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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1863, 24 September 1913, Page 8

Bantam.—J. King, New South Wales. Feather.—N. Bennetts, New Zealand. Light Weight.—W. Shutt, New Zealand. Welter Weight.—S. Mitchell, New Zealand. Middle Weight.—H. Wlthoy, Now Zealand. (By Teleirraphr-Prees Association.) Dunedln, September 23. Tlie Australasian Boxing Championships were concluded to-riijjht, His Majesty's being again filled to overflowing. The boxing in every instance was excellent, llegults:— Bantam Weights.—J. King (N.S.W.) Bst. ljlb. beat H. Davis (N.Z.) Bst. lib. Feather Weights.—N. Bennetts (N.Z.) Bst. lljlo. beat F. Browlio (N.S.W.) Bst. 12lb. Light Weights.—W. Shutt (N.Z.) 9st. 131b. beat J. Ross (N.Z.) lOst. Welter Weights.—S. Mitchell (N.Z.) lOst. 91b. beat I l '. McQuarrio (N.S.W.) lOst. 71b. Middle Wdiglits.-H. Withoy (N.Z.) lOst. 131b. beat N. Duffy (N.S.W.) list, lib. The Bantams.

Davis adopted rushing tactics from the start in his bout with King, but the New South Wales man ducked and got out of roach. Both seemed a triflo over eager, often missing badly with swings. Davis made most of tho work, but generally got 111010 vlian no gave. Ho continued to do most of the leading' in tlio second round, but King often met him with a smashing left which told more and more as tlio round progressed, and Davis went to his corner showing tho effects. The third round was practically similar, Davis going in most of tho time, and King meeting him solidly. At the end of tho round King was leading, and in tlio fourth round Davis boxed gamely as Pebble. But, though King tired to- j wards the finish, lie managed to wind up with a margin of points in lub favour. The Feather Weights. From the outset in the final of the feather-weights Brownlie got to work with a piston-like left, but Bennetts left his guard well up and, once cr twice, when lie got to close quarters, connected with a solid . right. The second round was a littfo tame, being' mostly made up of short rushes and clinches. Honours wero oven. Three or four times in tho next round Bennetts swung his left heavily, and, just on time, Browlie put in a straight right that sent his opponent's head back. Bennetts tried for an uppercut in the last round, but failed to get squarely ■ home. Ho did most of the loading, however, and landed solidly at intervals with left or right. The bout was by no means as interesting as.tho previous one. Tho Light-weights. The match between Shutt and Boss, in tlio light-weighths, was looked to with interest, as anticipated both wero hard, keen boxers. Though an exciting affair was witnessed, there was just a little clinching and roughing. Both men opened warily, and, for half the first round, fenced cautiously. Shutt opened witli a- straight left, but Boss closed, and honours wer.o even when tho gong went. The secoiid round opened in moro lively style, tho men gc.ing to work eagerly. There was a little bit of roughing at times, but Shutt ■ showed up better in tho close work, slogging away liko a tradesman. Ross made the pace in tho third round, and,' using his weight, several times rushed tho Timaru nan to the ropes. Shutt met him with a straight left occasionally, but Boss appeared to do most of tho hitting. Shutt was cautioned for using his head in the clinches —an action for which ho had drawn the disapproval of tho crowd on himself in the second round. Shutt looked fresher when the men'left their corners in tho fourth round, but Boss started to malco tho pace. Shutt, however, used his right effectively, and once just missed with an uppercut that must have sent his man down, Ross then rushed his man to the ropes, and connected solidly with his right. Tlio _verdict in favour of Shutt was received with marked manifestations of disapproval.

Tho Welter Weights. M'Quarrio and Mitchell opened quietlv ill tho final of tho welter weights. Mitchell connected a couple of times with his loft, but tho blows lackcd weight and at close quarters 'M'Quarvie showed' himself tho handler man. Tho Auckland man showed up better 111 tho next round, but half-way through M'Quarrio slogged him heavily with lift and right. Mitchell then hooked in his right and the Welshman wont to his corner witli his car obviously hurt. Both men mixed tilings freely in the third round, Mitchell scoring heavily with his right and having the honours when the round ended. Mitchell was boring in during all the last round, but caught it hot once or twico as ho rushed his man. Once he went to tho boards with a right hook, hut was up again in a second. Mitchell certainly, made the most of the work, but there was not much to pick and choose.

Middle Weights, The first round of the bout between "VVithey and Duffy was fjiirly cxcitins, but both men boxed carefully, giving no chances away. Withey had a very slight lead at tho end of tho round, having once or twice scored pretty effectively with lpft and right in succession. Jn tho next round Duffy failed to get as much advantage from his greater roach as in the previous round, and Withey, doing most of tho leading, had a fair margin in his favour when tho gong went. Ho had used a good right swing and had blocked cleverly. In tho third round Duffy got a couple, 1101116 to the body,, and then Withey feinted, and coining in again, scored heavily with' his right. Duffy upper-cut, but itliey smothered up and retreated out of trouble. The round had been Duffy's and, at this stage, there was not much to pick and chooso. Withey opened nicely in tho last round with a right, but Duffy upper-cut twico. Tho men clinched, and thou Withoy sent in a left to tho head, smothered an uppercut, and sent in another left. Duffy appeared to tiro slightly iowards tho close, and Withey scored with left and right just on tho call of time. Tho competitors at tho tournament wero afterwards entertained by tho association.