BOXING

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 253, 20 July 1921, Page 7

BOXING

THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONS preliminaries better than finals Taken generally, the preliminaries to tho Wellington Boxing Association’s annual amateur championships, completed last evening in the Town Hall, were better than tho finals and semi-finals. Last evening jtho bouts were not above tho average, and some of tho finals, noticeably tho heavy-weight bout, weie uninteresting'. Before the last h,out one of the vice-presidents (Mr. J- HOwen) presented tho George Gold Medal for the most scientific boxer of the tourney to F. Murphy, who had done consistently well during tho contests. Winning tho light-weight championship. The champions, and details of tho contests, follow:— THE CHAMPIONS. Heavy-weight —W. Corbett. Middle-weight—M. Steward. Welter-weight—o. Olson.. Light-weight—F. Murphy-Bantam-weight—C. Pearce. Fly-weight —H. Rattner. Feather-weight—P. Charles. Special 7st. 81b. class —S. Brickmati. Special Get. class —G. Milne. HEAVY-WEIGHT~ CONTESTS W. CORBETT V. W. J. BOWKER.

This pair were well matched, and Bowker’s first to get home was a left hook to the jaw. He followed, this Up with whirlwind tactics, and his punch had a sting in it. Corbett used his right ft good d?al, but hftd hal’d luck. Two of Bowker’s heavy rights got home to the body, and when the gong rang tho local boxer was a bit dazed. Corbett had shown considerable promise in the round. His footwork was better than that of his opponent. Bowker’s right punished Corbett severely in tho second round, and he struck his opponent on the body and head, mixing all the time. Towards the end of the round Corbett got home a good right hook to Bowker’s neck, but tho going was in favour of the latter. It was hard going, and the end of tho second round saw both boxers groggy, Corbett having taken most of the punishment. Bowker got two good ones from a left lead home to the side of Corbett’s jaw early in the last .round, and his left found the side of Bowker’s neck. He improved a great deal, but still was groggy. However, towards the end of the round, Corbett improved, and his work got him tho verdict. Bowker was the bettor boxer, on tho showing cf the other two rounds, but he tired himself, and Corbett’s right connections in the last round undoubtedly helped him to win. He had only had four days’ training. TANGNEY V. JOHNSTON. Johnston won in the second round. THE FINAL. Johnston and Corbett met in the finals. Johnston punished his opponent severely in the flint round, but his condition was not good, and he tired at the end of the round. Corbett tried to connect with his lefts, but missed, and the other man tried his skill at big l swinging rights, but they were not successful. In the second round Corbett got in a nice right swing- to Johnson’s jaw. Johnston held off too much in this round, and thy crowd began to cavil. The round was most uninteresting. Both men were tired in the last round, Johnston spoiling the round with his clinching, which roused the ire of the attendance. This bout was one of the worst of the evening. Corbett won the championship. MIDDLE-WEIGHT FINAL—Hat. 4lbs. M. TANGNEY V. W. STEWARD. This was the only middle-weight match of the evening, and decided the championship. Tangney was remembered by the crowd from thy night before. He adopted the peculiar tactics of the night previous, but he found in Steward a boxer of different calibre to Lilley. Tangney did not box. He waltzed round, and let his opponent go after him. Apart from the amusing side, the bout -was not n credit to tho association. When a Wellington championship is to ba decided, the association has no right to put a sincere boxer like Steward up against a contestant who thinks the bout a joke Steward got home a beautiful right to the jaw. Towards the end of the second round Tangney stopped fooling, 1 ' and got in a few swinging rights, but otherwise did nothing. Steward made the pace in the last round, and forced his opponent to do some boxing. Steward won the bout easily, although he was a bit bustled by the eccentric behaviour of his opponent in the last round. LIGHT-WEIGHT SEMI-FINALS—IOst. , G. NANKIVELL V. H. ROBINSON. Robinson, although attacked, kept his end up, and replied to each of his opponent’s heavy blows. This contest was very hard for the first round, Robinson doing good work with his left, getting in some heavy punches. Robinson got in a fine right to the body during the second round, and things were interesting for a. spell, but clinches spoilt the boxing, Nankivell was inclined to lose his head, and Robinson kept him at a distance, doing effective work with his left. Ho got a fine right to his opponent’s neck towards the end of this round. Nankivell was doing all the leading, but was inclined to bo careless in clinches, and was warned by the referee in the last round. He stopped a clever right swinging uppercut to the neck in this round. Nankivell lost points in th® last round by his wild punching. Robinson won tho bout, which was rather spoilt by Nankivell's clinching. Robinson was the faster man, and the more capable, and he deserved his win. I’. M'GREGORV. F. MURPHY. Murphy was the taller of the two, but. M'Gregor attacked vigorously, and got homo some nice right jabs. M'Gregor forced the issue, but towards the end of tho first round lost points by wild hitting. Murphy’s long roach and superiority,in height did him a lot of good, for the little man had great difficulty in reaching his opponent’s face. In the Second round, however, the little man’s right reached the point of Murphy’s jaw, and a right swing got the latter a. stinging one on the neck. Then M'Gregor cleverly evaded a hard straight left. Just before the end of (he round M'Gregor was sent through the ropes with one of Murphy’s loaded rights, and the gong sounded with Murphy the winner of the round. Tn the ln c t round Murphy got home n good right swing to Hie side of the head, and gave the little man a few with stings in them later, leaving him a bit. groggy from hard bond blows. Murphy went for a knock-out. but M'Gregor evaded most of the hard ones. Murphy Aid most of tho heavy work with his right, preferring strn'-rlit nni-s to tho Scotchman’s head. It was Murphy’s bout. Tho tailor man know more nbout the game. and thoroughly deserved win. THE FINAL. Robinson and Murphy met in the final. Both, the boxers held off m the first round. Robinson got home a swinging right to the jaw that steadied Murphy and soon after made things very hot with his left, forcing the pace. The hitting was very hard in this round, both going for a knock-out. But Robinson lost his earlier advantage by missing blows towards tho end of the round, 1 which was Murphy’s. Both boxers look

