BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 784, 6 April 1910, Page 5

BOXING.

; BURNS-LANG BATTLE. Burns is-going strong again andj in great heart, working away like a Trojan, .states the "Referee." . He will be in fine feather, on the. convincing daynext Monday week, April 11—to which date the decision of the match was brought forward, owing to the Federal elections taking place on April 13. Lang's manager and his trainer are delighted with the condition of the conqueror of. Fitzsinimoris and' Squires, and : speak of his prospects in the most confident manner. Indeed, there is a strong, feeling . where . sports most do congregate, that- Lang has a great chance of success. •'

WILL THEtf EVER MEET?

According to a Vancouver message, dated March 22, the promoters of the fight for the championship of the world between J. J.. Jeffries, the unbeaten white champion of, the world, and Jack Johnson, the coloured champion, which it is proposed will take place on July 4, announce thatthe'price of. seats for* the forthcoming ' contest will . range from, £1 to £10, and not from £2 to ,£2O as announced heretofore.' It is. Anticipated that the takings at the fight -will amount .to -. £130,000. Nothing has yet been-settled with regard to-the place where the fight, if•. it comes off, will- take place.':' When the last Ameri-,. can: mail left' there' seemed' to- be a' 'split ■ between Messrs. Gleason and Rickard, the promoters, of the: fight, arid'!'something chaotic, was. expected. Sporting men affirmed that the likelihood of the fight' coming off was exceedingly small. Mr. Spry, : Governor .of the State of Utah, who strongly objected to the fight taking "place at Salt Lake City, is not so strenuous in his antagonism now, and the contest may yet be.held at the Mormon city. ' "Johnny" Summers and Frank Thorn have been matched to fight at the Stadium on April 27. Sam Fitzpatrick, who is now matchmaker for the Broadway Athletic Club, San Francisco, writing to the "Referee" on February.22, says:—"l don't know how it is in Australia, but the big loud talk- in % this country 'is the Jeffries-Johnson contest, and -the chances are it will take place right here in San Francisco before the Broadway Athletic Club. We bold the permit for the month of July; ■ and the club is willing to let Rickard: and Gleason use it. Jeffries gave a show at the ball park hero last Sunday,-and the big fellow's condition surely did surprise the talent. He skipped the.rope, boxed, and jumped around like a light-weight, and at the conclusion of the'show Jeff's stock went away'up: and coon's away down. ' .Johnson is to stand trial for assault in New York next month. ■ It looks; as though the betting will be about 2 to' 1 on ..Jeffries. [ There is plenty of Jeff money Tonnd at 10 to 7."

E. A. Rollins, who in boxing circles will be known as "Young Starlight," a son of the old veteran of that name, has been matched at Melbourne against the South "African Army champion, Gordon, for April 11. Starlight, jun., is a very fine specimen of-manhood, standing 6ft. 2in. and weighing 13 stone. He has the extraordinary reach of 80in., about 4in. more than that possessed by; Bob Fitzsimmons. He is aged 22 years, and is a native of Invorcargill. Two years ago he' won the amateur heavy-weight championship, of Southland. . '--: