BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 608, 10 September 1909, Page 6

BOXING.

CONTESTS AT HASTINGS. THEAeST,. NIGHT'S. EVENTS. ' V . (By'TcleErkpb.-Bpcdal.OorrcHDondent.r----1 Hastings September 9." The 1 Hawkers Bay ' Boxing: Association com* s . 'mericod * their' amateur v championship meeting r last night. Thfcro was a' largo'attendance. The conditions provided lor'lour two-minute rounds. . Mr. J. Hiron', of Hastings, acted as!referee, and 'gave complete satisfaction. There was a very ■ ; 'longr. and it was late before, the : final bout for .the. evening, was finished. 1 Tk? ; following are tho.results of the Orst ; draWir- ; v . BANTAJI-WEIQHTS:'" ; . ' Langridge," Bst.«9lb. (Petone) : Versus M'Cor- ' mack, Bst; 41b. (Hastings).—From tho,-sound of ,7 the gong; this was a very willing. event, • buti • Langridgo. was clearly outclassed, and,- though boxing' gamely,. riartowly missed complete dis:, astor on two occasions. At , the, commonccmtent of the tliird round, tho referee announced that the police had stopped the fight..; IfOormack' gained..the decision on points. ' Ohilda„Bst. 21b. (Napier) ,v; H. Yarrell,Bst. 41b. . • (Napier).—ln this bout, .'there was a- difference of about 18 inches in height between the two men. .The codtefet'proved very, amusing to the: . audience,-and not ■ much scienflo was > shown-. by . I either-man* : After; the four rounds had beep ■ ; comploted, .the referee announced a draw. • : ' Barnard, Bst. 41b..; (Napier) v. Eilingham\(Has« tiugs). -,This was a cleanly-contested and, scienv, tific event, and perhaps the best of the oveniug. In the first three rounds honours wero even, but in the fourth round Ellingbam. showed to'advantage, and secured. the verdiot. • ■G. Davis, Est. 31b. (Napier) vt Ferguson, Bst. . (Waipawa). Both contestants were very evenly ; matched, and, at tlio end-of tho fourth round, . Ferguson was announced 'tho winner. . FEATHER-WEIGHTS. Steward,, Bst. 721b. (Petone), v.' Huxford, 9st. (Havelock). In tho second round, Stewart "put' down, his man and, in the third v round, '.flux* , ford was again • down, twice.» :In the' fourth round, when Huxford was again floored, the. referee stopped tho contest," aud declared Steward ' tho winner. . ..'v 1 . ■ M'Liekey (Hastings), ! Bst. - 131b., v. - Styles, 9Bt. (Napier)., Tho first rbund had • 1 hardly com- . mcnced when M'LipUey "raado £ood" cfti Styles,, and followed this up by a tolling right. Btyleswcnt down; but got up before being ~ counted out. Ho was evidently dazod, however, and the refereo 1 stopped the proceedings, and gave the decision to: H'Liskcy. . •' ' > ". . • • Barry, Bst. 101b. (Napier), V. Wiltshire, Bat;-'illb. ; (Hastings).—This was-Wiltshire's event from tho: start, and'in the sctfond round Barry'B'seconds . > throw in the towel.' ' ;.• ' • . . * . Leper (Petone), Bst.' 10lb.;'v. Thompson (Ohitl),; 9st.—Tho Petone man had things his own way. and in tho second, round,-after Thompson had" ' v been floored, his seconds , announced- surrender. - . LIGHT-WEIGHTS. . "James" (Hastings), ,9st. 121b.',', v. Taricrcd (Po- ; tone), 9st. 121b.—A rather clumsy "go,", in. which • the Petone-man appeared: to have the* best of ; it, but . after four uninteresting rounds had boon fought,/a draw was tho result. Robertson, Bst. 121b. (Qisborno), v. Hore, 9st. 91b. (Onga Onga).