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Alacrity.. It was ten rounds of pure-boxing pleasure." Evans scaled 169 lbs. and Hewitt only 157lbe difference in weightvery hard to give, and added to thir there was reach, too. But Howlitt is a baxes of wonderful resource, cleanly" built, as', quick" as ** "light-weight, -and with 4 right punch of telling strength, He was in perfect-condition and seemed as fresh at the close of This ten round fight as bé was si the start, Evans fought on the defensive a great deal, but proved himself a useful man. Hewlitt began to make the fighting early

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deal more than he gave. And he.. took it without a sign, still. rearing a smile as he went back to his. corner. The fourth round was as even as it could be. Hewitt had ring-craft and SATURDAY'S BOXING. was quite a difference in style. science to spare, but Evans was Kerrison keeping bisleft shoulder a solid bit of trouble to run into. well forward and his face con-

A tremendous swing with the sequently guarded. Walter playright by Hewlitt opened the ing a more open game. Giving fifth round, but before he got away away advantage in height, Wal- | Evans had given a nice straight| ters could not afford to keep low, left. This and the next two The meu of Hongkong have been but he consistently did so and rounds were on a par. Hewlitt talking boxing since Saturday had to pay for it. In the first did the leading, but Eraus WIS more in generally gave more then he night.and will doubtless continue round, which to talk boxing for some days or the nature of a "feeler", Walters received. The eighth round was even weeks to come. The City was on the defensive waiting for a fighting round, Evans weight Hall has been the scene of many advantages, out of which he only and reach telling-it would have! memorable tournaments in days got in two blows of any weight. done tremendously on a man less gone by, but none ever excelled Kerrison did most of the leading, 6t than Hewlitt. Hewlitt wor in nthusiasm or fairness of spirit but when the goag went it could the admiration of all by the way that which came off on Saturday nit be said that the men had got he fought his man, taking hard night under the auspices of the really going. If there was any blows only to nipin and give Hongkong Boxing Association. thing in the second round it went some. The closing two rounds Formned less than a month ago to Walters. He once had Kerri were hard fought. Evans tried to and having in its personnel all son's guard down and landed make some in-fighting, but Hew- the Colony's well-known support- three successive hard blows to litt was too elusive. Evans' left ers of the art the Association has face. and Kerrison did well to was often very tellingly in evid- more than justified its existence get out of the trouble as he did.ence, but Hewlitt gave no chances np wise for a knock-out. He punished already, and under its ingis the Kerrison seemed in men of Hongkong can very con- troubled and before the round was Evans with quite as much as he had his full share fidently look forward to a season over

of was taking. When Mr. Gedge There announced the result as a draw without its like. The preliminary some bard hit points.

nothing to of Saturday's was

choose it was a very fair and well-receiv announcements

Just to show howi tournament Lad awakened an ex- between the men in the third ed decision. ceptional display of interest, so round, characterised though it fresh he still was, Hewlitt vaulted much so that on the very day that was by clean hard fighting over the ropes out. booking opened practically every Walters was still handicapping

was taken. Boxing was himself by keepinglow, Kerrison's Eight rounds of first-class box- not timed to begin until 9.15 p.m., longer reach being thus made of ing was seen in the meeting of but long before that time the even more advantage. The fourth Stoker Neal, of Kowloon Torpedo whole of the unreserved seats was a cautious round for both Depot, and Officer's Steward J. were filled and many admissions men, but Kerrison made most of Daniels, H.M.S. Ambrose. These had to be refused. The band of the fighting, following his man two feather-weights were of high H.M.S. Hawkins (by kind permis-round. The fifth was perhaps the class. They scaled 127 lbs. and sion of Captain Henderson, R.N.), hardest fought round in the con- 124 lts. respectively and provided Neal started by beguiled away the time with a test. It was lead and counter-lead, a real treat. hright programme of music, and point for point. Kerrison had the boring in and covering up, whilst the evening started in happy better of the opening exchanges Daniels had a more open style vein. Soon after 9 o'clock His in the sixth, but later Walters and punched clean. The fight all round was a display of smart box- Hawkins (162 lbs). Rogers began Excellency the Governor arrived, landed a succession of heavy through was practically a case of ing and when the points were not extremely well and bad most of and among the distinguished blows to the head and was in a Neal avoiding Daniels, though even the benefit went to Daniels, the points in the first three rounds. supporters present were Admiral Very favourable position when there was not the disparity be- By the end of the eighth round He was doing most of the leading. Sir Alexander Duff, H. E. The the gong went. Another two or tween them that such a statement he had quite a good margin to his but Willoughby had a fair share General Officer Commanding, three seconds might have seen him might possibly indicate. Neal was credit, and Mr. Logan very pro- of matters and was not troubled Brigadier-General Poole, Sir to great advantage, for Kerrison continually forced to cover, for perly pronounced him the winner. in any serious wes. After the William Rees Davies, K,C., Com- bad his guard down. It was a Daniels was of lightning quick-The victory was unquestionably fourth round it was Willoughby's mardore Gurner, in addition to round of tremendous punches. Dess, and possessing dangerous bis, but Neal is an extremely fight. Rogers tired and Will Colony's Kerrison made up for matters in use of both right and left arms. good man. If he had not been so oughby did all but administer a practically all the

