SERVICE BOXING TOURNEY
FINAL POINTS. .".] London, December 13. *' In the service boxing tourney the final! poU were: BriUsh Army, 50; Armv, 39; Air Force and Royal Kay, Mch'KJi American Navy, 32; «8- Canada, 18; New Zealand, ,14}; and,. 'Sergea'lt Boreham, of New- Zealand.-., Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ■; (Rec. December 15, 5.5 p.m;) ! ... London, December 14. ] The British Empire-American boxing r Bantam-Private Evans, Australia, beat \ Setecant Jones, on points. ■ ,' Pea er-weiglits-First series: LanceCorporal Bingham, Canada, beat Private , Shearman, New Zealand, on points. . Lcond series: .SeamanClancy Amenca.l., Navy, beat Bingham, on points. ■ ,; Light-weights-Seaman Smith, Bntisn , Xavv beat Clarke, on points. . ■ •! Middle-weights. - Private Blanchard,;.; Canada, had, a walk-over. • Feather-weights. - Semi-final:• Edd e Conlon, American .Navy "*»V^Cabta Peals, of Austraba.-Aus.-N./j. , Assn. j
PRESS COMMENT ON THE ! TOURNEY. : ; ; (Kec. December 15, 5.5 p.m.) j London, December. 13. ! The "Times" snorting expert declares J that boxing bos ■entered upon a new., epoch as n cleaner and more honourable j sport Drastic reforms minimise the pos- i sibilities of fowling and prevent the un- , necessary punishment of out-classed men, .; but the boxing authorities should lntro- ; riuce the silent count and abolish clinch. , in- and silent hugging. "Hitherto the , matches at the present tournament have ; bored the spectators.almost to tears. - | "The Times." | ' |
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 69, 16 December 1918, Page 5
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203SERVICE BOXING TOURNEY Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 69, 16 December 1918, Page 5
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