BOXING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2776, 26 August 1924, Page 4

BOXING.

A programme of amateur bouts was “put over” by the Manawatu Boxing Association on Saturday evening as a preliminary to the professional fight. Mr Q. Wachorn was referee.

In the professional encounter, Bert Brown (8.11 A) and Derry Clinton (8.10), two lightning featherweights of Manawatu, provided a most spectacular exhibition. Brown being declared the better boy at the conclusion of the fight. A contest that attracted a good deal of local attention was Frame of Palmerston N., and who, for some time past has been a member of the local railway staff, v. Nicholson, of Wanganui. Both tipped the scale at 10.4, and provided a decidedly willing. and at times, attractive set to. Right at the jump. Nicholson left his guard open and took a couple of revivers, returning them with inter est a minute later by smashing counter blast in response to an irritating and persistent left tap on (lie nose. Frame dug in pronto and although he eoneeded a few points in (he second round lie socked in several hard right swings through the Wanganui lad’s open guard. He was ahead after the third. Both tired in the fourth and they toed the mark in a lively slogging exchange, Nicholson itching for a knock. The latter appeared to lie a bit in the deficit when the referee acclaimed him the winner. The reception nei orded the decision could not he (.‘ailed cordial. C. McCabe defeated R. de Clone. In the light-heavyweight bout Hunt (Ashhurst) defeated .1. O’Keefe (of Palmerston North). The northerner was awarded a popular decision in the bout Roy Pol bury (Manawain) v. C. Mr Knight (Hamilton).

At the Sydney Stadium Tommy Bren heal Mery Williams on points for the middleweight championship Australia. The battle was strenuous but not spectacular. Williams led over the first five rounds but afterwards Bren made a better showing. - At Melbourne Billy Crime easily beat Harrv Why brow on points.