IN THE RING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2162, 30 May 1914, Page 12

IN THE RING.

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WHO'S WHO IN BOXING. Juno 2,--Gits Deritt. v, D, Ireland, Giratclnircli, June 8. —J, Hagcrly v. P. Q'Grndy, Town Hali. . June 27. —Wot Id 's Championship, Johnson r. Moran. Paris. August 11..—-J Hagerty r P. Cook. Chfistclmrch. ■ Settling tho Gliamnlorts, . English Slog to hand bring word of a. r.ieetinjr of what, is termed tho International Boxing Union. It was held in April at Pans. .Representatives of tho .Swiss and French Boxing Federations ; wore present, while the Belgium Federation voted by mail. Tho New Yoilc ■ Stato_ AVnhstic Conucfcsion regretted that, it could not be represented at. any . mooting until June, iij view of which it was jesolved to convene another meeting lor June 3 at Geneva, This tatpffigpnee clashes with the adv«o.s that reached--"its ■ Inst'" month in omineotion with 11. L. linker's , tour. Thn latter into!li.t;<mcn stated tha.t theAustralian promoter had been elccted by tho New York Commission to represent it, as well as- Australia, at an International Conference, Apparent!y tho meeting under review was lie.ld befoi'o Mr._ Baker arrived in ftnrope, ami, as ho is now upon the high seas en rout-o for Sydney, ho w-illMijit 'be -afflo fa> participate ui tho June session either. ' Moreover it appears that neither ; England nor Australia were represent- : oil, so .altogether it is difficult; to -place. the scope and power of this so-called ' International Union. However, tho b;;dy ; appears fq have no misgivings about its authority, as among the business' transacted was tho important matter of f''v«opt:ins: an official list of European and world's champions. Tha List Selected.

j T.ho former aro not of much interest 3 to. ws a>t tin's distance, but tlio latter v eail.s for attention. 'J-iio following is tbo ' oflio.ial ftatoment of t.ho position i. J'ly-weigiit, Percy Jones; bantam- ' weight, Johnny Coulor.j Johnny KffiffaMSj light-weight, M'iilfe | Bitciiie. ' . Seiiii-iiusldlo-weklit, titlo vacant (in '; accordance is-ith tbo rpr;nlaiioii of the s, «Mo>n tbi§ vacancy will bo settlor! by ' cotrospomieneo, pac.h of the; afiiliated ' nations pirseiuing its . chanipions). BiSlgfiUiij and Fiance lmve , cominr.nicaiod tb» following candidaixis: —I'nokoy .MacFarland, Miko Gibbons. ; Johnny Summersj Dngand, I'adoud, ana 1 ; Denilen. ' "' |. Mic!dle.-\yp:ight, 'title vacant (this ; vacancj- w;rll be settled Jft iho same way, t Tito car.didr.tcs selected by Delgiun;, . .Switzerland, and Franco are.,- G. Oiip., I Jo(T Smith, Frank Klaus, ■' Marefil Moreait, Uornnrd, and. Joo. Bcirrclto. Sp.mfctevy T we%liitj Sam t'aiigß'rd. Heavy-weight, 'tbo title depends upon a meeting botweon Jack Johnson and Sain Langford. which, must, take place : within four months. This period began <3.n April -t, atid will ferminato on August 5. At tlio pud of that period, if one of tlso boxers has refused to meet the other it© will, forfeit his rights, mid his opponent will be declared cimfvpion of the wqrld. A cciitest is, however,! aiiiiounct'd for .Juno between Jack J'llnison f;iid_Frank Moral)., and should the latter win lie will be thereby in- ■ vested with the; title of v.yiild's cliam- : pi.Mi;, and will fbon be obliged to meet ItifrgfoiA before .Atfgust 8, j

