BOXING MIG HONOURS FOR HAWKE’S BAY

Grey River Argus, 23 September 1948, Page 6

BOXING MIG HONOURS FOR HAWKE’S BAY

Greymouth a Rnnner-ap Both Tucks Win Titles P.A. DUNEDIN, Sept. 22. Honours at the New Zealand amateur boxing championships, which concluded before a moderate attendance in the Town Hall to-night, went to representatives of the Hawke s Bay Association, who won the Earl Stewart Memorial Shield for the association gaining most points. Hawke’s Bay totalled 30 points. Auckland, Greymouth and Wellington were the runners-up, each with 15 points. J Mclvor (Hawke’s Bay) who won the' welterweight title, was awarded •the John Jameson Belt for the most scientific boxer. Three titles went to Hawke’s Bay. ~ Wellington, Ashburton, Greymoutn, Auckland and Taranaki each won one championship. The light-heavyweight champion, B. Clarke (Auckland) had the easiest win of the championships, for, although R. Wilson (Greymouth) carried on gamely until the third round Clarke was the aggressor throughout. He gave a polished performance, using both hands well. He was paritcularlv dangerous in infighting, doing much damage with a short right-cross. Wilson connected with an occasional right to the head and body, but the referee wisely stopped the bout in the third round, as the Greymouth man was almost out on his feet. The last bout of the evening, the bantamweight final, was also stopped in the third round, C. Head (Wellington) proving too strong for his much younger opponent, J. Keane (Hutt Valley). Head kept crowding Keane, and stopped him from connecting with his left, which he had used to such good effect earlier in the night against A. Findlay (Otago). This was a much better bout than the final, as both Keane and the Otago boy were very clean punchers and fought for the whole three rounds.

V. Tuck (Ashburton) won on a foul from M. T. Khan (Whangarei) in the third round. Khan scored with vicious left rips to the body in the first round, but he was warned -for hitting low. There, were some lively rallies in the third i’ound, when Tuc}j was doing the forcing. When Khan appeared to connect with rather a low punch, the referee had no hesitation in raising Tuck’s hand and awarding him the decision on a foul. The new title-holders are: — Flyweight: B. Brown (Hawke’s Bay). Bantamweight: C. Head (AYellington).

Featherweight: W. Patterson (Hawke’s Bay). Lightweight: V. Tuck (Ashburton). Welterweight: J. Mclvor (Hawke’s Bay). Middleweight: M. Tuck (Greymouth).

Light-heavyweight: B. Clarke (Auckland). Heavyweight: J. Boyd (Taranaki). Winners of special trophies were: John Jameson Belt (for most scientific boxer at the championships), J. Mclvor (Hawke’s Bay); Parisian Cup (lightweight championship), V. Tuck (Ashburton); Morgan Cup (welterweight championship), J. Mclvor (Hawke’s Bay); Cleverley Memorial Belt (middleweight championship), M. Tuck (Greymouth); Earl Stewart Memorial Shield (to association gaining most points), Hawke’s Bay. Senri-finai Results Flyweight (semi-finals): R. A. Broadhurst (Auckland) 7.11£ beat V. Hibbs (Southland) 7.121, on points; B. Brown (Hawke’s Bay) 7.9, beat J. J. Winder (Canterbury) 7.101, on points. Bantamweight (semi-finals): C. Head (Wellington) 8.51 beat N. Colins (Taranaki) 8.3, on points; J. Keane (Hutt Valley) 8.4, beat A. Findlay (Otago) 8.41, on points. Featherweight (semi-finals): D. Glozier (Southland) 8.121, beat F. Wilson (Hamilton) 8.11, on points; W. Patterson (Hawke’s Bay) 8.121, beat K. Leeston (Wellington) 8.101, on points. Lightweight (semi-finals): C. Ball (Manawatu) 9.1, beat C. Copestake (Taranaki) 9.71, on points; V. Tuck (Ashburton) 9.6, won ion a foul from M. T. Khan (Whangarei) 9.4, in the third' round.

Welterweight (semi-finals): J. McIver (Hawke’s Bay) 9.111, beat N. Stanford (Wanganui) 10.4, on points; B. M. Griffin (Wellington) 10.51, beat J. Beale (Southland) 10.51, on points. Middleweight (semi-finals): M. Gardner (Oamaru) 11.0, beat B. Bloor (Taranaki) 10.121, on points; M. Tuck (Greymouth) beat S.“ Gunn (Pahiatua) 11.2 on points. Light-heavyweight (semi-finals): B. Clarke (Auckland) 12.3. beat M. Kreft (Manawatu) 12.11, the referee stopping the bout in the third round; R. Wilson (Greymouth) beat R. Chooque (Otago) 11.8, on points.

THE FINALS

Flyweight (final): B. Brown (Hawke’s Bay) 7.9, beat R. A. Broadhurst (Auckland) 7.111, on points. Bantamweight final: C. Head (Wellington) 5.51, beat J. Keane (Hutt Valley) 8.4, the referee stopping the bout in the third round. »

Featherwegiht (final): W. Patterson (Hawke’s Bay) 8.121, beat D. Glozier (Southland) 8.121. The referee stopped the bout in the third round.

Lightweight (final): V. Tuck (Ashburton) 9.6, beat C. Ball (Manawatu) 9.1, on points. Welterweight (final): J. Mclvor (Hawke’s Bay) 9.111, beat B. M. Griffin (Wellington) 10.51, on points. Middleweight (final): M. Tuck (Greymouth) beat M. Gardener (Oamaru),'on points. Light-heavyweight final: B. Clarke (Auckland) 12.3, beat R. Wilson (Greymouth) 11.132, the referee stopping the bout in the third round. Heavyweight final: J. Boyd (Taranaki) 13.5, beat R. Tait (Hamilton) 13.0, on points. RESULT AMENDED

It had been announced earlier in th e evening from Station 4YA, Dunedin, that M. Tuck had been defeated by Gardener. No License for Bos Murphy’ DUNEDIN, Sept. 22. Bos Murphy, the former Nev/ Zealand welterweight boxing champion, whose licence was cancelled by the council of the New Zealand Association last year, has not applied for a licence since his return to New Zealand. Murphy went to Britain and won and lost the British Empire middleweight championship. He has recently returned to the Dominion. The question was asked at this morning’s conference of the Association by Mr C. R. Moore (Auckland). The answer is “no” said Mr J. R. Simpson' (Wellington), president of the council. WOODCOCK’S EETURN TO FORM LONDON, Sept. 21. After being knocked out in the fourth’ round by the Britisher, Bruce 1.. 4 v '

Woodcock, the. American, Lee Oma, cried in disappointment. Oma was assisted to his feet and led to his corner where he hung his head and burst into tears. , , Oma. who remarked before the fight that he was the first fighter to train on gin rummy, was counted out amid boos. Pennies were thrown into the ring.