BOXING
TOURNAMENT
The boxing tournament held
in the Mason Arena last Thursday night drew an attendance of about
350 spectators. It was the first boxing program in Simcoe since
recruiting days. The bouts were conducted in three rounds of two
minutes each. The summary of the events follows:
Preliminaries
125-lb. Class --
Ashford of Simcoe vs. Mater of Silver Hill. (1) Ashford looked
heavier and pressed hard in the opening. This ended in a clinch
and the bell rang at the breakaway. Ashford's round. (2) Mater
began aggressively. Ashford stood him off and took the lead,
landing right and left on body. Both warmed up and the exhibition
was better. Ashford's round. (3) Mater pressed his heavier
opponent, who was warned for holding in a clinch, Mater showed
some fatigue. Ashford got the round and the bout.
135-lb. Class -- K.
Knowles vs. A. Watts. (1) Knowles pressed, but Watts gave no
ground. The pair appeared evenly matched. Knowles' round. (2) A
fast mill, Watts pressing and Knowles stoutly on the defensive.
Watts' round. (3) Knowles outclassed in a fast mill, which was
closed short to save Knowles. Watts' round and bout.
2nd 135-lb. Class
-- D. Jamieson vs. G. Knowles. Knowles won in one round, which was
fast, but Jamieson was no match for him, being too light.
145-lb. Class -- C.
Potts vs. L. McDonald. There was little pep in the first round,
but McDonald lacks condition and was saved by the bell. In the
third, Potts exhibited more steam behind his blows and McDonald
was fagged but before the time was up. Potts' bout.
156-lb. Class --
Pickersgill of Langton vs. Wilson of Rockford. (1) Wilson led with
splendid foot work. Pickersgill kept on the soft pedal, lands
fairly and misses an upper cut. A clinch follows. In the break
Pickersgill landed a wicked upper cut and repeated. It was a good
round. (2) Wilson leads. Pickersgill lands a straight left jab to
the face, missed an uppercut and got in a straight left. Wilson
failed to land; was aggressive, but used only a right swing. (3)
Wilson pressed to a clinch. After the break Pickersgill landed
repeatedly and straight left. Wilson swings and misses, but
pressing, got a stinging left on the side of jaw. Wilson
congratulated Pickersgill in the latter's corner.
Finals
135 -- Watts lost
to G. Knowles in a close bout, the latter showing more pep if
unable to put the momentum behind his blows. It was a popular
decision.
145 -- C. Potts
defeated G. Howard in a fast mill.
155 -- A. L.
Jeffries presided while Pickersgill outclassed T. Golding of
Rockford. Golding did a deal of ineffectual rushing in the first.
The second was a succession of rushes and clinches till
Pickersgill landed on the chin and followed with a right and left
to the body. His second bout against a fresh opponent was a win.
The tournament was held
under the auspices of the recently organized Simcoe Athletic
Association. The attendance indicated that the local public is
ready to support good clean amateur sport.
Officials
Referee: Fred Williams of
Brantford.
Judges: Robert Craig and D. A. Foster
sub Referee: A. L. Jeffries
Timekeeper: R. S. McCall.
The officers of the
association are:
President: Thos. Muir
Vice-President: Rev. D. A. Foster
Secretary: Fred Manning
Treasurer: Bruce Whitside.
Competition for the county
championship was postponed until later in the season at the
request of the contestants, when it is hoped that another
tournament will be held on a larger scale. All bouts were well
contested and the competitors evenly matched, their efforts drew
forth many bursts of applause. The evening on the whole was a step
towards the promotion of amateur athletics in Simcoe and the
county.
