IN THE RING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1479, 29 June 1912, Page 16

IN THE RING.

[lir "JlEncuiir.."] PROPER BOLT FROM THE BLUE. July J—WOHU& Championship, jplinspii +.' riynni/ : lvai;;.\rj;gas, .Mexico. July 1G a nil Zeii'l'a'nd. jVmateiir Ch.-iMipioi'.ship's, Town ilall. Is the Big Affair at Las: Vegas Blocked? Slai'tlinj; ■■iii'dpeit -is: 'ihe:.-i.alo'st.. .'-iie.iys toblind regarding; tile woj-Jd.'S C'liaiupioiiship battle 011 ■ ~r !iur.~d(i; y n(.'>:.t—if ;it 'can he lelicd upail. It is no b-s than thai there is a. iio>sii.)ility pf tlie- ail'a'.r liOi. happening at i.a's i'i'sdped' 'at all;" 'i'lie. rea-ons that have led -uri t.o l.liis ron-y slate of affairs' :at- tiiis: .Tatp-- )iO,i;r .a''re not divulged, .but if-kou!<1 : . apjieSr that- pressure of some sor.i. lias, been brought to bear tipoii the a;i'tm)ri!u->. 1 WJiethe/ this, prfssitrp. .lias -arispii; frpsii.. th.o ''Xoncon.ipiniist;.,,G,6'nsci'piice;" ;iin. Jiei'v Mexico <):-. oi> 'neeoiiMi^ : <]!' pqiitica!; roaspiis--is not apjiavenC ilpM;eyet, lot the: ; T?ide-. p-eiulent ])'rpuglit fhp : tidings io iast: Avi'/'k', .'speak : fpr .itself. It Wilis as fpHoivs■ Las Vegas, Juno 16. Ooveriifir jil'Doiiatclv :pf K'ew Mexico, admils tiiat lir ;nteuii» lo.make au attempt tp ..prVve[i!; 'the. fight- fctween .lohusoii aiui l-'J.vnn l'ioh> taking place. 1 ■ at Las Vega..-. In the even:, of the tiovernp.r. iiijii.(- : e.edliig.. ill. lilocking. the. contest .'.if, wiill 'jirobiibly Sake plate at Ciuilad'ithareK; . ' Other; iryuliles have .also,, .arisen in Hya.ll, who was in charge <•!' jviy.'nii's' tniiiiing ojir-', erations. has re.-igneii cwing to the absence of: hiirnyiiiy-. iii. Ife says he:,-is , :.<iiig l u.stcrt' vyit.li l-'.lynn, who is, lie di-clares, "hog- fat." -'Lam sai isfied;,:'; -lie said ...10-day, '': f .tiiat:. tlie iireman bas iio cliaiic.:* of- winiiiiig." • 1 *ya 11 : ;vl> : p-...a<iiii'j!s-,"t'la a : di>agreeuiP:it with Cur'ev, ihe-'firenian fighter's manager. ■, I'lio last, paragraph is lafher hard to tind(4'staiKi. '::(.''iii;!ey lias '■hit.li'erto." liguiiod as the pronio.toi'Jf■ tliV'■ "altitl as sucli caniioi of course be l-'lynn's manageir. ' ??'.? ■ """ A Man Who:will Lose Heavily; U is the uiifortuifate Ourlev upoii whom the brunt /of tlie Vaffni'p 'wiil-vfa!} ; :i'f' tii.e': batlie is-ipajledouirj ; 110 ..ffuistf iuivt. milled hiniself-iipAiPry'Jieiiyy 'expehditurein geUing-'lho..arrangements along to their ]>i-esent point. Mikhail; ®> loo'iistruct,<a -spp-. eial a:i-ena U;i: ili'o;co:il('Sf|,a]i;l :iii:a!l pi'pl>ability woulilijliayp-'btfiv rpfiiiii:edSla.:ppst heavy tc kH the ine-i .toge!lii:r. But Trust Johnson to: be. Financially: SafCi/ In JohiiSbii's :; ;Paso: ilijs-.iiiay..;i)e;:/lp6ke(l: upon as a certainly, Tlie- ebamiiioi!- is (hplast Avpi-Id. .t.p;,-inak'e. any: move without seeing, 'very .x;][earls:"-''.'3 that if especially k>.- whe.ii, the '... ;iiipyo,,Av.ould'.'.bq from his';iomiprtaMp;';qtfai:tei%,;;iri Street" to.tSie. rignfo'us life of a training eamp._ It the coalolll pitp.! 111 a.l'eh.';' \. ita lionibardipr Wells iii-.SOjjil'pn-j l ;fcJ] 1 .. thfii-agii, Johnson took down the .tlttW .gini.raiiteo posted bv the pronfotci-vxp't'; "I!'