BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 15, 18 June 1913, Page 8

BOXING.

OTAOO CHAMPIONSHIPS. . Per i/ross Association. Th. m t, Night. ine utago Boxing Association's'Pro'v'neial Championship Tournament concluded to-night, when the finals were deS/ 9 :-Heavy weight-G. Matthewson beat E. Smith; light-weieht -J Munro beat M. Manis; middle-weight -R. C. Cooper beat tt Davis; bantams w w mit !r beat P - A - Rodman: welter-weights-H. J. VVithybeat H. McPhee. NEW PLYMOUTH TOURNAMENT. The New Plymouth Boxing Club's 17/ J'' last ni S ht > d«w a very good attendance. Some good, clean bouts were fought, provjdf*, an ££» Mting evenmg's sport, and augurin» well for the success of the concluding evennSt W^!, , will eventuate to"gilt. l,e officals all worked well, ll\ Z tS > T ,« 0t tliI0 »& without de-' hl\'Jl' 7 g * SeVeral local ailed to put in an appearance, other bouts were qllick l v Si ' - H> D >™> of Auckland nefereed, and it is sufficient commendation when we *»y that all his decisions had V 2 ™ proval of a impartial audience, who we?e quite prepared to recognise good boxing The tuning was in the capable hanoW i r' B r e T " nett ' whilst Messrs. J. O'Brien Mi. George Tabor was Master of q™

monies. Mr. Langham adjudicated the <** a wrestling events- giving general satia. , .y : v'.s faction. The results of the matches was as follows: - ,:.:* SPECIAL MATCHES. ' » H. Plumb (New Plymouth) 10.1, v. L. Wills (Hawera), 10.4. This went the full six two minute rounds. Wills, who was the more forceful and cooler fighter, had slightly the better of each round, except the second, which was practically even. Plumb showed very good footwork. Wills, the winner, was received with applause, the loser also being accorded an ovation. S. Mitchell (Auckland) 10.6 Vi, t. G. Willets (New Plymouth) 12.1. Willets, a cool fighter, who had much the advantage of weight, height, and reach, did most of the.leading in the opening round, though Mitchell, an Auckland welter champion, showed himself the ' possessor of a nasty left. In the second round, Willet'ts drove, Mitchell to the ropes with a jolt to the face, but the latter recovered and connected with a couple of lefts, having the better of the round. The third round was in th« Auckland boy's favour, he doing mtyrt °' the leading. Willett's blbws appeared' to lack power. The fourth round proved willing, both connecting with the left—a good, even round. Willetts forced the pace a little in the fifth round, and also in the sixth, when he used his left to better advantage in a hard fought round I The referee's decision was a draw. J. Kellv (New Plymouth) 8.3, v. It. Olliver (New Plymouth) 9. Kelly had the advantage of the opening round, which was pretty willing, Olliver's nasal organ showing signs of the conflict. The second round, a willing mix up, aJso appeared to be in Kelly's favor, his* *, !'£ work being better. The third round was ' ; : tame, both men being admonished by the . f t referee to fight. Kelly was inclined to ? take too much notice of outsiders. The fourth and final round saw Olliver connect with a right and left to the face, which roused Kelly, and matters got willing, both men mixing freely. , The referee ordered them to fight another round, midway in which Olliver received a blow on the solar plexus and was counted out. W. Coombes (Awatuna) 9.13, v. H. Bliss (Auckland) 9.13. Coombes, who was hitting very wild, did all the leading in this round, which was in his favor, though Bliss cleverly ducked and avoided most of the blows. In the second round they mixed it better, Bliss scoring ' with several blows to the face, and on one occasion he drove his opponent to ' the floo/. Coombes had slightlv the better of the third round, though Bliss on two occasions failed to follow up an advantage. ,Tn the fourth round, ; 'Coombes again did most of the leading, s , though his blows lacked force. Bliss had the advantage of the fifth round, which was fairly willing. The final round was i all in favor of Bliss, who piled up points < solidly, and it was only the gong that Bayed Coombes from a knock-out. "Bliss, the winner," was a popular verdict, the. loser also being cheered. [< LIGHT-WEIGHT. ■ oi . I C. Johnson (Ohakune) 9.7, v. L. Chap- . man (Tongaporutu) 9.12. ' The first j round saw both men sparring for an opening, when Chapman went in and. [ though hitting wild, scored with several , to the face. Johnson showed cleverness ! in dodging The second round saw both '' stand up and mix it freely, Chapman . gaining th<| advantage. In the third r round, when Chapman was punishing his B opponent rather severely, the . referee ",'-'" stopped the battle and awarded the fight ' to Chapman. f WRESTLING. E. Bine (New Plymouth) 11.7%, v. h J. Crowther (Hawera) 11.1. This bout . proved decidedly interesting, and went e the full fifteen minutes without any fall ». being recorded. Both proved very solid, g but Hine showed superior skill, and was e adjudged winner on points, t K. Urry (Hawera) 10 stone, v. K „ Dunn (Okahune) 9.2. Aftor three mina utes strenuous work, Urry secured a ~ good neck-hold, and pinned' his opponent to the ground. r) TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME. i- For to-night, quite a plethora of i- matches has been arranged, and even e allowing for considerable defection, the d committee will have to keep things move ing if the meeting is to finish in one h evening Special matches have been ars ranged betweon W. Olliver and Clarrr (Eltham), and between Hawkins and g Willetts. Tn the welter. Mitchell will f meet T. Quickenden. In the heavyl. weights, W. Marshall, (Okato), L. Carey t (Okato), and J. Crowther (New Ply-' mouth) will compete. Five pairs will t contest the light weight, and in the s feather weight there remain W. Clarrv, f- E. Corncross, N. Dunn, and J. Kelly. A d wrestling bout will take place, the cons. testants being C. King (New Plymouth) r and W. Thompson (of Hamburg, GerI, many). , °