BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 6

BOXING.

HAWKE'S BAT' TOUBNAMENT?.,,; . DEAW BETWEEN TEACY /AND ! TUENEE: ißy Telcgraph.-SDecial aorresDondentf) ' ■■•-, ".' '■-.•:: : :.y: ■'. ■, Napier, Wj 28; . The Hawkes Bay. Boxjng Tournament was held at -Hastings-last night before a-crowded audience. , Mr. A. E. Whatman (l'almerston North);-was.referee. ,An,,'exhibitjon spar.of four rounds between Yoiing (Napier) and Mor? ris..-(Port: Ahuriri) opened the proceedings. The preliminary bout-.of the. six three-minutes' rounds for. a £10 purso ■ then took place between ■ Murphy' (Hastings) 'and Marks (Gisborne). The first round,, resulted in favour of Murphy, Marks .coming: down on his knees twice. In' the' second' , round Murphy again had-. Marks down for six seconds and then ,for nino- seconds,..'thus], terminating... the. .contest. Crawford (Gisboriie).. and, M'Lisky, (Hastings) then met. , in four' twbVminute ■'rounds for. a trophy. This was a '.very even contest,, and the verdict- went to;-Crawford on 'points'.- ■■-..: 'The big :event.'lof the.-evening /then "took place. This was a fifteen threeruiinute round professional' contest ■-■-. foe' i the , j)remacy: of' New-, Zealand ■ between,.: Turner: (Sydney) .and Tracy';(Wellington) for a purse of £15. ■ Both men were, evidently ,in , , splet. did condition, and both scaled exactly Ss,t 101b. The first round resulted in a'series of clinches, neither having much the best .of; it; The second round resulted in' 'favour of Tracy, and the referee had to warn Turner to break away. The third ■ round was';in favour of Turner, who got in' some good left swings, while Tracy . replied with-body blows.:-/In thb -fifth 1 round- Tracy, got-.home.on- Turner's chin. The sixth ..'round,;was Turner's,, -.and Tracy, appeared;.to' have .slightly ;,tho ..best,! of the'-remaining rounds. the referee announced a draw. Tito decision'did'not give satisfaction to ' a .'large, portion 'of the'.'audi-! ence, who reckoned iracy. the best hia'ii'. r ■"'•''

The boxing tourney at the Town Hall takes place this evening.;. The; "star"'item, is a. fif-teen-round contest . between middle-weights Leckie, of Wellington, and Clarke, of England, both of whom are , reported to be in fine fettle. Opinion seems to bo divided as to which will emerge,the winner. In addition to this eyeni there will be three preliminary, contests, svhicli should .prove exceptionally, interesting. ' '