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Performance TitleTenth Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) Tournament - Organised by the Scottish Women's Hospitals' Memorial Association, in aid of The Duchess of York's Maternity Clinic (of the Royal Free Hospital)
Performance Date1 December 1937
Performance DayWednesday
Performance Time19:00
Main PerformersH Abderson (Welsh ABA),
Georg Andreasen (Sparta Club of Denmark),
PC A Bailey (Metropolitan Police),
J Barton (Repton BC),
PC Bell (Metropolitan Police),
Alf Berthelsen (Sparta Club of Denmark),
J S Billimoria (Belsize BC),
L Burton (Belsize BC),
Jens Christensen (Sparta Club of Denmark),
PC ADeats (Metropolitan Police),
W Dumbleton (Midland ABA),
PC A Ford (Derby Borough Police),
J Froggart (Midland ABA),
W Froggart (Midland ABA),
Private A Gaitt (Middlesex Regiment),
C G Gallie (Welsh ABA),
Fritz Gramstrup (Sparta Club of Denmark),
H P Hollander (Belsize BC),
Len. Horne (Welsh ABA),
Chr. Jacobsen (Sparta Club of Denmark),
Erik Jespersen (Sparta Club of Denmark),
A/C Kershaw (RAF),
Emanuel Knudsen (Sparta Club of Denmark),
Henry Lehmann (Sparta Club of Denmark),
R V Luke (Belsize BC),
Corporal Macdonald (King's Regiment),
T McGrath (Welsh ABA),
P O'Donoghue (Watney's ABC),
A Plester (Belsize BC),
T Purnell (Welsh ABA),
R W Ross (Belsize BC),
F J Simpson (Battersea and Basingstoke ABC),
PC H Smith (Derby Borough Police),
Pilot-Sgt. H J Varley (RAF),
PC H W Walters (Derby Borough Police),
J D Whittall (Belsize BC),
R L Wooldridge (Belsize BC),
R Wynn (G E Railway BC)
Secondary PerformersThe Danish Charge D'Affaires,
Admiral Mark Kerr - prizegivers
Val Barker,
W J Dees,
A G Fish,
F H Flanagan,
H W Fowler,
Colonel W H Godfrey,
C W Jackson,
Lieutenant Com. G V Knight,
H W Mallin,
H N Mansergh,
J Norton,
F J Purton,
Lieutenant-Colonel T H Wand-Tetley - referees and judges,
E J Tucker,
J Titmus,
F J Northcote - timekeepers
Henry Wilson - organ
Set ListBelsize v Sparta:
Bantamweight - A Berthelsen bt J S Billimoria,
Lightweight - R L Wooldridge bt G Andeasen,
Welterweight - E Knudsen bt A Pleaster,
C Jacobsen bt H P Hollander,
Middleweight - J Christensen vt J D Whittall,
Heavyweight - R V Luke bt F Gramstrup.

Trevor Dawson Cup:
Middleweight - PC H Smith bt PC Randall,
Light Heavyweight - PC A Ford bt PC A Bailey.

Open Competition:
Bantamweight - T S O'Brien bt A/C Kershaw,
J Kendall a bye.
Final - O'Brien bt Kendall.
Featherweight - T McGrath bt J Barton,
H Andersoon bt Corporal MacDonald.
Final - McGrath bt Anderson.
Lightweight - Pilot Sgt. H J Varley bt J Harrington,
F J Simpson a bye.
Final - Varley bt Simpson.
Welterweight - W Dumbleton bt R Wynn,
Private A Gaitt bt E Baker.
Final - Sumbleton bt Gaitt
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1937/72)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1937/72Tenth Amateur Boxing Tournament, organised by the Scottish Women's Hospitals' Memorial Association in aid of the The Duchess of York's Maternity Clinic (of the Royal Free)1 December 1937
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
AigahealasifimTenth Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) Tournament - Organised by the Scottish Women's Hospitals' Memorial Association, in aid of The Duchess of York's Maternity Clinic (of the Royal Free Hospital)1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1132Scottish Women's Hospitals' Memorial Association (SWHMA); 1929-1950s; Scottish women's association
DS/UK/430Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABA); 1880-; English boxing organisation
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