BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 November 1919, Page 7

BOXING.

HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT. The promoters of the High School tournament on Thursday evening are to be congratulated on providing a ,ery Interesting programme. .Naturally with the ago and Inexperience of the contestants the various bouts Were not of a sdentuic character, but the material Is thraer to develop several lads Into promising boxers. i'oung Davis, in the under Tst. division was a bundle of nerves, lighting three heats! and i„ each contest getting much the best o the dea. Bo displayco. courage and resourcefulness. Befuslng all offers of InS n" r \ he mT L ei ,n the 'W <""1 the chance coming he would jump In, Uuu bavins: some* weight behind his blows. B Under list., Hutchtn was a class by himself and It was his footwork that enabled him to elude punishment as well as peraltUna him to get on to his opponents p " mllun l. Smart won the under the litit "lb division but on appearances was lucky. He has an hmiDe hIS '"" uls *«hS of tus race, and an acme opponent could enaiiv penetrate the defence anu land heavy body blows, Bis condition carried hitthrough Osborne, who triumphed in tho over £ J lb division, had a great struggle with Willis In . wuehos It was brought with clever work hf? - ~ oUi bOJ,i »'«« terribly oihauateo with the struggle, and many admired the manner in winch Willis, whu "d rccelvea several stinging blows, came at tie finish n was a close finish for the winner who had it much easier contest when opposed toTpabef