BOXING.
AUSTKAI.IAN AND N.Z. CUU.B ASSOCIATION. N.Z. CUAAi P I.OXBIII PS. Dl NEDIN. Aug. 22. The boxing contests for Gte New Zcalaud Championships concluded at 11 is Majesty’s Theatre to-night. Mi 11 L. Humphrey-. was reiereo. Mure.alts were: — Featherweights.— -In the line! ('. Purdy (Auckland ".M| heal Armstrong , ’.'hri'tchnrch) 8.12. Ihe Aucklander had the better of I In. close dghljng. and he .unboxed his opponent at lung range.
In the ily weight koal, I. Leck.e Otago) 7.1 lent P. I..'iiiii'ii (Otago) Leekie forced the lighting, ami .•oiim-cted retieat edlv with tlte left am! I lie right •
WelYerw eight Eirnd.- E. MeDoiiahl (Otago) 111.5 heat J Nd-on Greymonth) 10. This proved a eheo eon lest. Nek-.hi mad- MeDoiiald light all ! he v. ay. Lightweight Filial.— R. Rascue (GreymotitlD 9.A heal T. Haiti- (Otago) p.ll. Thi-, proved an imallrttet ive ex ]ii I tit i" it. caused mainly through Pas Coe'-, tint ics horii:g ill I'll' a clinch. Mid ih weigiit Filial. -L. O'Neil . G ivy moll! ill 11.2 heat A. Mi Umiak' lOta-") II.(i. Both ilie'C men exchang'd heavy blows. but O'Neill was slightly s.iucrinr to McDonald. 11,-avy>v< igltt Final. 11. MmTi.rmiek .( I.ri-lchureh) I2M heal -I. Swinoni .'North Otago) 12. U. MeCormicir won comt") 1 ably. Light Heavyweight Eitmh A. Kill l Am kk:ml 11.12 Item -L (■■ Ecekie (Southland) lI.In. I' in h displayed clever footwork, and did most of lho leading. There was an ititintere-ting exhihii.ion I o'.:; I,el wceil (('amp'iel! 8.8 and W. G. I." 'kie The i'c' iuer won. AESTHAI.ANI AN CAN'DI DAI ES 'lhe i', ferec. Mr Win. I i imiphreys. and Mi W. G. Alack (repr niiiig ill,' New /. : !:■ ml Boxing C.nincili. and the jU' I"' c■- lit* I ai the e;) 11 (■ Ii tl(' 11 111 the tout'll.•lil"i!i. lo seicei the Nt'W Zealand ■t ; ampio'i'hip c h-ld 'll Me!'. '. I I." . !‘ov wme •d : Pantamw i in . T. Griilit 1 - (Dun cdin). Peatheiweight. -('. Purdy: ' Audi’and). I .ie.lii v. eiglii. P. i’e (Grey. im>ui ii). \V"herwci"hl. !.. Mel),mal,l Dunedin i. Heavy wt ighl -11. AI ■ f nrmid. tf hi'isfdiurdD. Middleweight.. 1.. O'N, :!! y nio,it hi. lan I Boxing '• 'ottm-il to -end iln >ix coii'i i i tot"-, or a - limey a the Ii nances oi ilm council would p-rmit : i lei't ii.n ( i tt'iaitii e in di i id- . n ! h- m. n ill go il ihe eii'iit-'I can eulv u.i a 1,." Mr !!. ! auuivmi was : mu app mil- ! I raiiier. "ion that tsti-pen-ion -I ihe Oiago i!ii."i:,l ■ was ill' -.'il. :-ri'l i hat tile < aim - "il he i.il'-il on in r-ie-iale ihem. and "Xpill'g.- I he .sttsp-tlsiell i' li - tit l lie I'.ad.s.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1923, Page 4
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