Some Remarks on it Tt is impossible t.o say to what ox!out. these enactments will bo aci-eptod as ■ authoritiifave, but thaws is ijot .much to : . cavil nt in nr.y of tlio rulings. It will' be ss>cn that,, in tlio. smaller classes, (ho present popiilar champions l.iavg boon endorsed. Percy Jones is I ho t'no'li.sh sham-pi'pii ii.i it erass wiiicit is Mot '.recogs ; nisorf outcido l'liiplaiul, so may be* nceepted without demur. tho. bantam, feather, and light-weights are the pro- ; I sent American champions, and ' arc J generally roeofinis.ed jil holding world's ■ j titles, although .Ritchie has i:o clear \ j claim to the liglu-weic.ht crown until ] i he hii.s, ctispasefl of'Fro4'cly' Welsh-, s8 it j { k probable there will ho an English, pro- j j tost over this. j I i n R the form "welter" fori j ,f somi-TrtiMfo,'' .it would scow that- tl.ip I ! only possible thine that could hav.e boon ! ] done foi' this awl the "middle" divi- j j .lions was io have declared the titles j j vacant, while there can be no protest ■ j npainst Sri in Lanqford's election to the' | top of the "semi-henry'' (evidently tlio i oiio-'ti'iite "mid-heavy" or "enikor") j class. From recent accounts, however, jit v.'.-ml'd .severely tax the h!oe!;y "']'ar j Mty" ta mate? the weight ImiVat flfe* sent. How it Placcs Johnson. Tim ijiethoii of settling the hcavyWwght cimiiipionship is obptii as pood as tiiro he (li'vised Jebismi must either { i defend or forfeit, his title. If Jloran defeats him on June 27—a consummation devoutly to he de^iitrl-(ho vest will he easy. _ Laneford, _ Gimhoat Sin'ith, a.wl Co. will tlie.ii bo able to takp lip. the rtfpiittig as. clmMartgo'rs, fin!, if: Johnson hents 31bf.au, as he sliould do unless bo has gone- hack right out of

■tho championship class, it would bo nlv surd to all«w him lo once more sit dov.n ■011 tho. big title. The "lipht or forfeit," policy is five only one wide? the circunistiincqs, and it is io be hope;! that public opinion will bao.i; up the iininn's de? «isioii i« ibis respect, in the strongest possible inanner.

Ml.lb.urn Savior's Waterloo. It lip.s remained fur Melbourne to c-f----tho pugilistic ynssunii of iho itumt.b. Thi? '.happmlng wr.s tho defeat : of Milburv! Baylor hy one Fred Kay, ami tbo soiisitioij i\flb i>ior■ aciito from the fact, that, the Av.-Hrftliaii is not lone; out of tho novice class, and. that this was'h-is first buttle of any impnrt.anf"!. He is a CoHinfjwood (Melbourne) Ind, ' an.:! is built on peculiar l-.ncs for a lightboxer. ijo litvvf, teix .-feet. iti. height, and . has an abnormal roach— two Miches io'nger thai;. Jack Johnson's and yet is so loan and ivlrv that ho Scales but !)si. 101b. v.'' '91..}® ' ifts como alotitr with .sfoeft ■\ fiislii and has cut so widn <x «wat!:o through t!;o. second-rater!,., that fh« ■.oi.aEl.iu in authorities were pros so] .into g /it tkrv nl iior•snyfev. It. looked rntisof I/Ice olfer!'!S '> im iij> to Wake a Stadium holiday, but tho result more .thai, justified -tho M i> u"f? °L L l ' 3 o,v " llttio nartv in nnn ur' v >?' -?■ ' lil ° attendance of w» it rt" s 10 c,WV(, ed into tho Host Melbourne Stadium cxncctcd to ' ?C U r V : !u!(l nnn, !ier to & list of eifehfc kiioou-out they reckoned without their TCiiy. InstwuJ of being inccntincntlv crushed S. !i, oo f * ho »un--11110,111 • aWhowgli liaturallv manifestly m through flio' first rmtiiH I Sv?V rC l tt nr<! of M'Hs.. and Itv a fiict aoheronco fo .carcfuUv.svorlco.l----c7 , t ' ilc ; t :"' s . Mil out a winner by a substantial margin,.

Tltc Strategy pf His Conqueror. 'J'lieso finmo fjcticg troubled the ■■ AWenm siiyfcr tlio worst possible, wax. '7 «und htinseii; opposed id Ik,- ; ; r Jl' Q r fe p v d ",P 12 . ,vr< "iS wayr-witli Hie. right band and foot extended—and ■; "iti; a wneh that 110 could hot out- ' !Mge> lite k-eyiro.to of the Australian's l» ; v m making: a ntnnrng battlo :Pt l:!', and this strategy was car-ii-d thrmigii with j.l'l : untiring agility that : ?" a SVr ta !f'P % v * r ™o v '», n r away of c,,vi , P < f° that tne aftgressivenesa :or bailor.s wvaslptitir rinht was ron <l«'ed. Kui.l, wil, nu ,i void. '

