THE BOXING CARNIVAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3305, 25 August 1911, Page 6

THE BOXING CARNIVAL.

THE FINALS. ANOTHER CROWDED ATTENDANCE AT THE GARRISON HALL. That the sport of boxing as conducted by the Gisborne Boxing Association holds a high place in public favor was apparent from the crowded attendance at the Garrison Flail Last evening to witness the second and concluding night of the championship tournament. WELTER WEIGFITS.

Proceedings opened at 8 o’clock, when McCallum (10.4) and Richardson (10.4) met in the final for the welter division. The first couple of rounds were of a tame character, the men being content to spar round each other in a gentle kind of way. In the third round things were a bit more interesting. McCallum did most of the leading, but Richardson met the rushes with a good left, and clinches were numerous. In the fourth round Richardson took the aggressive, and scored with a couple of solid straight lefts to the face. At the conclusion of the bout the referee ordered another round to be fought. This was the most entertaining of the contest. MoCallum boxed in and Landed a left swing to the side of the head, but Richardson retaliated with a couple of lefts, one of tl\cm landing with force. McCallum, kept rushing in, and was met in each instance with straight lefts. The pace was faster, and the men warmed up for the first time. McCallum landed with right and left to the bead, and Richardson again scored with a straight left. A. somewhat uninteresting contest ended in the referee declaring a draw. A special bout between It. Statham and S’ Bardswell followed, and provided an exhiliarating exhibition of clever boxing. Sfcatham’s footwork and ring craft were much admired, while Bardswell also proved quick and clever. The men put some life into their work, and the entertaining display they gave called up very hearty applause from the large audience. LIGHT WEIGHTS.

Owing to L. H. C'oop having badly injured his left hand on the opening night,' A. O’Halloran (9.7) and J. Underwood (9.13) were left to fight out the final in the light weight class. •The bout urns of a cyclonic nature. O’Halloran attacked vigorously, and floored his opponent three times in rapid succession with right _ swings to the side of the head. Inside half a minute lie had Underwood in a helplessly dazed condition, and the referee mercifully stepped in and ended the one-sided contest by awarding the fight to O’Halloran. HEAVY WEIGHTS. The final for the heavy weight division was then fought out between P. H. Shcrratt (12.6) and H. E. Williams (12.0). The men got to work immediately, Sherratt leading with a left to the face. Williams employed a clever smother, and remained on the defensive for a time, but waded in and sent left and right to the face in succession. Sherratt connected with a right uppercut, and also scored with a solid right swing. Both men were soon flying signals of distress, and the bout was particularly willing. In the second round Sherratt rushed his man to the ropes, but Williams drove left and right V) the head and also smashed a solia right to the ribs. Sherratt Avas about with a couple of good body blows and also sent in a stinging right swing to the side of the head. In the third round Williams scored with a. left and right, hut Sherratt rattled liis man with a heavy left, which caused Williams to clinch and hang on to save. Sherratt continued-to score with both hands, and

soon had his man in a bad way. Williams appealed ror hitting low, but it was not allowed. When the gong went Sherratt had his opponent on the ropes, and was dealing out heavy punishment. Sherratt continued to force matters in the fourth round, and "was having all the best of it when Williams crumpled up as if in great pain, and appealed for a foul. Tho referee awarded the fight to Sherratt, and subsequently announced that two doctors had examined Williams and stated that they were not prepared to say he had received a foul blow. Sherratt’s win was most popular, in recognition of his gameness in competing at successive carnivals after hai .ug been knocked out on a couple of occasions. Sherratt clearly demonstrated his superiority last night, and his boxing was of the clean order, as on one occasion he most chivalrously stood off his opponent when he had him in a groggy condition on the ropes. Entertaining bouts were given by Fred. Williams and W. Crawford and Alf. and Edgar O’Halloran, .vhile Carlyon boxed three rounds with Cai n an, the only entrant in the middle weight class. THE PROFESSIONAL MATCH. JACK GRIFFhTtOO GOOD FOB YOUNG. After the interval, the 15-round professional contest for a purse of 50 sovereigns, between Jack Griffin, of Greymouth, and A. Young, of Auckland, was put on. The weights were announced as :—Griffin (9.9.) and Young (9.4). There was little doing in the first round. Griffin had the advantage in reach, and by this means to send in a few left jolts to the face. Young remained on the defensive, and showed some cleverness in side-step-ping. Young was warned for hitting too low early in tlie round, which ended in favor of Griffin. In the second round Griffin, who had much the better style of the pair, sent Young to the ropes with a solid left. Griffin continued to force the pace, and Young clinched repeatedly, but received _ a number of chops to the neck and kidney punches in the in-fighting. Griffin made a number of vicious swings, which Young evaded by back-stepping. For the next three rounds the order was little varied, Griffin doing all the leading, and keeping his man on tho move round the ring. In the fifth round Young commenced to infuse a little more life into his work, and scored with a left swing. A right and left sent Griffin to the ropes, but lie got in a couple of good body blows before the gong went. Round C saw some lively exchanges. Young used his left with effect, and evened up matters somewhat. A lively exchange, , in which honors were easy, called up applause. In the seventh round Young scored with a left to the body, but Griffin swung a solid right to the nose, which tapped claret. Griffin sent in a couple of telling right swings to the head in rapid succession. Griffin scored freely at this stage, but Young got in a solid left book to the side of the head before the gong went. Round 8 was livelier. Griffin showed up at in-figliting, and Young hung on to avoid punishment, which brought upon him a caution from the referee. Griffin was piling up points at this stage. A dangerous left was side-stepped by Young, but Griffin followed up quickly and sent a stinging left to tho head. The end came in the ninth round, Young’s hands giving out. The referee thereupon awarded the fight to Griffin. The contest was somewhat one-sided and disappointing. Griffin was undoubtedly the cleverer boxer of the two, and had the advantage in reach. The Greymouth man also used his feet better and showed cleverer generalship than his opponent. Seen after tho contest. Mr Ike Fake, tho referee, stated that the fight was a clean and willing one. Young, he said, owed his defeat to not using his hands properly. Any man who hits with the back of the hand is apt to injure his thumbs, and it Avas oAving to ■us habit of Yohng’s that his hands gave out last night.

Mr Fake 'stated that it was more than probable that lie Avould settle in Gisborne before long. His Avife’s health was not of the best, and he had been advised to remove to a seaport toAvn. He Avas of opinion that he could not go to a better place than Gisborne.