BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 19 June 1909, Page 12

BOXING.

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FIXTURES. Jane 23.-*H6rowh<snua B.A. Tourufiy (Lfevift) Juno V. Jack GHfllfa ■■(Paltaetttbft North). : .. ■■ July 22 and 23,—Nefr Zealand AWAtcuf , . Championships, (Dlifiedlit); July 28.—Twtty v. Bob Tufftet- (Ha&llfigs). July -99i—' WclIingtdU' B.A. Toufhby (Clark v. Ijcckie), Towii llall.

ThO Executive of the Wcllidgtoii Boxing Association has decided upon-the bill of faro to bo offered to patrons lit its licit bbicing tourney on July i! 9, and fi very attfuetlvo mfiiiU it 18. Everyone Who s&W tho ilhals of'th& recent pro\'illoi;il championships Will wolcomo tho MtUfli ■ tnatchei, Porter V. Cairns, awl Parry v, Tailored, nnd Will rccbgniso the a ttf active display that shotlld result from tlio meeting of the baht&as, Iggulden and Ktitttcr. Each Of tho bduts will comprise sis roiinds Bf tWb : minutes' duration, aitd they will BBrVO as preliminaries to tho piece-de-resistartcd of tile oVWilllgT— ft) [Utecn-rourid professional contest between AV Leokio, tho local middleweight efrmhamploh, who fofrresehtcd New Zoalafid ftt the AUStflil" asihii cunmpionshipß Inst ycat, and J, Clftrlte, a welterweight from England! This will bo Ijeekio's maiden csaay as a professional, and the association is giving l him a good start, as Qftitt hi* ft bOUM Mputuki teJufld tinu

He pursso involved is £50 (divided, £35 an £15), and' tho men mil meet at catch freights, which will m&ali Clarke, about lOst 101b., and Leckio two or three pounds more Hie local man Is well known as a sottnd &ni iggressivo boxer, find noods no rtxVimiYKMidji ,ioti. while Clarke demonstrated his capa lilitlos to tho officials at a wi -ate "try-out" held during tho week, Hi iisplay wa« nrt»h appreciated. and ho provfM tlmself to bo both fast and oleverj and gene ally an acquisition to looftlpugihstio tanks Ln exhibition boat was also boxed, in whiol I, O. Cooper, another Englishman, wa ;ivon an opportunity of displaying his skill 3ooper has ft long list of victories in tho Oli Country agalMt good company in tho bantati livision, but is now too heavy for that Clofia ind is wanting; a match at nbtrtrt Oat, Hi howing proved ' satisfactory to the exoou ,ivo, and an effort will probably bo mndo _b natch hitnifttor in tho Benson, should a suit iblo opponent bo available. . Tho Christchnroh Sport# Olub it in oorn nunication with Mr. \V. F. Corbott, of Byd lay, with reference to a mntflh between Sid Sullivan and Tim Tracy. Tho olub offer 316 for tho Australian's expenses, and i lUrsfl of £66 (divided) £40 and £26), nni ,ho dates nrOpoaed are August 24, or Ooto jnr. 8 or 27. This father looks as thougl .ho Christchurch poople have, wiped the the locul association, as this is on<ft of. tn« natchos that lias bfeon as likely w jrore ft good drawing card here. In an; :aSo, it is high tinlfe that Tracy Wasgiven i natfih locally.. 1 ' , , Almthof. attempt; wis made recently t littVJaok Johnson down to _ iriateh—thi .iirio with cx-ftbftfflpion J tick 0 Bfien. Th jont was to have. been of six rounds ■ dnra ;ion, and wfcs to have' occurred oil May 1' ast. at the National Athlotid Club, of Phlla itJphia. Referring to. the match, an Aineri inn exchange sayß! "Thero was,ffiuehi fiddlini ind sido-stapping on tho part of both, a 3'Brieii wahted- fnore money than Johnaoj vas willing to allow liini) and Johnson Ban 10. did not <|are much for the match, as b lid not Want to takO a chando of hurt in: lia hands witii fi possible fight with Jei ■lies, in eight. Finally tho ( olub manager ;ot the terms arranged. Each'man put u; LOOO dollars guarantee to bo ifl tn6, ring it is feaid that they bavfe befeni guarantee MOO dollars, ?0 per cent. o{ which goes 1 lohnsqfl, Win or lose) but this neither. Wil idmit." . - • . ■ . i ' ' Anyhow, tha match ,WiU not be ; take: rery seriously, bs O'Brien is rfccognisfed ft i buck number, since his gruelling at th lands. Of Stanley Ketohcil, and, as to lohnston, tho gffeat American public ■ Beer ;o bo 'fed up" on Johnson, and will onl, ook at him. in tho light, of a nitil tor Jit leCfrieS) whenever the latter, tinrioulicbSi thu le is ready to tMtil lip is ready, th >ig fellow Is .giving jiis exhibitions .'at..'vat ous musiohiilis, mid lnteiidu making a, Eura lean tour, taking th 6 baths at Oarlsbadj and f it oW bo ;arrahged| showhif; for a fihor ifrasoh in London. MfcanWhile, Job'ntoi itands .;b,v alid Scoffs. Says the "coon I .' 'JihV';jfiirries wilt .nbVer fight too. lift i ifrnid of ino; , Ho knows 1 call whip hiia jo: doesn't want; to got into' condition) to f bo did hoiwduld haVo toflght ffle." Thol ifttir, .wisely shaking. his,; head, JohflSoh narked i "No, sir; you dan gamble on ; that] ioff will novert light ; meV /He - would not •ecognise my existence when he was flha®)iqn,V"ahd I Woulds lilto nothing bettor now han to febow him what I dould do te .him."

According : to another account) he delivered himself thus, on being told that Jeffries had decided to come Rafter him: ■"Well," ho said,' "surely,'l ato tickled to death 'at the. news. I • fight ■ Ketchell in October, and when I have knocked his head off, Jeff and yours trulyv will hook : up. " You" 'can' ■ baftk oil my .putting hifti to sloop. Ho Was a wonder once, but his day Ib past. ISverj pitcher has gone to the well once too often, and Jeffries will take his ' lasb • trip to the watering plaea when ho on tens the ring .with hie." ■■ "

V In referring to tho visit of Bob Ktusitamons to Australia, the Melbourne !'Afgas" states, that ftltlitmgh Fitfisimmons is & dooidedly waning star in tho heavyweight Armament, ho will probably easily defeat Australia's best wen In this Those most likely...to'-be' matohed against hlffl' will bb Bill Bqutfea, 11111 Lang, and probably iMlkaiWilllame,' .-None efH'heso should, bfove dahgerous' to him, whereat Bill' Sang, and Miko Williams have wased wrathful; Fahby : thtti gtMid; old wan of the ring, who'trtle-. bf-ftbed .his 47th birthday last , Friday, being equal to beating tho present Australian champion;-If there is any fear of him doing thati W had better quietly retire Langj tq safe us from atif further humiliation in this direction. , Mllio: Williams Is in search of Bill Squires again, wulwlll tirobably be his first opponi ent ( should "1)111". adhero 1 to his expressed InteiUion of ffelui-nSna to the Hnfti 1