72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada - Electric Scotland

AFTER THE ARMISTICE.
sports, and apart from gloves supplied by the Y.M.C.A.
dozens of pairs were bought by the Battalion, and the
manly art flourished exceedingly. The result of this en
thusiasm was evident at the boxing elimination held on
March 12th, when the Kiltie boxers scored four suc
cessive knockouts in the opening bouts, and by their
exceptionally excellent performance earned the right to
represent the Brigade in the Divisional finals in no fewer
than four weights.
On March 15th the Battalion attended en masse the
Finals of the 4th Canadian Divisional Boxing Champion
ship in Brussels. The whole affair was elaborately staged
in one of the large theatres. Sergt. Skinner of the 72nd
won the Divisional middleweight championship after a
splendid display of clever, fast boxing. The bouts con
cluded with an exhibition bout between M. Georges Carpentier,
the famous French heavyweight, and Staff-
Sergeant Charles of the British gymnastic staff. Thus
ended the most successful boxing contest ever staged by
the Division.
Meanwhile, during the boxing craze, other sports had
been carried on with great assiduity. Indoor baseball,
football, badminton and track events all claimed their
adherents. The natural stadium which had been fitted up
as an athletic field was always the scene of some variety
of sport. All this led up to Brigade and Divisional elim
inations. These concluded, the Canadian Corps staged
their final championships on March 22nd, held in that
splendid enclosed stadium the Palais des Sports. These at
tracted large numbers of khaki-clad spectators. Capt.
E. J. H. Cardinall of the 72nd won the Corps champion
ship in the Badminton Singles, while Major J. Foulkes,
D. S. 0., of the 4th Divisional Staff, and Capt. Cardinall,
captured the Doubles Championship in the same event.
The Battalion, while well represented in track events, was
unable to take any other first places.
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