LATEST BOXING NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 758, 5 March 1910, Page 13

LATEST BOXING NOTES.

Thus the London. "Sportsman":— Charlie Griffin, tho little New 2iealundcr, is one of the few feather-weights busily engaged these days, and has shown good form in minor bouts in Philadelphia and Boston. ' It is not often anything Johnson does meets with approval, but his reply to Tommy Burns certainly gave some satisfaction to sportsmen (says . the London "Sportsman"). Knowing full well that the champion is bound up with Jeffries, Burns cablcd that ho would like to box him. for a purse of .£OOOO. Johnson laconically answered that he would meet Burns next November provided he got .£7OOO, win, lose, or draw. Mr. M'l'ntosh received the news of "Battling" Nelson's' defeat at a very opportune time, as negotiations were in progress for a visit from Nelson ana a world's light-weight championship , contest in Sydney. Itr. M'lntosh's future operations in this respect will centro round Ad. Wolgast, tho now champion.— "Sydney Morning Herald." "I confess to enthusiasm. I venture the prediction that if lan Hague . will train properly—and I believe no willhe will at a hot distant day add the championship 'of the world to. that of England. The acknowledged best little men. in the world are British, and I believe that in lan Hague there is the material for tho best big man in the world." —Harry Marks, manager of Fred Welsh (light-weight champion of England) and of lan Hague (heavy-weight champion of England). Referring to the contest, between "Gunner" Moir and Arthur Cripps, the "Sydney Horning Herald" says:—"Moir, though an improved boxer since his last appearance here, was much too slow for Cripps, who was inclined to be very careful, no doubt on account of his opponent's known hitting powers. For the first five rounds the contest was. little better than a friendly spar, with Cripps ioutboxing his opponent. Moir kept battering away at his opponent's .body. This action oa the part of Moil' no doubt won him the contest. In the sixth round Moir sent in a solid right to Cripps's fnce. The blow seemed to arouse Cripps, who cut loose, and reined, n torrent of rights on his opponent". Moir seemed dazed at the suddenness'of the attack, but managed' to see the round out. Ho came up confidently for tlie next round, but it had not progressed very far beforo Cripps doubled up from a hit in the body. He backed away from Moir, and called for his towel to be thrown in."