Pugent Pars

NZ Truth, Issue 1152, 29 December 1927, Page 8

Pugent Pars

JOGGING ALONG MIKE FLYNN, famous in more ways m than one in this country, has got back into the game in Sydney. He has had three or four flgrhts, without any luck, though in his last all agreed he deserved the verdict. Mike is still as big an actor as ever. BACK AGAIN * THE English featherweight 1 Teddy 1 Murton on his last trip to Sydney was responsible for stopping Grime's long run of successes. He beat Billy on a foul. In the return Billy got even by knocking Murton for a row of sevens. Murton then went back home, but he is once again in Sydney. • • • JUST ORDINARY SINCE Darby O'Connor went back home he has not been a great deal in the limelight. He fought a draw the other evening in Sydney, and as his condition gave out towards the end, he can.be depended upon to improve on that performance. • # # ANOTHER LOT ANOTHER bunch of Filipinos has . arrived in Sydney under contract to the Stadiums' Ltd. There at'e fouv of them, and the party ia made up of Kid Pepe, a bantam; Mendes, a junior lightweight; Little Cowboy, a lightweight; and Aide, a featherweight. • * * A SPLIT? UAVE Charlie Purdy and Pat Con- ** nors split partnership? According to latest flies to hand Purdy was under the care of Jack Dunleavy when he defeated Bob Miller. " ' # * • NO NEWS THE cables have been particularly ■ quiet of late about prospects for the Jack Sharkey — Tom Heeney contest. Originally the match was to have been fought in November, but an accident to Sharkey brought about a postponement. The date was then shifted ahead to January 13. HAVING NO LUCK THE recently-turned professional, * George Adams, is having no luck at all. He got set for a match bright and early but, acting on medical advice, he was forced to cancel the bout. Now he has been advised to lay off for some six months to allow his complaint to patch up.