THE BOXING RING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 534, 11 December 1928, Page 13

THE BOXING RING

Notes From Far and Near

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Ted Sandwina, the German-American heavy-weight boxer, who is at present in England, is prepared to box Phil Scott for £I,OOO aside. After a successful run in America Bert Brown, the New Zealand featherweight, will probably return home shortly for a holiday. Charlie Purdy wants to be Billy Grime’s first opponent and would like the weight to be at 9st 91b. Grime was due in Australia last week, but so far no word lias been received of his arrival. Good Fight in View Disappointed with the bout on December 3, many of the followers of the sport in Auckland may feel inclined to stay away from boxing for a time, but in all probability they would be robbing themselves. On December 27 Mclnnes and McDonald will meet in a return bout, and if the fight is half as good as that in August it will be well worth seeing. McDonald has not yet arrived hec£, but he is expected shortly. Mclnnes will be training as usual at the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium.

Monson Appreciative Says the Sydney ‘ Sun": The middlewrisrh t champion of .Australia, Ted Monson, and his wife, are back from New Zealand. "I had a line time in tlio Hominion.” said Monson. "I had -two tiKhts with Tommy Mclnnes, but lost them on points. We had to use eight-ounce gloves, which are no good to me. They are for amateurs and gentlemen sparrers, not for lighters. Mv contests were in Auckland, where I trained at the lire brigade’s gymnasium. Superintendent Wilson gave me every assistance, and so did all tile firemen and Ilugliie Donovan, son of the old-time lighter, who is the instructor in boxing. I sparred a lot with Jim Eroadfoot, a coming middle-weight. X think he would do well in Australia. I also had the gloves on many times with Frank Taylor, who recently lost in a hair-line decision to Teddy Green He is worth watching. A brother of Charlio Purdy is shaping nicely. I was offered several other matches, but I wanted to return to Australia because of a business transaction that needed immediate attention."

Hurry Mason is now finished as a front-rank boxer as far as Australia is concerned, his one-round knock-out at the hands of Wesley Ketchel spelling the end. Mason has neglected his training and this is responsible for his poor performances. He is a fast and clover boxer, but his laziness has been hiss undoing. * * * In his first fight since his return to Australia, Charlie Purdy won from Jack Carroll on a foul in the 11th round. When the pair met at Wellington last August, Carroll was declared the winner .on points. On that occasion Purdy was badly out of. condition and had not fought for several weeks. Arthur Karim, who fought Leslie, New Zealand amateur feather-weight champion, in a preliminary to the Me-Innes-Harms bout, and lost a close decision on points, is anxious to secure a return match. He thinks he has the beating of the • champion, as he was unable to do any solid training lor his last bout. m * m McKnight’s Intentions It is reported from the South that Nelson McKnight is considering going to Sydney to try his luck. He would be well advised to steer clear of anything better than second or third-raters until he has made up for his long spell, and he will have to fight better than he did in Auckland or he will be well out of pocket on the trip.

Trowern in Training Kesr. Trowern, the Auckland welter-* weight, has been offered a match with Artie Hay, welter-weight champion of New Zealand, at Westport on Boxing Night. Trowern has accepted but wants the title involved, and has asked that Hay come in at lOst 71b, the- welter limit, under penalty of a forfeit. The Aucklander is training at the fire station gymnasium, * * * McLauchlan’s Bad Luck Jack McLauchlun, the Canadian wrestler who recently lost to Bayne at Te Awamutu, has had an exceptional run of bad luck, he told the writer last week. Going to Australia at the height of the wrestling season in the Commonwealth, iNIcLauchlan developed typhoid fever and had to be landed at Auckland. Recovering from the disease he was involved in a motor accident in the Waikato, receiving an injury to his knee. Three weeks later he met Bayne at To Awamutu, but after the contest had been going a few minutes his knee was injured and the doctor interfered, the bout going to Bayne. McLauchlan lias to rest for a while and he is going to Australia to make arrangements for a contract next year. He will then return to New Zealand to meet Bayne in a return contest, which has been promised him. Bayne is much the heavier man, but McLauchlan does not mind this handicap. He is anxious to meet Bayne on any terms in order to reverse the decision. The Canadian was amateur champion of Canada from 1924 until he turned professional at the end of 1927. Bince then he has had 19 contests for a fair percentage of wins, considering the class of performer he has engaged. liis best performances to date are the defeat of George Barnes, a front - ranker. and a no-decision contest with Ted Thyc.