BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1923, Page 1

BOXING.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BOXING ( I I AAIPIOXSIII l‘S. (Received this day at S! a.in.) SYDNEY. Kepi. 27. At the Australasian Boxing Championships final contests, the New Zealanders gave good displays, -'ones outclassed Knglish with lefts and rights to the head. The loser rallied in the fourth round. Bovson outpointed Mood in a close light. The winner finished strongly. Purdy out pointed Muir with the winner's best display of the scries. ilis headwork was clever, causing the loser to miss repeatedly. Purdy's .ell lead connected frequently. Purdy won the four rounds. Sinclair outpointed Thorn-oil. here was much clinging. Thomson toug.ii gamelv. |> .lone- (Victoria) beat Lnglisli (New South Wales) on points. Bantam — Pnvntou i New South Wales) heat Wood (Queensland) on points. Leather —Purdy (Xew Zealand) heat Muir (Queensland). Light —C. Sinclair (Queens,and) Lent Thomson (New South Wales). Henvv—f. Braiieourt (New South Wales) I . knocked out .1- Keogh (Victoria) 11.111. with a right to the point in the second round. The eontost c*aused lunch humour.. Welter —McDonald (Xew Zealand) outpointed 11. Brown (New South Wales). The winner fought' vigorously. Brown went down twice in tlm first round, but fought gamely. The winner won the lour rounds. The Xew Zealanders leave Sydney on oili. October. WRESTLING.

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SYDNEY. Kepi. 27. Bantam —1. Powell (\ ictoiial beat J. Xuuniann i Victoria) by two points. Leather— Angelo (Victoria) beat J.'ord (New South Wales) on points. Light—L. Adams beat his brother, W. Adams, by two falls. Welter—W. Smith (Victoria) beat E Hill (Victoria). . ’ASiddle—-C. .1. Aasund (Victoria) heat C. Gale (Xew South Wales) oil points; .J. lieslin (Victoria) beat A. Pitt (Xew South Wales) by two falls. BECKETT RETIRING. LONDON. Sept- -~- .Toe Beckett announces that lie has definitely decided to retire from boxing after bis match against Carpentier, whatever the result. He says: "I trust the next champion of England will receive a little more encouragement. and consideration from certain people and a certain section Jit the Press than I had until recently.”