IN THE RING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1455, 1 June 1912, Page 12

IN THE RING.

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THE CLASS OF THE CLAN #Ve.A. June 7—Wdliiißlnn .Prov.iiici.il -ClmiiiniDiishi|is. 'J'hwii Mall:. July t—World's Chniii;|)i,pnsiii|>, Johnson v l-'l.vuii, Las Vpgii*,' JljL'rico. July Hi and 17-Now' felayit Aifiaiei-r (h.imimmyliip.s Tpini. Mali. The Definite Locale for Johnson, and Flyiin. Hest news from o.V(ir,«ea, in. ,i. week: ff tired mail i-el-vici's, « (hiit , liip Yc»u!? now looniiug as l.ho deiinife Wiljy ft'i- !|.« si niggle l>otwwn ;Tii!y.iUnll iisi/t Kiynn. There is a proviso iilfjicliwl k< jis will bti seen from .(lie .T|lpnij.dcd clipjiiii" from the Wan iM-auc.iifio ■•"Cni-imi.clo, , - l>i;t (ho amount of tho , guarantee reniifrcl (10,0(10 dollars) is fjifn.ll. winiweil isil-li pr-eviims, sums raise.d , b.ii sinjilar ncciisions:— Las Vegas, N,Jt., wiii. I>t> the; plac.o , , and July 1 the date, of (lie. lie.iyyweig.ht chanipionship .bnftlo. bpt.vVeen Johnson and Myiiii-,. , , ■pi.'.o.villjiijj. -tliat ci(y raises a 10,000.-doiijirs giiai-aiitei) within a few days', ilbhnspiv will tjtaln jurf 011/sido of :Aib;n;//.ii;xiii.i.Pi- N.Jf., and Flynn will liiiVs , lijs-. eaiiip neji! l Ln-s Vegas. Both ivi.cii will be iii tVn-ir quarters by June. The action of Stat*? officia.Vs of S'pw Mexico who havo crinio out iii favo.iir of a linish light, Uiis , dpci>ion on the part' of the .i!rpiii.i,(e.rs:. The city authorities, of I;as \fpgiis have ljoeh in iavoiir of ilio; bp'.ut siii.ee Jack CiH'ley made his .av.s.l -investiga-.-tion there, and this ,, .also;, has pleaded the promoters. Ivsv.adsi. was left \- ■ hind when the W.ciicrii I'acilic Riijlroad officials backed' o.ii.t of tiWif .Igreemont to build an areiid. ■ The Surprise at Wanqamii. Last Saturday, local. : were somewhat heavily, surprised- at thenews from ■\Vangariui..th.a.t ."Jjeii" .I'qrfer'. had beaten Allen- .Jlaxiyell ojt ■.points'. . This was Porter's ii.i , ippeitrahcc'.sincp his return from Sydney ;■ nndj.his showing ■ makes it appear eitherlhat.Jns Aiistr'iliain ! experience has improved Mw. Very- cpii-: sidcrably, or else t.hut JtaxVvell has iseen. very much overrated. It will bo remembered- that,- -it -tho tiiiite of the selection of.'/flip-last iw,,Zealand representative team 'for the. AiistratiSian-■ championships, finite' a.-, snial.l ..dis.tiifcbance - was raised in the y-iripjis bokiiig panips over the inclusion bi'.. Ilegart}';, pf i-aiite'i:-... bury, in tho teani,- uis'teai| -j?f jUaxwc]!. lleg'arty justified liis selcctio'ii. by- , wmniiig ■ his championship,'b. iit still; , Slaxw.piKs a.d.- : mirers were not satisfied)- and- , lp:iul-..\ya's the clamour for a miotirigspf. ■th(s..tj;va-bpys so that the question..pit;'siipßriqrify fipuld. bo decided by actiiaV-cpnib.U:. ■-','. Had anyone then, advocated- ■ XM"Porter as a worthy ■antagonist lor either : of them, tho lonely«H.a, >M;' of dpfi.sianj would have been heiird: in..the lamir-tlvat is if the idea had:-bepii fleehied worthy of even that amount .of notice, and ypt, as stated, Porter beat" Jtaxwfll! P.n .Friday ■ last, and fiiat fairly cbmfo.ftabl.y., Pen Picture of It. . ■ts'; The contest appears to have; been :a;,. pood one. In ils-Tepprr, the.'