RING NOTES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 94, 22 April 1911, Page 14

RING NOTES.

DOINGS AT HOME. Writing to -the Sydney Sun from London on 10th March last, Hugh D. M'lntodsh says : " Not since Charlie Mitchell beat Reddy Gallagher at Cincinnati, twenty-three years ago, had an English heavy-weight of class triumphed over an American until Wednesday last, when Bombardier Well* gained a wellearned decision over Dan ('Porky') Flynn, of Boston, at Olympia, London, and the sports of the Old Country are beside themselves with joy over the reversal. True, Mitchell beat Arthur Uphaon at New Orleans in 1892, but as Uphani was always a middle-weight, and had previously been beat-en by Fitzsimmonj!, the contest between Mitchell and Upliam was not regarded as a class affair. Fitzsimmons, himself, won more than one contest since, but. though, bred in England, ho must always be considered an Australian-American so far as ring annals go, as all his boxing education was derived, in those two countries. The fight between Wells and Flynn was one of the best and fairest between heavy-weights ever seen. Wells's longer reach and superior boxing science won for him. He boxed throughout like a master. One of the features of the fight was its great cleanness. Not once during the entire twenty rounds did Referee Corri ha-ve to part the men, and very rarely was he compelled to cry ' Break.' For the next contests at Olympia- I propose a big double international ndijht. My idea is to match Jimmy Clabby against Harry Duncan, and Ray Bronson againet Arthur Evemden. Both Clabby and' Bronson, have made a favourable /impression sine© tney landed in this country, and the fans are very anxious to see both in action. Duncan is about the best welter-weight in England, and has been challenging every man in the world bar Harry Lewis, with whom lie is a sparring partner." "TERRIBLY UNLUCKY." '/I've been terribly unlucky," said Bill Lang on his aau'ival in Sydney to a newspaper reporter. "My luck's been out all the time I've been away. . . The referees are too strict altogether in England. They don't allow for an accident at all. They tell you to fight fctriotly to the rules^ and on the slightest breach being committed you are outed. , Why, I saw one of my sparring partners disqualified for holding on for a couple of seconds in a clinch. He had just gone into the clinch, and before he had time to get away he was told that he was holding, and was ordered back. You are not given a chance at all. But, of course, I was terribly unfortunate in striking a run like I had. A man won't strike it again in a lifetime. But America's the place for a fighter. You are allowed to fight there, and you are not hauled up for the trivial bVeachee that bring about disqualifications in England." "You fouled in each of your fights in England?" was suggested to Lang. 1 "No, I didn't," the Australian champion replied. "The papers said I fouled Burns, but I did not. I beat him fairiy-" WEBER'S CHALLENGE TO JOHNSON. Claa-eace Weber, Australia's champion ■wrestler, weight-lifter, and physical culturist, has thrown a bombshell into the athletic world by his challenge to fight Jack Johnson "all in," and thus prove the physical supremacy of the white race. The system under which Weber suggests the contest should take place is not new. Ifc is as old— or older — than boxing itself, and was one of the recognised sports of the first Olympic Sports which v the Greeks held in 776 B.C. In it nothing is baa-red except biting, eyegouging, and attacks on certain vital spots. Everything else is admissible. The kidney punch, the strangle hold, the double Nelson, ana other methods of offence ruled out under codes, may all be brought into action. A TEA-PARTY FIGHT. A New York cable message states that Langford has been boastfully discussing his chances against Jack Johnson. "Bah!" said Langford. "When you go comparing my fight against Lang with the Johnson-Lang bout, kindly remember this : I could easily have finished Australia's champion in the. second round if the gloves had not been stuffed with rabbits' fur. Somebody wanted a tea-party fight, but it was not I. Just keep your eye on me, and wait !" Len Porter, the New Zealand lightweight, has settled down to a course nt training at the Newtown Pastime Club in the hope of securing a match with, one of Sydney's 9st> 71b boys. There was a big crowd at the Melbourne Athletic Club last week to see the 20-rounds bout between Gus Devitt (of New Zealand) and Ted Whiting for the middleweight championship of Victoria. Both men were under list) 41b. The first few rounds were fairly even, Devitt showing out and putting in quick lefts. There was plenty of clinching, however. Whiting paid much attention to the body. After the tenth roundi Whiting gradully assumed the lead, and constantly drove his antagonist against* the ropes. Devitt fought with great pluck, but in the sixteenth round he was hanging on and being punished in the in-fighting. The last four rounds belonged to Whiting, who won on points^ , Devitt finished tired, but Whiting had plenty of- reserve strength. "Billy" Elliotit got tne decision over "Ted" Green in a 20-round contest in Sydney l last week. Sydney Referee thinks Green won. Elliott is to meet Fitzjohn in Sydney to-night. Hock Keys and Sid Sullivan meet in Sydney on the 23rd of May.