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HONGKONG BOXING.

ASSOCIATION.

SATURDAY'S SUCCESSFUL

TOURNAMENT.

Pluck is the first attribute of a boxer, North, by pretty footwork, gos aut of the three shots in quick succession on t and Webb

of the Ambrose showed that he way of some of his opponent's powerful other's face, Evans was forced to cover up. had that attribute in sufficient, dogren † blaws.. In the latter half of the round In the second round the Aghting wa

even. Evans was making for the other's when he stood up to Seaman Decenhardt bo went for the other with both left and of the Hawkins for six rounds. Des right, and Cook received at least two body, while Hewitt was devoting his at- MASON WINS THE COLONY'S MIDDLE-hardt' had a length of arm that prevented hard blows on his face. Both men wore tention to Evans' face: Hewlitt was the too fond of clinching, to do much damage more active mat, but Evana has a clever Wobb from inflicting a blow without to each other, In the fifth round Cook style of muffing blows that prevented receiving one himself, with the result that

WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

MATHER REMAINS ÄMATZUE LIGHTWEIGHT

CHAMPION

The miserable weather which prevailed on Saturday night did not prevent many from attending the third boxing tourna ment arranged under the auspices of the Hongkong Boxing Association, and there was a large crowd to watch the fighting at the Stadium. The tournament will go down in local history as one of the beat held in recent years, and the management of the Association deserves credit. The boxing was of a good standard, and, in Every case, the losers put up so plucky fight that they earned the well-deserved plaadits of the crowd.

The fact that man of different warships were fighting rach other occasioned much rivalry, but the best spirit prevailed, and all enjoyed

themselves."

the Hawkins man was able to keep his farved the fighting and North received Howlitt from delivering any really tell-

was a stop-gapy to take the place of the Kerrison-Walters fight, abandoned be cause the doctor would not allow Walters to fight, and Howlitt was very sporting in ighting because he had only recently recovered from an attack of influenza, and he had not been able to train at all Under the circumstances, of which. only

some powerful jabe from the other's right, ing shot. North cleverly evaded some of Cook's on Hewitt's body, to which Hewitt Evans' right found its mark rights and had many an opportunity of returned with a couple of sounding jabe administering a blow on the other's salar on the Hawkins man's face. The fighting but he did not take advantage of these end of the third round Howlitt had his plexus that would have finished matters, so far had been more or less even. At the

inady North wince.

MAHER DEFEATS WARD.

of the

opponent off, and jab at him just as he liked. In the second round, he had Webb "thinking," but did not deliver a suf- fciently powerful blow, not being con Adent enough of his own capabilities From the third round onwards, however, Decophards fought like a different man penings. Before the last round both opponent gasping, and a couple of blows and all Webb's aggression was met with of them was trying and the fgting was gong came in time, There was a lot of men were told by the referee that neither mors might have finished matters, but the right that soldóm missed its mark somewhat more conclusive. Decca hardt was deservedly given the verswinging rights on the other man's jaw, man trying for the other's body., Hewlite Cook got in-fighting in the fourth round, with each diet on points.

Seaman Hewlitt, of the flarerity, who and put it at least one uppercut that was now getting more cautious about had met. Peggy Evans, of the Barking the fighting in the last round, when his to do, any damage. The Hawkins man Cook having forced guarding his body, and Evans was unable in a ton-round contest at the Theatre weight was beginning to tell, he was de was guarding his body very well. Thinga Royal on Decembar 13th-the refereeclared the winner by the referee. Northbrightened up in the fifth round when deciding that the match was drawn-mct had put up a very plucky fight and was each man attacked in turn. Evans in a return contest. The event cheered when he left the ring.

"Howlitt received a lot of punishment on his body and was in distress. Evans' powerful Maher was giving away three pounds right once lifted Howlitt clean off the to Ward, whose longer reach also gave ground, but the latter rose at once and him an advantage over his more agile the gong announced the finish opponent. Maher successfully countered round. This round was certainly Evane', two swinging rights, and then, after the sixth round, Evans now fairly con- short space of time in which he was look-tident that he had his man, was looking ing for an opening, he launched out with for an opening to knock Hewlitt out, his intimate friends were aware, Hewitt a very powerful right, following up the but Hewlitt was sailing in and out of the put up an extremely good fight. Evans blow with a left punch that left its mark other's reach very actively. shaped much better than on the previous on Ward's countenance. Maher sailed in found his mark on occasion, especially after the first three with his right in the second round launch Howlitt scored towards the end of the rounds, during which Hewlitt, a master of ing out with all bis force on the other's round with his right. Hewlitt fared only footwork, sailed in and out, launching face. Ward's longer arm prevented the a little better in the seventh round. blow from finding its full force, but Wisely he kept out of the way of the Ward was forced to move before the other's terrible right, and Evans was un- had repeatedly beer siming at Hewitt's other's menacing right. When Maher able to get it a really forcible blow. To come back to Saturday's tourna body and bad got home more than once. attacked on one occasion, Ward retailiat Evans was, however, shaping far more ment, among those present were the improved visibly, and in the fourth, fifthed with a blind abot on the other's face like a boxer than his opponent In the

