FOUR AUCKLAND WINS
boxing championship RESULTS TEAM DOING WELL Press Association GREYMOUTH, Friday. Tjie amateur boxing championship contests were continued this afternoon and evening in the* presence of good attendances Results were: Fly-weights.—A. Ennis (Canterbury). Ist 81b. beat K. Webb (Wellington), Ist 101 b; I). Roebuck (Taranaki), 01b, beat J. Drew (Otago) .Ist 01b; and F. Fearcey (Auckland)’ Tst 61b, Deat S. Purton (Greymouth)’ jst 81b, after a fast bout. Bantam-weights.—R. Purdie (Auckland), Bst, beat P. Hutchinson (Hawke’s Bay), Sst; L. Knuckey (Napier), Bst lib, beat 11. Howson (Greymouth) Bst* H. Knopp (Wellington), Bst lib beat W. Davey (Canterbury), Sst lib In the evening Purdie defeated X. Childs tTaranaki), Sst 21b; and Knopp beat Knuckey. Feather - weights.—W. G. Leckie (Otago), Sst 131 b, beat G. Wright (Canterbury). Sst Sib, after a stirring contest; H. Johns (Auckland), Sst 91b beat L. Spencer ((Southland), Sst lllb’, the vinner being the aggressor throughout. Light-weights.—A. Craig (Te Aroha), Pst : lb, beat C. .1. Roper (Taumarunui), Ost 01b. The winner’s straight left was very effective. In his bout last night with Moulin (Ashburton) Craig won. H. Thomas (Wellington)’ 9st 71b, beat L. Ennis (Waimute), list £- lb . ; 2 V V,V a ,r y (Canterbury), list 121 b. bea LJ’ " alker (Otago), Sst 71b; and G. Thomas (Wellington), Sst Tib, beat J. McMahon (Taihape), 9st 101 b, after A gruelling contest. Welter-weights.—A. Lowe (Otago) I0»t lib, stopped C. .Haddon (Taumarunui), lust 51b, in the first round. Adams (Northland), lost 61b, beat A. Lowe (Otago), lost 41b; P. J Stone (Wellington), lOst 61b, beat C. McMahon (Taihape), lost 21b, the winner outclassing liis opponent Middle-weights—R. Nicol (Southland), list 31b, beat M. O'Brien (Auckland), list wlb, after a good hard cunlest. Light-heavy- weights.—C. McEwan (Southland), list 31b, beat E. Griffen (Taranaki), list mb; I\ MeCa.rthney i Auckland), ll»t 131 b. beat J. Garney (Greymouth), list 13lb, the winner’s left beating a. tattoo on the loser’s face. Heavy-weights.—C. Gardner (Canterlib, beat C. Byrne (Taranaki), lt’st 31b; A. Campbell (Oamu.ru), beat C. SSpencer (Bluff). A telegram from Mr. W. E. Dervan manager of the team, states that Johns. Purdie. and McCartliney are in the finals, and Pearcey is in the semifinals.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 756, 31 August 1929, Page 17
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360FOUR AUCKLAND WINS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 756, 31 August 1929, Page 17
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