BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 856, 30 June 1910, Page 6

BOXING.

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. AN EVENTFUL EVENING. Tho amateur championship tourney under the auspices of the Wolington Boxing Association was held it' the Town Hall yesterday evening, whe:i patrons, of the "noblo art" rallied in fwee to seethe contests between tho aspiran s for championship honours. Science was thrown to tlio winds in the majority of the liouts, the only duo which gave a display of really attractive boxing being the featherweights, B. Tracy and G. Wjlron. Wilson had tho advantage in size awl weight, tut Tracy won through the aid of skill and gained the verdict. The opening bout, between Kutner and Ellis, bantams, was also a fairly good contest, but in the rest of the bouts hard hitting gave way to skill. Several of tho clashes did not run thfir full length for various causes. Tho entries for the tournament were smaller than usual, and enabled the association to get through its programme in one evening instead of two as previously. Several of the draws arranged did not eventuate. J. Toomber could not meet Kutner in tho bantam class as he was not pawed bv tho doctor. 3. Qumn, one of the welter candidates, could not compete because of the same reason, and J. Jl. Hogan, of Wan-ganui,- was unable to como down to Wellington. . The-final for the light-weight competition proved 'a 'fiasco. The referee, after seeing a couple of clinches considered that'L. Porter, who was pitted against his brotlicr, S. Porter, was not boxing "all out," and he consequently warned him. L. Porter stated that he was doing his best, and retired from the contest as a protest against tho referee's remarks. During the interval a clever exhibition of skipping was given by .Master n. 'The'principal officials for,.the gathering were:-Refe.ree, Dr. Napier MLean; timekeepers, Messrs. A. Lautanson amlL. W. Ludwig. Bantams: Ellis Wins. The bantam-weight competition was cut down to one bout owing to loombcr, Wellington, who had been matched to meet I. Kutner, Wellington, not being passed by the doctor. As a resu t kutner, Bst 21b., met F. Ellis, Bst. 011b. _ Ellis, a slighter built youth than his opponent' forced the pace through the first round and stood some punishment, which, however, failed to cool his ardour. In the last stages of the round lie got in some good work and kept Kutner busily defending blows aimed mostly at the head. ,' , Ellis assumed the aggressive from the start of the second round, but Kutner showed some clever footwork which, however, did not save him f r(ml , h,s °P" ponent's swinging right. Half way through the final round Ellis sent Kutner to the ropes with a right swing. Kutner recovered, but only' to receive another blow which sent him to the_ lloor. The referee counted nine before Kutner rose and resumed. He was then too weak to be effective, and after a lengthy clinch in which Ellis showed great anxietv to be free, the referee stopped the bout and awarded the contest to Ellis amidst loud applause..

Welter Weight: Tancred's Victory. Two Petone men, 0. Tancred, list. Sib., and H. Adamson, list. 81b., were the only aspirants for welter-weight honours. Tancred forced the. pace all through the first round and got in soine strong blows on the body and'face. When tho gong sounded Adamson was showing signs of tho battle and Tancred's vicious left Throughout the second round Tancred punched hard and often with his loft, apparently looking for a knoc,k-ont, but his opponent kept him at bay until tho gong went. At this stage tho referee went into the ring and announced that the contest must go to Tancred, Adamson having injured his right thumb. Tho loser, who was making his first appearance in the ring put up a good showing. A Foul Decides the Middle-Weights. ■T. Kronast, 11st. -lib., Wellington, and J. Tuke-Morris, list. 211b., Wanganui, were the only entrants for tho middleweight supremacy. In the first round Kronast. who was in perfect form, did considerable damage with a hard, straight left punch, Hiiro blows of this order taking a good deal of tho sting out of Morns. Undeterred by the punihsment, which wild rushing in had brought him, Morris continued these tactics in the second round, and was met repeatedly by that solid, straight, left punch. lie came up still anxious for work in the final, but half a minute from time Kronast had him beaten. At this stago, however, Kronast was put out of it on a foul for throwing llis opponent. Kronast was undoubtedly the bettor man, but his opponent was full of grit, and advanced on the Wellington man's straight left with unflinching, if injudicious, courage. B. Tracy Wins Feather-Weight Event. The feather-weight competition was between Ci. Wilson, 9st, Wellington, and B. Tracv. S?t. 81b., Wellington. Wilson was a bigger lad all round than Tracy, but the latter made up in skill for what ho lacked in size, and led on points during the first two rounds, although Wilson pulled up a little in the latter part of the second round In the final both youths were very tired, but skill triumphed over strength, and the verdict went to Tracy; Light-Weights: Referee Intervenes. Tho opening heat of the light-weight contest was between J. Murphy, 9st. 131b., Wellington, and "Len" Porter, 9st. 101b., Wellington. An interesting first round saw Murphy put up a good defence, but Porter got home a nice right swing, and a couple of stinging straight punches which steadied Murphy. In tho second round Porter led, but just on time he stopped three straight rights from Murphy. . At one stag* of this round it had looked as though Murphy bad not a great deal left in him, but he came on again with tho punches mentioned before. The final opened willingly, but Porter was fresher and cleverer limn his opponent, and scored repeatedly. Murphy got home some occasional punches, Jmt there was no sling in 'his blows at this stage. Porter wou rather easily in the end, but Murphy was loudly applauded for his plucky showing. The second heat was between S. Porter, Ost. 1011b., Wellington, and W. .1. Smith, Ost. lejlb., Petone. Smith brought off two pretty right, swings in the opening clash, and some whirlwind hitting followed, in which Porter punched his opponent, all round the ring. At tho end of 2t minutes, the bout was stopped, and hondurs given to Porter. Tho Porter brothers were brought f.ognthw in the final, and tho meeting aroused a good deal of interest, but the event was the briefest of the evening. After the opening clash it wan obvious that L. Porter was "going easy" with his brother, and the referee warned him that there must Ik l no tapping. On hearing this, "Leu." Porter withdrew from the contest. The spectators showed their disappointment, and raucous voices were raised all over the bnilding. Dr. M.'Loan went, forward to fhe front of the stage and explained that although ho did not want the brothers to knock ono another out, he hod told fhem that they would have to fight. L. Porter bad then withdrawn, said the referee, so tho contest would ho to S. Porter. Heavy-weight Honours to Rudd. • W. Rudd. 12st. Mb. (Wellington), and .1. Mack, 12st. Gib. (Wellington), opened proceedings in the heavy-weight class. If add led vigorously and persistently, and soon had his opponent in a very sorry plight. At the end of 2? minutes_Mack was beaten to a standstill, having been hit all round the ring by hin opponent. The referee stopped tho contest when it was clear that Mack must be knocked out if proceedings went much further. In the final, W. Rudd. 12st. 51b., and E. 'Pearson, 12st, met. Pearson at once ran up against a disconcerting straight left. This dose was repealed several times in succession, and the referee slopped the bout, after H minules, considering f hat Rnriil was too good for Pearson, who, he was convinced, was hopelessly outclassed. The spectators expressed their feelings on the matter in I uo uncertain way,