eighth round, Evans again scored Admiral, Sir Alexander Duff, Sir William Recs Davies, K.C., and the Hon. Dr. And sixth rounds he landed more blows the first convincing blow he had delivered right on Hewlitt's face and his with his so far. Maher attacked at the beginning the body. Hewlitt, after a lot of defen Claud Severn. The duties of referee were on Hewitt's chest than the latter could of the third round, and forcing his op-aive work, brought off a terrific hurd jab shared by Mesars. Gedge. Logan and have appreciated. Hewlitt was not using opent into a corner delivered a couple on Evans jaw in this round. Eyons sent Murdoch and Major Rapson, D.6.0., and

of powerful jabe. He continued on the Hewlitt down again just before the wong 14 truoc be frankly admitted that the re- his right as much as he should have aggressive and had Ward running from sounded, but the Alacrity man rose B

Maher naw began to display "a once. There was a series of clinches in fereeing throughout was extremely good one. From the seventh round onwards, It was most chearing to hide Mr. Gedge's Helitt, fesling the strain of the body useful left and Ward received.acme pun the ninth round, and Evans landed, a voice ordering the boxers to break from blows he had received, did not display-goisment on his face, which was now assum. couple of blows more on the other's body clicébes and not to hit in clinches. The much initiative. He kept out of the way tinctly Maber's round for be had the up the match in this round, and Evana ing a ruddy complexion. This was dis Hewitt, who was feeling indisposed, gave time-keepers, were Mesars, A. B. Allan u Lvaus eledgehammer right and scored other groggy, and while he punished was declared the winner. and S. Kelly, the latter taking the place points occasionally, but the probability his opponent, "be received nothing of Mr. W. Pitt, who is dus to go Homes that, if the match had gone the full himself.

→ SERGEANT DEFEATS WILLOUGHBY, In the fourth round Maher some day this week. The band of the ten rounds, Evans would have been de continued most of the attacking, Sergeant, the taller man, cominenced Wiltshire Regiment, lent by the officers, clared the winner. In the ninth round and got in several successful rights and on the aggressive but -found in considerably livened the proceedings both Howlitt, who was very pale and was an lefts. Wand's footwork was helping him to Willoughby worthy opponent. Ser before the fights and in the intervalandoubtedly distressed from having received get out of the way of many

of the

other's During the evening Mr. J. C. Wildin, amerous jabs in the region of his no blows Ward went confidently into the dat's longer arm helped him to deliver

a couple of telling blows, the hard-working Manager of the Asse | mach, gave up the Eight.

Willoughby fourth round, but

knocked retaliated with a succession of blows with Maher goon ciation, made the pleasing announcement After a short interval, a contest tookvered a series of powerful blows, with Sergeant landed a good upper-cut on the the amile out of the other's face, and de-both arms, forcing Sergeant to give way, that the Association had arranged for a place between Sergeant of the Amore both hems that knocked all the stuffing other's jaw. In the second round, thore meeting between Iron Bux, formerly of and Willoughby of the Hawkins, Judg-

our of Ward.

Ward was sent to the was a lot of hitting, each man using his

The flagship carried off the honours, strengthening the claims of the ship's com- pany to being the most aporting warship On the Station. The laws undoubted ly contains the best boxers in the Chins Squadron. One fancies, too, that their cricket and hockey teams can defeat the teams of any other individual unit. Last Friday, the flagship's football team in flicted on the Carlisle's eleven the first defeat they had sustained in the United Services Football League, and they are already favourites for the honours in the Hongkong Oballenge Shield. With so many new warships now on their way to out with his left. Hewitt bad the better China, it will be interesting to see wheof the first three rounds, but Evans, who ther the Hawking will retain the Fleet's boxing honours.

him

Evans' left Howlitt's chost.