Kay and His Long Right. I between »jierco Wter and a calculating general who took every Mvattiigo of a, 'loiijrW te ? r«nUy pat ftp points, with-' . out M«Pg unnecessary risks; Ray LuiSmff U / ; ' Sayi " ,ho f«o'o h.Tiu n Vn mih his "Slit, •but mo Mows left no mailc, whore' ? S\f f W "ad landed onlv on® of ins rights where it was intended. , A«strahan would probiibls- havo uwn carried out. of tho ring,'' Awl so (continued the ''Avgai'JV %» Kny froll t ld J >ush I''" lon S milt into his onpoiiei.it,'« face, and then • liakedinjS nmaihns p^Ul t, m would como.tlat; - r iP l s -S !U . n > and away again would Ka " V ' Sat <J'"f l'o f, Kl Kot I,a r c "I s nan:o«v escapes-. On throe occasions lie was all lint! ciuicH hr JXf 01 1 1,6 %% «•«!» sent down fo \ f ; slit secoiids, But the Mows had not lomM fairly, and up-lie camo again. .„£ lie got. fiomo ■flf Ins mnt nacic by dropping flic American momentarily with the lafter's own BWteifto chop on tho back- of the neck, ~r f l ,c "Aigus"_report canrludeti r (Wtra.ordinarv contest ; S lasi, always bristling ? ?". possibilities, and 110 t>opii!ar .hero could have b.ecii Kmii loutilv i n' 18 ," l'o w«s room'' S to liis dressi ' 1 2~

v. Clabby—Postponed,

f. 1 " 1 • lo:i onulh, billed as ,-.n elimiin-■fTO-u contest for the .middle-wright clsatiiMpnship of the world, thaf vas srt do!\n. for last Saturday, has been, postIkjxiccl until Juno 8. '

Enter Frank O'Crady. i' 0n Wednesday morning last there : : siopiwd ashore from the s.b. Maurigaum' .. a well-knowi figure m .Australian boxss. c '!' c,e ®/ '» tho person of Frank ] mi bo«n brought over' bv the ; Wellington Boxing Association for the purpose of testing his ability against ■: Iroiibark" Jim Hagerty, of Timaru. ex-chimpion amateur fcathor and lightof Australasia, and present' professional light-weight of tlio Dominion. In accordance vith its nsuif piaetice : wo- local association decided tb bring *«-.<?£ a Jiian whoso -success lias been : gamed _ by boxing ability, and 'whoso .. ring .display will; liS.v.fe ..an ciu'Mtao'nai • 1R vpH as a sporting aspect.: 'IV choice ■■■ of its Pydnoy' reprcscinfa'tivn, Mr. W. : Lawless, foil upon .our present visitor as "«he best man availablo who filled ibese. rcriuirmKOiltß. O'Gradj has a long and rnviablo . recsul on thc: other .side... ■JTifi last fell.- . ga.gpnic-ni was against K. Nowhousp. wltaiiv lm defeated'on points, and as tins boxer is one ot' tbo only tw 0 Australians who have achieved a iviii over that ■ mighty .An'rerJ.ca'.i.i;' jfiUivirir-.. iiiiy- 1 lor. i:tory is somewhat of a performance. ■ Ir appearance tbo new anival is shablly bilil', but <01 set up \eiv : much upon : thio Hock Kevs model. He weighs at. present 9st. Sib.,' bnV expects j.o bintd up two or three pounds fe : foro file convincing day. ,Ko lie should tteis make a very even match with IJagertv's. Osi. 81b. . • The mectinc is scheduled for jfendnT, •Tune i?._ at. tbo. Town Hall, anr! ilir 'purse is £).!«—onft. of _ the inchest . bung up by t|io association 'siiion its inrention. I O'Grady is doing his preparation nt Oloake's. Hal!, with bis trainer. €ssf?y, w};oi'« lib. 'bVi>jX<ll)fc "ibvic.r ivxtiV'lv.ftin. Haeerty will., on bis erav'al in s tlav : or i no, cciapleie ,Ims. preparation at Tim TrSu'y's gymnasium. t Ellis In Demand. I Frtink Eliis lias a good match in view. Hie has been pitted against youiifr Se'hofF. viiip. of the iiivporkd Americans, I a "fctltlor : ". who is, accnuiitcd -jt" -iboji^pr■ ft)aft ihaii Leo Johnson, if this is "isa has & serious engagpmont ,'i.n hand, ■itij.d a. win will.dp great things for him. Two Australian -Cablegrams. Af:jeprciitvg to the Week's cablegrams ! li.v the liHi.cp.er.de'.it Service, iltighio ! Mohegan has, to a r"--'ain extont, re? ! trievod his rpoent defeat by. Sayl.or by j beating J. .Welling, a- iompacriot of bis | contineroi, or. paints i:i Sydney last S:it- | tiroay;. liio jhcssffgo ,si'aU-<l -thJit' t.l;o decision was "much cisp.utc'l," liiit as ; to why and wherefore, we must Wait for t.h'i i'i'oss reports. ' ' On the sa.taw date, in Melbourne, lvidic Ji 'Girnrty knockcd. oiit tl'.e French ■ "niKkllc" ehaniiiion Dubnovg, in tlio liltli round.