—A' sharp and. willing "go," 1 both men boring all tho timo.' Robertson's do* fence was exceptionally good, and, ,with the last ' - : round 1 all in his favour,, ho secured the Ter-... dicf, \ v • Tucker, 10st.. (Hastings), 'V. P. piivor, 9st. 81b., . (Napier).—Oliver, to .fju appearances; had cer-•. " tainly. the best qf this, Tucker's blows lacking' ♦ • force. . At. tho ena of tho, fourth round, however, . the referee announced'a draw. • v : WELTEE-WEIGHTS. " /•'" >' Burnett, lost.' lib. (Gisborne).. v. Tancred, lOst,' ; 6Jlb. (Petone).—This: was a lively encounter, right . from the starts In the second round, Burnett . was in serious" difficulties, and just 'before' timo'-V woe down for nine seconds. Tancrcd- had tho.' .best of the third'round. In the" last round Bur. hett was down twico, and, although lie • reoov. ' ered to a.great extent, ho was not food enough , for Tancred, who was declared winner. Tancred meets Morris,■ of the final;' 1 ... ' . '.."7 -v..- > E. Campbell (Pukititiri), 1i5t...31b., v. .Morris (Napier), lOst. 711b.—A unequal • contest, . - Campbell being too good for his man. In th« fourth: round Morris went down, and wa* • counted out. The audienco took exception. to • , the decision, maintaining that Morns wag'on r his feet just before tho final "out" was,called. • Tho referee; however, announced that it made v i not the slightest differenco, as Campbell : was ' the winner all the way. \ vO'Donoghuo (Hastings),-list., v. Ohilds (Po« • tone), was Cliilds's event from tho start, and, in the second round,* tho referee . stopped vprocecdings,. and decltred-him/winner. • • . Smith (Hastings),'list.. 21b., ! v. Butcher'(Havo. ,v .' lock), list. 21b,—The> first round had , proceeded-. for 45sec«v when, in response. to appeals from. • Smith, the towel was. thrown "in, .Smith : evidently,'out'of .condition. ~ - . ; HEATT-WEIGHTS.,, . ' : .' DawsW;'(Hastings), i2s\?' 6lfci.; vJ .Barrett'' (N&» " ' • ' pier)', 12St. llbH-From: tho start-this ••• • f 'son's ..battle,; and.< after- three .rounds, 'during ' 1 -.' onvsiveit occa-w , BioDB, the towel was : 'thrown in, and cawson . . won.',; * ' V'--'". •* :t ." ' - ■ ; .: : SECOND NIGHT'S EVENTS. ' A '; : V "AND THE FINALS.''., ' 5- \'> :: ■ ■ ■■ \ ~ ' Bantamß:. Somi-flnal— Forguaon' beat' I-OMlAst - ... .» U'OormMk beat Ellioglia.m. Final—ll'Oormaok ' beat' Fcrsuaon.' •; ■ ■ '■■ ■ ' Fcathcr-ivcights: Second Hound—Steward (Po- . >' tone) beat Eobertson (Gisborne); Lcrper (Pc-tone)-beat Ji'l/iskey, (Hastings) in two :,ronnd«.,' • Semi-linal—Steward beat Wutslurc. Final—Lop. ' . per. beat' Steward. ' . Light-weighta: Semi-final—'Tancred' (Petone) met . • Ohappell (Hastings).' Thb Petone man'boted'woll ■ ■ in the first round, but early in the second round I lost the event *on a fonl, Inttintj in the break. . away ■ after'ft- clinch. ■-Final—Kobertson . (Gis- ■ . bornM .beat Tuolier (Hastings), the referee. Btop. , ' .' ping proceediugs after,-tho first round.. u Welter-weights: Tancred (Petone) beat"Morri« - 1 (Napier) in two rounds! •' ' Middle-weights: Semi-final—Buteher ' beat Ire- ■' • land; Oampbell. beat Ohilds. The referee stated . ■ I that this ..was tho.best" bout of tho'evening. : , Final—Butcher beat Campbell. . . Eeavy-weightS'.'.Final—Dawson (Hastings)■ boat V J- Oale (Palmerston North). ,