round

Hongkong and now of Manila, and ing from appearances, it seemed na if this boards on two occasions, and each time right freely. Will ther's body, and in "Sky" Kerrison, for the welterweight would be a soft thing for Sergeant, but he took full advantage of the count, He was usein jabs on the got in several championship of the Colony. Bux, who this was not to be for Willoughby, now in great distress, and Maher should the latter part of the round, both men

a Hongkong “boy,** began his boxing the shorter and lighter man, W.73

have delivered the coup de grace, which were bleeding from the nose. Willoughby career under Kid Mariott, and beat every nothing if not plucky. He went for his he, however, failed to do. In the next was taking refuge in clinches, and thing in the light and bantam weights in opponent in the most approved style, bat, round, Ward was floored three times ing from clone in, and he seldom received punch Hongkong before he went to Manila somea in the Decenhardt Webb match, the more, each time with a tremendously barda blow without returning it with in- time ago. In Manila. Bux has been doing man with the longer arm was able to punch with the right. Ward lasted terest. In the third round, Willoughby, a lot of fighting. He claims to be the punch the other every time the other through this round somehow, and was on the aggressive, put in a quick double welter-weight champion of the Orient, launched out on an attack Willoughby applauded when he staggered out of the punch on the other's jaw, lifting him off and has won the light and bantam-weight took a lot of punishment on his face, but ring. Maber was declared the winner. the floor. Sergeant rose, at three, and championships of "Manila before he went he was out-pointed and the rolerce rightly

DECENHARDT DEFTATS WEBB,

proceeded to hit bis opponent.

Sehing up into the welter-weight, claan. Bar has decided in his favour.

his opportunity, he landed a forceful Decenhardt, the taller and the heavier straight right on the other's wind, that certainly been 5ghting more than Kerri-The contest for the middle-weight chaman, also bad the advantage of reach. Taft Willougby gasping for breath, son and will come here with a big repionship of the Colony between Mason, Webb sailed in with his right, but Decen- the next round, each man rushed in turn, Ia aptation, having got the better of some of the aukins, and Lee, if the Ambrose, hardt: guarded the blow. There was not and Willoughby received a good shaking really good American boxers. Recently was a disappointment. It proved that much fghting in the first round Webb is after Benny Leonard's scalp. Kerri good policy for a boxer to come back the time and putting in juba with his right Willoughby, however, seemed not to Bux, was defeated by an Australian who in the larger majority of cases, it is not was dancing round his exponent most of up for Sergeant. tibed his right to good effect every time he got an opportunity. son's friends are fairly confident that he As one old pag remarked after the con- and just before the gong went he delivered reck the blows he received and report will win, for he is better than he was best" It is very easy for a boxer to go one staggering blow on the other's jaw fedly went for him with his right before the war, and has improved in his back, but it is a sight more difficult for that left Decemhardt thinking. There Towards the end of thia defenco. It is certain that the match, him to come back." Lee must have been was a lot of fighting in the second round. Willoughby left his body uncovered, and which will be fought on March 6th, in a powerful boxer in his day, but he could Webb commenced by being the aggressor, Sergeant got in a couple of isbe In the Btadium, will be a great one. Their hot have been a very clever one or he but the other, using his longer arm, soon the fifth round Willoughby received more styles ard very similar.

has forgotten all he knew of the art of realised that offence was the best defence punishment, and was forced to clinch The fight between Ship's Cook North defence. He is the possessor of a very

and began to chase the other fellow round Bergeant's right landed on the other's of the Carlisle, and Corp. Cook useful right, and, so it appeared to many,

the ring. If his blows had only been a chest and face time after time. One R.M.L.I., of the Hawking was carried the relied on that one shot to gain bin little more powerful, the contest might shot, a good upper cut with his left

bave ended in this round, for Decen- out in such a friendly spirit that some the fight before his opponent could do hardt's right landed with painful regular, arly took Willoughby off his legs. In of the spectators, who have not yet leatoany damage to him. In launching out,ity on the other's face. In the third the last round Sergeant did all the fights ed to appreciate Cook's clean style, were however, Lee had his own face quite un round, Webb showed that he possessed ing, awinging his right and left on the inclined to be impatient. Both the men guarded, and Mason, with such a mark pluck in a remarkable degres by going other's chest. Willoughby game as ever, were good boxers, and there was a lot of staring him in the face, was not going for his opponent hammer and tongs... His lunged out with his right, but missed clinching, and both men kept away from to lose the chance. Soven times in the tuethods lacked science, but his blows had Sergeant, who moved out of the way. in-fighting. Cook, the more powerful three rounds Mason planted his right on force behind them, and Decenhards was Willoughby's nose was cut. Sergeant man, was unable to inflict much punish Lee's jaw, and seven times Lee was floor distressed for a while. Docenhardt came finished this round with a powerful left ment on North, who countered cleverly ed. Man himself does not strike one into the fourth round evidently deter on the other's jaw, Sergeant was deser with his left and used his fest to good as a very convincing boxer, but, then, he mined to end matters, but Webb gave as vedly given the verdict, but Willoughby advantage. Cook was the aggressor for did not get an opportunity of showing his good as he got. Webb met blow for blow, bad fought very luckily against most of the time, and was rightly givered mettle, and we hope a better match each man using his right and defending bigger, taller and heavier man.

