Biff Briefs

NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 10

Biff Briefs

Stratford Again THE Stratford Association has been brought back to : life, and with a strong committee there is hope of big things The Taranaki amateur champ Sips are to be held m the midTaranaki township on ™y J^* 2B ; T-hprfi is plenty of talent m the msSc"ltwo P New Zealand titles belong there-and it should be a successful start for the new association. * * • Te Aroha 's Fight ON July 16 Te Aroha Association will stage a pro. fight between Dick LoveiTdge and Phil. Coombes. The two pros, should make it a willing encounter, while there is an abundance of fine amateur talent. # * .' " * Pahiatua's Night THE Pahiatua Club. Has been doing good work since its inauguration, andTnow on Tuesday evening next it is to stage a big amateur tourney In all there will be eleven bouts, the contestants being drawn from a wide area. #*• . w Open Challenge pLARRIE POCOCK is now breaking well into the game and he is anxious to be matched with any middle m the country. Pocock pleases the crowd and that counts a lot these days. "■•',,' * * * * In Training - IT is likely that Ted Zegwaard, the * Dutch boxer, and -Eddie Parker, will meet shortly, m the South Island. Zegwaard is a recent arrival from Australia! and has gone into training at Dunedin m anticipation of matches m New Zealand.

They Arrive BY the good ship Marama there arrived m Wellington on Tuesday Tommy Barber and Norman Radford. The . two crack featherweights . come over on contract to the Otago Association, where they will be matched with Tommy Griffiths and Johnnie Leckie. #•# . # He Accepts THE challenge that Mark Carroll threw out to- the lesser feathers has been accepted by Jack Crowley, who is willing to meet the Wanganui boy under any association. Crowley has yet to have a pro. fight and is anxious to make a start. Running the gym. at Pahiatua keeps him m pretty good nick and he would need little notice to be on the spot. * * * The Championships 'THE New Zealand amateur cham- * pionships-will be held at Auckland this year. The dates selected are August 22, 23 and 24. Reports from the various centres are very optimistic and the meeting should be a record one.