BOXING TOURNEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 573, 30 July 1909, Page 8

BOXING TOURNEY.

,C v ' -CLARK. DEFEATS LECKIE. *;-/ .:' £ : 'f^gBLJWjjQ. CONTEST;';..;--.^:; ~ ■in'; the/Town Hall .was occupi'ed.3asß::%gho.when •■»' under ..the BoxingAsso--elation"''Wste ilield.'-' Interested ohlookers. ineluded ,(tho, presideivti; • Messrs. ),'.;Nelsdn:"ahd 'Wens, (yice-presidehts) ,• RevL A. : ;Eer'g"uspr6f Encounter, and 'Ahe i:|Rey'.;; Eathrirs.; Goggan;, ; M'Donald; iand. Grahami' ;Evflr}'body J 'seemea to'bo' delighted; .wrth : the;displaysj.which were followed. with", th'e''"keenest' 'interest:, ■ .Of'■■the* professional matchV ; -;it'-will , 'snfficß'" : 'l»>ay;that'':itSvaß''o'no' iOf.'-tKe'cleanest and hardest contests ever: held here...;Dr..'Napier-'M'Lean"acted as refe'ee,': whilst. Messrs. 'Day : 'ahd'La,ing were ,'stage;managers.'.:,--TiSTaylor and Sampson : were '!ifficiat' ,, secon-3s'j', and'.Laurenson and. ILudwig'iti^c^ors.:-^ ■'■,^.-.k ,-v ■/' |fj? 1 ; ; -,!;AM^UR; ; GONTESTS^ |;-^IGfiTJL^^ : EXCELS;; i-VTwo. bantam-weights;: I.Kutner (Bst. 2}lb:) 'and ;W! 'A;; Iggulden .'(7 st ; ;: 131b.): provided;tho' dponihg'item on'the'programme..'Sturdieriri, 'ibuild; : :Iggiilden beat the elusive Kutn.er sey;,eral' times','in' the ; initial round. Kutner ■ did lacked Round three saw each .of them. : attempt, ai-.varietyi'jbf.-..blow's and 'eva■sion3, and! harder blows, were a feature of 1 tho iolldwing' 1 : round.;; ; ;Durinp;.'the';■ penultimate. ■ 'round! both ,■ tried: full; siviiigs," - Kutner. being' ithe .more •'successfuL ; : ; In;the -final round^lg-.. gulden ■."made ! ;a-:-.capital; showing, .swinging left.',and; right:ipth-'good effect.; TSe \yas;de'clared -the amid great.applause. ;;'i;' CAIRNS^-'-''A couple of featherTWeighbsi -L. Porter (9st, 41b.)4nd'R.',:Cairns;-(95t.,31b.); were'tho prin-. ;cipals: in^tlib^next;;contest.-; During the. first, jouhd Ci'irns,-contented., himself -with retreating Porter,'and (occasionally coining, tea stop' and."shooting in'-a blow:' Several •times'.'Cairns' : was warned for holding. Hardly second round commenced, when ;Cairhs, : :was'disqualified for : 'this offence.,; The deeisioh.'was' 'not coiisidpred justified ,by *-a •section of, tlio,Onlookers.';' ,' : . v . ',-;■ ; ; : ; .'.;>. ':;' ;;::;TANCRED, defeats iparry;;:-/::-f ; Much interest'was manifested, in \tlio match, .between'D.-:Tancrcd and D: J. ;Parry.'(lOst..Bilb)'. As usual", Parry 'conimericed with an 'attempt'to; land: his favourite .blow—a-right swing. >. However, Tancred's -right-hand, stand,; and gre^t.' advantage. : in build'seemed to disconcert him.' '..During ;,the second, round Tancred'bailcd Parry- up against the-ropes, and, for the ; momo,nt, it looked as jf : .the; Battle fnight--.eHa;'saadenly.-; There' .could be no"doubt, but'that Parry welcohie/l tic gong at -the>iend-.df the third .and; fourth" rounds'. Only .'once had fho'- made "an - impre's'-'; sion. and that was with a solid straight rights ;Round five witnessed a", lot 'of hard fighting/ in : ; which;-.Tancred's told. ! Tahcred/.-wa's-. /ery'aggressire in the last' round,;'and -Parry's. ; ieffOrts";to. check-, his onslaughts., wore futile. - Befoire'.-the gong went,--the.referee itop'ped'.' ithe■ contest, and;awarded, the" palm'- to Tah- ■;,... .-;-:■'> : ■■ ;-'■-■:.:■., ■'■-.- ■"''''''.■.•■ !';| ; , Ij; ;■ ■';';' "CLARE ;V.; LECKIE. O; , - ■ , -The;; arrival in; the.' ring,.; at ,9.30, 0f.,., J. jClafk ;(ldt'o.-!of, : Englaiid)'.:■ and A.- A : ..-Leckio (ex-amateur: champion, middle-weight of New Zealand; was -greeted■'_ with considerable" an-' :plause'. ; Behind "Clark'Hv'ere :H. Richards (his trainer),:.G.' Cooper, and Hocking;' whilst Leokio -, had in . 