.'Wringanui'. Herald" was quite ■■.enthusiastic; Jt: states:—"The star- , attriiptiigii -wiil. lftß| ■ bo remembered by .'all- .ivhb wi.tiicsse.d: itas a fight in wliicli;.:.t)ie -winner, had to show the very best h'e'i'liws SaMolfi. o'f .inorder to secure a :!cl.pcisipu;." 'Dncii -agftiiiv in a general review :6f the- contest; tliei "Herald"' ■ "Thud! . Thuil'!- ', coino boring iriv-. aniW.Tljud! Th.iid.; Porter would fight TJiehjthe order would be rcvJD.f,sc.(.lj-.Kn.(} : . ivould be sent in .almost, faster than ■ one could count). Jlib fouftli ■ ro.iin.d. threatened to be , ;, rathor, ■flat, ■ 'when , : Jlaxwell suddenly .unwound ■ a , h'avinaking right switigi; sy-lucji, . hitt} i,t •■; landed whero it vvusVinteiVSe;],-/would . assuredly have iiiade- , ;aheii , d.tb.. , tliiiigs/ '■ But Porter was*iibt:ip,b".e caiiglvt riap.ping; smart fobtvror.k-took-hfni put .of . danger, and thp : ' ; punch: .'merely, clbv.e. ■ tho atmospherei..:; : .iybnv fheii bji thero ' were no more liay-inaker.Si, and :t'i6 fight prpgressed :, sinVilar lines as before, jßiit* it-.waS:never diill.-, and though there wero ,i!p''ikriocfc-(lb.wn3 . mafly of the Wows. ...tak'en; v .by ea.cli l»xer would liaye....put , "pSiil" , . to.. , die. account of one ; ' l.fss; 'tqiigh', .Maxwell tired perceptibly'ipwardK.t.hp.-J'nUi iiiid though he was;'.;responsible: for -spniijy , dangerous attack's iii .the , hist tjyp rounds, he was;, iinable. -to liach. -the : other boy's tally' of joints, 'Fprfewilis' was a iust'nrid.popular decision."' . The same journal- referee(Mr. T. Sampson-,- of; -Wellinslnn) 1 proved : the right man Kiatlip. fight place'; iiii.d. , ho may feel a in- flic" fact that not one: pfvhis-.deci.sipns-brpught; forth a single disseiUiPiit. y<?ice>" The weights, by. .Hie why,. v,-.e.re.:-^Por.- : . tor, 9st. 131b.; Jl.as.w'ell,..Ost. 121b,; and' the purse amounted to M 5; How the Referee. Saw it. ■ "The contest was^.phe , of .the;;fa.stest; ,, arid. ■ most exciting seeir |ii lyaiiganui , .- At (Ire. end of tho sixth. , .-rb.u.nd was in the lead, a goocf.-'jejf, to-, f.'ib -pojiit- and.right to the body,.- looking then as though they would Bring.' jiiiii. lioin.o n winner. Thendo s ojiwijfd tp ■the,, ■tentli round the boxing was. liiore ,pve>i. During the later roh.iijlOlaxjyell tried linrct' to land a "knockriStff;-." , b'ii't fpuh()> Porter. too strong and cley.eiv. H'b s.ii.m-- lip.: 'J'h.e Wellington Associatibri -lias 7 iiiissed! -a good match, and. Waiiganui can be con-gratnlatt-d on staging , ,such , -an int.crest.iiig contest. At tho,.c6ncl.iisiqn .of: the battic-j my scoring card: showed, the- rounds , , yfp.n. by each lwxer '7, S, o\. ifl, 12, 13, U, and lα',;. Maxwell, 1,.'3, iiiid Sy drawn, 2, 4, G, and 11V" Plain Talk about/M'.GJain. aiia M'Vea and the Threatened l.aWsu.iti Last Saturday -there' was-ehroniclyl in , : this column the events. ..which led up. to tho disagreement "''between; AViliiajn ■ M'Clain, the lit.ad- of. tlip' JCV'sa claii in Sydney, and JU"V>; ■M.