BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1923, Page 2

BOXING.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Delayed.) (Received this day at 9.45 a,.m.) MELBOURNE, Sep 24. At the opening session of the Australasian Boxing and Wrestling Championships, the contests were lively, and the New Zealanders rendered a good account of themselves. Bovton, who uses a good left, outpointed I’eet. English out-pointed Smith. Muir out-pointed Thompson in fast and clean fighting. .McDonald obtained an advantage with heavy swings to the head. The . first and second rounds were even, in the third and fourth there was much heavy punching. Griffiths attacked /consistently, his first two rounds being even, and ho finished strongly. .Tones out-pointed O’Neill on a hard fight. The loser was game, and clinched in the last round. The winner was good with both hands. The results of the w restling were Light-weights—lV. Adams (Victoria) heat Proctor (Queensland) on points. F. Adams (Victoria) beat lord (New: South 'Wales) on points.

Middle-weights—Jaasund (Victoria) beat Young (Queensland) in two fails. Bantams—P. . Boyton (New South Wales) heat Peet (Victoria). Middle-weights—T. English (New South Wales) beat Smith (Queensland). Feather-weights.—Muir (Queensland beat Thompson (Victoria. Welter-weight. MacDonald (beat Ainsworth (Victoria) on points. Bantam-weights.—Griffiths beat Harley (Victoria). Middle-weight.—Dwyer (Tasmania 1 beat Martyn (Victoria). Feather-weight.—Purdy heat Sullivan (Victoria). The winner used a good left lead, and showed hoadwork and footwork, fie won every round. ;