BOXING NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 577, 4 August 1909, Page 8

BOXING NOTES.

It is suggested''that a match , might" be ,arranged between Les. O'Donnell and Clark, who recently defeated "Leckie. Rumour haß it that the; City Council has now under consideration the question as to whether, professional contests should be al-lowed-in the To'wn'Hall in: future. ' ■ ■ . It is understood-'.that'; the pernjit for Dortiori of..the -Tommy Burns.' entertainment (which has to-be procured through the local 'Boxing Association) is being withhold'pending the result of. a . further interview/ between the Management' ■ Committee of the association and Mr. Jameson,-advance agent' for the' Bums Company. ,-Rudolph (Boor) Unholz, who arrives from Sydney to-day tofulfil .his- • engagement, to' -meet-.Tim. Tracey. for tho. professional lightweight championship, was born ' at ■ Mannheim, in Germany. He is : -.twenty-seven years of age, is sft. 3in. in height, boxes at 9st. (51b., and has a . chest measurement of forty-two inches. , He first came into prominence in Johannesburg -'five years ago.. After numerous -successes, and few- losses, he met. "Battling Nelson," but at _ the ; end of. ten rounds no. decision was given, although it was considered that - Unholz should have been given the victory. In 1908 Unholz lost to "Joe" Gans, lightweight champion of the world, at the end 'of eleven rounds. ' The action of the selectors of the New Zealand team in preferring ' Houston, of Otago, to Ryan, of Southland, as heavyweight representative, at the Australasian championships, has ■ occasioned, much comment in tho south. Houston and Hvan • first met at : the -New Zealand ..championships : last year, .when' Ryan won, and was • selected to represent New Zealand in the heavy-weight division'. On the occasion'of . tho Southland championships this season, Rouston tunicd - the tables on Ryan. Last, month, at tho New Zeaalnd championships 1 at JDuriedin, however, Ryan out-pointed Rouston, who, it 1 was stated, was out of form. The South- >, land . Association, has written . to-, the - New r Zealand Council on-the subject.