HONGKONG BOXING
ASSOCIATION.
SATURDAY'S SUCCESSFUL
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THE HONGFONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1920.
very good defence indeed He attacke with equal foros with his right and his left, all straight shota "right from the shoulder. James, who fought him. the possessor of a more powerfulch, KERRISON RETAINS THE WELTER-
but he was not sufficiently setive. sad on WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
could see that he was all the time try Lovers of the "noble art" bid little tog to get in a knock-out blow. North, who had an opportunity of hitting James avil at in the boxing contents which came in close fighting, smilingly refused to do of on Saturday night, under the aus pices of the Ruxing Association, in the 50 but when he launched out with his
Stadium" erected at the Volunteer right, he always landed home, Headquarters.
Loenl
Some very hard and xing enthusiasts could do with many
more Aghters like Ship's Cook North, clean fighting was sit d, and thereThe finalists in the welterweights and Waa a sufficient flow of
"claret" to
more fighting to do than the competitors satisfy even the most bloodthirsty of the
in any other cloas, A. B. Simmons of spectators. It will be learnt with more the Carlisle, knocked Trace of the than ordinary interest that here is a hope crity out in the first round, bundled of regular monthly tournaments in the Saldium." With the new warships, which are now on the way out, it should not be difficult to arrange many contests, for boxing is now enjoying the bey-day of popularity at Home as well as bere attended Saturday's Boxing fans tournament in large numbers. Amongst those present were H.E. the Governor, and Sir Sir Havilland de Sapsmarez
ein text, fonlod his opponent, bob the
are took no notice of the persistent Firies" from "all" parts of the Stadium ( May sent his opponent to the boards twïce in the third round. In the fourth round, May gave. Hudson one or two blows on the body and the latter gave up. He had put up a most plucky fight and
was applauded when he left.. May was of course, the winner.
· SIMMONS-DADD.
SPORT FOOTBALL
Division 1.
NAVY, 3; SOUTH CHINA, 1. There was a large crowd on the Club ground on Saturday to watch this First Division match The Chinesa elament, predominated The Navy played what as practically their second division team.
The match started fast with the Chin- esa invading the sailors' territory from
Simmons made the fighting from the start, and forced Dadd to retire from a trazendous punch with his right. Dadd number of telling blows on his ince the kick-off. By means of a series of their had little or no defence, and received a
round. Simmons was scarcely marked in the first characteristic lang passes, they were roon round
Dadd commenced the giving the custodian a hot time." But
A furiona onslaught swinging rights and lefts. Simmons was ine pressure" was saved at the expense during the remainder of the round, kept Then the railors had a look in, and came comered, but got out of the way, and of a corner from which nothing resulted. swinging his right on Dadd's ear. What went wide. After some brisk exchanges which within
cl 115 ce
but the shot! scoring bleeding freely. Both men werd in midfield, where both sides indulged in was bleeding freel
In the third round Dadd fought more gamely than ever and hard kicks, the Chinese again attacked, seemed content to take his gruelling it and this time they looked business-like. be could get his right on the other's face.
and Ip Kou would have scored from a Simmons drew claret from Dada's fare beatiful pass from Ay Kit Bang on the with straight left. The aggressor all
lef.
extreme, but one of the sailors the time, he was undoubtedly the more
backs fouled by handling the ball Ip: powerful fahter, and was declared the Kau took the penalty kick and notched winner. Dadd bad fought very gamely.
goal. This proved to be the only score in the first hail,
up Neatherrott of the mbrone almost as quickly and rendered Rogers of the Wilt shires unconscious with his very first punch-als on the previous day; and-be was favourite in his match, in the Saal against Dadd of the Wiltshires, who had, the vorher rounds, beaten Harris of the Carlisle, Woodley of the Wiltshires, and Mathie of the Ambrose. Simmons, a rushing fighter who evidently believea that ottence is the best defence, laid him. self out to spoil Dadd's features from the very first round. The soldiers, rattled It is hoped that the next tournament up quite early, never looked like the win-apparent that Sergeant (162 lbs.) was the will attract a few civilian entrants, forner Dade should pay more attention to Simmons has a very powerful among those who have seen war service
Punch, but har yet, a lot to learn.
There never was any doubt me to the Hatab showed up better in the eccond panted it into the act, thus
William Rees' Davies.
defence.
SERGEANT HATCH,
The first round commenced tamely, but things soon livened up, and it was quickly better Sghter than Hatch (151 lbs). Ser thanks to to vel
ant is powerful right. Hatch all the time, there ought to be many who are proficient
having to clinch when Sergeant attacked, enough to appear in the ring. There result of the middleweight competition round when he attacked with his right. is a like.inced that Young Maher, who between Sergeant of the Anthrore and Sergeant successfully defended himself. Hatch of one of the submarines. Ser- and commenced an onslaught that finished became the amateur light-weight cham gehunt bad, in the earlier rounds, made his opponent. A heavy blow on his wind pion of the Colony before he went on war very short work of Fellowes of the sent Hatch to the boards, where he took service, will äght Ship's Cook North, who Hatch, the other finalist, had beaten For Sergeant sent him down with
Alacrity and Gee of the Wiltshires. full advantage of the count When bis won the lightweight competition on Satur- Bainage of the Alacrity on Friday, but Powerful blow on the jaw, and Hatch was day, at the next tournament, will have to be an unusually clever tight had to go all the way to defeat Sergeaupt Br if he is going to beat North.If Dawes of the Wiltshires. Borgeant was novices competitions are to be held again, the taller, the heavier and much the the officials of the Association must see stronger man, and after the first round, that men fight in their own class. A lightweight must not he allowed to enter the welterweight competition even if he wants to do so. To prevent such a thing occurring is the reason for the existence of the Association.
Haber
when he landed a tremendously powerful right on the other jaw, there was only can man in the fight, and that man was not Hatch,
counted out.
NEAL-WEHL
minutes
their attacking tactics, and kept the ball In the second half the sailors improved in Chinese territory for the best part of the time. After two good openinga had been missed by bad shooting, Mc- worked the ball up Carthy, by a cioren individual efforts the geul mouth and equalising
few
after this, Me Lochy repe
repeated his previous feat, and Chinese worked hard for an equalizer, Bailors Becond and the inside left came very near scor
The Kcal.
ing,,it right hack deflected the ball Trout of it as he minutes to go, the trailers again set out shot. When there were only tere incre gnal getting, and this time Bryant netted a swift ground shot a few feet away from goal. The Anal whistle, which came a few minutes later, found the Chinese again. The sailors left the Geld the de very agressive, but they did not score. torving winners by three goals to one.
R.G.A., 2; ST. JOSEPH'S, 0.
which Kerip of the Colony in the scenes than is generally known. lot in the third round, Neal proved fielded a heavier side than the collegiens,
The Association owes a debt of gratitude
last two months, to wrest to train a McCann, and with the "exception of one badly punished and was knocked down stayed by the plucky work of the College
ship
task
going to
DESCRIPTION OF THE NIGHTS..
KERBISON-PARSONS,
ot reach over Paisons (142 lbs.). Parsonswards, but did not bear fruit for-
a ace of
Urquhart were withieme fur
it be bad forced the fighting. Kerrison Condon, 195 lbs. and L. Tél. Conway, of those straight right arm gunches which the mark. Ipak, 20al and missed wide off
scious.
Division II,
HOWLOON F.C., 6; CLUB, DE RECREIO, "0.
Webb (127 lbs) was the aggressor from the very start and Neal (198 fbs.) began by keeping bis gloves against his face and to defend himself in bis asual clumsy style crouching. In spite of this. Webb gave the other at least one telling, Neal had. the last. In the second round, The officials of the Association worked the other chasing him round the hard and long to make the tournament had to be very active to get out of
Ting, Bad The chiet interest in Saturday's Bght the success it was, especially Mr. John way of Webb's right Webb scored twice Garrison, team and St. Joseph's College the A very interesting game between the ing was in the contest for the welter Wildin, who had far more to do behind with traight jabs. So far the match was ended in the defeat of the College team weight
was challenged by Sea
decidedly Webb's Neal was clinching a by two goals to nit. The Garrison team man Partons of H.M.S. Ambrose The mannet in which Kerrison won this fight to Mr. Frank Dillon, for having super-somewhat and had the other gasping with bat what the latter lacked in brawn they sbowed that he remains a clever a figster vised, the erection of the Stadium some body blows. Just before the round aide ap in courageous and well-combined as he ever was, and the Navy, who have Beavam, in charge of the scales, bad'on the iw and floored him.
finished, Webb gave Neal a terrible clamp attacks OD thair, opponents now, twice, tried, unsuccessfully, in the busy day. The duties of referee were with groan and only the gong saved College goal right from the commencement
Neal fell Garrison team, started champion shared by Messrs Gedge, Logan and him. In the fourth round Neal
attacking the from Kerrison, will
Wis of play Their onrushes. however, were much better man than Patons if that occasion when May, in the excitement "
to be accomplished. Kerri- of the moment rather than by any brutal tage of a coch time taking
four times, each
fall Arati-
backs who citared nicely. After the game son was the taller man, had the longer design, fouled Hindson, and the refures at the and count. He was quite
bad been in progress for about a quarter reach and the harder punch, and shove or no action, there was no incident in
and of this
round. Ja the that intimate knowledge
forwards resulted in their draw. which keeps him in the championship which the decisions of the referees in pound, Neal was again Bauled, and Webb Granbour, & combined movement by the pionship be questioned The judges were Lt. Col. fed stained mine had been and, after a melee in front of the citadel. in vain to knock his fell before swinging
his man'
Apg Ad blood. St the right inside, class. Parsons, a
not ad and share Eght-oring, CMG, D.S.0., Major Rapesa,
right
carried the ball into the Cofiego goal, the On Was
convincing in the ring D.8.0., Lt. Ansdell B.N., and LA. Die counted before he rose. In the next round sent in a hard shot which the custodian ***Peggy Evans had been. Liko
he trusts much to a right arth kinect, N. The time-keepers were that blows on his face and body, and gave up down a bit, both sides making frequent
Neal again received a number of territe failed. to hold
The game then slowed ang shot, which Kerrison was: abla Derennial pai:, Mesara, W. Pitt and A. to guard with his sturdy left Parons B. Allan..
the match Webb was declared the winner rushes at the respective goals, without amid loud applause.. had not such a good defence as Kerrison,
any material whose right punch a blow with suf- The following is a brief description of
consequences. After the in- terval, the game became fast, both teams cient force behind it to fell an ox-vaa
powerful that it broke
making herculean efforts to score. Two the fights: the through cailer's
Kerrison (145 lbs.) had the advantage attempts were made by the A secret of Kerrison's
CONDON-CONWAY.
Bepher saccess is that he is always the aggres
Lessard
The contestants in the final of the first round and showed that he knew how scoring on two occasions,
displayed a useful left quite early in the Bor, and Parsons might have done better feather-weight class were Police Constable to defend himself by the way, he guarded tied in front of was never really rattled while Parsons the Ambrose, 193 lbs. In the first round bave gained Kerrison his title. Kerrison the game, the Garrises made another rush the latter stages of have rendered a less sturdy man uncon on the other's face which had the police other's right. Parsons opened the Ancord banged in a shot into riet wirich beat the the recipient of sufficient blows to Conway, attacking, got in a series of jabs did get in at least one good shot on the at the College goal and Green, the centre, One could not
man in difficulties. Condos covered him round with a swinging right on Kerri College custodian. Stoker Neal, ofte inderstand why
Kowloon Torpedo self up and so saved himself from being son's ear, Each man used his right in
ins Depot, who had fared so badly at the knocked out Condon, desperate, bit ture and Kerrison,
more on the offensive bands of Officer's Steward Danies at the wildly with his right and Conway bad to
put in a couple of powerful other's
jaba Inst tournament, was given another mic Con dous got further punished, the stilor Kerrison's Thore as fast highting
On the face. So far the fight had been in this tourney.
on the last occasion solely because he would not show inflicting some telling jabs with both
the opening of the third round, the alightest initiative, he was again out arms, Condon, bleeding freely from his face.
sons brought his right home on classed for the same reason.
