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Boxing
from May 1941
by StPetersYork
second and was unlucky to lose, for Cole placed the ball very well and made the former run about a lot. The third game was also a good one, although the score suggests the contrary, for Lockwood retrieved well against heavy odds and he deserved to get a few points at least. Scores :-4-9, 9-10, 0-9.
The third set, between Pulleyn and Frost, was perhaps the most exciting, as it was the decisive one. The first two games went easily to Pulleyn, for Frost was a little nervous. In the third game, however, Frost woke up and won it easily. He then went on well and looked as though he would win the fourth. But Pulleyn rallied and after a hard-fought and exciting game managed to win a well-deserved game and set. Scores :-9-7, 9-5, 2-9, 9-7.
INTER-HOUSE BOXING.
The semi-finals of the Inter-House Boxing took place on Friday, March 28th. There were only two fights, between Cookson and Reynolds, and Shaw and Denholm. Cookson and Shaw both won close fights.
The finals were held on Tuesday, April 1st, in the Gymnasium. After some very exciting contests the InterHouse Boxing Cup was finally won by the Rise, with six wins to their credit. Temple, with five wins, were a very close second, and School House were third with two wins. The judges, after long deliberation regarding the respective merits of Mountain, Broadhurst, Buckler and Cole, finally awarded Sgt.-Maj. Puddick's cup for the best style to F. N. Buckler. There were several close and hard-fought bouts ; those between Ruben and Reynolds, Mountain and Price, Cole and Penniston, and Shaw and Frost being worthy of special mention.
Unfortunately, one or two of the contestants were not well matched. This was particularly noticeable in the last fight of the evening between Steele and Tompkins, when the former launched an unnecessarily vicious attack upon a less-experienced opponent, equal in weight but younger in years. This incident marred an otherwise interesting display of boxing, the general high standard of which is due to Sgt.-Maj. Puddick's very capable instruction. We would
like here to thank him for his kindness in presenting a cup for the most stylish boxer in the school, and for his continual encouragement and assistance.
INTER-HOUSE BOXING RESULTS. Weights. 1st Round. 2nd Round. Winners..
6st. to 6st. Reynolds A. Reynolds.
7lbs. (T) v. (T) Ruben (S H)
6st. 7lbs. to 7st. Fryer (T). (w.o.)
7st. to 7st. 7lbs
7st. ?lbs. to 8st. Barber (SB (w.o.) Price (R) v. Mountain
Mountain (T) (T)
8st. to 8st.
Morris (R) Morris (R) 7lbs. v. Coward (T) 8st. 7lbs. to Reynolds Leigh (S H) Cookson (R 9st. (T) v. v. Cookson (R) Cookson (R)
