CHAIVIPIbN BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 913, 5 September 1910, Page 5

CHAIVIPIbN BOXING.

TOURNEY ENDED,

FINE DISPLAYS OF RINC-CRAFT. I ':: ; OF/WJNNERs'. ;.''/V-/'-' ,', ; ... '..-'(By 'TelcsraDh.—!'res3 AsEouation) ' ■ Auckland, 'September 4. ;.-'■ .: :V. ' The Australasian -Amateur 'Boxing ;.'■<.;'. Tournament -was concluded /here .'last •".'■ ■ evening,: ;.the';, attendance- : again- .being ' ;: large.»" .Tlic /hosing "iras clean rind spif- ■',':. itedj; and 'xthe : championship '■■ ;. honours' ■'U ;- were'evenly, divided.between-New South; : -v> Wales'/and ~Xc\\:. Zealand; iho Austrarv Hans ,wiuning.the: : three jightor; an<l.;tho ■■Vi- New Zealauders '■•■•■ the; i three, classes.. (Now' South' Wales). de : : ' ■ '■' ieatcd Hogan /(Queensland); in the; bahy , 'V.'}'-. -.(New South i Wales); '■■■ ' - beat'.'Sliields .(Palmcrston North,v^iow, ■.•-.■.-■Zealand) ■" iu: the: feather-weights - ah extra round; Lacey; (New .'.South .-; "Wales)defeated. O'Halioran (Auckland,. '.'■■ - New:Z-ealand)--in-the' light-weights at- .'■;> - tor two extra; rounds; Watchonr (Pal; °.■':'merstoii North,:New.-Zealand),. defeated : ■'•' -Shaw (New,South: ; .Wales).-in.the welter- - (reighta, after an extra round,;-; Matthew-, 1 ■'''■ ; - ; 80ii'-(l)unedinVNew:-Zealand) 'heat Sha,* ; ■ (New South Wales).in: the■/-.middlir... V:'-v-'weignte-;^ahd-.rooley- : (Au6Wandj;\Npw '.;/' Zealand)/ beat ftDoranV (Victona); in ,;tl:e/ '■•..- heavy'cla'ss aitcfytho',most : exoiti.ng con-'; ,'•;-3-.'.tesfc of'' the./tournament:;. The;. visiting.' V : ■.■boxers' werel'entertained to-day at, a-, har-•y.",:-:bou'r"excursionj;:aiid,;at;diiiner at.Taka- :. puna.- - 'The "southerners leave, by ;•; to-. 'i. .'aighfeMahuTruiik'- trcviii: and the Aus-; ■; .'• J ';tralians'bv -the" steanier , W.» nmer f ; ..-.Vf-: K .vinorrow/ ; ' : 'Tne ; :refereei]ig;.and judging '.'•'-lit thV ; tburnanieiit;'-have-generally .give*-' "' / v'Vßat-isfaction. V: The' results .;ot:.- the-: finals, ;■■;■;/ .'•'■? ; v; ; -:'-^j'-:- ; ,v^ ' AT H ZjV K'a'm PlO W 8./ '~ ';,:;: '(N.Si V/.).^;;i ; A: ■/ -v Ugrit-weig^^^ ■■■'vS"vWcner.T-Wat6horn (N/.Z■)•',■• 'f^'^i ; ft ; >■ v; . (N.Z.) ;\ '':■ ■ '< ; :i ,-