*'>^.:i»c.li;:"diip'iVsiitfair as a re:i-:iipo:i:'e ior his-"disapi»int-llieul." Also, froiiVvsideligh't's that':piie/gets■ : upo'ii; the way in.which liiese n:.;itter.- are managed in the .Siates, it is fairly sale to assume th:it:.;tlie -ainbuii.t:of.'[(ibbying; .Hint must have bte'n .done'by the Curlsv ptfr.ty to gel 'ebmliieti, the'/coii-: test in Xe.Vv-,-;..\t'cxic-p^;.fhrmvgjv' the : *:!.T ; lature in: :-t li e.;. ft r st.;, ii lac must have been (i rather expensive biisine-s. 'v.!:' l ', 1 So it w;ili. bp.M-eu. that, if the iprpsent conflict i's';-.cSn'e'blled', -(i;- even" po's.tfioiiecl; or nioved : !tp,oyiida[|:'jiirtrezj it will: 1 be --n: sadly disgruntled '.'Jack'.' t.'nrloy thai Kill : face the consi'iiiienl .music. :

After all. What is one to Believe?

Tlio news .detailed above, cam® a? Hie proverbial "bolt'. from tbi> blue" as the cable messages' j list iiroS'.ib.us 1 j:;. brought no indieatkn that thiups wer« not I i .was: .reraved oiVj»riioj(iaj;-;<jf ifist'iveek;,; anil en the -;1 lie; : fpllp'.>vi eil in the. Sydney ".Sun'.-." Humkiye'dition: Las Veffis, Tune 1G • Tlio usual big.', .talk- ngardintr their. c!iatnpioi!sliii>jitatc]i : as'bßi!ipiu(liil!7od in by .lohiison.amH'l.vnii. The champion , ;£er-, tiiied ■ clicqiinv* ;.-.ife:J2oP;■ ' ; Va*ii(i; ll .ssivef.' 7 oilds, thai, be fan bca't "tho . fireman, j'lynu's- answer is -that (lit- result of , the J.-'(i.ivi;tlijrlfif..-TJulyiV)>aitlo'iftill!. lip'Va • • terrible', knock to the "bis: ' smoke shift."v?' ,;, |. The town is full. of crooked sivort.s, who ; L l ' ; .1o John? l G:■l to "throw'' thojyijjliti ■ liV Ihe face, of. these rninours it" -v. worthy of note that .lahnsoii has taken to his training (|u;!iter.s;.PKi'iier than usual. Ho is aetim:. like, a nian ea;;er to.-win. ■ So . to .beii'eye.'?.' i'AV.hjcli--ever way the. Las \>cts tronhlo' tof-s it appeal's evident that it :s ..to. 'be, or >va ; v to have n>edn-rwliiMioyer :^ to fit tlicv;:.6ccli>ipii- : developments—another "absolutely last pearance" <••!' ilie champion. Offer of 30,00!) Dollars for Johnson to Visit Australia. Tlio ''Svi'' f: '" : ' , iP.'M!4lisli'rai-l!i'..Jcltijv recelv-cd. from Mr.. T. 'Andrews, a prominent A!neiucaii';. : spnrriiV^':. ; : .iburiuilis.t,: : w: : Iio !lia:s' been watching 11. 1). .M'lntosh.'s interests . in the States. An extract from this message .: "Money; seems .to be no object with ■ Mack' Johnson; .for he can refuse ;w,oofl | dollar of."an .eve':. lash, and apparently enjoy it. A! any of the lioxils^;;.'i'ollr.W(M-s;. : ibten";rif' the:, opinion tli:it thr-o.3n;ooii-clollmv offers we're ■ very much of the biiiik order, but. 'they are no111ilf:Vt!I'e kiiV(l. ■. the !pa'st week I w'Hsi-:iuiHiorigod■''liy Tlugli. tosh to give Johnson .'tO.O'JO .dollars for. his end, and expenses, to nieet .Langiord. ; in a content:for: the championship of the world, ln ; .t;ike' place /in. '/Is.vfliidy.J withinsix uionths from ,ihe date of .offer. That, would iiieor, an. outlay' of least 45,000 dollars fer. Hncr .Anhti-aliaii promoter, as . it is certain Langi'iii'd would not enter. into tlio contest without receiving, at least half as much .as .lohnson, and. the expenses woiilil bring it up another 5530 dollars, making the offer ele<e to jl.pob dollars."

