BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1780, 19 June 1913, Page 6

BOXING.

"HOCK" KEYS ARRIVES,

READY FOE HAGERTY.

"Hock" Keys, tho clever Australian light-weight boxer, arrived in Wellington yesterday from. Sydney by the Moerafa, to orenare for his match Kith Hagerty on July 3, for .£IOO and tho Dominion championship. Keys is accompanied by his irainor. Mark Golden, and stat&s tluit ho likes 'h.is chances in tho forthcoming """flock" Kevs has a. good reputation on the "other side," and has put up.some clever fights smco he came back to tlve ring, some three years ago. His last match was with Harry Stone, the American boxer, who defeated bim on points, 20 rounds, in Sydney, about three months back. "Stono is a good, clever boy. saw Keys yesterday, w>en referring to. tIK match, and then naively added: I think I will beat him next time we meet. In his battle with Stone, the first half of the flulit was fairly even, with the American showing cleverness of a kind peculiarly his owl. It was in tho .last two rounds that Stono gained most points, and ho then had Keys fiard pressef TtaA* tried to fight back, but could not get tho to New Zealand, but it is seven years since bo was here last. He then met "Tim" Tracey, and beat him in lo nnd when he returned to Australia secured tho light-weight cll^P,o^'PRrwikin? of boxms matches in Austra said they were stirring at present X. new 6tadmm is to be erected at Newtown, one of the suburbs of Sydne), in opposition to "Snowy" Baker s and this, it is expected, will P«t eien greater lifo into the boxing world. Keys states that ho was offered a match at Brisbane with Spencelcy, -who Sent "Jack" Green, but had to put this in vfew of Ms New Zealand engage--1 me'nt He hopes to get four matches here before returning to Australia.

GOLF. ENGLAND DEFEATS SCOTLAND. By -Megraph-Picsa AKociation-OopyrisM London, Juno 17. In the international golf matches England l'cat Scotland by thirteen matches to four. lawn tennis. hard court doubles. By Telegraph—P-rcsa,Association-Copyright Paris, Juno 17. doubles championship, 7-5, wo, " J ' B—G. ' SCULLING. TEE BAR-RY-PEARCE MATCH. By Tclograpli-Prcss Association-Copyright London, June 17. Barry and Pen roe have paid their second deposits. COURSING, AUSTRALIAN WATERLOO CUP. By Telegraph—Press Association— OopyTJffJit (Roc. Juno 18, 8.25 p.m.) Sydney, June 18. The Australian Waterloo Cuip meeting at Woodstock, Rooty Ml, tho defeat of Mr. S. S. licnmtt s Beacon Light bv Mr. T. Clarendons Grand-Stai. Mr! P. A. Lamb's Loud Report beat Mr. A. J. Usher's King o' th Slams, m the Plate event, and Mr. T. Cox s lopsy beat Mr. A. J. Usher s King o th Bulwarks for tho Purse. / HARRIERS. Yesterday tho Central Harriers decided their'throe-mile sealed handicap at Scntoun. The course selected wiih from tli<> Sruoun wlu.rf, along tho road towards Worscr Bav, over tho hill into Miramar, and then l'n a straight line for tho gasometer. Hero a turn was taken towards the Seatoun tunnel, which was included in the course, which finished at the starting point. Seven men faced the starter (Mt G. Frost), all oil scratch. Smith led from tho start, with liutledgo and Myers ne "t in this order. At the halfway post Duck' displaced Myers, and this order was maintained throughout the race. Am me ctrnclo was fought out between Rutledge and Smith, Smith gaining first place by three seconds only. Tho winner of the handicap is -0. W. Rutledge. lime, - mm. IGsec. Ho had 50 seconds handicap. Other place-getters wore:—C. 11. Duck 1f ol> n)iiw» with SOsec. allowed, and L/. !)• Smith (21min. lGsec.), off scratch. The comliaralively slow time is accounted lor by the stiff wind which tho men had to face mopt of tho way. Mr. G Frost was judgo and' starter, and Mr. Ballantyno timekeeper. After the race a committee meeting was held, and Mr. C. H. Duck elected secretarv, a position which has hitherto been held conjointly with tho captaincy. Mr. E. B. Smith was elected deputy captain. a position rendered vncnnt by Mr. Duck's resignation.