BOXING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2561, 23 July 1909, Page 5

BOXING.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

[Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, July 22, The New Zealand boxing championships commenced here this evening. Alessrs C. Batt and F. Shaw, of Dunedin. were the judges, and Air R. Cook, of Timaru. was referee. ‘ The firstrounds were not concluded a midnight. In bantams, Campbell beat Neiligan on points after three hard-fourglit bouts, and We mi an knocked out Baldwin in the first round after 85 seconds hard kitting. In the feather-weights the judge,. at the close of three bouts between Leckie and Cairns, declared a draw, and gave a verdict to the Otago man after a- hard-fought fourth bout. Porter got a right cross on to Finnerty in the first bout, and the latter was counted out after fighting 1 minute 40 seconds. In light-weights, Saunders succumbed in the first round. The crowd took the judge’s decision in the Smitli-Newall round very badly, hooting and yelling, and losing sight of the fact- that the decision was obviously given for skill in boxing. In the fourth bout between Ross and O’Connor, the decision went to the former on points. Finncrty upper-cut. Fulton in the first bout, and he was counted out. In welters. Penberthv got a right cross on to Edwards in the second bout, and lie was counted out, A fourth bout was necessary in Cooper versus Alanly, in middle-weights, and the former won on points. The results were:— Bantams: —B’irst round'—Wm. Campbell (Otago) beat D. Neiligan (Canterbury) ; W. H. Wenuaud (Wellington) beat M. W. Baldwin (Southland) : C. Stewart (Timaru) beat O’Meara (Auckland) ; Feather-weights:—First Round.—P. Florio (Canterbury) heat R, Kaill (Southland): AI. Leckie (Otago) beat R. Cairns (Wellington); L. Porter (Wellington) boat Iv. Finncrty (Southland); J. Hegarty (Timaru) beat- lucNeill (Auckland); H. Wilson (Canterbury) beat W. -Duncan (Otago). Light-weights:—First Round—Thomson (Canterbury) beat- W. Saunders (Otago); W. J. Smith (Wellington) beat V. Newall (Southland); Ross (Auckland) beat T. O'Connor (Otago): J. H. Finnerty (Southland) beat J. Fulton (Otago). Welter-weights:—First Round--)] - Penberthy (Canterbury) beat G. Edwards (Otago) ; G. Watcliorn (Wellington) a bye. Aliddle-weights;—First Round—A. C. Cooper (Otago) beat Alanly (Auckland ; S. Alonaghan (Otago) beat Campbell (Hawke’s Bay).