'-^Hogai':' : • i 'King: (7st.'v 111b.),.; fjew:Soutli,Wales.-^ ; -: '':KihgVwas'the''mbsfc-aggressiyey?!«Kl led; '■■ '»,]6t;with : his;left- to the'face,-^■•and;'alsb | j a:"couple:pf'hardlrights;'.mea;ht:; -Jor-'the'pbiiit.'ib'ut'which :Were 'cleverly-, by '-Veyeried'matters in'the.MCoti'd:rpund,'and; '■>■'. tised : ':d £ :.:which \ '■ : •:^hh -Thtfii-at-tlie : staTt'bf the thirdiimihd,: "'"li'iitL-" iise'dVa: 'hard',- riglit J.tp'fthe body, mi ;■ several .orcasibhs.'■'.', BothVbo j;s;\yejc-.tired : 'v,when-the :v gbng:fw6nt: ; i; •''■ saw-Hoganritand- a-lot'i.bf ipuhishmeriti,. i'buV/he 1 also- ea-rnedi{appla'use'':for.-::;; 4 his; ■:' :clever ; ducking' ; ai\d .footwork:' •.-.'. .pionship was.a-warded;tp;King. v i;'fy'.'i:. ;■■' r^^'Read^hoadiln^the^'Feathers^ " '--v. Shields : (Bsi-'9lb',)i?Palmerttou,'-.North,* ' : v:.-b^th;lVa.les.--rThies .la^er,: : had'/■the' ; ad- : ' Vantage in. heightiand ,'reach.; Th'is';bout; : • opened fmpre : promisingly,, \ Shields'; mis:-' : :; ing'itfrphi the'.'start. ";He favoured;in- '.:.'• fightjng, iarid'-; peppered• -Read;'»■-"good. :^;dear.-:;'Th'is'-was'an;ey ; eri -round':.-;? lit :tli6i '- Btert;of..the.': second'''roliiid Shiolda;;wßa ■ :■ ' : thoreferw.-foirfndt'ibreak-; ,;. : , jng'-cieariv-and,: iii' the 'iiext ;;■: ; the;;saine;- tliiiig:;-( TlieTO; ',-: was .'not; miich'to! choose ,betwee;h;; ; ?,'the' -..men-when .the,going third; y*;i»und; : wa's a'-good'onej'/ahdißead wis"; ; . : :.iippefcut,': arid Treeeived .a'.hird 'right: to' wtpe?" Ijbinit-V He: '_._ r <:.Srid; ! clinches';we;re'freq"ueiit'':-;;.Bp i!-;;got.'t6.;,wprk;'.in; the fourth ;rburid;v:a,ii<3 ;;:'the : .'crb\vd, became;"dembns,tratiye-?..:Ari-:\ J ,men; ; Bcored 5 -Th^?; ; decisio-nfei'iis; :;'given tp:Read; i :aii(l?receive]3''a' ; :ioeptipn.-;^; ; ;5;;v;; :^;., 0 ;;.':O:;'^Vi : -i£'»- : ' I ft:'"^LlghVwei^ts) : Xace^K?^^

V; New\ Zealand,vv.'.Lasey.'(9st/'I2IB) J ; ;New,; -Soiith;^'ales.^hs;:A^stra'li&;;i-: ; wasVa" •ygobdlyde'aly tho.' '.!•; shifty ifeet.'i'llu;.: fdu2ht;Ko'ver'. V.O'Hallbra'ni at.iho .start,!but &'ter'..the' y; first fewficxch^ ;,:'with ■ a'low-aimed - straight'4eit..V-' This y. was; 'Laccy'sf.round:. In .'.! the y>' second .found ; Lacey..received I a:;knpclj:-below; :'the^belt' : iri,a' cliiich -which,'.for the first :'.'few. -moments,;;- put';him,' ; dizzj,, and ho ;;was..;in/ pain-;;when:heywent ; !toyhis; cor-: ;;. ner a .few. moments: later.;, O'Hallpran-a ;■':. crouch, /prevented .Lacey ;doing ,-1-mucii yyThb:' -New,' -Zealander'.:jtried v.rushing,'; ■;nect;with'; alright .'swing.;';; There, were -'; some good mix-ups.in itlio.fourth;round> .'.O'Hallpran roaliing/tliepiic.e warm;- -Ho ;' ; used a -good left; ystbp \ .toT.the'.'f acbWta; .'■prevent Lacey;gettmg;in.VyThe decision'. ;."i—a. drawr—was. received ■ \b,y" those.pre-. yient .with: surprise; ;as -thei'O;sepWed.:;iib : ■. doubtythat;-; Lacey - had.- won. ?.'; Aiiotheiy ■ round Iv'wa's v .c'alled,'. y aud .[.'.d'Halloraiii ; ;rushed in.at.the start,'but.Lacey-stead--ied'him with left/and;right: : ; y Ahbthei; aiid'agc'iiii .'; ."go"..'resulted.;'i-Lacpy.;'used ; >&ygood ; ; '.right uppcir-cut fre'qiieiitlyi> ahdrgot the ;'i verdict.y His-win'was; very populdr.^-.;■-;' ft'' Watdiibrn^^Wih,;;4;'yf :;l ';;yy;'''y

