More Info →Manawatu Boxing Association Committee

Description

Controlling executive of the New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships. Back row, from left: C Warn, M Childs, B Clarke, J Evans. Middle row: C Maston, T Ross, L Cooksley, W Nicholas, J Manly. Front row: G Grindrow, E Wimsett, FMG Watchorn (President), A Stirling, J Purvis, J Kilpatrick (secretary)G Watchorn was involved in many sporting activities and competed in the Australasian Boxing Championship in 1910. He was awarded the gold medal for the most scientific boxing in the tournament. According to papers from the time, he won the competition against his competitor, Mr Ongley. He had been the New Zealand "welter weight" champion and runner-up in the Sydney Australiasian Championship in 1909.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Sp 91

Date

1951

Digitisation ID

2014N_Sp91_008550

Held In

Coolstore