Johnson's Polite, But Firm, Refusal, Politely,the big black champion turned Mho offer down, but his go novo us h remavk rczardi ng Mr.' MTntosh does him credit. ' The account reads as follows:— , v . ' ; .i. When tho proposition was; put to. Johnson,'. the. big fellow .declinedv.iii. a very polite ,< maiifieK;.-sasnng-:;-"Mr' : -.d«! 1 termination. to retire on tho first, of ■ September ;Ihas: (!s&s• \C.liifris£d ; a ■■ Lit. 1 Juivo. mode tip !iiy mind "to retire from.' tin? sniiiie for. all tin'io after that daks and you call say for in'e that it will J>b .ontv-icnsc 'fif' ri.'heavyweight 'T'otirihg Aviili the-'cham-' I)ionshif), : ior 1 .db. not: cxpo'ct to' loso to I'lynn. on July ■* next, when wo battle 20: rbuh\ls".afc : lx;s^V< ; gay. I-.aru not refusing; ■.to'ftpiee.t" Mr;; "'lj'an'gford because' I i'e.ir' hirn in any way,' but I said before, it is. iny .intention to l etiro on '.September- 1. I . eon Id not make nrrah!?<'mosits to 'visit Australia after t lie Fourth of July, bat tie., .ami preimrc properly, .for . it, within tho timo limit;. J- would like.' yoi'.v imu'lv ■ to have'-acqoinhyodpetl' Jlr'v .'M'.lritO.sh, because-;4io,.gfiye iiie ihv 'first, cha.ii'eeto win the . world's title, and treated mo very fairly,'" "Dave" Smtth to. Quit London for America.. "Dave" Suiithi ■ "of ours," has nrrivtd in London-,' but.; according, to latest ad- j vices, ciof'S iiot;. intend.' to 1 sfiend; ar;'^re<it. ; deal of time- in' Kiii;land. Tni:. is rather surprising\.;iis ; ;the':New Zea'fimiei; j's, .generally looked lifion as the el;ss ; ' of linger who would do will nt Home, and. be far lielter suited? in, 'his style 'there tli'un. .in America, .for' wliiclv. country he is reported . . The explanation; tinny bo that the decided slump-at p>cH>nr obtaining in Kugland among boxer-: <n' Smith's -c!.a.s;s; is alVordiug ' liim ilitlii uHy . in gMting inn I ehes\ .'v.! j'.'-. ".rim" ■S.ii!li l yh;n.. fhc Me Kniiii>ii..;".Riid.'r ■ die" champion', has njfpii.rej.itlymi red, f and tliere.s!pp.<-n' : < to be m> immediiite -uc- j ces.-or injo h.i- -he."-, tleiic". il may be i.hat..li;ctc "f I>:iin driving Smith In/thiv, ''lii.itrl -jif ■(li<i: Jkm t -. acvJ.-.lii«:'iioiuc,fti a 'fee crop .<?£!

