Biff Briefs

NZ Truth, Issue 1193, 11 October 1928, Page 12

Biff Briefs

Blenheim Again MOT much has been heard of the Maryborough Association m recent months, but it is back into harness .again.-. ' :-' - : ■•■'■"'• ' ■ '■ ■ '■■•',•■' ■. For some time now it has had .m mind a meeting between the pride of Blenheim, Dicky Vercoe,. and Johnnie Leckie. This has -now been arranged and "Will take place this evening. . Vercoe is \a tough lad— none tougher 1 kicking. about— and it may happen, that Leckie will find him. a bit more difficult to put down, and keep down. . Leckie, fresh from his short-cut victory at Wellington, will be a big attraction and, given the right support, Blenheim will benefit— more contests. will be served up. . . ■ • :-. .;-,;* „■ •. ;;■■#■ ,;^> .-# .- •- v Welcome Home THE New Zealand, and Wellington . . Associations, are combining to give a welcome home to the two Qlymplo tourists— Ted Morgan and Alf. Cleverley. ■;• •... : ':. : , '.''■'• ' ' • : - .-. -• The function is to take place m Wellington this afternoon. The boys will get ar ousing reception —and they certainly deserve it. DEPORTS from Sydney* state that • M.erv. : Williams Is awaiting for the wrestling boom to subside— then he will come back into the game. Merv.' has been spelling to alfbw his hands to get better, arid for some time now hp has ; been out m" the WoopWoopa,

Same Two , QN Monday night, at Auckland, v Tommy Mclnhes and Ted Monson will fight 'their return battle. When they met a few weeks back they thrilled everybody present and lip north they are still talking of- the ■ scrap.. •':' '-: ." . Such a state of affairs can bring only one result — a packed house. r< - ■ .■■■ „• :_. '•■.'■ •s » ■ . ■:., : Denies It , DUNNING into Artie Hay the other ** day, '!N.Z; Truth" bumped into, a very indignant young fellow. He had caught hold of a tale, that had been going the rounds, about his riot being able, to make .welter weight, He wanted to wager, that he could, and, furthermore, "he was prepared to fight for his title and the "Truth" Belt. . ■. ■■■ •.. '# v . :• # ■ ■ - r # • ■■ ; ■ ; WHEN Tommy Barber reached home "" he Btarted to sue. for a match with the American, Charlie von Reeden. ■ ' f . : The .meeting of the pair, after von Reeden's , run of successes would.' do a lot to bring boxing back Into favor m Sydney. . ■ ■, - ■ ■■ ;.••.■ ■•■■•-. ••..■■■■ WELLINGTON will hardly have fl ot "over the, Leckie-Radford fiverounder when it will have another bout to line up for. ■ ' ''. .■ This is the meeting of Tom Fairhall and Charlie Puirdy. The date is set for. Tuesday, October 23. y : '• . There.will be no need to worry about tSio size oX the house. i