IN THE RING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1390, 16 March 1912, Page 12

IN THE RING.

[Bγ "Meboubt."] TO-NIQHT-M'VEA V. BARRY, AT THE SYDNEY STADICM. Suspense of Arms, As indicated at the head of this colum ie M'Vea-Barry argument in Sydney Eti miains to bo threshed out. It was ori lally "on the order paper for discu on" last Saturday, but this date ev ontly did not suit one Jupiter Pluviu ho called for & postponement, and b ig ably seconded by one Boreas, gene lly qualified by the distinctive nic! ame of "fiude," rnado out so strong aso that ho carried his point. It nlikely that tho alteration will hai ay bearing on tho result. Both pa icipants in tho dispute are reported ave been "cherry ripe" for the la •cek, so neither will gain anything ; lie way of condition, and both are t< xperieuced in the matter of keeping i 3 allow of any falling-off in this r pect. Therefore, "Mercury" can on gain voico his previous opinion Hi; t'Vea will win, and win well, and al; gain express his fervent hopo that h tip" will prove to bo wrong. Accon ;ig to the latest intelligence to hand 1 lie Sydney mail M'Vea would liavo stri ed at list, 91b. last Saturday, and Ban t 14st. Tie American's other diiuensioi re: Height, sft. lOJin.; reach, 73.1 in best (normal) 4Sin.; chest (expanded (jin.; neck, 17in. (full); waist, 37iu liceps, HJin.; forearm, 12iin.; wrie Jin.; thigh, 23in.; calf, 14Jiii.; ankl Jin. lut of Hand. Last week some reference was mat a these notes to the projected Johnso: 'lynn contest now under discussion i Linerica. It was then opined that :as doubtful whether even Jlr. M'lutos' •ho is supposed to have a lieu on bof lien's sen-ices, could Bay what the futui ronltl liring forth in the way of a moo ug between them, and between Johnsc .ml M'Vea later on. This view is bon ut by the following cable message r eived in Sydney from New York on Moi lay week: — A letter from Mr. Hugh Jf'lntosh demanding the suspension of the pugilist Flynn in consequence of having broken a contract iu Sydney has been considered by tho State Boxing Commission. It was decided that Jlr. M'lntosh bo notified that the commission is unable- to act, as Flynn does not intend to box here for an indefinite period, and the commission is in control in the State of Now York only. t would appear that the sway that M d'lntosh wields over his wayward pn cges partakes more of the nature of tl 'silken bonds" that.wo hear about i nother connection than the "cast-iro ontract" of which ho boasted in tl: jydney press somo little while ago. \nother "False Alarm." A heavy-weight conflict of some inte ist was decided in Sydney on March ast, the combatants being*"Dan" Flyni if America (no connection with tho gla< ator namesake referred to above as h ng tho subject of H. D. M'lntosh's di; ilcasure), and "Pat" Doran, late anialeii leavy-weight champion of Victoria. Tl Vmerican has a long record, including fl-round "no decision" nff.iir with Jc feannette, and no fewer that two yii ovies over his namesake above, mentioi id, so it was generally anticipated the io would beat the ei-amatcur. This 1; lid, but ho did it in so slovenly a fasl on that ho has been written oIV as 'false alarm" by tho Australian boxin :cribos. Which is but another piece'c evidence that .will help to strengthe he growing conviction that tho niucl •anished American "heavy" is not, ai'tc ill, tho "snag"- that ho is credited t )e. r ' \ Local Academy, •* Tho "Kia Ora Pnstimo Ciub," ono c )«r all-too-few local boxing clubs, opei id its season on Monday night. This ir ititution, which canio into existence la; ;sason, has a niceJy-nppointed room i iUlwnrds's Buildings in Manners Stree Hted with a ring, punching hall, an ill tho appurtenances of tho usual bo: ng academy. It appears to bo "run )n the proper lines, for the developinui )f local amatour talent. The chief move n the enterprise and the honorary secr< ;ary of the club is Mr. J. .'Murp'hy, th ocal welter amateur champion. lim Griffin—"Down and Out." If anything were lacking to prove tha run Gnliin'ssiar Is on the wane in the pug Jistic firmament, evidence hns been sun )li«l by his performance at Waipawa o; iVedncsday night. Griffin's ring carce ias been an eventful one, but it is (im low that it was closed. In Septembet .903, he won the amateur middle-weigh, ilininpionship of New Zealand, and in th >ame month, in Sydney, the Australasia] imateur "middle" title. Next year h von tho double—tho amateur middle am leavy-weight Australasian championship! In August, 1905, ho fought his first pro 'essional battle, and in very short orde ie battled his way to the front, and wa iiailuil ■as a prospective world beater (Viirt so he might have been—if handle) iright. As it was, ho fought for shee. ovo of it, middle-weights or heavy iveights—anybody who would face him ii the ring. Always a gluttou for takinj punishment, ho never shirked anything provided he could get anything like i jiirso, and his record is a strange one Eo has beaten Ed. Williams, the middle ivci'ht champion of Australia, .Tacl Blackmore, Monty Andrews, Sid Russell [he "heavy," who died afterwards ii Paris—whom lie mot four times—winninj three of the battles and losing the lastmil on his list are Joe Costa, Ted. Nel son, Peter Kling, tho big negro, Bil Lang, who beat him twice, and man; names well known six and seven year' igo. From "Monty" Andrews to Bil Lang will give some idea of tho broadnes: y{ Griffcu's views on the weight question •ceins that he could always make list ilb. Naturally enough, he received constan battering?. Even when he won agnins the "heavies," the weight handicap am Ivis turbulent ring methods laid him opei to heavy punishment, and brought abou [heir natural consequence. Three year: jro he started to go back. IleiWas fore pd to give the game up for a while, ant bn trying could never get back to it N'ow he is down and out, and it is piti nble !o see a man who such a shori time ago was considered one of the "bssi ;vcr" putting up such a sorry showin? m du Wednesday, wliun he was so absolute ly outclassed by "Barney" Ireland thai tire bout was stonned in the second rounc to save him a "knock-out." A Way They Have in France. Enther apropos of the recent cabled intelligence that police measures wero beinj introduced by tho authorities in Paris tc govern boxing in Franco, conies tho following by a ''Bulletin" contributor:— The Frenchman is nothing if not droll, mill since lie took to boxing he has become very droll indeed. When I.e Boxc first appeared in Paris it was a foreign 'port carrifd on by foreigners, and there ivere no police or municipal regulations covering it. So somebody in tho Prefecture of Police haslily drew up a set of rules for the guidance of Monsieur Ie Cop, should ho find it necessary to interfere. These rules were never enforced, prtsiimabry because there was never any occasion. But quite recently a jiu-jitsu 'entlem.in met a native who could boast ii thorough knowledge of the u?o of bn'.li lUts and feet, and the resultant battle ivas a sight tlmt sent Paris mad with delight, for Paris dearly loves an all-in scrap. And there were no restrictions m this one. The Prefect of Police fouiul lliat his rCEulatious were obsolete, and ■uinonnced that another set wns in pronnraticn. Promoters and gentlemen who boxed were invited to peruse them. When they did so they discovered I hat the now rules expressly forhnile either lioxT to assault Iho other, prohibited the h-heddin? of blood, anil limited fighfs to 15 two-minute rounds with Urn ulovcs, . . >o a special glove was designed for Parisian batlle*. Tho surfaces were trented Io h coaling of colour which, when it struck a surface wet or damp with neripiration, would leave a rod stain, which. ha audience took for blood.