BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 912, 3 September 1910, Page 6

BOXING.

;; AUSTRALASIAN.?CHAMPIONSHIPS. '"■ ': '-..'■ \ ",V. (By Press Association,)'. ■■■•': '■ ■■; ':£■ :- ! ;;Auckianrl,;\Sßptember.2.. .-,': '} :.Tlier'iAustrauisiah.;:'.Aniateur ...Boxing ';';.:■ Championship.'tournament'-. was ; ■ com-, v.y.pfiiiced. ihis, bveying,.'.the v preliminao' V.-'b'ovitsv..being' : "coiitested.'. There' was;:a> 'f;v.ery: : large ; : attendance,- , which-was inpat ':^,.eraausiastic.i :v The: boxing'.-was• good,:;'V ; and. clean,■'.the' referees •.having.. very. !•■.little ..trouble' ;with ->.tb(;.v.:coinpotitors. ■;•>■ -.Some-., pt^thdr/cuiitesti^raise^.;.'the:-House. &to " r a; great- pitch of excitement; <■ Owing' : v.'-.to i ::Ellis'''being'-,ov6rweight,-and; O'Brien. ::': : ill, ; :.Newf;Zealand , . \yasihot' represented class.:i::H6lt^a», : i:;'■ to.o J heavy .v to , compete. iiiV.tuo.;; middle-;. ?; weight• ;divisioh; '."itciaiil'fcs^—. -Y l/[ :.;.::. ~&W,'£. '; ']:... ■ '::y.V: txi J : :l3ii>.i Prfimtostpn 'North,; ? : \iS T ew. Zealand .-v./M'L'aughhii- (Queens-. f-.;,- land):';: Shields; .was tho'■ shorter:: ; maii r ' : :C but -hail a, : n"nerV.defenco'and,'after;sur- : leads aV tho. r ..'start;■bbxed.;in:;cl6's6|:aiid'had' , .tlio'best ■.fi(of.^e.^exoliatig'fls..^vM;iiaugtilin:--liad..'tt : .' <;bodySblqw,:. Shields' ■;--.'listed/'both : •α-jooir;'■ right: -Hetopr - ::W" : theV;'second i-rouiid7:the''lads steadied /down' > ! an<l-'! .Shields :; narrowly' -j.niissed'-' gettingvori-'tc r/the- Australian's: if i pj)irit'i'i i The v;■ thii:d.Vround .;opened , . well r r-;.ywitK--a/i£fif.y^ well';?.•M'Laughlin.seemed at ;;?;. : thisKstage'. yblpw-ra rf;.; Shields was ! 'lead-:! U:ingJat;iflieierid:;bfi'tlio;r-round!;;V,The-j; Shields"• leading v.-call": r;Vtfiroug , •;■ clever-;.; clucking^. \Hq^ ■ ; ; .which'-pleased'tlie. } housCv' -\:h-Y.: '< i ; :::-'■'.-■' '/:■ :g ! iVßead :;(Bstt-i01b;:):tNbw;:' South iWales Zealand;: .Tjie V; .holder•;'(^a3)'*jiv'asjo';big-lp6kmg , featijjer- ! ;;j;i.w^igh|&:; : : The^.first: ! round,.; , ' was: ':• iyevy' ?: sljift jif,uoth,' -a '(. lot^of; ■;.:.skjßT. phxattack iand.'.defence.' ».-;was.'sopn.,: to 'be, a. hard -liitter,-: ?:; : ;;aiKltj*:prQbably: O.iad,; : the y;: best 7 : of/ ".but;:v;he';-retired ''.•■ 'toi p' in;Vj.pam!;'..from;;-:aY:blow;?/ or,.v'knock, ;?: ; b'eloWfthe:.bell;,' -'Hi*.'came up' fresh;;; -secondyrouhek": and,:-half-. r^,i\'ay■ through, ''Read,; afterOea'diiig Wellj' |.;;i;^]toippßd<'l}flt.-;right.i\and"le?t"lblp^s..'at'^tho'" ; I pif[ace.?%lJeearty.v i Tyas'- freshest ; ;at' : 'thisj s'3st?ge;vV^lnS ; itlie: : ;thir'd ! ': round ;y;;fleiiifedjvrith: Bis;;riglit| ; ami tlieii put' jii ; ;;f av hardjleft ;to jaw,-' wiJcli/rattledl ,ci-:^ad. ; ';:r;Theflatter it'ook;la'.lot' ! :bf;.pun-f': V I * iev.er,'; Avas?miiking : : aYgoocVshovyingj-aiid. o;.Hhe;:lasV;:ro'und'- was': very :.williug;/.with': [y. Rsafl'::leadingp:ahd ; rthe- New',■ Zealanclef,': of pxchan'ges; : ::The, ..r/decisipn^raSdraw^rceiyed■ a'::mixed :re-' ; :jie"ptiom;\?Hqa;d ihad;jthe ihp• de- i ■;\cidiug!;rpuiidY;and^s^curea)' tho/verdictv j

