IN THE RING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1645, 11 January 1913, Page 12

IN THE RING.

fJBx "Mbsodbt."] THE BTADIUM ON NEW LINEB. "One—Two-Nlne-Outl" Tie grand finale between the "two Sams"'appears to have been a big effort by both men to secure the knook-out, and for once in a while M'Vea abandoned his purely defensive taotics, going in to "mix things" with his stocky opponent, and using his right to better advantage than on the previous occasions. . -But, in going in, he was looking, for trouble, ana ho surely got it. Says the "Referee":—

Sam M'Vea vent out to the- count as brave a fellow as he had proved from the Winning. Having endured ' a heavy battering while being forced to and when lying across tho ropes at tho western aide of the square he dropped before the pounding, . dealt ,out, and though done,; the V man struggled hard against nature in efforts to assume the, perpendicular, and make another (lash to beat the ' situation. ! , . , To one knee M'Vea rose, and then tried hard in a distinctly shaky way I'., to straighten up. This as the count ." reached "eight," but 'twas no use. "Nine, out!" found tho poor fellow '. licked, not only through the punishment which forced him to .the floor, but by what ho had been compelled to endure from the very beginning. .. The Newest Whlto Hope-Luther M'Carty. A few weeks ago "Mercury" ventured to predict that the championship :of tho world would eventually rest between Bombardier Wolls and Luther M'Oarty J Since then M'Carty has made good his claims by defeating Flynn, and now : latest cabled advice's bring news of his victory over Al. Palzer, who is thereby relegated to the obscurity which his recent' utterances would lead one to believe,'and he.has been looking for. • M'Carty, as a; "white hope" has been taken seriously right from the beginning, . when "Tommy" Bums tired his ambition to shine in tho ring, and his present position is duo in ho small measure to the way in which he has been managed. -No extraordinary claims were made for him, and he was not over-matched .at first.' The result has been that he has fought his way along quietly,- gaining- experience and confidence with' every battle, ,so quietly that one is almost astonished to find on reckoning u)) his victories that' he has met and defeated everyone of .the. "hopes" except Wells." ';, .-. ;

!Xhp ,Extensive > EriQlishman r and -tho ;','. Blocky;Burns,v ;• ;.-/;:';.■',',.; Just at the time that M'Carty is winning 'out; conies 1 nows of ■ the matching, of "Tommy" Burns and.Wells,;at Calgary, for a purse of Burns at his best: would, in all probability, prove too.much for tho lengtny Euglisrimnu;, i but Burns .and his best days'are'divided by somo four years—almost too much, to hope for anything wonderlul from lain in this match;. ,< .■'•:•' 'Still, the ex-world's champion a shrewd custoiucr—one who is not likely to enter tho'ring, unless satisfied either that his'condition and torm were of the best, or;that the inatoh was an -easy, thing for "Snowy" Baker is stated to. bo bidding for tho contest, .but tho cable '.news reads as if the match wer'o already made, and tho veuuo fixed;' so/.that there' does not appear,-to bo much chance for. the new owner of the Stadium to'become famous, so early in his career as a promoter., . Reg. L. Daker Takes Oyer the Stadium. , Talking of'tho Stadium, it appears that Mr, M'lntosh's embarkation ; upon his n-ew career us successor, to the'late'.Harry llickarcls, has. taken up so much: of his time as to render it necessary for him to give up the Stadium. "Snowy" Baker has .'sound backing,'.and has announced a new policy, not only on the old lines, but also in.a,wider field, though boxing will, of course, predominate. Further, he iuJjnds to help along, if possible, the amateur' side of tho sport. His old business will be carried on by Harold HardiVick. What Ails These Warring Gauls? ThCre is' something about the' French boxers that leads to: trouble in every battle in which they are engaged,- and the latest—that • between "Kid": M'Coy and Jean Poasy—wns no exception;. - The battlo lasted fifteen rounds,: to the accompaniment of a chorus Of impartial hooting, M'Coy being, hooted, twico for using his elbow at close quarters, the Stadium management for increasing'the cheapest price 'of .admission, and Poesy' because when he could fight no longer—a couple : of heavy blows in tno stomach finished him, and the.crowd thought ho was quitting. Probably tho fact that the contest was a comparatively tamo affair gave the crowd ample tinio for reflection in between rounds. ■".-.'' .' .

Glass Jaw? Glass Heart? , Colin Bell "defeated "Pat" Doran in thirteen rounds at' Adelaide on Boxing Night. ' - Easily the cleverest of the Australian heavy-weights, Bell has all the physical attributes of a world's champion, but' there is something wanting in his make. It is either a glass jaw or a glass heart, or something equally fragile, for ho has been a most disappointing performer, occasionally shaping'as it cap-' able of developing into a champion, but as often as ''not going out to a wisp of a .blow, or fading away when a little spice of "devil" would have landed him an easy victor. . Notable Writer Lays Down the Pen. j Thus "The Amateur's" farewell to the readers of tho "Referee":— "As I am severing my connection with 'The Referee,' I would like to thank this journal's many thousands of readers for the manner in which they havo borno with me during the post 10 or 17 years. That toleranco litis rendered duties which might, at times have been otherwise, at least pleasant. -sly best' wishes to all for a happy new year." Surely this is a great surprise. The sporting community has for.so long been used to his name appearing in the Australian journal that its nbsenco will leave a blank hard to bo filled. One of the greatest authorities oil boxing unywhore in the world, "The Amateur" for many years exercised a great influence in the game in Australia, not only by his writings, but by his personal inlluenco over the boxers themselves, which was, in ninny respects, nothing short of wonderful. Of lato years his influence among the sporting public generally was weakened somewhat by his too, partisan support of the Stadium, and everything that eventuated therein. Tho old writer's .profuso apologies for the vagaries of I'apke and Co, is a case, in pouit. Thrown on Rudd's Mercy—None Shown. "Bill" Rudd's dofeat of Fitxsimmons 1 .wis not altogether unexpected over her*,

the general opinion beina that Rudd's experionoe would outweigh his opponent's advantage of weight and skill. And so it proved. Fitzsimmons boxed prettily, outpointing Rudd in the first round, but the latter, when recovered from his Burprise at this, tore in, and toppled "Fitz" over.

Here the Timaru lad's want of experience cost him doar. Instead of taking full advantage of tho count, ho jumped up immediately, thus placing himself at tho mercy of Rudd, who, needless to say, showed none. -I ■