BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 12

BOXING.

.'•;/■;-"■'''...' oi ; l>'^By:iMEnotJßli>; ; -'.- , ~,: ; v;;J;," I, "'Lf') , :.fiiinHJJW ■■«!([).! o) ..aiiidiJi' ■•'!'.-'-■ ?!;?f: : .iV:t'.i '•'•;. : The light-weight,championship- of, Australia changed hands on the night, of November 1 30, .when Jack.M'Gowan, the. holder}' was defeated in, the tenth, round by Hugh; Mehcgan at Melboiirne,; ; ; •:.' .•' : ~; ,■'■-'-..: .; ,- .V--".' 1 ; ■ 'V ; -s ; - At the' Stadium, Sydney, '■■ a great- battle was fought last Wednesday.' week between Now Zealander "Dave." Smith and Arthur Cripps, the' champion middle-weight./ "Bob." U'itzsiuimons controlled' the, contest; ■ which wint the whole twenty, rounds, and he was unable : to separate the men,at the finish. The weights wore given 'at lis; 41b. eaeh, the match was. fast, and olever. throughout,' • and, although .it, is generally,conceded that-theNew: Zealander waslucky in "the verdict, his-showing against his, more experienced,antagonist made a very good...jrapressicii? indeed, : ' '■-.-/j';• j-1 '.:. J.-.'Clarke, .'who fought '.here during- the 'past season, -is ;in Melbourne, looking for' matches. It is probable; that ho will, be accommodated in- the near, future' by "Monty"; Andrews, ,;; ; -It has been, announced'in. .Sydney, that' the first'opponent ..for "Johnny",' Summers—the English; crack—now on his way out,, underengagement, to- Mr.' H. D. M'lntosh,' will bo Rudolph ,Unholz, who will meet him at the Stadium on. Sydney's Anniversary-Day. ' -v .-'■'On'.' Tuesday; night;' "Jim.".. Griffin-was to have celebrated'his return to. the: Australian ring- after his. , New .Zealand tour by; acombat with "Joe."'Costa. '•-'- ..'• .-. ,-•'-'•.

.-Fitzsimmons is; conducting -/his: "fonr-ih- u hand'-. entertainments at the Stadium ? every Wednesday afternoon.' In last week's; notes it was stated that,he was'. meeting' Felix/, Turner,'Soldier"- Thompson, and M'Laglen ■. at his' opening, soiree on Wednesday: week. : j This he did ,and- incidently/made "pie": of the:.guar-' tet. : Last Wednesday he was billed/to engage ..Snowy" Baker, -Turner,. and In addition to the four: boxing boats, the "ancient" gives exhibitions' of ballpunching,--- and makes' horse-shoes.on an anvil on the stage,'-the ironmongery being given away to the more favoured ladies of his audience; as keepsakes. .....::/:. "Sid." Russell, the Australian heavy-weight,-who left'for London'some niohthsago in search of fame and fortune had (according to the last mail) signed on for two good contracts. Ho had concluded negotiations to meet the two coloured boxers', "Joe" Jeannette and "Sam" M,Ven. The latter .'negro;'has been ;the idol of tho Parisian public for some time past, and the match was to have taken-place at 'Wonderland; in the-French,capital, sonic tinio late in. November. Fifteen 3-minuto rounds were settled upon, says" "Sporting: Life" at. tljo olnce.'of : which papqr preliminaries wero/ arranged./ In its' remarks on the' contest,' "Sporting: Lifo" says: "The meeting of these gladi-; ators should create widespread interest, not only in ' England,'; but :in Australia : and America, Russell, who arrived in this country' early in July/came with, excellent credentials, having met with more' than ordinary success all over the'colonies in the course of something like 40 contests,; of which ho has lost only eight. He was born at Sydnov on January 7,' 1885, stands sft.' Win. and' woighs, in con-' dition; just underl3st. Jeannette, who is four years.his senior/is exactly the same height, while there will be very little difference in weight. Since commencing' boxing, five years ago, Jeannette has met, the'best in the business, in America, and has: beaten, lost/and drawn with Sam Langford and Jack Johnson. Last year he had a most successful 6easori in Paris, where, after' losing to Sam M'Vea on points in 20 rounds,, he beat the; last-named 111 49 rounds in., a ■ contest for endurauco. Ho also stopped Ben Taylor and' Jack Scales in decisive fashion, while he defeated Sandy Forgussoii twice, in 20 rounds and'eight rounds, the last contest taking placo in Noiv- York a couple of : moutlfs ago, , 'Jeannette'. reached Paris a week ago from' America. Russell has for sonib- l ;tue;beeu doing steady training so as to be in' '"diness for a 'customer.'" .-":