and gave a lot of punishment in the second round. A fine straight right from Robinson got home square on Murphy’s face —and it was "tho real thing.” Again Robinson led and landed with his left, following with his right, to the jaw. This round was the heaviest going of tho night. In the last- round . Robinson was cautioned for holding, and followed this up by showering' blows on Murphy’s face. But the latter’s footwork was splendid and helped him out of difficulties. Towards the end of the round Murphy got several good rights homo to Robinson’s face. The bout was awarded to Murphy, who deserved his win. WELTER-WEIGHTIINAL-lOst. 91bs. B. DALEY V. 0. OLSEN. Daley found Olsen harder than his opponent Tangney, of the previous night. A stinging right upper-cut got home on Daley’s jaw early in the round, in which Olsen did all the attacking. ITis right upper-cuts seldom failed after this, and ho had Daley thinking hard by the time the gong sounded. He was much the better of the two. Olsen kept at it, and so far Daleyhad not scored. A good swinging right from Daley to the side of the head led them to mix it, and in the in-fighting Daley improved wonderfully. Ilia left got home on Olsen’s “Adam’s apple. Wild rushing gave Olson further chances, and Daley was made to take a lot . nt face punishment. However, a left jab took its effect on Olsen’s jaw. This was n great round. In tho last round Daleys left was not without effect, and a hard right smashed home on Olsen s face. Daley's guard was weak, however, and Olsen repeatedly fluked solid ones. But it was Dalev’s round, and he smacked home wild "left-right, left-right" several tinlM. Ho has improved considerably m the last few months. Olsen won the bout, hut the verdict in his favour was not well received. FEATHER-WEIGHT FINAL—9st. CHARLES V. CLINTON. Clinton got a good swing with his right to the side of Charles’s head il. the opening stages of the bout, and got another homo to the neck; but it was with an open glove, and he was cautioned. A left from Charles sent Clinton on to the ropes. The going was even when the gong sounded. Wild blows were delivered on either side in the second round. The pace was fast, and Charles stood up to it better than Ins opponent. In the last round Charles got one good left jab in to Clinton s neck, and had him thinking all the round, blocking his opponent’s blows easily. Several times be sent Clinton to the ropes. Charles won the bout. BANTAM-WEIGHT CONTEST—Bst. 21bs. L LEVY (PALMERSTON N,‘ V. B. BRICKMAN. Levy watched Brickman carefully and repeatedly got clear of his blows. Inft first round was nie from tho start. In the second round Brickman did a little hotter, but Levy was too nippy, and his arilart rights caused the other man a great deal of trouble. The bout was easily tho most scientific of the evening. Levy’s foot work was good to watch, and he is a boxer with a great idea of calculating his moves. Brickman got one home to the body in .the last round, and another left to the *jaw. but Levy recovered, and after tempting his opponent near, ho sent in. a brace of his steadying rights to Brickman’s head. Bricknian worried his opponent towards tho end of the round, and his left was seen in good hard, straight punches. The bout was given to Brickman by the referee, the judges having disagreed. exhibition wRS not quite up to his previous night s showing. THE FINAL. B. Brickman and C. Bearce met. in the final. Both boxers fell early in the first round. After this in-fighting became rapid, Pearce going like a whirlwind. However. jßrickinan replied in kind, aha his left sent in some stingers to the other man’s jaw. Towards the end of tho round Brickman got in some nice blows with either hand. In the second round Bricknian went out for eight, but ho came again. The round was Pearce’s. In the final round Pearce went after a knock out. but Bricknian hold him off fairly well. Pearce had by far the advantage in the in-fighting until the pair met at a corner, and Bricknian pounded one. two, three into Pearce’s face. Towards the - end of the round Brickman improved greatly, and ho sent smashing punches home to Pearce. It was a splendid bout, and Pearce was declared the winner. FLY-WEIGHT CONTEST—7st. lOlbs. RATNER V. G. HARRIS. Ratner had the best of the first round; and Harris evened matters in the second. After a fast third round, the verdict, was given to Ratner by the referee, the judges having disagreed. SPECIAL CONTESTS, G. MILNE (sst. 71b.) v. C. SUTTON (sst. 841 b.). Both the little boxers went at it hard in the first round, Sutton showing suneriority. In the second round, Millie got in a brace of hefty rights. Sutton. however, shotted more knowledge of boxing, and punished Milne’s body hard with his right. Milne did a great deal of hard work in the third round, and counterbalanced his opponent’s mastery in the first. Coming out of a clinch, Milne sent in a fins right swinging uppercut. which found a home on his opponent’s jaw. He won the bout. S. BRICKMAN v. J. JACKSON. Jackson was the smaller boxer, and Bricknian, in addition, was much his elder. It was clear from the first round that the contestants were quite unevenly matched. The little fellow s defence was excellent. In the second round the unfairness of the match was apparent, and tho referee gave tho decision to Brickman. ilr. Allan Maxwell was referee. BOXING NEXT FRIDAY. Patrons of boxing will have a further opportunity this week of witnessing some first-class 'boxing. On next Friday night in the Town Hall, Gleeson will meet Williams in a six-round exhibition tout, and Bred Preston will take on Carl Callaway in a similar exhibition. These four versatile Australians should provide some very pretty and spectacular boxing. In addition, several amateur bouts have been arranged. The Springboks are being invited to attend.