BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1285, 14 November 1911, Page 2

BOXING.

THE RENCONTRE TO-NIGHT. Fairly big things axe promised nt the Town Hall (his evening, the chief item bcinp tho contest between Elliott and Fitzjolin. Both men ore known on. this side, (heir popularity dating back to their meeting in the final for the Australasian feather-weight championship somo years since nt the Opera House, when, after an extra round, Elliott was declared the winner, after n capital contest, where the loser added to, rather than lost, his reputation. Sinoe that time they linve contested four engagements, and, oi these Fitzjolin has two wins, Elliott has ono win, and one resulted in a draw. Until quito recently—when Elliott was somewhat unlucky in getting an adverse decision against himself in his meeting with Russell—ho held the feather-weight championship, oikl, as such, defeated nil tho leading men at that weight. During their training operations hero tho displays given by both men have been followed by "numerous admirers," and, on the form displayed, the contest should be just what tlio management anticipate. As preliminaries. interest is being caused by tho meeting between Barr, the Wairanipa lia.nt.ain champion, ami Joplin, the local holder of that title. Wilson and Fab'ing, fight-weights, and Murphy and Clifford are the other two pairs engaged.