BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 75, 21 December 1907, Page 10

BOXING.

(By Mercury.) ' The .committee of the local centre mot recently to consider, the statement of receipts and oxponditure in connection with the recent Godfroy-Hanlcy contest. In-'spite of iho exceptionally heavy expenditure, there was still a very satisfactory balance on the right side, out of 'which' the two principals were each voted a small sum in addition to their share of tho purse, whilo Constables Skinner, and. Stephens, . who provided tho much-appreciated .wrestling hout, were also awarded mementos of the occasion.' -, ' • ui.T hcro Sr o' only.'four punches after all Mat are any real good to a fighting man," said Billy!' Jordan, of Chicago, t'other day. And .therein William,, who.is now 73 years old, and who has followed boxing since the days of Jem • Mace,' uttered a great truth.: The punches, ho nominates are (1) a i right to the jaw, viz., to tho chin. Here tho lighter punches with a downward slant, and no man on earth can take -a' hit thus administered and recover quickly enough to avoid a knock-out. Then thero are (2) a left to tho stomach, and (3) tho right under--t-ho heart. Latter is the hit that is worth all the others. It takes tho life out of the stricken hattlor, and sickens him and bends him up with pain. . Who . hasn't seen the little man in the. street-fight, who knew what he was about, settle a dangerous-look-ing adversary with Mil's blow? Number-4 in Jordan's list is tho cross-counter—effective, but difficult to bring off. These are tho hits that the big fighter, careful as ho is of his hands, puts all his beef into. If any ono of thorn comes off it moans the registering of a knock-out.—Sydney "Bulletin." Very meagro details are to hand of th'c light for the world's heavy-weight championship between "Tommy Burns" and "Gunner" Aloir, which, as stated in this column Inst week, was won by tho former in the tenth round. Tho contest took place at tho National Sporting Club, London, and tho purse, given by the Club, was £1300, the winner to take tho lot. The London "Sportsman," in describing ■ Bums, said: "Bums was born at Hanover, Ontario, and consequently ho is a British subject and one of us." This is not good reasoning. Hums, whoso correct name, by the way, is "Brusso," is of French extraction, and is a naturalised American citjzeh. On his return to tho States he is to light J, Johnson, the big "cullud" boxer, who visited Australia in quest of Bill Squires's scalp early this year, and whom Burns has been accused of "side stopping" over since ho lias claimed championship honours.

Jack Griffin, of New Zealand, was knocked out by one "Bert" Smith in three rounds at ■the Newtown I'astimo Club, Sydney, last Saturday week. Coming on top of his brother Jim's recent defeat by Joe Costa, it would seem that tho Griffin stock is on the "down" Just at present,.