AMATEUR BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 622, 27 September 1909, Page 7

AMATEUR BOXING.

CHAMPIONSHIPS , -, FUUAT.OVE BEATEN. pW'ZEALA?TO HAS.TWP i ME^, i INr.THB Bantams.' ''.•''"'■'■'.'/■'■ '.'•'•■'.','' •'■■■ : ' i?*'. ' 'Wenarid' (WeWndton) beat Robertson' (Vic.); 1 -" .Richardson gas.) beat .King (N.S-W.O. ,j, .-^ Feather-weight:': ■'•'■ ••-■' '■:<'•-. ■"■' fo.T. V"> •'"■ Hegar'ly (Timaru) beat' Weekes.(Tas.):( •■!.')• •■''.,.. FitKlmmpns ; (N.S,W.).. be at Ra pg h s«age (a.)*-. Light-weight.'"'' .«•'■'. ■•*. i.' '.» "• •;!:.: «;s^*m r ' 'o'Sulllvan. (N.S.W.) beat-FlnrjertyMDunedfnV Laceup (N.S.W.) beat Sutherland (Vic),'". , Welter-weight.. *; House (Tas.) beat Watcheri) (Patmeriton N-V • Currle (Vie.) beat M'Phes (N.S.W.), Mlddle.wejght.H,'! )''' Gunning (N.S.W.) beat Rutiel (N.S.W.). Mldwood (Taj.), beat Fullalovo (Vic.j, .-: ■ . Heavy-weight. '■',', ..,..,■:.■.,,'.. ■'■■■~;■: (■;•. •..'.■''.. ''.■';' , Thompson (N.S.W.) beat' Knott (Q,), " ■" Waldic (Vlo,)beat;Ryan .(Southland).-,.- ..jt;-. By Wlograph-Pr'ess .MoolatlonrCop'yrlght.) i „ (Roc. September 26, 6.5 p.m.) ' By Tolcgraph-Prcss' Ass'6blat'ion-C(opyrit!ht.)-- 1 ''■• 'Sydhoy,'Sopt6iribei'2s. . Tho. Australasian amateur, boxing chain-; pioDshipsj controlled/by tho New South'Waiai'. Sports Club, Limited, woro begun at tho Btadium,.RusheuttorYßay, to-day, andrwil) . bo continued 'on' Monday, whim tho finals'WiU :■,[ bo decided, ■: Four thousand wero present.' ' . 'Tho, boxing .was. generally .of: a, high ..chsjj .• and somo excellent contests took place! V Bantam Division, : ■•; ;; . - >.•;'. ;;C W. H. Wonand (Wolfington) found »;'■'.• j plucky opponoht'.iu W. Robertson (Victoria),' .'■. : but. the New Zealander 'showed bpttor soiehce' and thero was, more woight behind .his. blows, ' which twice floored the Victorian. Thejudgis'; i. disagreed, and the referee gavd his'decision' lin favour of Weriahd. ... , .In tho second bout F. Richardson (Taa- /.: 1 mania); proved l ' altogether too;' good fcr' tho' ■;■' 1 Now South Wales representative, J. King.

Feathsr-wolght Division., •/,';'.;;:;: ..'r,i ' : J. Heg'arty, (Tiriui'ni) and R.'H;Weekes (Tostnania)' made thingj! very".willing.-/.' •The . Tasnianian stood well up to his stronger >and; cleverer opponent, who gained, tho 'judge»'■.: verdict' in -great"Btyle;' V.' •']'. ...'f. ',';"'•■.'':.','j; I '' i''Tlio New Zoalahder in'the final'on Mon«.. day will meet a moro oxperionce'd" l bbJSer inißiV Fitzsitnmons (Now South Wales), who to-daj, showed clovbr 'tactics•■''arid igoed punishing? power' in defeating the Quecuslander, V.Rough'sedgo. : . • -,;U-v' /'••'-{,:.-'VVvv''* ÜBht-wolghL Division.'/ :■• : J.H. Finnerty (Dunedin) proved no matcl : for F.. ; o'SuJ!jva i n (>Jew Soujh who .hadttlio M>i^^rmp«^frbrii : ! tho 'jump. ? Fmncrty' gavo up • in tlio third roiind.'.;..■.''•.'■ -','.■■ '■~ ■•. .-'■' • ;•'... ['■,[■:. : Tho bout between F. A. Lacoup (New South Walos) and: E. SuthcrlaQd (Victoria) lasted less than, half a ?qund,.the New, South Welsh-. nwn knocking-tho Victorian but'.\ :' \