-'JiitpsH, rogarding the Stadium roforss's,; -.a'iul the. sitUseijtiojii.t cancellation of t.lip: M.'V.e'a.-Fly.iih cp.ntest, mid the further irliroiii p| M/liitptlf's! to sue M'Clain, .M'Vea , ,- and'Compa.iiy for breach of contract,- etc., etc. ; At the same tinie ■there , iv'as ..also piib. lislicd an interview , with Jl'Clain,. whP passed through town.-qiV,-I'p'iile' ..for'Anift--ica. So it will- now- -bo- i ; nt..ei:est|ng. to se.e; how the final stages .of (lie (lispiilp''p.ok,€(l through Australjiin. .spectactj.4 Says the .Sydney "iSports.niaiV::— Kxit "Billy" M'Gla'in,. after .making ■ ' a considerablq .anibiiiit. of iio.i>e irifliout much cxciise , , A Coiiple pf. .wpeksago tho large m'aii with t.jie'igpld'ipp.i.h, acting on behalf pf M.'A'ea-, '.yas. spnnd- ' ing a clamorbjis tiii. ttiiinpet against Heferee Arthiiv. Scotl, againit "Maq- . nificent" M'lhtpsh,. mid ' generally' against the wprJiK lle-ilpw thy- ' country by the. ■$&. Tahiti , .for AnijrieS:. on Saturday, -liitt lie did tjie lianiijoiiio- . bv withdrawing- alMiiS- , iierce,-!a : lk , ,- and Iwck talk. Ile-'fell ah M : iv - ,* nnck and kisSed. tho'- Ivonv of Ins garment, so to speak. The- rnmp.iis-. looked formidable- for., a time, , M'-CHlmi : was on his legs; .pbi.ecj-i.iig to -Mf. Xf'lntosh's ref.ereeSi: but: wh's quickiy' brought down-: to- a ho.rizpii till-p-iisitiph ' when the Higli :Tjoi:(! Cl.ihifcolJo!; 61 ilie Stadium cancelled, tlie ■ ford fight, nnd bpgai) 10 , t.alk-rnjnestly about bread) of -coiitrajS't.. 'I'liCTe.foiip., before M'(.'laii! slid away , iii -the Tahiti, he Wl'd the- "'Siwirts'ijihii" (liiit ; all was now pcricp.'and:■liaifpvife.s.s.t tjftit he and M'Vpii..i.iil(l.iio coiiiplaints':;-,ami-that Mr. Was n. veily exe'eK lent person .iiidetd. So there will )k: .no )aw. prGci'e.djngs nflor all. lVrliii.ps, lii*.' jjarfjjpv tb.iicewirtl are rather shy «f JitigaUiiii , ,. rp'nipmbe.iijiig the result of llie.i.V livsl c'x.peiimioe , -wilh , the law. A ri'ppl:}; of tlij'S . cxpiVrioiico., which came tp .li.pnd spnui -little time , igo, runs:— .. ...... The First Chaiivbei v of the i-.'-iv-il. Ti-i.bii.iio has condcnined: M'V'ea by ilof.ii.iijt ,(g pay 10,(100 francs (£.\(M!i (l.a'nsa.ge.s , lo M.. lli« manager iW'th wlni!)i. 'lie signt'd- a .t-oii-Iraet undcrlakius; tu -luPi't: "Siini." Ijbjjbford bi'lweon June aiid J)p);iPiii'l)fpl«, j.1i.1j.. M'Vea did not- k.e.e.p li.is , eiiga^Mi.ienJ , ,.-i'im.j left for Ausli'aliii(. The . Tribfliial. iuiniilled Ihe contract, and. .ftii;t.lieii prderi'd Mr. M'Jutosln w-il-lv whPiii M/Veii M<\ (al;en a" rocoiid *iig;ij;p.ine.iil.. (<i pny -J l', iireyer r>ooo fciin.cs V£-W>' dahiages , iJ' ,, (re.n-: tral" Xeivs." '' " : Apparently -llii?,-- to.fti is-.oivfi. ijf, the things the.i- do b?tte,r in Kwnp'o, ' "Billy" Hanari Spprisni.a'ri , ,. An A'.iitrnP.aji afip'xr- 'p?l'f»f£\)z; <x J p;fi4 deal of local, iutci.ftst" was , , (to rctiu;ii

