BOXING

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 48, 20 November 1926, Page 6

BOXING

RANGITIKEI ASSOCIATION. The Rangitikei Boxing Association staged anomer successiul louruaiueul m tlie° Bulls Town Hall tins week. Boxers auil enthusiasts were iu attendance irom all parts of the Wellington province anil in addition to ten amateur contests pauous were treated to au exhibition by the well known professional. McCarthy. Brief details of the bouts are as follow: Forbes (Sanson), 7.0 aud AleGurk (Wellington) 7.4, fought a draw, the encounter being clean and fast. The Wellingtoniau did most of the leading, but Forbes’ cleverness evened up matters. The meeting of Jones (.Palmerston North), 6.9, aud Drinkwater (Palmerston North), 7.6., provided another even “go,” but the latter’s extra weight told its tale and gave him the verdict. Evatts (Wellington), 11.10, defeated Meads (Bulls), 11.9. by a good margin, the Bulls boy having just recovered from an illness. Ue weakened in the final rounds, but gamely took "bis gruel.” l.'rwin (Wellington), 10.3, made the pace hot right throughout in his encounter with McLennan (Marton), 10.3, and received the verdict. For an inexperienced boxer, however, McLennan fought really well. ~ , , 4 stirring encounter was provided by Harten (Wanganui), 9.5, and Downes (Palmerston North), 9.13, both mixing it freely. Horten’s condition turned the scale in his favour in the last two rounds. . O’Keefe (Palmerston North), 10.2. easily defeated Smith (Marton), 10.12, after a rugged contest. Lund, 9-L and Potbury, 8.9, of Palmerston North, were unevenly matched, and the latter led all the way, though both boxed well. Forward (Wanganui), 9.0, received heavy punishment nt the hands of Adams (Wellington). 9.0, and took the count in the third round. Adams showed great form and received the medal for the most scientific boxer of the evening—a popular award. Evans (Levin), 8.0. won all the wav from Gray (Wanganui). 7.6. showing all round superiority in ringcraft.