will be arranged for him at the next with his left. Webb being the more The fight between Betty Maher, a Hong tournament. After the contest, Vice active, was able to give more punishment kong lad who saw much service in France Admiral Sir Alexander Duff put the belt, and he drew blood from the other's left and gained the light weight championship presented by the Hongkong Daily Press, Webb also scared with a lovely uppercut with a powerful jab with his right Inen and received. Webb A 100twork come

the verdict.

of his Corps in a tournament in London on the winner and mumultuous carers.

THE RESULTS.

and Sergt. Ward, of the Naval Yard Police, excited more than usual interest Maher had won three good fights in Hong kong before the war at the expense of The following is a brief description of Dizon, Gifford, and Battling Joe of the Eghts in the order in which they took Manila, and has filed vat considerably placa since then. Ward's experience as a boxer

COOK DEFEATS NORTH.

given

MASON ENOCKS OUT LEL. Lee was told not to hit in the clinches number of clinches. Lee received an in the first round, in which there were a upper-cut on the jaw that fored him but

be rose at once Both men were using their rights almost to the exclusion of their left.

ing to his aid. Desenhardt was bleeding freely from his left eye, which was now closing up. The round was undoubtedly Webb's, who was nothing af not plucky, Lee forced the fighting in the opening The last round saw furious 6gbling of body blows Mason floored his oppon of the accond round and put in a copple Decenhardt landed his right on the 5.

is short. His last appearance in the The first round saw each man testing jaw and followed up the blow with a left ent three times in this round with swing- ring was three years ago when he knocked the other. Cook was warned not to hit or the jaw. Desenhardt forced the fighting rights that had terrific foros behind out Charlie Tong Maher won in great in clinches. Cook was aiming at the ing and got in a couple of body blows them. Lee took two counts of nine and the style. thua retaining the amateur other's body, and got in some telling jabs that put the other into difficulties. It gong went when he was down for the light-weight championship of the Colony, North retaliated with powerful pranches as only in this round that Webb was third time.

Weho had to The third round opened furiously." Ten and is undoubtedly the better boxer, with his right, most of which the R.M.LL really the beaten with an extremely powerful right for on man guarded. There was very little to clinch to prevent of his age. Mnher, who had used his right choose between the two men and it was last round and there

from being attacked his opponent, regardless of all. 2 von in the defence. Hn landed one shot on the knocked out. to the exclusion of his left in the arst evident be contest was going to be cute from the lacking men when the referce the blow, but Mason just stepped back two rounds, showed, later by the clever one Cook forced in fighting and repeat use of his left, that he was not a one received these blows similingly. He was EVANS DEVZATS HEWLITT edly bit the other on his but North gave him the verdict on points. shot boxer by any means. Muber is awaiting an opportunity to use his left quicker and better than he was before the and presently get in a sounding thwack Hewlitt opened the scoring with a war and knows how to mard his body on the B-MII moun's month Cook drewinging right, following up the blow Ward, who is a hefty hitter, leaves his claret from the other man's month, but with a jab on the body. Evans retaliated face open when he hits, and Maber was the blow was a light one. Cook scored with a swinging shot on Hewlitta ear his face anguarded and Meson promptly able to get in some terrific thumps with several right arm swinging punches and attempted another when Howlitt got swung his right and sent Lee reeling to Ward was extremely plucky not to have on North's face, and had the sailor out of his way. Seeing an opening, Evans the floor. Lee took full advantage of the given up in the fifth round, when he was retreating for a while. North swung delivered an upper cut and then got in count and rose staggering. Mason again so badly knocked shout, and he deserves round on his opponent with his right and stinging shot on Hewitt's wind sent him to the boards. Leg's seconde great credit for having lasted the six Cook was raised off the ground, but the Hewitt, not in the least distreated, got wisely threw in the towel and Mason rounds.

blow, bad not sufficient beef behind it. his opponent into a corner and delivered was declared the winder.

and, aiming at Lee's unguarded jaw, let drive with his right and Leo went to the floor like a log. He rose, dazed, at bine and again attempted to land his right on son's jaw. In so doing, be again left