THE FISTIC ART

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 209, 29 May 1919, Page 9

THE FISTIC ART

AT TRENTHAM CAMP. Tho preliminary oeries.of tho boxing tonrnament for tho sixth course of instruction took place at Trenllmin Military Cninp on Monday evening. Tho number of entries received was 123—a record for camp tournaments—and included nine classes as follow:—Cst. 71b., six competitors; 7st. 71b., six competitors; Bst. 71b., eight competitors; flat., seventeen competitors; 9st. 71b., nineteen competitors; lOst., twenty-eight competitors; Mfet. 71b., twelve; list. 711).. thirteen competitors; 12st. 101b., thirteen competitors.

Two boxing rings were in operation, one in the Y.M.C.A., under Captain Crawford, N.Z.M.C.; .and the other in the Presbyterian Institute, under- Major Talbot. Thanks to the excellent organisation, which was in the hands of Captain A. W. Brocks, M.C., assisted by members of the physical training staff, all Die preliminary series up to the semifinals wero fought off, resulting in about 70 bouts, or, roughly, .'!5 bouts in each Tiiiff in under (hreo hours. In Iho first series tho bouts were of '15 seconds duration, and in the second series of one 'minute. Sonic excellent bouts were witnessed, represenliiilves of various schools opposing each other for the- first time in tho history of the institutions. The following were considered the best bouts of tlu , night:—Corporal Kccgnn, King's College, beat Corporal Boss, Auckland Grammar School; Corporal Bell, l?augiora School, boat Corporal 31'Crosh'e, 8«lh Company, South Canterbury; Sergeant M'Donald, Auckland tirammar Scliuol, beat Corporal Morrison, Nelson; Cor* ))oral Mullinger, Otago Hoys' High School, beat Lanee-Corporal Armstrong, Otago Mounted! Bides; Corporal Lambert, Mnrlboroiigh College, beat Corporal Reynolds, Christchurch. King's Colloge, Auckland, provided some particularly clever boxers. The finals and semi-finals will be decided this evening in the Church of England Institute:— The n.c.o.'s still left in tho competilions are as follow:— Heavy-weight, 12st, 101b.—Corporal Stringer, iC'hristcJmrch Boys' High School; Sergeant Liutott, Auckland Grammar School; Sergeant Pritchard, Auckland Grammar School; Lauce-Corporal Youmnns, 4th Waiknto M.R. Middle-weight, list. 71b.—Corporal Keegai!, King's College; Corpora! P;ibre, 28th Company, Wellington; Sergeant North, Otago Boys' High School; Sergeant Hannah, Otngo Boys' High School. Welter-weight, lOst. 71b.—Sergeant Bell, Eangiora High School; Sergeant Carpenter, Auckland Grammar School: Corporal I'aoey, Auckland Grammar School; Sergeant Nutt, 4th ■ Waikato M.E. Light-weight, lOst.—Sergeant Hoskins, Auckland Grammar School; Sergeant M'Doi'.ald, Auckland Grammar School; C.S.lf. Phillips, Kiug'e College; LtmceCorpoi'al Buickland, King's College.

Feather-weight, 9st. 71b.—Corporal Jfullinger, Otaso Boys' High School; Corporal Neville, Otn.eo Boys' High School? Sergeant Kees, Nelson College; Corpora! Parsons, Ist Canterbury M.R. Bantam-weight, Ost. —Sergeant Bragg, Mfirlboroucjli High School; Sergeant O'Connor, Christchurch Technical School; Corporal Palmer, King's'Collaßo; Corpora! Hill, 2nd Company. Wellington. Fly-weight, Bst. fib.—Lanoe-Corporal Kennedy, Otago Boys' High School; Sergeant Allen, Nelson College. Paper-weight, 7st. 7B).—Lnnce-Corpornl Jarden. Christchurch Technical School; Corporal Coopor, Auckland Grammar School. Mosquito-weight, Gst. 71b.—Corporal Lambert, Mavlborough College; LanceCorporal M'Cullen, . Christchurch Technical School.