THE GAME IN LONDON.

Maoriland Worker, Volume I, Issue 8, 20 April 1911, Page 19

THE GAME IN LONDON.

Harry Lewis, the American welter--weighit. who recently knocked out Johnny Summers in four rounds at Olympia annexe, London, has come out in the open,, claiming the middle-weight championship of the world. Lewis not «nly desires to secure this honour, but is also anxious ' to meet Langford at 1581bs (list 41bs) the American !"_■«» for what claim Langford makes to the honour. Lewis is also after Clab by, Dave Smith, and Jim Sullivan, the Lngdish middle-weight champion, and it is very likely that one of the. subsequent matches at Olympia to be put on by Mr Mcintosh will be between LeAVis and one *>f the men mentioned. Johnny Summers and Young Joseph, the English welter-weight champion, are being matched to fight for the latter's title and the Lonsdale belt in April or May at tho National Sporting Club. Eddie McGoorty, the American middleweight, is now in London and Avill be matched by Mr Hugh D. Mcintosh to meet the best middle-weight he can find in England. The boxes and seats for the LangLangford contest sold like hot cakes, the prices for seats ranged from 10s 6d to -610 10s, while the boxes sold at twelve and twenty-five guineas. The accident to Abe AttelTs arm in his fight with Johnny Kilbane in America, has frustrated one of Mr Mcintosh's j

schemes for the future. Mr Mcintosh had matched AttelT and Jem Driscoll to fight . in London for the featherAveight "championship of the world; the fight would have taken place on. the last night of the tenancy of Olympia., Mr Mcintosh is negotiating for a piece of land in the centre of London, on w r hich he proposes to erect a mammoth boxing arena. There are some difficulties in the Avay of Securing the property, but Mr Mcintosh hopes to surm-ounjt them, and have his place ready next autumn. For the contest folloAving the meeting between Langford and Lang in London, Mr Mcintosh signed Porky Flyrrn of Boston, Avho recently beat Jack Burns, to meet Bombadier Wells or Iron Hague. This contest Avas to have taken-"place on March Ist. . After the above meeting the next contest held at the Olympia annexe will be between Freddy Welsh and Johnny Bummers either at lOst ringside or catchAveights. This is sure to prove one of the best matches seen in London. Henry Smith, the Soutn __n-_xjan cham pion was matched to meet Bill Kudd at the Sydney Gaiety on April sth. Mr Hugh D. Mcintosh has added to his boxing enterprises the Hippodrome iix Paris, which he Avill take over on March Ist. The. Hippodrome has the largest seating capacity of any decently equipped auditorium in Paris, and an it Mr Mcintosh proposes to hold some important championships. Hugh Mcintosh, the promoter, has taken the Paris Hippodrome, and announces a fistic carnival with Jack Johnson, Sam. Langford, Sam. McVey, Clabby, LeAvis, and others for his ©tars. Alf Morey, of Perth, defeated Dick Culleii, the American boxer, on points ~ recently at Perth, before the biggest house ever seen in West Australia. The pair meet again shortly at itaigoorlie.A wrestling tournament under catch-as-catch-can rules Avill shortly take place at the Upper Hutt, the first prize being \£lu and a gold medal. Bain, Scott, Sandow, Lenauze, and others have been invited to compete, and if these fine wrestlers take the _nat>the contest should be Avorth going a, long way to see. - Louis Robertson, the well-knoAvn Stratford athlete, has proved again and again his remarkable merit as a wrestler under catch-as-catch-can rules. He has <ieleated everyone he has met at anything near his own weight, and by his unassuming demeanour has made hosts of friends even among the men he has beaten. He will shortly leave for Invercar.gill, where he is matched to 'wrestle Beatson, of the Bluff, for a'stake of .£SO. Beatson, who turns the beam at list, has a great local (reputation, and the meeting with Robertson is being eagerly looked forward to. by southern lovers of the game. The northerner will weigh about 10.5 when he takes the mat. Frank Gotch, the world's champion wrestler, after declaring over and over again that he had definitely retired, has come out again, and by - winning- two matches has shown that he is in great form. It is now stated that he is prepared to meet Haekenschmidt, and, as the "Russion Lion" has been .'thirsting.' for this match for a, long time now, it looks as though these great rivals will get together again on, the mat. Should this happen, there will be an enormous attendance to witness what should prove the greatest, wrestling bout of the age. NeAV York society has had a new sensation, this being a boxing match between Seton R. Beresford, a brother of Lord Decies, and Anthony Drexel, a millionaire. It took place last month at the Gould mansion, New Jersey, where there priA r ate gym. There was a very select oroAvd round the ring, several ladies, society leaders, being present. Lord Graham and Lord Campys were Beresford's seconds, while Jay Gould, jun., and Mr Moffatt looked , after

Drexel. The latter did most of the leading for two rounds but failed to do any damage, while twice a right swing bowled him over. In the third round as Drexel rushed in he met a wicked left, and then Beresford cist loose,a perfect armoury of. swings, upper-cuts, and. body punches, ending with a right and left to the jaw, the American being knocked silly and the towel thrown in. The Americans now want to _>it their champion, Warren. Barbour, against the Englishman, but, as the latter is twice Barbour's age, he is hardly likely to accept.