BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 514, 22 May 1909, Page 12

BOXING.

IBt MnnqpßT.) . -fixtures. .. June 8, 9.—Wellington Provincial Championships, Town ilnll. Tommy Barns ip "talking fight" again. At a reception tendered to him early this msn'th in I'ownsrille liy tho Australian Association,' hp eai(( that, "wilhjp a yea^'ho" Ironed to have again .'fofljjht '''amj tlfflt 1)0 wished to return to To'wnsvillo' as champion. One vqfllil 1)6 gla(i t° that there yqs a franco of this ooming. to pass, bijt 15 he serious? Not no. 110 is (v stip%vmap, apd a somewhat astute ono at that. It is well known that showmen hold the average intelligence of theworld m very low, It eyeii fleemjj fp gsgftt business to do so. But'then there is buoli 'a thing as holding it' too. low. That is what Burps is fiqjng. Tno Christckurch Sports Olufo concluded a successful two nights' tourney last Thursday' week. In addition to tl'P regulation weight contests, special lionts were boxed, in which E. J. Picton (13st, Jtilh,), who has. bfQR matched to 1)OT J, MMoi\P.y, pf Dunedin, foj, % Uf.yr' y.eivhnd . championship, . easily ficflt j,' {Sputa, tpe amateur nuadlawcigh't chamnipn.' A. Midgley (ftft.. Clb,) also heat .1. Parker (Sst, 3lb.V an'd li. iiayno (lOst. Gib.) 'beat v, W, Oliver (iOst. s|b.). ""This Inst bout was stopped in the fifth round by the referee (Lieutenant-Colonel Chaffey), who announced that he hadnever seen so muoh " venom "'ill's-' played in .the ring. ' i Writing to tho ''Hefcreer ''TJppflrpe.t" (Timarn) soys:—''Pcur » lino to let you know how the ijpie 15 gains in .ho'nip of btvpng.m ?Jow Zealand. "S\ r « have some real gond laqs here, Prominent (imongst tliem is Jim Hpgarty (featherweight), mluuu good judges reckon would give Elliott a good go. Then wo hard yotinp SiaTyitzsiuimone (nenheif of fKmpns •Bqp), who hail Hib first go here lost month. He was. up against a lad named : M'Cabe, from Chriptehureh, a much older and more experienced led. They fflpgllt' six real good rounds, and Fit? was declared < tt l "J .winner at the end qf the bout, fitter ppp ■of the hardest goes seen hep for p long toe. It Was fitz's .first appearance vn tho ring, and; goal} judjea predict a great fatutt for Jbo lad,. Yoting I'itzsimmona has the physical irfyantages to piake a 'great figWer—height sft. ilin.', weight list., broad shoulders, and long reach, and ago 17 next June. All that-is required is a good teacher to bring htm out, then I think wo will have another -wpf|d t champion in this young blacksmith. His con? nections have decided not to lot Him havo another go fpr tnelvd'.nienths, as ho .is growing too fast- I will send you a photo later on, and .ypu \vill sop that he bears, a great resemblance' to- his famous nnclp.'' Billy Elliott is getting plenty of work in Sydney. His latest engagement is to meet Tommy Hanloy at the Gaiety on Juno 8, each man to weight 9 stone. , Aucklander A, Gault is billed to meet Prank O'Grady on Tncsday in Sydney.' ■ ' Wednesday la,st was to havo 6een .tlie battle between Frank Thorn, the holder, and Arthur Douylas. tho Spurn -African; for tho featherweight title of Australia. Thorn, by the is more' that flissatisfied with the decision gained 4 -over him by Tommy Jonfs and is hanging out a challenge fpr li return contest for Oitjior .£SO or £100., ' 1 E. M'Gibbon, who was "turned dqwn" hy tho local association last season for alleged' fowl practice, is getting Into the game in and a match' with Tom Turner is being, arrangod. Tho Athletic Club is handling tho affair, which will be for JE2S a-eide, Tho match between Harry Sandow and Peter Kling, referred to in this column last week, proved to be the veriest of frosts. Kling made not tho slightest attempt to light, and iyas counted out in the pecond round, amidst the deris}6n of -on qxaisneratcd audispice,.. ItJ-was eTidently petchell's - snpoflisa in this venture—bis 'first jimong tho • front rank "lieavics"—that 'definitely ' spoored him his match with Jock 'Johnson/ which, vre V(-crn recently informed, was fixed for 12, in San Francisco,'for <£1000 a-pidq.