v.-j ■ Thompspri^-JAAick' «^>:^!anH;sS:.2;;::\ijacey;SisVtha;;ta]ler^had p^ii;:rtne'loifger? ttnd:;kept ; , ujj^^to^liis, pi^'s*taskX;;;ln'!;the''firsfrlround >^dMpite::^ te^ilocaL ; nian'|ilightning : iswings;v^ith;!l)Qth : ; ly^Gleftr.aridJnght^ljafcey/prpved'.himse^^ pW^ySbq.'';th^^^ tSJ'i^'j^npwledg'e/of^rjng^ra .clicl ■-ißll^tKe i - :leading^-; , i l ifit'ri"; f$Kj:C Thpnipspn^:lcwking : . : fo , r'his''.'only.cnancfe ; rf: iJo.>vSto:;;wm.^h^a'/knpck-biit. :; avjoid-') jiJy^Jngr'_!|ffippjMn's''Tapid' ; [ Lacey lipcored ;.frequeniiy pT'ii'S with : left r jabs' face J . < lri-tlje.cp6ii-. ! : '' : -^!;-J n g-bf:ih i 3;f0Uftlrround Thpnipscmvwelit; f i.w'l^in^t p'j'fight/'aiid niatjtpre "we're, very.:will-i; f-.'f'i , (K'in'gy'fthcc'roiyd 'at the! line; ru-; by; him ";t .sh& fi'^^'eVer;, Ki;M • Simpson ■ Ghristchurch, ! SiSy-; ilah'dj; 'N;Z fi\. Siihpspn '.seenied the lighter; : I ffi :^n^n,^birt, sthe v ,imenV wefe; ; i®V;^heightiv;; ; ;:SKSimpsphffistartedSm aridfetheu kit;| betp're; 'S'-K-fhe: l rmirid'?wS,si overi'',Sirnpson j)iih- ■ ; Tight; ; ??lii-;tte; secdndr.round the. going :''even';!;.P'Hallpranl taking .soiae ■ktraiuht; and; 'feturnji soine:hard riEhts:':.O'B.al- :: fe;^iioran''}is;'levery;: irich\'a_.!;fighter,-., and. ;Jie; j wasVgoing,' arid-; gaye^in: !aV y fr'esli l a^ 1 5:;iFH^vwent. was;iipt;v.ery^ jives'' spmpyieaVy ;;Slpg-; |y!A ! ? ; -ging, ; i-i'witji'^both \ O!]Jallpran arid the' ; judges,; pij-:i !j Sot l : bein* : . : unanimbus ) : , tho ; refe'ree-'awar.d-:.'. , :;: ; Thereiy.was;- |^|^ : ;MJrie?;disseritl:ai.: the- verdicts ; :i . '■■■■ r'yf: 5;. fc'ijj|^^;|«^g : . 'Sotth/'Wales,- ; bosecl;:a:. and .both;men:and\tliG; -'?i ,&'/' crowd got : a' lot,of fun put.:of ■ ■the , :.bput: : £$i%i .(10sti-5}lb;),: ; - PaQmerston; sZealaud,v v. (lOsfc;. VJi?.^9lbV);" ; Zealand.: : ;cffhe. taking-mair' s&fe:;;tersv while ::olsen;;*as "the:; first vrourid:; -ih'o^^^rid;:' roiqncl.;Watchbrn. \ did;,a. tSfi]£a-]bt-;pi^ffectiye::work, !fe^S!Vshowed^signs : :bf kept \. W , io'S'liis--task ,; the';south- '?&■•.-. • again ■led<through;Jthe rpairid/ difc.. played.good sportsman-; iVr'>..ship.;;VQ^n' was; ; mixirig: it ivheir the"; ??:; i•■* 'Epng 'went':)The last.rbiirid,'raised the. tip?-': ; crbwd^Vto v:^-'great excitement,; matter's; most apprbved r .style.'■.Watchprn' ft ?^;;respomled;; ;aud; U -H?i 'great>. uproar!;;" !sliere : .^ya's ; sojne/disserit to/.-Watpliorn;.

Wstfj ■%?.'' fei^t :; ''';lJorW4i3^'Blb.) j ; i(l3stt jlllbiji ■; Aucklakd,,.Neiv;!2ea-liySjji-'jbppcjn'entif'but f§av6itry;'.'was f.the': more I j >aggressiv<s/in.;, --tlie:; first.; round.;: :in; the WVj'( V>j Vrotfnd'- Savoury itdo.k" a '. lot of,,'punfc;fS:! ishmentj'iandi;, -the 'end,'- waj. :'.*-Ji : ;:. ; ..".knocked; dowji, i.arid; jose. in ; a; dazed con-fi-\."v!;Sedition.--. ;l)oran, after giving. some moro ?■;•;•/:,;;;'punishmentj' ! .held off, and Savoury was k~;' i V;>;help^iya.':his';';boj , h e r almost ; . : o-ut, ; '.the j!}.'ix:..N'-..lwut,'^

:; Queenslarid, :^v. ' \-M : New Zealand ;:• 'taller,! and 'Had I'y , -^' longer :reach,;.but : tliis i was !/.;disr: His;oppoiieivt'e;;foot work.. %&& >■■} The:'■.■first '( round .VwasVconnnedvtbv-lorig-''The second, round. f!;; , ': , : . saw, N6tt:,flghting ;ih 'clos-e,' and there v.''..'v -worei.' exchanges, ■in which; y~v:V;;vthe visitor;scored more frequently..Boih t--.4y'i'\' , jnciv;are:'oticrhandcd fighters, and wore ;up" at 1 the finish. The-. ; third. exciting of .the i-;'.-';-.:. ■'iiigHt. 1 ;!;':"in':;a'; liot exchange Pooloy's ;V; : .'right connected, and Nott was almost $ffl& : < a ■ lot of punishment r ftVr}^-, : 'gamely, \andj '. before', the round, was over," Almost outed Pooley amid treexcitement. ' An.'• ordinary i,;t?s-r. ; ;p l ]i l ch:.would; haye..put cither out at the @<?'.v;'end?of the ir roiind.. The■ fourth round jtis;fc -.as .'willing; and Pooley, lasting ?»V.®'; : longest,-won'thq'best 1 contest of the i/ ,^;--, -night on;points. v.. '•'" '■ ■ r fe, ;?: ' : :SK The ; finals ;in all. classes will be con-