BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 May 1920, Page 3

BOXING.

TARANAKI TOURNAMENT CONCLUDED. -: ANOTHER PACKED HOUSE. ~ The Empire Theatre was again crowded last night.for the conclusion of the Inaugural tournament held under the auspices of the Taramiki Boxing Association. The bouts last night proved much more interesting and ex- , citing than on the Brat night, the audience demonstrating their delight in no uncertain manner. There can be no doubt that the Association has more flrlmy established it- , self with the public, whoso supoprt can Be replied upon at any future tournament. . As on the first evening, the arrangements were complete, and the programme was carried out without a hitch, a tribute, to the . stage manager (Mr. G. H. Saunders), who was ably assisted by the committee and officials The majority of the finals in the amateur bouts were very closely contested. In two of them the referee (Mr. Tim Tracey) was unable to separate the men. In one case he ordered an extra round, and in the other he gave a draw. The professional bout between Brown and Wlnlki proved a much brighter dlsnlay than the first night's bout, being fought very i cleanly, and being almost free from clinching. Brown proved somewhat of a surprise packet, , gaining the verdict rather comfortably from < Winlkl, who was generally expected to win. Mr. Tim Tracey gave every satisfaction as referee. Details are: AMATEUR FINALS. I BANTAM. T. D. Rolston (New Plymouth) S.l, beat T. ! Chapman (New Plymouth), B.O.—Rolston forced the fighting in the early stages, but Chapman stood up gamely and at one stage of the third round had Rolston thinking. The fourth round was more even. Chapmat was inclined to hit with the open glove, and .he remarked to the audience at the conclusion ■ that no matter how many blows were hit with the open glove they did not count. LIGHTWEIGHT. ' A. Duggan (Normanby) 10.0, beat ,T. Jamle?in (Stratford), 10.0—This bout did not last a round, Duggan, who is a clever boxer witl< plenty of power in his punch. landed In the opening exchange, and a moment later, In the course of another interchange, dated his opponent with a right to the jaw ih-" I towel being skleyV L HEAVYWEIGHT. C. P. Clifton (Waitara), 11.8 dr<w with J A. J. King (Stratford), 13.0—King had the advantage cf height, and rea«h as w?U at weight, but Clifton forced the fighting in the orenlng round and scored with the left, to the face, also showing cleverness In evading King's left leads Right tlirougliou- ihc fight was very willing, each competitor putthi" vim Into his work that delighted the snectntnrs and showing some clever nixing. At the conclusion of the fourth rotird the referee could not separate tho mv., end awarded the contest a draw. OTHER BOUTS. ■e A. Duggan 10 0. defeated H. Gate 1.1 e In a four round exhibition match. Tito op»nmg round was a very friendly affair, neither J tak.ng it seriously. Tho referee ord-ved • then to box or leave the ring. Ir.gMn was easily the cleverer throughout l'l't neither put much ginger Into his work ' " A. Canute. 11.4 and W Coombe (Oani-ii) boxed a four round exhibition spar which creeated considerable amusement. CoomV=; who is always popular here, employed tactics that differ somewhat from the orthodox The referee gave no decision. THE WINNERS. Mr E; Jackson then presented trophies to tne winners of the amateur bouts as follows : Bantam.—V. D. Rolston; runner-up T Chapman, both of New Plymouth Featherweight.— M. 3. Foley (Stratford) lightweight—A. Duggan (Normanbv); run-ner-up, J. Jamieson (Stratford). 8 Welter—R. Land (New Plymouth) Middle—A. Canute (Stratford) ,r. Hca !L —C i F Cm ° n Wi'tara), and A .7. King (Stratford), eoual. A special medal was also presented to W Coombe for his exhibition. THE PROFESSIONAL CONTEST. iit.J, on points, the contest lasting the full ten rounds Both men entered the rfng n It . eC f «""""<"<■ Brown had the advantage the h co„t r . anCl reaC "' bUt Wnlk > »PP<^ed On opening Brown, who showed good footwork, assumed the aggressive, as lie Sid nearly throughout the whole fight He teawUh he left and landed a couple to the face later gaining the advantage In a" Inter' - change by landing lightly to the law The second round saw Brown' score with a left and a right uppercut, also a r T",t to the jaw, Winlkl responding w lth aie «^ t , ,1 thlrd rol ««J Brow rat fe" Ulnlkl with his left, whilst |„ the fourth he connected on several occasions Wnik's eye receiving attention. vmhims i«» .""!.• flft , h '' oumi Wlnlki s ™-e<l with a Vtalk.°.„ ta v e «"'■ b "i Brown dilated and IMnikl took the count for nine, and on rlslne drove his right to his opponent's face aho h ?°Ji n contlnue<l to make the fighting and round? 6 beUer ° f the seventh "«1 eighth The ninth round opened with a preliminary ,%?■ , Vi 1 " 1 lhen cet,ln e home wih Jhe nd had fcl'f 1 the «™« ana had Wmiki in trouble, but the latter recovered well before the gong i n J"„ e fl " al , bo " t "'as more oven. Winllti land'i» e t<> the face, but 'without doing ES*i }l a ' Ci , A " vely '"tcrdhange fot? lowed, the round being fairly even possible" thß Wlnner WM Uie oaly verdi <'t VrSITORS ENTERTAINED.

After the conclusion of the competition the corapeutors and visitors were entertained to »eht refreshments by the committee at the Hygienic, and a pleasant hour or two was spent, a number of toasts jbeinff discussed p SSf.^ Ed ? lth sonKS an<l recitations. Mr' Id d ' rmnn of the committee pre-

THE NEXT TOURNAMENT. The Association lmve derided to match Thompson (Toko and Brown (New Plymouth) the respective winners, at a tournament to he held here in a month's time. A number of special amateur bouts will also be staged