BOXING

Southland Times, Issue 21091, 24 May 1930, Page 19

BOXING

(By

Self-Defence.)

FIXTURES. May 24.—Jack Paul v. Fred Fraei at Taumarunui. May 24. —Johnny Leckie v. Tommy Donovan at Napier. May 30. —Novice and opeb tourney at Invercargill. June 3.—Sammy Shack v. Johnny. Leckie at Auckland. June 12.—Max Schmeling v. Jack Sharkey (worlds heavy-weight championship), New York. June 21. —Johnny Leckie v. Tommy Donovan at New Plymouth. June 26.—Wally Hanco.ck v. Jack Paul at Invercargill (probable). June 28. —Tommy Donovan v. Lou Bloom at New Plymouth. In connection with the professional match, lues Adams v. Steve Hughes, the local Association is reported to have made over £4O on the night.—success that will encourage them to further efforts. There is every indication that Johnny Leckie will be in splendid form when he meets Toifflny Donovan at Napier on May 24. At an amateur tournament, held by the Hawkes Bay Association he gave an exhibition with an amateur named Andrews, boxing four rounds. Leckie, according to the Hawkes Bay Tribune, gave an excellent display and proved that he has a great punch when he cares to use it, and exceptional "speed. As he was facing only an amateur, this does not prove much, but coupled with his form against Leslie there are indications that he will put up a stubborn defence against Donovan when his title is at stake. Boxing matches with Tommy Donovan were arranged by the Taranaki Boxing Association last week are as follows:—Donovan and Leckie, in a return match at New Plymouth on June 21; Donovan with Lou Bloom, for probably June 28. It was decided to cable the representative of the association in Sydney offering maximum purses to a well-known Australian featherweight for two bouts with Dhnovan early in July. The Stratford Sports and Pastimes Club advised that it intended becoming an incorporated body under. the new name of Stratford Boxing Association. It suggested that the use by the New Plymouth Association of the name Taranaki was misleading and erroneous, and asked that the name be changed. The request did not find favour. Sammy Shack, on returning to New Zealand, has not wasted much time in seeking a contest writes Hooker, and advice has been received in Dunedin that the Northern Boxing Association has matched Shack to meet Johnny Leckie there bn June 3, ten days after Leckie’s bout with Donovan. The pair met in Dunedin last year, Leckie winning on points. In a, letter to a friend in Dunedin Shack expressed his intention of training as never before for this contest, as he is most anxious to get further contests in the Dominion.. When Fred Fulton was matched to meet Sam" Langford, Fulton went to another negro, Harry Wills, to ask him the best way to beat the old warrior. “De bes’ way Mistah Fulton,” confided Wills, “is to take a club, and when he ain’t looking, jes’ bust him on de haid, and when he turns round with evah so much surprise, jes’ bust him again and knock him dead.” “And then?” asked Fulton. “Nothin then —only doan miss dat/ second shot, dass all.” Alf Cleverley, who went with Ted Morgan to the Olympic Games, and who has since turned professional with his Olympic partner, is trying to secure a niatch against Artie Hay for the light-heavyweight championship of the Dominion. He has had several- offers of minor matches for small purses, but has declined all, offers, being anxious for the bigger fixture. It would be interesting to have kept a check of all the fights that have been lost in New Zealand on a foul of late, writes Hooker in the Dunedin Star. Either the boxers are becoming very lax or the referees have become much stricter than used to be the case. Very few. of the fouls that-occur in a Zealand ring are other than accidental, and often the man who is subjected to the foul is as much to blame as the ong. who has to take the referee’s rebuke. Artie Hay won on a foul against Ted Morgan, Morgan again lost on a foul to Lou Bloom, Tommy Donovan beat Billy Grime on a foul, Trowern beat Morgan as the result of the latter’s disqualification, and Donovan received the verdict in his first bout with Sarron as the result of a foul

that caused endless discussion. There is no more unsatisfactory ending to a contest, and unless the fighters are penalized in some way it is the punlic that has to pay in the long run. In a letter received Vic White states that it was his to come to New Zealand immeriiately he was well enough, to engage in further contests, but as he has been advanced a step higher in his jo,b, which is' with a firm of Sydney druggists, he has decided to stay where he is Isays an exchange). If he is pronounced well enough, White is to be given a fight with Teddy Green for the flyweight championship of Australia. It will be remembered that White, who knocked out Cyril Hurne in Wellington, was sent to hospital after his fight with McAlister, and remained in that institution for some time.

A special general meeting of the New Zealand Boxing Association will be held in Wellington on Wednesday, May 28, at 10 a.m. The business of the meeting will be to consider amendments to the rules to give the council power to deal adequately with offences by local associations. This will put a stop to associations violating the rules by paying larger purses for professional matches than are allowed by the rules. Up to the present the association has no power to punish associations which offer purses in excess of £l5O, except, to impose a fine of £5 and to report the offending association to the next annual meeting of delegates. An enthusiastic reception was given to Tommy Donovan, the professional boxer, on his return to Waitara after his contests with Pete Sarron. Crowds lined the street long before Donovan’s arrival. Donovan was seized and borne shoulder-high to a hall, where he was informally welcomed. Fifteen hundreed people occupied the hall when the Mayor congratulated the boxer on his performances and paid a tribute, to his sportsmanship. He was presented with a gold watch and chain, and his trainer, Angus McGregor, received an inscribed clock. Donovan replied briefly from a chair on the stage. There were many other speakers.