BOXING
LESTER DEFEATS LANG. [BY ELSOTRIO fELXG RAPH—OOPTBIOteT • ] [P«B PUBIS ia»rMUTIOI«.7 SYDNEY, September 10. Letter beat Bill Lang on .points in twenty rounds, for the heavy-weight championship of Australia. iTt was a terrific fight. Lester had the bottei stamina, and this enabled 'him to win. In the previous battle Lan- heat Lester in five rounds.
ATTSTRA LAST AN FINALS. BRISBANE, September 10. Th(: finals for the Australasian Amateur Championship Boxing and Wrestling Tournament were dleoided here on Saturday night, before a large attendance. Results: —• WRESTLING. Middle-weight: Ootteir (N.S.W.) defeated Beattie (Victoria) on points. Heavy-weights: The bout between Shepherd (Queensland) and Jenkins (.Victoria) was declared a draw. BOXING. Hnrtam-woight: Carr (Queensland) defeated Jggulton (Victoria) on points Feather-weight: Murphy (Queensland) defeated Pearce (N.S.W.) on point Light-weight: J. Hagarty (N.Z.) defeated Slack (Queensland) on points Welter-weight: Pine (Queensland) defeated Len McCairty (N.5..W.), forinrrly of Palmerston on points. Middle-weight: Thompson (N. S. W.) knocked out Quinn (Queensland/ in the f th and extra round. Heavy-weight: Thompson (N.S.W.) defeated McQuarrie (N.Z.) on points
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 September 1911, Page 3
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