AMBROSE PALMER

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 25, 13 February 1937, Page 14

AMBROSE PALMER

^ 1 1 ♦l.l. -I-" ANXIOUS FOR THE GIOVES . RETXBEMENT A SHORT AFFAHt NQW FBELING FIT AGAIN The retirement pf Amhrose Palmer, fprmer hepvyweight boxing champipn pf Australia, was ghort lived. Pa|mer arrived in Southland a few weeks agp, patpnsibly to ^ettle down and conduct. a gymnasium for business men, Be" fore leaving Australia he aiinpunced his retirement from the ring. The condition of is health was priqiarily responsible for his decisjop, and it wa* generally accepted ln Australian qnd New Zealand sporting circles tiiat boxing had lost on§ of its fpremost expohents. Palmer has now decided to seek ring engagements. agaixi. In an interview with the Sputhland Times he gaid he wa* feeling so well again that he was tempted to "try hhnself out." A repent medical exafnination had proyed very reas§uring, said Palmer. The change of climate and life had worked woriders bn him, and he wa* feeling eager to get the gloves on once mpre, : "It i* a sudden change of plan*e" he said, "but I feel that I cannot get into ihe ring quickiy enough, 1 feit wpii before going tp the doctor' for an pverhaul, but you can imagine my delight when he handed me a 'elean Sheet.' The result pf the examinatiqn ha* given me new heart. I'm f ar from being an. >14 mqn yet, and I just hated the idea of gptting out of the game so early." Palmer is only 25 years of age. He i* a married man with one child, and i* fregh of cpmplexion and athletic looking even m working plpthes. He pought infprmatipn pn the prospects of getting fights in Invercargill in the near future. "I am prepared to fight L w-'- ■ ■ , , wgpra i -i

in InYercargill any t.ime," he said, "The SouthJan4 people wero very gpod tp me when 1 was over here two years age. nn4 X haven't forgotten thpir kin4nesses, If the Southland Boxing Asspciatipn o^cials are pye* pgred to match me with Boy de Gans 1 am sure they wUl not lose hy it, i was de Gans' first opponent in Sydney when he came out from America, and elthough 1 managed to beat him I know that hg wa* hot at his best; He wa* just seven days off the bQa.t, apd had had no time to find his land legs or get acclimatised, Be Gans is a vpry good boxer, and put up some good performances in Australia," Aiked if he was prepared td meet any "impprtations " Palmer unheri" tatingly replied: "Ve* " He suggested that the Southland Asspciatipn might consider negotiating fpr a Vriit from Rqji Richards, who was very m,UCh in the publio eye jn Australia at the present time, Q wpuid give bpxing m New Seaiand a good fillip if Riehards cpuld be prevaiied upon to come over, he added. The Queenslander was a very attractive boxer, and at present was fighting better than at any time of his careey. The present would he a good time to secure Richards, tpQ, qs there was a lull in the game in Australia,