'attendance ,;B. -.Mullins Burns,'and'-D.'Leckie. ;■ That ;both'';ijvero 'in/splendid,!: fettle'' was'' .amply shown; in the; cburse, :of-fsye'iits. % .Tliere practically' no disparity.;ih': their: weights;'.but Leckio'.wasa lot _ bigger' in build.!,.'Th'o.best of feeling was evidenced ;by the; contestants, iwhd finished up comparatively' fresh.'"Clark Igained' a: fair lead- 'in'; the- first., half, 'of : ' the battle, which , lead, .Leckie,,who! 'afterwards;,: gayo!'.. a much .;'- improved ishbwing',; :;was ' ..'/-unable;'', ? to';. overtake. On-'the■ ;whole thero/^yas"little elever footwork,;,bdth 'being content: to stand their J'groun'd. Besides/using a..greater' variety of 'blows, Clark.showed a:better'all-round know-.lcdge'-''.of vtlie; game./ It' is.;worthy, of ; note, 'that 'the contest. was o quite. devoid, of knock.'downs/ roughing bnjtheiropes;;etc.;'and!that,. : owing,to-the fairness'which cliaracterised'the; ■ battle, /the •refercels', duties, ,were. pleasingly ■light/' ■:':' '.. ; :;-7; : ' : :-: .'. ■ .'-.■■/. .. ,\..-. /'.;During;the initial/round 'Clark showed a ;good;-timing of his';'blo\i-s. ;• Leckie" swung 'heavily, but Clark/ avoided by ducking.' -It 'sopn';-became.,apparent- that- ;Clark; preferred ;au,opponent, wifl./camo/right in.-,'Whenever--the; pairl'got.i'into;' •qiirirters'he/jabbed' jtfivaji with. both ;l handsj : especially tho right,,iit 2' saw:-Leckie .'feeling .'his.;.w.ay:- ,bc,tte'i , J ; ,'but!ho; jacked' cohfiIjdencb in- ameasure.- ( As before l Clark, ducked. as/ho swung/and! played for the body.'/ Some /'excitement'was,ca'used-at.the'opening of the. third. ;round !,owing ■ -to Clark ; unexpectedly in. arid /driving .home: .'a .-solid -- left. By: t'eintihg;Leckie secured.a.;goo'd opening,: :but/he- did- nqt'tako-advantage, of 'it.; Clark jjas-now-.-landiDE; two or three blows to every' -'.-In the .next .round;Leckie,agaiu.was,careless-in.the mat;.ter; 'pf -defence. l .,.C]ark;succeeded',w'ith a hard ! ilrft,;buV.-he-had a/close shayo when Leckie resporided;-with'a':Swing'., ~. , /': , •■•'! ; - Round 5 'demonstrated to Leckie that he 'had/.riot.been,!'using, his- left nearly often .enough. - It;.was /a. pity that.;he had not at ithis". stage also .convinced.-himself that he could do better at closer range. TJuring the .course! of round. 6'he reverted to his right lowing,; but to - no! ~purpose. Whenever Clark led he followed, which Leckie-failed jn:;inost caSes to do. It was not' Until near the/ehd,,of', tho,.eighth round that Leckie began: to': do himself 'justice. He used a -straight.lefjt well r in/the,'ninth round.. Qark fgayO-'- him,: some;^h'ard'knocks in" tho tontb' roiihdjtomake'up for two left crosses which !ho,hau reoeived'in succession.- Botih'.of them were.fejxt'ended in'-the eleventh round, Clarkfighting'much the faster, Round,.twelve was one. in. .which: Leckio;. made ';a : meritorious effort.': (When, the" pair no'xt came together, Clark used both hands effectively,- biit'Leckio" was hot/disgraced. 'In the fourteenth round there was careful hard., fighting, .but the last round was- hardly .'as vigorous; as had been expected.' Dr. M'Leah's decision in favour of -Clark-was generally, approved. '■-; ; ■'. '' Seeii by-; i roporter. after tbo contest,: the refqree; Dr.':M'Lcan, stated that -ho considered that:both.Clark and:Leckio had displayed a-fine sportsmanlike spirit. Ho had, he . said, awarded ' the victory to Clark because :of-.bis,.success jn couiiterjng; in landing on the part at/wliioh ho aimed j and in balking -and; drawing Leckie /arid also because lid' hh'dt shown, better generalship. If Clark had aimed some of his right blows for tho head a little lower, Leckie might not havo lasted the full period. Leckie had, in his opinion, put up a l gahib,fight, but had not, succeeded in extending" Clark. 'There was not,. bi)wever,.!,a" .very wide margin/.of points' in'-favour of, Clark ; at the end of 'tho. :battle. ; He thought that;Leckio ought/to have devoted ;,moro -'attention, to in-fightirig.; In oie respect, resting in the cUhches, Leckio ■ sinned on.:"a few occasions. -: ;■•;-■ ■•'-■.•: • /;;