He had his man! principal residents. In fact it the seventh and it was obviously Neal gave plenty of blows and did fond of covering-up and making knock-out. can be said that the show receiv-his round, with a good margin. a fair amount of leading, but he clinches he might have scored

groggy and was very clearly entitled to the victory on points "ed the maximum possible support He did by far the most of the was always just a little hit out-more points.

and leading and did not seem in the classed. He seemed to like in-

that Mr. Logan gave him.. both from the

ROGERS V. WILLOUGHBY.

TWO GOOD BOYS. civilians, and that, in addition to least fatigued. Walters looked fighting, but Daniels was fully

boxing tournament, it as though he was tiring, but got his match there. In the wind with a six-round Middle Weight of B.M.. Hawkins, the former

The programme was opened

Boy Flush and Boy Coles, both As regards the fighting itself, he came up for the eighth round a right to the jaw and took a contest between Sergt. Rogers weighing 128 lbs. and the latter one must begin any reference to wonderfully refreshed and piled count of eight-most of it being of the Wiltshires, (158 lbs.) and it by saying that a cleaner and up a few points with his left to in the nature of a rest.. Every Seaman Willoughby of H.M.S. more straightforward display Kerrison's head, but had to receive would have been impossible. more than a little in return. Throughout the whole of the six Heavy blows to the body by Kerri- contests the referees never had son marked the opening of the occasion once to refer to fouls, ninth round, and later both men for there was a total absence of showed slight cuts on the face. a great & brutish spirit, men being Kerrison's reach was

was content to

take asset. The tenth round give and punishment without losing sight Kerrison's all the way. Walters of the code of honour underlying was showing fatigue and had to the sport. And every contest take a great deal of punishment was transparently genuine.both to body and face. It looked

Kerrison's fight. There Was not the sugges-like tion of

game "eleventh round proved to be the right through, each man being last, for towards the close of it! out to win. The ringside cor- Walters injured his right wrist so ment was a very big tribute to all badly that he fought the last competitors. It is the manifesta-fifteen seconds of it practically tion of a spirit such as was wit-one-handed. He managed to keep nessed on Saturday that has made clear of serious hurt until the boxing what it is to a British gong went, but he had to tell Mr. public. Having said as much one Gedge, the referee, that he could Kerrison, therefore, can go on to refer to the actual not go on. contests, priority in which has to still retained his championship, be given to that between Sergt. and it looked as though he "Sky" Kerrison, of the Royal would have done so even if Naval Yard Police (holder) and Walters wrist had not gone/ Stoker Eddie Walters of H.M.S. It was a popular win, for Hawkins for the Weiter-Weight Kerrison had fought extremely well. Before he retired he Championship of the Colony.

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In fact round Neal went to the floor with

The

This was the only champion-accepted a challenge given out" ship event on the programme and, by Walters for a re-fight, and also consequently, had excited most one by Seaman Parsons. And it interest. Kerrison was a known will have to be a good man to quantity but Walters was making beat him. his first bow to a Hongkong assembly, though he came with

EVANS V: HEWLITT. Hongkong men have never seen good credentials, Both men a more enjoyable fight than that

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in height, and reach and, as it Mediterranean later proved. in strength. There Seaman Hewitt, of H. M. S;

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