NEGRO TO FIGHT MURPHY

Chronicle (Levin), 16 December 1946, Page 5

NEGRO TO FIGHT MURPHY

WKIJ.IXC'IO.X, Bcc. Jo. To figlit. 1'os JMurphv at Petone, the Xagro lioxar Wiilie Jonas, * ' Wiliie tlie Pparrow, " ;ini\ ad from Svdney in the foinoiida t'lduy. Ti 1 1 ha arrjvad he was tinaware that tha pursa had been reduaad from ,€.")• "d to £.'100 by tho Xew Zaalant't Jio.xiiig Associiition but he and liis m;y. agar, Alr. K. Jiart, expressed the xiaw V timi tha lipht would not fall tlirough beaausa of it. .Jonas said he had moro to a-;tiii by latting the publia sae liim in nation than by holding out on tha liuanaiul quastion. lie had no sat guarantaa for tha visit but had eontrarted for two liglits in tho Doininioii. Ila had iive lights in Austra lia, wiiniing all. Oue of thosa ha beat was Frauk Taylor, welterweight champioii of Sonth Australiu. .Jonas livas in Palifornia. He had 40 bouts tliara bafora laaving for Austra lia, losing but two. Jonas said tliat he was offered two fights in Sydney by Hladiuius Ltd. Ha found in thair profl'arad aontrai'ts, liowavar, a alausa with whiali ha aould not agraa. If he had fought and baatan Vic Patriak for inslanae, undar thair promotion he would hava bean bound to thpm for any fuiv thar liglits in Australia. Ha was not {iraparad to aaaapt that. Hafarring to tlie Bos MurphyrVie Patriak figlit, Jonas said the impression ha had gained in Australia was that Patriak was not properly trained for it.