Biff Briefs

NZ Truth, Issue 1185, 16 August 1928, Page 10

Biff Briefs

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiitiiiriitiiliiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiF. Worth Seeing WHEN Jaok Carroll met Harry Casey "at Wellington, and Gaaey was given the decision, many Bald It was wrong. Christchurch officials saw that fight and they Immediately booked the pair for the return. It comes, oft to-night and the attraction should pack the house. Both boys have had winning fights sinoe their first meeting and to-night it is going to be a case of the devil take the hindmost. • • • * At Auckland AT Auckland on Monday night Bcots- ** man Tommy Mclnnes will have. his eecond outing. He will be opposed by something stronger this time, for Lachie McDonald is his opponent With the meeting of two hard fighters there should be sparks flying all round the Town Hall. - « • • For Wellington PROVIDING arrangements are com- * pleted satisfactorily the next evening m Wellington will be held on September 10. Negotiations are m progress between Johnnie Leckie and Norman Radford to fill the main bill. The pair put up a great exhibition when they met m Dunedin and Wellington wants to see them going m the return. •'■-#■, • ■ • ■ ■ • Going Well THE Manawatu Association has a * hard working committee to guide its destinies and there is no reason why the town should not become a power. The executive is wide awake to the fact that it pays to give patrons the best offering. A cheap fight is always a dear fight m the long run. :'.'■•' • • Dead Man WITHOUT wishing to take an atom of • T credit away from Harry Casey, Lachie McDonald fought, very sluggishly m Palmerston last week. ' There waß no zest m his work and possibly having seven fights m three months has left him on the stale side. Anyhow, that was the impression formed laßt week. . » ■ • • Beautiful Gesture! IT was oertainly a beautiful gesture on the part of the Northern Association to stage a pro. fight three nights before the New Zealand amateur championships open. To do so was by no means handing a bouquet to the amateurs, and it was not at all surprising to find much comment m, and out, of official circles. # •■• • # ■ Looks Big ■■ i . AMONG the spectators at the Casey— ** McDonald fight last week was the welter champion, Artie Hay. Hay looks very big these days and to "N.Z. Truth" he gives the impression that ten-seven would cause him some bother. Of course, on the other hand, he may have been feeding up lately! '.•■«■ • * Wants Work EDDIE PARKER came over. to see his. ancient enemy — but bosom friend — Liachie McDonald -fight Harry Casey. *Eddie looks very well has not run into fat as many thought he would have. He. is looking for some work where gloves are the tools ot,trade. Eddie is very pleased at the success of younger^ brother, Vie, m Sydney. That's natural. .■• . # • • . Laying Off NELSON McKNIGHT ?s still laying off m Palmerston, though his gym. keeps him busy. Mac. does not look right by any means and m a spar with Purdy showed conclusively that he is not. \** * ' For Competition LAST year the Jamleson whisky firm gave a belt for competition, it to be presented to the most, scientific amateur at the New Zealand championships. Jack O'Sullivan, of Auckland, won it last year and now his tenure is all but up. It will find a new owner after the meeting at Auckland next week. * * * Council Reps. THE New Zealand Council will probably be represented at the annutil meeting at Auckland by Dudley Hoggard, "Dad" Dawson and secretary George Aldridge. As per usual "Dad" is supervizing transportation and the business could not be m better hands. \ The game is enriched by his presence. * • *; Travels Some pHARLIE PEOPLEB is a fait of a ** character m his wajr — he bobs up m most unexpected places. /" Last week he cabled "N.Z. Truth" from Perth that his protege, Tommy Cribb, had won successive decisions over Terry Morrison and Darkey Bowtell, the latter being heavy champion of West Australia. Cribb is only a middle, and gave away 94 pounds m the Bowtell contest. # « • . He Was A CORRESPONDENT from Huntly writes wanting to know if Billy Murphy, of Auckland, is identical with the Bill that won the light-weight championship of the world. They are the one and the same Billy, but the title he w.on was the feather, defeating Ike "Spider" Weir. # *. * Both Plumbers v THERE must be something In this * plumbing business! Tom Heeney was a plumber by occupation when -m New. Zealand and now another of that trade has come into the limelight. This is Olympic champion Ted Morgan, who has hls Journeyman's ticket. There is one thing they learn at plumbing that is handy m boxing— how to connect up properly. To Whom? •THERE is a lot of discussion as to * whom the heavy title will go to now Tunney has decided to retire and spend his millions. ; ' According to the laws of the game the title will revert to Dempsey, and if that worthy does not wanty it it will probably be found that Rickard will stage an elimination series. Tunney has no power to hand it over to Heeney. Jeffries tried that when he retired, nominating, Marvin Hart, but it; didn't work. , - ■ Fitzsimmons was the right man, and he was beaten by Philadelphia Jack .O'Brien, who, m turn, succumbed to Tommy Burns, j