■jn-a(c)i Irohvceh one frU'tid iiiut visiSfir i.F'Jifsl. si-n-MiK. "Hiflv" llniiinHi -JHiif !)i« :i.x-Xoil:lli A.frif.|iii.. "MlNir" l)iiii|jkiv. lltiiOurii liAd wii.ii llio bmif <m. a liiui- in Uh- IVui'tii iMrdiid-, but UU i! icKiii.il (fli s\as I! ■fi-iiixoti*, litil vIM'J- niHi-H-ni! iHSl'imi ■ (in. liiOiifiiff's Vii'-i. -uii'i >p>> u ' '»> HV«|ii:Mii \\U\\ Ihe rC'JiAiiivUlni Which (it , ciV-illiill Wtii n< .a clmi'is l)(y.\i>i'. H-nvs (he rvjuiVl ii,i.iil.i-r .iii. IJ.ll' A-.liifPlii Jl.ii 1.1, Ws'si I Miiitiiuid-, id) Si<-t-i(l'it(l..v 1 it«( 11. siuv « pfuMy f»"d ■liuW-i'he retviiii 'biiiv'lc: htAwvni M<rirur .iJpMgliis find Hi.- loriiJ crack, l.lan> iniii. T'lw IM Hivpp «Hi?»ls iviM-ip P<i-in>' IjivVi- )»y a ii.il.i'rlttl- but ill J m> : ipurlii- 'lie li.oitl iviili hup- hifiiit M-.ii.ile l|c si-riß'W with, tlie -«t"li«i'. l.hiviiii; lyi" vidiwl'-- caiitiojied Hie Soirtli AfriviUi, lues referit se:nf the ifti'ls -In 'Hd-ii , i'nnicj-w, i>u( IJ'ivniU'iii Mfflk'-OK '» «(l-iViiK lipucul I*'!: (hi) iniii t<v h> iiliivweil U> proceed, I'ljn. i-p-fpirw evis.iffiit.viJ ■'£' h-uriiiiiif UoniKlnH IHi-si-l if Sμ: foiilwl -nKiviifk m'wniiW )>o .(lisijuuli'licil. 'I , ;))!' round elided i.'-i'f.n- , vour of" Douglais, but iii- t-li'e -next min waded iii. Tlin sC-veiitli a-iiil: f'fghf.h. ■foiii.ul llsinita.ii in- n I>ntl wivv,. iiiid (lie ■Piiti' was -at : The IbJiIH wiis ail agniiist the local iad, and Min teiiilr finished hint, lie vm\m up, giiiiicly -cnoiigii-, auii rah irifb so.'iih oiifts. A j-r.iir ■ right, sciit hiin to the Hpoi- for inn.e-' \sTcomlsi \\o a'i;osp,j nnd .tried 10. b.ox pn, ■(iiit it was iio good,. \\a lie . w:as clearly (ipiic for-. T.h.e liplicf- , J.tcppWt in- tp sliiiv the -needless , ■punishment, pf a . plucky; Jail, . tiM Dougliis w-fls. duly deplored, tho victor Wfliii.ngtpn Provincial Championships. ' The ■ei.rr!iiige..!ue"nt.s in ,cpi'..ne;efiou with. UVp:-provincial championships ; nt the Town; tlall iiext; :Friday arc p.i:pceerliiig, ai.id.ln ■ view.'■ pf tlip- fact: tliirr,.. Jj'oirt tlio -for-m displayed is f.o. lie picßed. the .k-am- tp. re.-' .present; ■Wellington at: tli:ci Ijw ..Zealand , . ehainp.io'nsJyiß.- Wii.rnej jicxt month- spina ! cxtra/spccial in the ■.sliitpp of anniteiir fal.ftit. slsciild h<? l.ooke.il' for. The va.iMPus . schools in the city :arc iyb.r.k.iiig hard: ■ with tiiek ■represeirtiitivcs, and. a gbpd piitily -seems likely, . A.ii linnpva.iion. will i«j the, iippearaiicei: for -tho first time,, of-' tho Yicto'rja- College- st(ide.nts in. the tof<-. ■tests. TM College' Cl'u'b- topes , to be. f'epresVnt'cd .in ihjcq ciass.e.s, anil at ,, least P.iie , of Us ineihbfts> Stewart-, a , - lightweight, promises to inakp things. . lively in his cl.iiss,. . . . . Tjie P.etoHe,. Gl.ii'b is, entering .at. least ,, six : , "Tim , ' Tra.co.y has. .about liiil.f ..a:.dozen "aspirants -fp;r fitles, .:riud .the -Jvia;-. 0m P.aM.inie C.l.ub some eight or ii.iiVp, ill addition to , which are sevoral , "linalfac.h.6(!" ientranis. frpni b.otli, .town andcpii.ntfy. -Goinpctitor's are tluit- ; CiitiiKis close , at AriiVit's pn Monday.