BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1045, 7 February 1911, Page 7

BOXING.

BURNS AND LANGFORD. Br Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, February 5. i ■ Tommy Burns will not fight Langford in' Australia. Burns injured .his knee recently, and this unfits him for training. Ho will not return to tho prize-ring. Referring to the- recent match in England, in which Lewis defeated Johnny Summers, a cablo messago received in Australia statid that Lewis failed to make 1101b., as provided in'the articles of agreement, and forfeited .£IOO. Then the pair, were re-matched at 1411b., and again was Lewis in trouble; ho could not pull the required poundage, and had to part with another century. Tho reading given of tlio cable messages may be, tnnd probably is, correct (says an Australian writer), but the incident 1 has'probably no parallel in tho history of boxing. Wnen tho last mail • left Australia, Bill Papko and Dave Smith had not como to any dofinito agreement as to the contest for" tho middle-weight championship ■of tho world. . At Brisbane on Saturday week, Russell was successful in defend "ig the featherweight championship of Australia against Dealer Wells. The contest went the full 20 rounds.

In Sydney, on .January 28, Arthur Douglas defeated "Syd." Sullivan in 20 rounds, on points. A. contest that: was exciting considerable interest in Sidney when tho last mail left, was that between Davo Smith' and Cyclone Johnny Thompson. It was to have been fought on Saturday night,