Kerrison's Lack of firmness on the part of the re He was face and nose, hit out gamely at intervala, opening, sent Parsons to the Ecards with Club on the Club ground, resulted in placky enough to stand sir rounds of bus it was quite evident that he was not
Soon after, Kerrison; seefing niferee, when Kowloon met the Portuguese from Beaman Webb of
was quite a match for the anilor. In the third behind right which had all his force what can only be called a dirty game of
it. Parsons rose at P, somewhat
hat football, in which a good proportion of too groggy to carry on. The Association round, Conway had the policeman ran- groggy, and was knocked down again with the players seemed bent on hurting each can now give. Noel- & rest, for be having before him. Condon, bädly winded, a similar clump. It did not seem as fenerated to what, in the laws of foot
other. From amply proved that he is not yet clever covered himself up, and Conway' tried in Parsons would last very long when
an early stage the play enough to give an exhibition bout. This vain to mock the other out. The referee
fourth
the round finished.
ball is described violent. the next round
and-dan- who stoped the agcon was applauded for the to counter
did not order some of the players feated Neni, is only an ordinary B game fight be put up.
ous play, and it is a Condon Winder.
← gazmoly and quad Berous"
a pity that the clinching. The ailor was knocked down
the ground. again, thin time with
The trouble started Mitchell, the Kowloon centre a blow on the ear He rose at six and the rest of the round saw in Eghting.
Thor
jumping on the neck of one of next round saw the Portugues, players (Mahar), and if the bis
gruelling
referee had noticed that Jika A men
incident ruch brought home several
of the resultant intemperate play
play would of the Kowloon Torpero Dept, and Sto scored points with a heavy right. James ker May, of the Carlisle, which age and experience ware opposed round and it was noticeable that North Kerrison was still the aggressor.
was a contest in seemed groggy, at one stage in the art launched out with his right; but the blus many of the players lost control of them
not have sufficient force behind i selves, and once the spectators had the I was not to be clean little fighter, did
not take ad-sixth round Parsons, nOW STOREY. VIS expected that
who was nothing vantage of the other. In the second sent to the boards twice. Kerrison a right Mitchell's jaw
Redreid
of seeing Lopes, the centre Ponent,
ames tried the effect of his left
spectators were more vozy powerful right bat North prettily moved out of
was still finding its mark on the other's surprised when the referee merely stop of the WAY arm punchaith began to tell quite and retailiated with a straight arm on either mapit a bite exchange of blows; pof the fight, and did not order the play. early, and Hudson only gave in after the other's face. he had tested the force of his opponents ponent off the floor on two occasions in aiming
North lifted his op round auded Kerrison, who had so far been loun, and Prata and Maher of the Club
was bleeding sixthers out of the field, blows for four rounds. Hudson must the second round, but James rose
at the sailor's face, administered themselves for undesirable have been 4 clever and capable fighter in Ja
gamely.
de Recreio, were others who distinguished James was more damaged than his op- doubled him
a blow on Parsons' solar plexus that nearly his day.
The finals of the advices competitions infighting, but found North's right to twice more in the seventh round. The
ponent In the third round, James tried the sailor was floored by
up. Groggy from this blow, In the first half Kowloon scored three
his all saw last fighting with the
opponent
goals, Rasmuséen ope with a
open the next came contestants much
for him and had
from sparing themselves nothing. In the J
to go back. Arles was tot worth the
for one good blow, but was taking the count.
from
who
Beaded featherweights, P. C. Condon, who had covered up
a splendid In the eighth way through force of North's round, Kerrison, accounted for two good men, Gosling and BIM. Burroughs, in the earlier munde, met There was no doubt whatever of the result threw in the towel and Kerrison
North tried several uppercuts, ver, delivered a terrific right arm punch notched
more aggressive than
opposing defence and his opponent successfully guarded on Parsons' temple. The sailor's second
In the second more than his match in Tel. Conway
moiety of the Ambrose
doubled their score, the had bested and North was loadly cheered when.be loudly cheered on his victory. the Wiltshires on the was declared the winter. Drew and Nye of the
forwarde Was The Kowloon defence had
doing the needful previous day by rushing the fight, and
Their forwards were swarming round the very little work adopted the same tactica successfully
Portuguese goal for four fifths of the against Coulon, who received
a terrible
twice as many shots as he let in time, and that they did not score more Pasting
Condon got his thumb out
was due to Britto in gual, who saved in the second round, but pluckily went on with the fight, making desperate at tempta
to damage bis opponent, however, completely outclassed, and the
the
and was all the time leaving is unguarded. A good punch on the wind would have laid him but Neal bad
not
out, b
after the first round,sufficient wita
to administer such a
XORTHAMES,
Ho
Pareons
in
James took the scale at 133 pounds, his blows with his right. Parsons not have occurred. In the second half.
opponent being s“ pound heavier. North The fight between C. E. 3. A. Hudson, showed his superiority from the start and
to youth and is young
if not game,
who
had
OF round J
kept
MAY-HUDSON.
DAZOWI
In the anusual exped Pairt his fat. on
quarters
play.
cf
shot
second time the gong went when Parsonscentre from. Millard carved hia
THE PRIZES, May, the younger man and 10 pounds H.E. the Governor gave away the cupa s During an interval in the fighting, the heavier, got busy carly in the first follows:- round and sent Hudson (130 lbs.) to the boards with a swinging right.
FEATHERWEIGHT. Winner, Tel He was rose it one and for the rest of the round Condon; best loser, Pte. Burroughs (Will
Hudson Conway (Ambrose) runner-up his opponent away with his longer
shires). scored with one forceful left face, but dia not follow up hit blow Hudson planted his left on the
the LIGHTWEICHTE.We wil
Ship's Cook (Carlisle); runner-up, Fie. Jam
); heat loser, Gunner. Hudson early in the second round, and kept away from in- May got his opponent one on the North met Pte. James of the Wilt wind and had Hudson gasping. It was
the final of the lightweight com A
that
knocked.
referee did right in stopping the fight and declaring the sailor the winner. Con on way, who had a hard punch
Fighty show a desguselt athari mon
Sennest
shires
to
of the whole even be end of the second
sport was witnessed when Ship'n'
wonder Hudson was not kn
petition. North who had had a strem out at this time. Evidently in great
mons
runner-up Pie
Dadd
Samm wird wool.
Parsona
EXHIBITION BOUTS." Borgt, Sky Kerrison (R.N.Y.P.) holder, (145 lbs.) defeated Besinan Ambrose), challenger (148 Ibe) in the welterweight championship
of the Colony. Beaman Webb
(Kowloon Torpedo
feated GRA Hudson (Kowloon Depot (125 lbs.) in the sixth
Found Len-round featherweight contest
of Stoker Kay (Cerhile) (140 lbs), do round of a she-round welterweight contest Torpedo Depot (136 lbs.), in the fourth
best luzer, Lee CorpL Rogers defented Stoker morodc), (191ibe) Sergeant (Ambrose);; runner up,
MIDDLEWEIGHTS-Winner
bus light with Hudson on the previous pain, twice he was floored, and each time Hatch (Ambrose); bot loser. day, is one of the finest lightweights who he took full advantage of the counts The Dawes (Wiltshire). has fought in Hongkong: for long time third time he was knocked down the gour Amaster of footwork, North has got a saved him. In the third round." May
Bergt
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