BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 12

BOXING.

a. !'-. ■'.''■ .-■■■''';;;.■■;■v(BY;'Mracbni;i ; w.y .-'■'■■' : \'''..-. ! -■■\ ■' ; r^ ; e■ r :: -^;\'O:A^lVv^;^-"-'^ -^"^ '%■'■• , '"*■. ■ ' : : : ::^ i: ; ■ '.The . enterprise ; of ; >the ■ committee v'of- ! thl '■■ ' v, . \';': '■: il ;Port Nicholson;A;A,o.: in'.fplacing.bosing^ex- ; •; y" : t e '!hibitionß; : : bii : tKe!pwgramme-bf-iis' , caraival , 6n.''- : v.'..-;.-V ,s February. 27/ia■■much'', tp\be>commended. ,; i If.' r}t■ l [J fcarejis'.ezeroised. in .choosing the- contestants,: :-,wvv : t ' as';nba doubtVit ;will.'■ be/ this;.should : .be ■' the 'hS:"; e means of'bringing the-fav- ;!>■"- 0 -durable-notice, of : a:/seotion: of : : the :;public, ; > •'■. ; which (through:its ignorance of theigame) via : 'J'v:f? ? " a; 'inclined askance at^boxing:;y ScientificvcTisplay^',iii'.coniuncti6!i.,witlivpther;;';'• ■•"£:> Ls. athletic;sports,,ivill:go:further■■■Jα remove this V;■■■.; :t- :erroneousiidea.than':all ;thei argument "in,' the it::. : p v I.haVe no. doubt.thai'thejaction?of: '.*/:■.; 1 khe ; P.N.A:A.C;;wiU do iia} lot -of- gopdvin" , -,: : :i'■:': .-.■;, this;direotionV;-:;>V:;::-:,\;;v';Jv'; ;!^i-'::-\;;V'i:: ij' v G;fA; shunter,, who:was:aoci-.:: - :,: if dentally;, killed at" ; his.work', yesterday, weet, ':.,■,■ if .will,be missed ,by.many-local boxers. Before "■ •',,':■ 'e arrivihg'iii^;the^iJominion,:poOT, Watkins.was'rfwV: d ; well-knowri ; .'among', thei Sydney;jbbsing.'jfra-'' :'i tl termty,rand' wasja.close .associate": of.""Sol-'.l.: : .vl. : :■ ; .' •t , m the artillery."" I believe: I am •righti-;m'"'eay«'[-' b'-- ■: V [. ingvthat.iie boxeda : bye Some.-seasons ; '.ago;- "-.■.. •. at an' association tournament! , here, and'sevi" ';■ : -Z'r n ;eral of pur. -."ybung" bloods' , ,(have; |,to>:thknk; :>. : C :'■' is him. for. their: knowledge, of.'how-: to their'"-V ;^ ' ■ • hands.' >'■:.■::'-' : ; :,«■■"■:■■ ■'■;;-'■..—: ;'i ,'•'■.' .'-■■:"'% . : ,v-^-y :' : 'As' anticipated^Tim^acey^ad , not'mqoU:\ .i" ! . e difficulty 'in disppsirig; 7 of , :'BertSMurphy' Sat '."■■■ s .Hastings''on. -January' 23. . : The 'contests is '■''■ v ?>•: ; described' as-'bejrig ; ;a !yery: scientific' one "by ■-'• . the local paper,' but 'fpurteen'nrands "prbVed :■ iV : /. : • sufficient'fo'r Murphy,' who complained';of hot" !:;;-.V- . being iii'the besji.of- condition thiougli iridia- : :'-' - ■ position". • ; Congratulations' to Tim,-' : ::W;.:, -^.i:~-;'. S Gongratulations.;also'!to:littleVlkevKutner : on his lahnexatipa! ofrthe Hawke's Bay .fea-.-'-S ther-weight. championship^' , ■ ls'Vde-', < :■■ seryedly a;favou'rite au-^^ , •: diences,and is ' a; good - little ■ "trier,'' arid has :.T ; i-v earned his-luck.Y^ l: understand 'that-his. ; op- : ,./,>,i . ponent is protesting against' the , action of the' , -• *'/■ ■ referee;in "awarding;Kutner-the/contestvbe-/"vrK--3 'fore: the-expiration of tho',fbur rounds.:stipu-Y; /J:' ' latedfor-j.but th'ere 'should" bji\ : nij'■'tronble,.-. on ■;'■;'■ s-i'-.i . this score. 'The7eferee-is the,sole , ,judge'.in'','■-•'.-? -: such- ciseß.^::]:i~i'r\' : --'} : : ■'^-^■■yy'r^. .vThe news that Tommy.Burns is going v .on": ;-■;■ j the , ; stagei is'.not:'altogether' surprising. , 1 1n,.:. ; ..: : : y idoingso'.,he'is:■ following. in; ; tho.fo()tsteps;;of;; • j 'many ex-champiohs;' notably' J. 'L'.''Sullivan; '; ->: Jim; Corb.ett,-"Bol}-' LGbtch,-.the > t ;.; • "■ :tliere,-are others:"; ;But -thd: : '■;.; f finish :is;'usually '■'the theseicases-p/. ; "a .returii;:,to the. rppedarenatb'.recoup:'the". • ;;! ;;. : . x losses' ■. made : . during ■ the theatrical; termi^-It,~; v^:; g. 'taljes 'a-lot.:bf.personal,popularity;: and;publip;■,:;'. -: i 9 curiosity ;(the chief dfawing;;cards'- in;, the;.-' , ;•',-' 9 usual pctor-pugilist'si handV to malie.iup-for . ;;.v;.: : 1 -bad- acting 'whenCtKe': ■ttf';\be.v; ; ?' : 'S-:; ,- considered. -■. ■■■.■:■.'.}'■'■ ■ :V .::;;■'; : x-" v •;;;;'■;':.•■;. r '{'."' : ; .. ■;...:-• '■'.'•"'•'l''' •■•"• '-^~.;;.■,-■..■.'■■-",:{■ μ-j ■■'::■ y.