i:>in'r;ii-jr niddliMvpight .chatiipbiis: Of ;.tKc.Kte.Kliins (of wlitini -irtont ■!>p]i)w.):, Oi.bhons,: a.iui "Ividio" . M'Gpi'ty. lire Hit' pi-t.ri'iii. .-hin.ins liiiii'ts, Mphcgan Also Steers off For America. . .Another \v<'l!-knnya> Aiisli:.nr' lian li:)xinK- i!i' , hab'y i-lie bc-l. of. Uift whole Aii-traliiin hiini'h—.lias, sailed fii sp;ii-(:]i til' iaino and i'liriiiiie and the l'.!TU::iary ai'i oiai'iaiMincnl- . lh<jotii (»■ -Vau'iicii. 'i'liis K "iI 'Sle.hpgaiiitho l.i!;ii(-v.-<'ii;l.it (.-liainpioiL ~;ll ii.. .left --ariiit'd wi't.li lii'i't.oi'.s fi'oi'n aI '.;. Jl f l;ili(jsh In il'io vnrinus 'nabob.s in. the S!;,lt-.-. iiiid acconipaiiicd by hi-; bi'.iil.lii'i- (![M»-yp as ti'-aiiu'i;..' Wc Will Watch This Little Victorian. r J.'lte. li.tilp Victoriaii.'s . ca'.ixk'r ■o.vor.se'a ■ ■\vill,J>S followed with thp keon.-s! in.tere.%. aiiil it i''S iiot' liiiSa.fe to ■.|>r.orfl><ii.v Iha't it will be a crt'dilable ami piioii.tii.bl.o oi;e.. Hb is Vvell enough knmvji iii A.rncri.wv (.tlit-bjijrli. .li'iS- a(,'ai ! nst .ilie variiin> l>axcrs who havo (fcaMideit ujiuii. A.ti.sjfali'n- :oi"'fab' years), hiin •inatehi->s. and,, it ho is -content to \voi:]i bis iv.iv through tlio,'sccojid (,'rndo(livisiqii until lic lins ina.ilD'himsfllf a:n fait villi American i-ini; inpthnds. 111 ore jVar'icularly, . refcrooihi;),. ■ ..-ha ■-liniild s.horlly be i'oni.d pprformins with 'lie. tbp-liiiers of the division. Pandemonium. By. ;ril 1 accoiinU thS .G.ariipntior-Klaiis meetini; at: llipjipp, j-'ranie, .pit Monday. whifcii -wa'sjipr-csSriVdo fliis: 'coinmi'i last; ..weelc , , i -wa , s'- ii ilisLiirbaiif-.r. The minds .vf the expital>l(?),(/iyl!jC au'ilieiico.r.iiiiist: liavft ; bpcii . inllai'n.ed: liy-' ilio- (Ipf.'.it oi' its .i.dol'j 'Ge.orees' Ga;nrciVl'iei:v by Kljt\is, under flip, circumstani-es 's'e.t. .t"t>r.tli':iii. "lii.o- ciililo. -iin.d. -iiii(;K tlio 1 sensational finish.of the m-.kt bout, tile l-A-onulen-lk'niard affair fill which the K.nglishirmii si nick thp reicrco after having .bppu : dwjualiti".d iii tlie sc'eonil i-ojind), thprft ensiled '.o.no:. pf thnso regret'-., fable .PC'eri'PS: tlial are . : sucli... black blots upon the fame of Site spor!. .Principals; .Seconds. Police, 1 and Public ■All' Fighting; ■ Tl niust liavo lieoii pandemonium—a r 'fK.r-foi : -al!':'—in whipli; ..boxers, Teforoos; 'antVV.popul& ; o'--:.-a band. 111 fact, most of them would tako bath hands. .: Arthur" livernden lv;\s.-.';;l>c^*n;- jin rticiir®trl>? i:m'orUinat« in l-'raitee. [Io ints been jircviously beaU-ti by iii-'rnard, e.n.d, 011 tlio last . occasion upon wliieii lie appeared • in J'aris.