BOXING
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
GREYMOUTH, August 3,
The second day’s events in the New Zealand Boxing Association’s Dominion Amateur Championship Tournament provided excellent 1 sport yesterday afternoon and evening, when there were again good attendances. Every event went off without a hitch.-LIGHT-WEIGHT. A. Craig. (Te Aroha) 9.7 beat -C. J. Roper (Taumarunui) 9.9. 11. Thomas (Wellington) 9.7, beat L. Ennis (Waimate) 9.12.- ; W. Carey (Canterbury) 9.12 beat T. Walker (Otago) 9.7. G. Thomas (Wellington) 9.7, beat ,J. McMahon (Taihape) 9.10. FLY-WEIGHT. A. Ennis (Canterbury) 7.8 beat K. Webb (Wellington). D. Roebuck (Taranaki) 7.9 beat J. Drew (Otago) 7.9. ' > ' F. Pearcey (Auckland) 7.6 beat S. Purton (Greymouth) 7.8. HEAVYWEIGHT. G. Gardiner (Canterbury) 12.1 beat C. Byrne (Taranaki) 12.8. A. Campbell (Oamaru) beat C. Spencer (Bluff). No weights were announced. •' ■ •; v y ■■ BANTAMWEIGHT. R. Purdy (Auckland) - 8.0 beat P. Hutchinson (Hawke’s Bay) 8.1; L. Knuckey (Napier) 8.1 beat M. Howson (Greymouth 8.0. H. Knopp (Wellington)' 8,1-, defeated W. Davey (Canterbury) 8.1, R. Purdy (Auckland^ : 8.0 heat N.. Childs (Taranaki) 8.2. j H. Knopp (Wellington) 8.1, defeated L. Knuckey: (Napier) 8.1. ' v ‘ WELTERWEIGHT. * ■ A. Lowe (Otago) 10.4 beat C. Hach don (Taumarunui)’ 10.5. \; \ - P. J. Stone (Wellington 10.'6 defeat^, ed C. McMahon (x'aihapej/io^;' * L. Adams (SoutKlafid)'*ld.6 defeated A. Lowe (Otago) 10.4." • " • • " : LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT. G. McEwan (Southland), 11,3 beat E. Griffen (Taranaki) 11.4.-.‘'V A. Thurston (Taihape) and S. Byrne (Taranaki) both defaulted.; to each other!. '- ‘, .' ‘ ll ’ *, 1, P. McCarthy (Auckland) 11.13 defeated J. Garvey (Greymouth) 11.13., FEATHERWEIGHT. . W. G. Leckie (Otago) 8.13 beat G.Wright (Canterbury) 8.8 ' , MIDDLEWEIGHT.' R. Nicol (Southland) 11.3 defeated ,M. O’Brien (Auckland 11.3.\ / VERIDELL v. MODEJRICH .. NEW ZEALANDER KNOCKED. (Australian Press Association) (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 31. < At. Leichardt Stadium, last ,night Stan Veridell > knocked out the New Zealander, George Mbderich, in the 9th. of a 12-round preliminary contest. KID CHOCOLATE. . BEATS AL SINGER. - \ NEW YORK, August 29. At the Polo Grounds, Kid Chocolate (1251b5) defeated Al Singer (128Jlbs), by a decision in a twelve 1 round bout before fifty thousand spectators. No championship was concerned. •
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