BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 443, 27 February 1909, Page 12

BOXING.

(By MEBorjnr.J .< Boer TJnhblz's letter re his proposed visit ■to, Now Zealand to meet Tim Tracey, which was published in full in this journal on Tuesday last, has been handed over to the Wellington Association, and, in the meantime; I have written the South African, explaining the'position of affairs in tho Dominion with regard'to the 'promotion, of boxing contests and advising him of the necessary steps to be fS* en „ to - secure the,. suggested match with Tim. At the same time lam afraid that there is.not a great deal of hope that the affair can be arranged, as Unholzis sure to want a bigger purse than the local association can put up, unless, of course', he is coming across on a holiday jaunt, whether he gets the matoh or not. In this case, ho may not be averse to trying to pick up his oxDenses on the way. .■'-: . .:' The Northern Boxing Association has received a, letter'from .'TW Tracey offering to ;box in Auckland either Rolld or Jack Written. A theatre date has been secured early in May, and the association will take the offer into consideration:at an early date. A letter has. also been: received from the Aucklander, Bert. Murphy, asking for a match Tracev preforredT Murphy states' he was ill when he last-met Tracey '.■■■■ ■■■■■ rtrf yB -ff?''££ Weymouth, J. Griffon (9st. 101b.) met 0. Rhodes (9st. 91b.) in a 15round boxing..contest. -A: good go was anticipated, as it .was reported that the BlackSPS,> n ™ry good form and: quite capable of. holding; his : own' : w ith , Grevmouths favourite,, Griffen. The; gong had on to rrS de^Whe l- K l . hodes o»e home and ,vl f DS )aW ' hlC i arousedth e latter, Griff™' Rhodes: was floored HWW —° we <\.«P Ws: advantage,- : 'bad knocW torn .<nrt; F 'in 45seo. from the start. " / id:' ■ u?' of f u °Wand, who won the mid- ; subsequent OhW,tT * : v : th s' ? rofeSsi °nal ranks, is • in' orm!°»°r n § is ; cli PPed;from the: "Mirror ton £n»' ndon: rJack:'Sheehan; of: Boston, tells ,an amusing story of how he- wiV knocked .out.' while : rafereeme - a bnirf £1 ortV^l^,l^?^ : nd Martin erty, of Lowell. Both boxers rushed ont of w^ld C Z er ?l f T forgot or hS' %s which) B s hake fiands. .They just buckled into each'other' aU diroctionsf iS gomg. between t ;as 'until aS on .the... bill.^'.l;remember-going-. into the' ou? 0h V^ 6 w'^ff 1 C^S6d and;one sideof me.offered a^ good:shot; andlO'Donnell Lk /advantage and 4ought ;that^t-"bf fe d . to . t Martm . ; ™d'/thrW -in a ri.bt i% nd f, r -. WI^ a ?.", e ?P^ s '.Mß of lading, and" got..it... Beautiful,, dreams?-: I saw Malagagrapes,growing :in;ah It iVtUa nffl ' i? d was en J°?>ng an auto ride b„ o k v C T l0 "„ d ,?'7 hen W scattered.senses came back. I; rolled, over and struggled to net nn »y ste ?V ,and:: after: e^laininrlow was : done, ho renmrlwd• iT- r '''*■■ f4b P St Vt^ 111 .? son replied, .Why; he.isa bgrduffer - T ave Ba ,d so repeatedly, but: hc.won't -beheve guesi g Sl P^ v and- seo.S'what Burnf- ' /- Dd r,V«; % who .^niade

£$$$***&* BuM^^hn6ori; said: / 'iTom m v woud not have etood up to the?end if "+£?' He had not the, ghost of.'» chance of, knockuntil you have tirod him fairly well' and ihen ■^spsft^afla^g' .when I,l,ked :'A S k: Mr. M'lntosh Tf ivhat I say ;i3-:not-true.":: '-' ; -. r KS Jbat he thought his' nest fighUould btf w th Stanley, Kotoliell, who, ih-h1«-,(S----son s):;ppmion, ( , ]s : i the : has m ?\$ T Th>t + T°*;h™ for ;the: champion! s,)ip. :: if it comes off, .will' take' m 'Frisco,. t Johnson;doe?n« en fe nne l nt ,° ; se "^^ : encounter ? u .™? the next -four: months.' He intends fulfi hng_ his London -,show engaeement? afson in Pans;and Germany will'follow. Then %£5, B oSee •'twlSr 65 m 'Griffin;are dedining on the, ,other.: side", owing .to his - very ■ disap- ■ t tt,? g ! h ° m T^c^- : ' His 1»« '■ effort ll™,,: 3 .^ 680 "M :»'.'.■.«» "Referee," and. shows either, that Jim.has. gone Wrv"stale orv his': work or. else firing .% it. li first case he .should .give ; him'self a good Z ? " d m second he Gh ould give the public ono and get,out of +S"f (says; the journal mentipned)_ havev lately been wiping; the flobr with then-.Sydney;;brethren, owing, more than anything else,-to the-neglect .'.on the part of:the,New South Welshmen.to make thomsolves: physically .fit for battle: Stir- !!?•?. W T^,?? aten throu s:li lack of condition by Williams, and the same thing practica''v "aniwned to Jim Griffin when he faced ild. Williams : at the Cyclorama : last evening ma return, battle. ; Griffin , previously had won over Williams; in six rounds, the 'latterquitting with a soro hand. Last night Griffin' weighed: 12st;, and-looked more liko a successful farmer, than;.a;fighter; ha was soroly distressed after the'first,few exchanges, and after.being upset three times hi the sixth round, held out his hand in token'of defeat. He never: hit Williams one good pfuhch,'' while, though Williams apparently scored hard and often, Griffin showed'; no effects .when he immediately' went to ; the. front-of tho ring- and declared his intention: of taking a. good spell from active; partioi-; pation in ring- affairs.-. This'' announcement and also that from Stokesburv that Williams won was received with indifference' by the crowd, which was sorely disappointed mth Griffin's: sorry display;; ::■:■'. ■'■•■■..- ■