenham), L. -h. Smith (Old Boys), N. England (St. Albans), F. P. O'Brien (St. Albans), A. Roberts (Riccarton), Coffey (St. Albans), G. A. Morris (Technical Old Boys), Lindley (St. Albans), V. Halm (Svdenham), Park (Technical Old Bovs), D. Mitchell (Sydenham), C. Price, J. Johns (St. Albans), J. K Prendergast (Uest Christchurch), and R. Lattimore (West Christchurch. . , , Present —I. Parsons (Boys' High School), L. Fisher (Boys' High School), A. Cobden (Bovs' High School), R. Grimmer (St. Andrew's), J. Mannix (St. Bede's), X. McMenamin (St. Bede's)), R. B. McNis (Cathedral Grammar), J. Goldstone (Techm cal), F. French (Technical), W. Thorne (Bovs' High School), W. Rumbold (Boys High School), I. I. Taylor (St. Andrew s), C. Restieaux (Cathedral Grammar), D. M. Collins (Technical). J. S. McKernan (Technical), H. W. Sherlock (Boys' High School), Dunne (St. Bede's), and D. O'Brien (Sat. Bed €* s) • • All those who are present on Friday are assured of a game, as the custom is to play more than eleven a-side.

Eleventh Kound. For tho eleventh round of games next Saturday the draw is as follows: Fifth Grade —Boys' High School A v. fat. Andrew's College, at St. Andrew s No. <3; Technical A v. Boys' High School B, at Hospital Corner No. 5; Technical College B win by default from St. Bede's College. Sixth G^ade —St. Bede's College v. Linwood, at St. Bede's No. 3; St. Andrew s v. Riccarton, at St. Andrew's No. 4; Technical v. Boys' High School B, at Hospital Corner No. (i; Boys' High Schol A v. West Christchurch, at Hospital Corner No. 7; Cathedral Grammar v. Boys' High School C, at Hospital Corner No. 8. . Seventh A Grade—Technical College A v. West Christchurch, at Ensor's road No. d; St. Bede's A v. Linwood A, at St. Bede s No. 4; Boys' High School A win by default from Marist Brothers; Riccarton v. B6ys High School B, at Hospital Corner No. 9, St. Andrew's College A, a bye. . Seventh B Grade—Linwood B v. Technical B, Ensor's road No. 4; St. Andrew s B v. Technical 0, at Hospital Corner No. 10, Technical D win by default -from Cathedral Grammar B; Cathedral Grammar A v. Technical E, Hospital Corner No. 11; St. Bede s B, a bye.

EASTMAN NOT TO PLAY IN SECOND MATCH. [THE PRESS Special Service.] DUNEDIN, November 8. At a special meeting of the Otago Cricket Association Executive it was resolved to allow the coach <L. C. Eastman) to play for the Rest of New Zealand against the New Zealand team in the match at Wellington beginning on Friday next, but owing to the fact that he had only just commenced his coaching duties, and that bad weather had interfered with those duties, the Association regretted that it could not spare him for the Christchurcli match. _ A suggestion by the Wellington Cricket Association that the hours for Plunket Shield matches should be 12 to 1.30, 2.15 to 4.30, and 4.45 to 7 p.m. was agreed to, except that the starting hour was put at 11 a.m., and not noon. A further suggestion that these matches bo limited to four days was also agreed to.

ENGLISH TEAM IN SOUTH AFRICA. (BT CABLB—PSIBS ASSOCIATION—COPYEIG11T ) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z CABLB ASSOCIATION.) CAPE TOWN, November 1. The Marylebone team arrived all fit. Sutcliffe appeared to be the most shy member of the side. Pressed for an interview, he declared that he was very proud of his appointment as captain of Yorkshire. He pointed out that it was not quite correct to say that he was the first "Player" captain. He believed that there was one in the 'eighties, but that did not detract from the great honour conferred on him. Stevens, of Middlesex, said that the team had been specially selected for play on matting, including as it did only spin bow? rs 'f The captain, Stanyforth, -was diffident ot expressing his opinion on the probable result of the Test matches, in view of the fact tnai eight members -would play on matting lor the first time, and that South African cricket appeared to be on the up-grade. _ The visitors' first match is against Western Province on Saturday.