IN THE RING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1485, 6 July 1912, Page 12

IN THE RING.

[Bi "Memuet."]

JOHNSON'S £6000 CHEQUE, He Lifts it at Las Vegas. The Johnson-Flynn, contest happened too into in the week to allow of more than the. merest passing reference thereto. Briefly it can be summed up in the sentence: "I told you so." Johnson stated a month ago that he would win in 15 rounds. Ho has mado good on his prophecy. The man in the street looked at tho disparity in size of the two combatants, thought of Johnson's science and Flynn'a ruggedness and anticipated just tho kind of battlo it proved to be. Johnson is still champion, is .£6OOO hotter off to boot while Flynn has taken "tho father of a hiding," and, from all accounts, stands to get very little pecuniary balm for his wounds. Public Stopped Away From It, At the Guild Hall Melbourne, a fortnight ago, "Jack" Lester, by the grace of his slugging powers and the inability ot his opponent to land a punch with the necessary powel behind it, defeated "Pat" Doran m eleven rounds. In tho earlier 6tagos, Doran, who had some four pounds the .best of tie weights, scored frequently, using a straight! left to the face and a short right, but the finishing touch of a master was not behind all this, and Lester survived. Subsequently, Lester, by wrenching, wrestling, and hugging, after the manner of a grizzly in a huff, gave Doran such a parlous time that the Victorians seconds threw in the towel at the close of the eleventh round. To such a pitch have some phases of tho noble art descended nowadays. As it deserved, the affair drew a very poor house, which is a oomforting assurance that the sporting fraternity in Melbourne has a good supply or common 6ense. Aboriginal Man Conquers Devltt. A dark cloud in the shape of one "Black -faddy, a Wostralian oboriginal, hung our "Qus" Devitt at Broken Hill recently, and finally enveloped him altogether at the end of 20 rounds. Devitt and his party thought that thov saw light through the darkness, but t'he referee and most others present failed to see Devitt, and so the darkness had it. .Devitt failed to show his undoubted cleverness, and was on tho defensive most of the time. For the rest, when he did attack, the native blocked his blows, and returned two for ono right through. "Patrick" is evidently somewhat of an improvement on the other black zephyr who parades as "Cyclone Jerry Jerome. Read Mounting the Ladder. _ Slowly and surely "Jack" Read is working his way to the top of his class, and his latest victory is perhaps his most notablo achievement to date. At Newcastle, on June 24, after twenty rounds of viniful boxing, ho earned the decision over one-time crack light-weight Frank Thorn.

Commenting on his work, the "Referee" says: In the opening rounds there was little to choose between the pair, but as the battle progressed Head, with his fast, shifty stride and bewildering arm work, managed to score frequently, principally with straight left drives, and the points began to tell in his favour. The hitting wa9 hard and clean, and the exchanges so rapid at times as scarcely to bo followed. Read checked every attack coolly and skilfully, and took ndvanrago of every opening created. Frequently ho landed neavily on the body, and more than once rattled his opponent with a powerful overhand blow that dropped timo and time' again on the lett side of tho neck and shoulder. Though Thorn returned Bomo smart, clever blows, they seemed to lack force. Thus tho battle waged for the full . twenty rounds, at the closo of which ■ tho referee, Mr. Arthur Scott, adjudged Head the winner, tho decision meeting with a roar of approval. Thoy Were Hooted, Eoy Kenny and "Ed." Williams, allegedly contesting a boxing match, but in reality giving a fair imitation of the latest American daring craze—tho "Bunny Hug," lodged an unpleasant taste in the mouth of every spectator at the Melbourne Pavilion on Juno 25, and when, at the ond of twenty rounds, the decision went to tho wrong man—to wit Williams—the affair was altogether too nause,ous for those who sat through it, and they showed their feeling in the mnnner approved by tho boxing public the world over. Georges Carpentier Laid Low. Georges Carpentier's dofeat by Frank Klaus must have been expected by a good many followers of tho gamo at home, for, on May 22, the Frenchman was hard put to it to dofeat American welterweight "Willie" Lewis. Regarding that affair, London "Sporting Life" had remarks as follow:— "Carpentier at the end of twenty rounds gamed the award by a very narrow margin of points. For the first ton rounds of tho match Lowis had all the bettor cf the exchanges. In the first 7-ound he damaged the Frenchman's forehead with a straight left, and in tho eighth he sent Carpentier to tho boards, where he remained for four seconds. Carpentier appeared nervous, but he recovered, and from tho thirteenth round to tlho end he boxed with all his characteristic skill, and brought off a distinctly creditable victory. Lewis had failed to maintain his opening pace, and was very tired towards tho finish." Approaching Frays at Waipawa, "Mercury" has to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of. tho following letter regarding matters under the jurisdiction of the Waipukurau-Waipawa Amateur Boxing Association:— Sir—Our tournament is to be held in tho Municipal Theatre, Waipawa, 6n Wednesday, July 10 next. It may interest you to know that wo rwvo matched "Len" Porter and L. O'Halloran to provide the professional contest on that date—fifteen rounds for purso and expenses totalling .£45. Our body i 9 now known as tho "Waipuku-rau-Wnipawa" Association, and as the name suggests wo combine tho forces of the two towns. After our next tourney we purpose holding cur contests alternately in Waipawa and Waipukurau.—l am, etc., J. W. ELLIOTT, Hon. Secretary. Wanted by Mr. M'lntosh-Tcams for Tug-of-War. . Prizo money amounting to .£IOOO is offered by Hugh D. M'lntosh and Frank Musgrovo, of Sydney, for four events in a tug-of-war carnival to be held in that city from Septeinher 28 to October 12 next. The principal cvont is one which will interest New Zealand pulleTs, as the promoters are anxious to Teooivo entries from this Dominion. The international competition for "bona-fide .cpresentntives Of their various nations" carries prizes of .£4OO (with gold medals and sashes) for tho winning team, .£IOO for tho second, and JCGO for tho third team. The entrance fee is £3 per team. In addition to the nrizo money offered, the winning team (if it shapes like a world-beating combination) may have tho opportunity ol \nsit to Grmt Britain. Early iii no: year Mr. M'lntosh will opea his r athletic and sporting hall in London, and ho is contemplating an international tug-of-war carnival on the occasion.

Entries should bo lodged before August 31 with tho secretary, Stadium, Ltd., Rusbcutter's Bay, Sydney, ir with Mr. .Tack Musgrove, 23!) Pitt Street, Sydney, from whom entry forms nnd all particulars can bo obtained.

Tho teams will consist of ten men,| two emergencies, and a captain. Two judges and a referee will officiate. The referee's decision will bo final, subject to appeal to the promoters only. A time limit nl ten minutes is .Bxed for each preliminary pull, and a special limit will be fixed for semi-finals and finals.

Tho competitors are to submit to a thorough medical examination on tho dny before their contest, and two leading Sydney doctors havo consented to act. In tho event of a competitor being declared unfit, tho promoters 6hall havo tho option of declaring tho engagement at an end or to have the competitor who is in faulty condition replaced. Thoro are tho usual conditions as to rope, lines, tapes, tho prohibition of stops, springs, or nails in boots, and tho like. Teams will tako the strain lying down with their feet against IJlifl.b&tjeufc-