,;:y f: Watcbbrh'i (lOsti-:';. 91h.),' i-palmerstoti . ;yN6rth/-NowyZealand, ;.v. yShawW; (lOst; i V V frequohtly.;.oii;;tbb':;facq.Cin .the'.opening ■;; .'round,; but irdatters; wereyovened,'; iiv 'the y Becohd ; round, Watchoni/mixing:;it' : .'/a' ;. ;lot;yaud vgctting: the ybest;,of;;some ; :ex- : .third ■■':'; rbundyr'crcateri y great '-' all the.' wayyy.H'e nearly ','outed". Shaw with a, ( right. : hook, v ,and; .scored ;' 'fre- ;'.-. quently ■'■with both hands: y He /had: the : best of the'last;roiind/and ;;tliei'o'waß .': some .dissent;; when: anotherV, round was .';■ ordered,, but' deafeningyapplause'.'ywas ; ■ given w'henWatchbrn. was declared the winner Rafter,' the ..'extra;., round.'. :The .. winner boxed ..with .;the. lmuckles'Vof bis ' right';hand:, jarred;during, the ''last /one ■and. a; half; rounds.':::;.' V ,';;y y., : syMJddls-weignts: Fine BoxinaV . '.

' Matthewson':'-(list/.': lib.), '.Dunedih', New ;Zealand, 'iv.'yWatson ■ (lOsty' ;91b.)j New South .'Wales.—The New; Zealaridef ,«ra's. the taller!.man-',and,!\vas! a'.' neat and shifty boxer with a telling left.-' Ho. connected! this,.withy Watson's..' point, half-way through, the round,, and the latter, stayed': down,' for y.Bix'.y seconds! .Matthewson;.scored;on, the ideb,, and' 'body -with, both -hands; -but vWatsoii'; got. the measure 'ofy.his ;lengthy..opponent in.the round,.and there was not much in it at;the sound of the.'gpng:; Matthewson■'; showed bis;'mettle';' in; the third round, and ,gave . Watson ya..bad time. - The. latter : was. having;,a'.-bad time ...■•from';.! the New Zealanderls ,■. left when ■:the..gong;saved-him.. Matthew-son.-peppored: Watson ■right- through the last, round,' and,gave '-the -finest;',exhibition of. open sparring seen at -the!; tour-, nament..-: He ,was;awarded.;thb';bout.,;;.. '!Tha fHeavlßS^: A Splendid Event!, ' Dbran-- (18st.''''V"61b.), k Victoria^:' : yy Pooley (list, ,81b.), Auckland,' New' Zea-. inen.were; abpiit-;.even: ■ in!! height and'reach, the Victorian being! perhaps.;! ..the....'/taller, and •!.'; he' ■ 'stood straighter... Both men.'.were, lively,; and! there was no advantage, to either, man at;the! end, of the,first round. Pooley. had the best of the second round, and' stopped Doran effectually with a couple of.solid.iefts.to'the. body.. The; third, round saw Pooley, scoring all tho way again,;Doran.'s.work.being stopped: by PoOloy's left. " Pooley was applauded on returuiiig to his corner. Tho last round created great enthusiasm. : Both men stood and,mixed matter's,willingly, from' start to finish, but Pooley lasted the (longest, and there was tremendous applause when ho. was. awarded the championship. It was a fitting ending to'a successful carnival.