BOXING

Evening Star, Issue 19666, 20 September 1927, Page 10

BOXING

HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MANY W ILD HUM OHS. Tress Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, September ]S. A Chicago message stales that, with the light lour days away, both camps are the sources of wild rumors. Bitter charges and counter-charges arc all aired in the newspapers, and a report that Tnnncy's eye was slightly cat in a recent sparring session, and had become seriously inflamed, possibly impairing the sight, caused a drop in the odds favoring the champion. The report was unauthenticated. A local newspaper to-day printed an alleged open letter from Dempsey, asking Tunney to explain a secret conference with gamblers previous to the Philadelphia fight. Another alleged open letter from the champion spurns the intimation and demands fair sportsmanship. Meantime, the underlings in both camps hurl a vague insinuation that Dempsey planned and. skilfully executed a foul against Sharkey and that Tunney was offered a bribe to bo beaten by Dempsey. The foregoing are virtually the only items of news emanating from the rival training quarters. MACDONALD- BEATS BRSADFOOT A WILLING GO. In the professional middle-weight contest at Auckland last night Lachie Macdonald (Dunedin) defeated Jim Broadfoob (Auckland) on points in n fifteen-round light, which was considered the host seen in Auckland ior many years. It was a willing go, and was won only by a narrow margin. LEGKIE AND GRIFFITHS EEATHER-WE I GUT CHAMPIONSHIP. Dunedin boxing enthusiasts are In for a treat next Saturday night, when the contest that has set New Zealand talking will bo staged over 111 teen rounds at the Kensington Drill Hall. The principals are Johnny Lcckie (holder of the New Zealand professional feather-weight title) and Tommy Griffiths (challenger). The title will lie at stake, and a purse of £l5O goes with it. this being the maximum allowed in New Zealand at the present time. Leckio has won all four of his professional contests by the knock-nut route, but on Saturday night Griffiths can he dipemkd on to give him probably as hartl'a contest as he has yet had. Griffiths has had a lengthy experience in the ring, though he is but twenty-two years of age, and ho should keep Dunedin’s champion stepping all the wav. There will he no, lot up from start to finish, and the bout should indeed he a thrilling one. Both men are in the pink of condition, and will take the ring as fit as hands can make them. Three good preliminaries will precede the main light. Patrons can he certain of having a splendid view of the contest, for iho ring itself will bo elevated In a height «1 -Ift, and will he specially lighted, the remainder of the hall being in eompleic darkness. Mr J. Kilmartin will referee ihc contest. The St. Kilda Band will he in attendance.

PERMISSION REFUSED [Per United Press Association.] WKLLINGTOX, September ‘JO. Permission to fifjht in \cw Zealand was rofused Hie light-weight colored boxer, Johnny Hall, by the New Zealand Boxing Council last night. It was stated Unit the policy of the council was to refuse licenses lo colored people, with the exception of the Maoris. Lcs. Murray, cx-Ncw Zealand lightweight. champion, returned to Dunedin last night alter an extensive tour abroad, during which he took part in several contests in America with a fair amount of success. .Darby O’Connor, the Sydney boxer, and his manager (Mr Ike Kutncr) travelled north to-day to fulfill an engagement at Napier next week.

BOWLING

DUNivDIN OKNTHK E.XFCBTIVIi. The iiioiilhly meeting of Ihe executive was licld hist, evening, (’resident, I). M. Faslicr in the choir. There was a cocci attendance of delegates. The President cave a short resume of what had resulted From (lierecent nicotine; of (ho Dominion Council. With reference to the invitation for dominion players to go Home, nothing definite had been officially received, hut it was understood that an invitation would shortly conic to hand. On the assumption that tho Summer Time Bill would shortly become an Act, it was resolved that the entries lor the four-rink championship 'mines, played in the evenings, should be divided into two sections of eight, the games to be of twenty-one heads. Tho Fairfield Club wrote announcing difficulty in holding its annual meeting.—Received. Mr Alex. Black wrote in regard to champion of champions games. He suggested that four games instead ol five he played tlie first day, and two games instead ot one on the Saturday morning. At the end of the fifth game there generally remained one two-litcr and three onc-lifcrs. At the end of the sixth game there would be one twoHfcr and one onc-lifcr, or three oncUfors. He also suggested (hat a ground umpire be appointed to sec that players did not project the left loot over the front of the mat when delivering a bowl, and that tho official ho given authority to remove a. bowl from the green on a second offence. He failed to understand tho centre allowing players on two occasions to ‘‘got away with it,” after distinetlv breaking the rides of the game.—The first matter was referred to the Match Committee for consideration, and with regard In the second it was pointed out that tho umpire in charge was competent to deal with the matter.