. .'yp ; :j: v - *-' ! ;■/-."- *~'}?. Hou'so"' (TasraaliiS) and Q. WatcliqrD, /,(t?almorstoij.'N()rth)' proved well matched. tho.Tasmanian 'gaining tho decision 'after, an .. (Excellentl'ah'd consistent' 1 battle'./' '.}■■[ .- „. Currjoj had an easy victory ■ '. • being'dcclarM-jn'ijwer in tho. third round:. ■' •V ;. ■ ! .}r, ut>H;< ■ >.; I.; . :, ~; -.-. ; , ■,' • ; MiWla-y»ol^B^/v!o^i,'i;;;-.-!-: , . : -. ,: : : /' .-'.' '■'"■',■ Wales) eaeilj ! accouritcd f« , RUß6ell(Now.S6Uth,'Wales) l and RrMidwood (Tasmania) ended a nho : bqut. by ' ;knpob|»V'^ l out, 'after '■fO/Seconds of good wo'rkr ''.'' :

Hoavy-wclghts. ;,,"'• , • ;,i ; A., (Ntw ;South .ouU' 'matchecl''"iy. J luiott' (Queensland),'and' gained- '■• ftho-decisiburon points.:;-, : '{ : . i';' n F.<%ldio(,(yi?,toria) and M. P. Rykn(Southland,'N.^.)" -fought. in, dressing-gowns. 'Ryan proved ■on awkward custome.ryo; .handle, and got some hard. knocks"hoirie on'.the;Victorian. Thei latter,! ' iwweferrMt- ' a decision.;.:.> \ ■ hid- bech'.'^ornlWßf' ' 'E, EulWbve' (Viotoria), who was,knocked out JbyrJt,- m *.tjho welteriveiglit.' In'Ks preliminar.v-nbtes.-thb Sydney •"Referee" remarKK':'"Viptdrin', QiibenMhnd, Tas- ■■;■ mania, New South WiJes,- arid New.Zealand..:■ Will bo.represented-by strong teams. -Some in- ,' : fcerestiug :and. olcver, boxing -■should >bo wit- . 'nessod, estieoiolly in the case of Keg.'Midwood' ,and •E;Fullalbv«, it-thcy meot, Midwoodje Weir knOKB; tejwori the middle-weight cham-l-■■,' 'pioWhip- 6^New South Wales in, 1907' in great style. Fullalove was successful in the bSavy .'a'ndiriiddlb ;'di.visio'US .iß.s.*th'«alMt',aYtctorian. .ohau!pionships.'n I. .'.,... : : ' : , ;i: . ; ... .

j'-TRACEY-DEFEATS GRIFFIN.- : >-.; . . ; (Uy Telcgraph-PresV ABSoclalionJ/.'.;, -, • i ' : ''-'''.Gr'oVniouthi ; -'Sopto'm'bcr'26;' r : '.-A largo crowd .assembled; to,, witness, tin', ilight-weight' championship:! botweon .'Tt^iV.acty.j iaod J..Uriffiu which resulted in a win to; ITracey'ob ex.; 'Wbitioni-of. hosing.;Wasi -given,-'' first six? rounds being very Cv*n. . ijubsoquently Trncey-, had,Griffln.tired out and,-in'tho tenth round,; hi was knocked .'down and surrendered. - ' v -. ■■' : ::'. :'t -1...CJ.V.;'' 1 . "i ;':',/' '/r. <%A.t;. > ; ■; J