BOXING

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20281, 25 August 1937, Page 2

BOXING

AUCKLAND TITLES J. DUNCAN DEFEATED. (Special to Times.) AUCKLAND, Wednesday When the annual Auokland provincial boxing championship tournament was continued at Auckland last evening, J. Duncan, the Frankton boxer, was defeated by B. Lyall In the semifinal of the light-weight division. Duncan was beaten after a good bout on points. V. Caltaux, an ex-Walkato boxer, now in Auckland, gained victories *n the first and second rounds of the middle-weight seotlon. BT. PETER’B BCHOOL TOURNEY UNUSUALLY HIGH STANDARD 'Special to Times.) CAMBRIDGE, Wednesday. At the conclusion of the St. Peter*# School boxing championships the judge, Mr F. E. S. Long (Hamilton), commented upon the unusually high standard attained by the competitor# and the excellent gymnastic display, whioh was a feature of the programme. The results were:—Boxing: Heavyweight, P. A. Gardner, middle-weight, A. B. Orr; welter-weight, G. L. Caldwell; light-weight, V. J. Lamer; feather-weight, J. L. R. Bloomfield; bantam-weight, R. C. G, Chandler; oatch-welght, W. N. Vosper; flyweight, C. J. Whitney. Gymnastics : J. R. Miller, 1; K. Simpson, 2; L. L. Hickson, 8. The inter-form competition was won by the senior division by a narrow margin from the middle division, with the lower division third.