BOXING.

NZ Truth, Issue 73, 10 November 1906, Page 2

BOXING.

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At its annual meeting last week 'the Auckland Amateur Boxing Club decided to accept incorporation with the Auckland Amateur Wrestling Club." It is proposed to hold a joint wrestling and boxing carnival early m January. ' ' ■'■■'■ : ' i: ■ : ■'■

Jim Griffin has waited on the Committee of the Auckland Boxing Club, and requested it to arrange a match between himself and George Johns, of Sydney, or, failing him, Tim Murphy, of the same place, to be fought m Auckland m Decemlber, and, according to a northern paper, there is every probability of satisfactory arrangeipehts being arrived at. Our northern friends are always skiting of the great performances they are going to pull ofl m the way of. contests with boxers of; reputation, but somehow the "good thing" never eventuates. By the way, what about that amalgamation scheme which we were told some weeks, ago had been brought off m the matter of the Auckland and Northern Boxing Associations ? Jack Blackmore. the well-known Sydney boxer, landed m Wellington the other day quite unexpectedly. He came across with Bob Patterson, and is going to stay m the Empire City for some time, so 'tis said. It is not likely that Jack o' the Rocks^ will don the mits here.

When Captain Shannon settled the question of the Stewards? Handicap, dozens of penniless punters rushed to the totalisator .to investigate their chances of recovering 18s m the £, but disappointment greeted them m the shape of a solitary figure 1.

Zimmerman led from end to end m the Derby and at the finish won comfortably from Mungista, who just beat Grand Slam for second honors. This is the first time that the Hon. J. D. Ormond has won the C.J.C. Derby since Renown was successful m 1900.