- jns opppiioiit :(Siei.l "siioitly ..after; leavhiß the ri nx bra!in.. ICveriiden was arrp.sied,. but was 'subsei|iicntly • relf'a.-kd, as a ppit-mor.lcm showed 111 ill tbS (ip- " c-oaspdy '.J ! !xef;)viiis: -physical! -uiisbuntV -.an.tl.i iii .110 .fit. state; toi ;•.. 'J'ho effect 01 this unfortiinate affair' was Wytit Sp jpnbliti inioK-i- apainst.■ tlie : " sjioi-i, jniid the autliorifies na'vo .. Ix'en <'v.er .since. Ho it will' occasion .. .no surprise if . tlie . 'pi-esent . "DonfiybriKik" results in ail. oflicial ban Keing- 1 ' placed upon the game in l-'rance. ' - : - '"Knock-Out" Rudd Knocked Out. Once:. inoro:' J '\[orcun - " :hj.s..tOcrcfer to. "Hill" .'-Kudd, bist, . iint'or'miately; this ■tihiei. : lo!..elirpiii.clo,/4 :: th,e ; evWellingtoniah'si. career. Orta.inly -.lie ■met'-, rp\^TSoAi£hi^iigli;-ji^ecfdc'dlyi\l>atlf ! 'tuclc- : —he s'oiiped a a-ifiht-liuiid swinj;- fron'v. "Terry'' Kellei' w-hen lie had the'.America U: "well 'gone"-f-;liw't£ ho. stopped it • with« his iaw in tho. tlur.teentli roimd .(unlucky: liiimiier, tliirkpnlj, and. -that. .was till 'there; .liras.-. l'oi.it-:. as faiv,Qs; It ci iii-.'d. The,.:inti-6dtictorj:(.. remarks-. ani! thci , ac.connt:..ot , \clb^ip^'/ : seciies.--:.of . tlifi. bout: as seen; bv a Sydney follow:— V~ .■■■'. ' I..X' . badly in need .of - il, Keljer, the : youn}; American beavy-weisiit. .unearthed• ii ri'iflit/■■cbntaiiiinij' Uie reciinlsiterarnoiiiitii of :powderi iaii'd' drbjipinij - : Jitv. over. /in:.-itho',. Ithirtce'iitli "his.; :~iiglit.i.'.witTi;''Hill' T'udd at Ihp Gaiety Athleiie. Club, woii an e'ngftgenient Y.'iipn il looked 10.0 -to 1 qii his losing. ■"" ■ , "It wh- Kiiild's. fight until th<>- ond. of :tliO; elcveiit llv j-ouml^ffKeUer;" bei n(j :li'aiuU«lV 'i!hp:. fifth.' rourid ;sa\r.: hiiri trt;nted very unkindly, and.in fact aliiuisl put. fpi ;sleepr . ;lfc' received '-.la; . nuiribej" "of terrific- ...swings, iiiiidv a's he staggered about ili'p enclosure it looked as if lie 11111 si. eii,;l 'Hip Iroub'f-, ; bul .Keller -refiised to ro■ off :liis. feet.i. Had his low;e! been. thrown 4iis; seconds evideniry kiiew that he had ;tli[dj.gbdtisV'tQ--'acliver;;i ! iind /.tVaS , laud' them'in good order arid; on- time." . Then ill lhe 13th." came .tho end. ■ "It' Ml h'a'piieii.ed in. a. flash. ;Keller' stepped: iii, 'and, after- niis-iiirr. with ;,.his;.'i'lefty; ihipiK'd' a right fairly on 'to .tho.-pointv. The-.fi.'jht was over thou,, but, to makeiis/Sjiraiicei doubly sure tho' Ahiericair i'.ooked liis.left and 3!iidd went down., lie came to his. sen--es about five . mimites■ later, to see Keller biamihg. congratula-. I ions on all sides;-' :