MASTERTON BOXING CLUB

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10677, 25 July 1912, Page 5

MASTERTON BOXING CLUB

A SUCCESSFUL TOURNAMENT.

•Notwithstanding i/he unfavourable weather conditions, there was a, large crowd present at the Town Hall last •evening, when the Mastertou Boxing Club held the firet tournament of the seaton. Tho standard <'f boxing w.is on the whole good, and the decisions of referee T. Sampson, cl' Wellington, were well received.

M.r A. P. Whatman, President cf tlhe Oluh, in intr';>diu-;ring the boxer.s, /Said that boxuig in the Wasr-iiraipa jtad made considerable progress during the past two seasons, as was evi(deineed by the fact tJiurfc G. Barr, cf Ma&terton, had bitiugiht tlie featherweight championship of New Zealand to tho Wairarapi. The greatest credit reflected upon the Club's energetic •secretary, Mr W. Saville Smith, who was rc&ponylble for the excellent arrangements, whiidh enabled the tournament t-o off without a hitch. losfc night'® gathering should lmvc the effect of further popularising the sport o| boxing in- the Wairarapa, an; already having one New Zealand champion, there was 110 reason why an additional one or tub should not be brought out.

Tn the evening the com petitory ard visitors were pntertaiimed at the Ar caeli;i Tea Rooms iby the President. Mr A. P. Whatman. After an excellent supper, a pleasant hour or two was spent. Soaig# and' recitations were contributed by sevw.il of the inttaibe'ris pnisent, an da. number < f toasts were honoured. 'A very enjoyable gathering was condudfed by the singing of "A'uld Lang Syne.''

Following are the results of the different con-tests.— . LIGHT WEIGHT.— 0. Cadwalhder (Qartcii-ton), 9.12 v. R. Dare (Pahiatua), 9.13. This five rounds bout was* soon over,- Ca.'dwalltder getting in a heavy deft hook to tlu jaw, which 'fleo'red his opponent in the ftrf.it few seconds. The refereo ordered the fight to stop, stating that if it- continued Dare might .fare The Puhiatua man cMd not appoar tn know anything about the business, and the referee lunc'trAibted'y fi'iowcd good judgment in. not peranittwig tin-, fight to proceed. MIDDLE WEIGHT.- J. 0. Hivcr (■East Coast) 11.4, v. D. Hosking (Taueru) 11.3. Hoskiug commenced well, and landed one cr two' straight lefts to this face. Hives' improved towards the end, and got home mveral blows to the Lead. The second round was all in favour of Hivos, who land ed. several good straight lefte, and got home heavy rig P.it swings. The third was a, quiet round, both men sparring most of the time. There was practically no hitting,, Hives landing a few blows t.o the which did vie damage. In the fourth round' Hivcr' did .0.1 l the leading, and .got in sevcra' lefts, biTit his punches had no weightHives w bleeding wihen he went to his corner. At the commencement of the last rouind, both 11113.1 mfxed it freely, and blood' flowed from, the faces of both. The .round cud'ed quietly. The referee declared Hives the winner.

FEATHER WEIGHT.— G. BK.it (Mhsterton) 8.10 v. W. Mack (Wellington) 8.11. The first round of thi: contest. Jliowcd a different d"«j . ci boxing. Both men sparred well. Barr getting in s.vcral clever body blows; while Mi:ck led lr.u.tly for the face 1 lic-re wo* a good dcdl of holding, r the sacond roumdi, and the refcaoe cautioned both .men. Barr did meet cf the leading, and got home several good body punches. T3ie third round saw matters mixed «a good deal. Biirr got several good Ilk ft hocks to t : hc body, and lanc'Cxl I'/ira-ight lefts. Slack showed clever footwork, and used Irs right fi.-eoly. In th,o fourth round there was a gcod deal *f holding, end aftevr warning Mack several times, the referee awarded the fight to Barr. Barr. did all the leading, and wr,,i clever with bof'h 'liantb, I:.Y> left hook."-: being espec'uliy effective'. The decision was received with loi.tl applause.

FEATHER WEIGHT.— E. Hunt. (Pahiatua) 8.10 v. S. Treweek (Ma:rawatu) 8.12. Treweek diid all the l?ading in tiiio first round, and got in two good rigiht swing® to the face-, the Ix&t hit flooring Burnt juivt before the going went. Tlio /second' rour.id was fairly even, and littJe harm was dene, Treweek doing a good deal of aircutting. In tilie t'V:.]t!i round Treweek made many wild swrngis, .which gener■wj.lv mimed by "several feet. The Pah-

iatua boy shewed {food defensive wcrk.. The fourth round saw- 'Sorae good n.r>f;:ig. 'lVcwcek hiinded his right yevelral times,, land got home a Jieavy le. * to the body. The last round w«s the best go cf the bout, (both boy>< getting m gocil .straight lofts. Treweek used hi:> right with effect. The referee decided in favour of T'reweek. LIGHT WEIGHT.— S. Porter (Hastings) 9.IJJ v. A. Havill (Manawlatu) 9.12. The first round of this £-vcnt saw Porter do all the lading, and using his right to the body frequently. Huvill UKod Ji-V.' left freely, but Porter's defence was geueraliy to'.) good. The second round saw Porter kadiing apjaiiu, and Oie had Jits opponent on the repefcy for the greater iWt of the round.' Hnvil was Mccc'fag -freoly when he went to li:<s 1 u>*. —« i"«' "iw^nwwgBMBMmSOBBSBEDKBB

corner. There was a, lot of in-fight-ing in tliiis round, and both men used, ■their left, \a good mian.y wild blows; i>o?ng exchanged. Tho fourth ro'ind* Isaw plenfty of fig/hting. Havill got in two good' rights. The 'laslt round m\v a good deal of fighting, and as for asiboxliing went Havi')l diowed "to advantage, using hi'S left well, and showing eleven - footwork. The referee's decision 'in favour of JllavoU wa>s well roce'ived.

. HEAVY WEIGHT.— Tas. ftnith (Taueni) 12.6 v. S. Kviin.s (Masterton) 'll.B. The firf•!: roiwifcl of the "heavies" tiaw good deal cf clean fighting- Smith did most of the loading, and used "right and left to effect. The round ended with Smith leading.. Jm 'tthe .second round! Smith got home several teeing blows, his. leift being pactk'uilarly good. Evans; was inclined to (hit wildly. There- wao< plenty of fighfr.ng in the t.hi'rd round',, with honours more even,. Evans using klffc better. The fourth round' ■was all. in favour of Smith, .who did nil tQi'e loading. He got in some good' jnghts. This laist round was r.L-o Smith's, wflio made good use of U:»> left Midi right, and got home' telling ibody amd face Mows. The decision in favour of Sim ith was the most popular cf the. evening.