AUCKLAND BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 98, 16 July 1927, Page 11

AUCKLAND BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

THIS YEAR’S EVENTS CANDIDATES IN TRAINING The boxing - schools of Auckland are being kept busy with the training of aspirants for the Auckland provincial amateur championships, which will be held on July 25 and 26. Well-known amateurs and not a few unknows are training hard, and indications are that this year will be one to be remembered in the boxing world. The present champions are as follow:—Flyweight, N. Cammick; ban-tam-weight, F. Taylor; feather-weight, U. Smith: lightweight, C. Broadfoot; welter-weight, R. Larouse; middleweight, J. Willis; cruiser-weight, A. Hogg; heavy-weight, P. McCarthy. Of the title-holders, Taylor and and Willis will not be competing. It is understood that visitors from other parts of the province will include two of last year’s champions, Hogg and Broadfoot, and also L. Gee, Combe, and Bishara. It has been stated that Taylor was ill-advised when he joined the professionals, and that he would have worthily represented New Zealand and Auckland at the Olympic Games next year. Before he turned to the moneyed ranks, Taylor discussed the position fully with his trainer, and he then stated that, even in the event of being included ill the Olympic team, he would not have accepted owing to family reasons. HENRY DONOVAN’S TEAM At the Parnell gymnasium Henry Donovan has a good team at work. His representatives will be C. Verrall (flyweight), C. Manson, J. O’Sullivan (bantam), J. Arnold, T. Rickard (feather), F. Fraei, C. McKnight (light), L. Gee (welter), J. Gardner, B: Lloyd (middle), and Davis (cruiser). Verrall is showing good form in his training bouts, and should go near to winning his class this month. Manson does not appear to have improved much lately, but nevertheless he is a good boy and may prove too much for some of the others. O’Sullivan has not had a fight for some time, and this may be a handicap. Rickard and Fraei are both well-known to the public as good lads. The cruiserweight, Davis, who was very successful in the military tournament, may also contest the heavy division as well. The Auckland professional featherweight, Cyril McCarthy, is the boxing instructor at Wilson’s gymnasium in Lome Street, and is entering four of his pupils, all novices. They are W. Heerdegen, Morrin, D. McCarthy (feather) and Webster (welter). HATTON’S GYM Mat Hatton has a number of promising boys at work at the Y.M.C.A., where he is fortunate enough to have at his disposal one of the best gyms in New Zealand. Two heavies, Fraer and Fell, are a likely- looking pair, and with experience should do well in the ring. Fraer, who strips round about 12.7, won the heavy-weight class at the Auckland University championships, and fought his way into the final of the New Zealand championships. The pair of them, who are both under 20, are well known Rugby footballers, the former with Training College and Fell with City. Joe Smith, who gave Perrier such a terrific tussle on the first night of the Auckland amateur championships last year, is going along steadily. He has filled out a lot since last year, and will fight in the welter class at this year’s championships. Frank Pearcy, ex-Hawke’s Bay flyweight, moves well in his work-outs. Last year, he and Cammick both went down to Purton, the brilliant little West Coaster, who won the New Zealand championship. Cammick has not been able to do much training so far, which is a pity, as he looked to be the makings of a first-class boxer. He will be up in the bantam division this year. His old rival, Stewart, who was considered by many to be unlucky to lose the decision to Cammick at last year’s championships, finds himself unable to give the time to it this year, and will be missing from the championship contenders this month. A BIG SCHOOL Eugene Donovan and P. Hickey, whose headquarters are at the City 1’ ire Brigade Station, have a big school at work. Their entries are Bhandley (flyweight). Robinson (banL*ih), Agnew, McPhail (feather), Broadfoot (light). Combe. McLean and Buckley (middle). Shandley, it will remmebered, gave Taylor a hard tussle in the bantam class last year, and should do well in the flyweight

class. Robinson has not been in action for some time but, as he is exceptionally fast, he should prove a worthy successor to Frank Taylor, the star of this school. Two or three military championships are to the credit of Agnew, and his opponents, no doubt, will find him a hard nut to crack. Broadfoot was extremely unlucky to lose to C. McKnight at a recent carnival, the decision being hardly in keeping with the trend of the bout. Combe, the middle-weight, will very likely be a starter in the cruiser division also. . Fred Hanson is getting ins team readv tor the championships at his Khyber Pass gymnasium. The team is: E. Porteous (flyweight). A. Porteous (bantam), R. La Rousee (welter), and S. Burt (cruiser). The lightweight, Rudlinp, will not be taking part owing to trouble with this eyes. A Porteous, who last year fought as a flyweight, has gone into the bantam class. His brotiler, E. Porteous, who has a Gisborne championship to liis credit, shows good form in his gymfiasium bouts, and has proved himself to be a heavy puncher. The form of La Rousse in his last two preliminary fights was very poor, but he says that he had only one night's training for the last fight. Sparring with Hanson during the week he did very well, and showed that he can fight when he wants to. Mick Facoory’s team consists of: J. McLachlan (flyweight), L. London. K. McLachlan (feather), and F. Leary (welter), R. McLachlan will be remembered as a flyweight last year. London has been out of the game for some time, and this may tell against him. Leary is showing good form in his work-outs, being a fast mover and a solid puncher. He should do well in the welter class this year.