THE BOXING RING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 776, 24 September 1929, Page 13

THE BOXING RING

fTU NOTES ri?OM FAJt amdljear Y\l // BY “LEFT COUKTER,’ YB

In the latest American ratings Max j Schmelling heads the heavy-weight list j with George Godfrey, the “black men- j ace,” next. Then come Jack Sharkey, J Otto Van Porat and Young Stribling. j * --sc * Claude Wilson. the American feather- | weight who ran Johnny Leekie very j close on two occasions in Australia, has returned to the States. It was expected that Wilson would come' to New Zealand to fight Leekie, but his health failed and he was forced to return to liis home country. Southern papers state that Ted Alor- J gan will meet Steve Hughes at Dun- ! edin on Saturday evening. This will j be Alorgan’s first appearance as a pro- i fessional and the result of the contest will be watched with interest. Hughes has not had a contest for some time, but he is stated to be an improved boxer and in good form. Alost wrestlers have favourite holds and occasionally a new hold is developed and perfected. We had John Ivilonis with his “Boston crab,” and Tom Alley is here with his “Crucifix.” In Australia there is a wrestler named “Rocky” Alarshall, who has a new one called “The Alligator clutch.” The description of the bout in which he gained this hold omits to state anything definite except that the hold “causes groans and looks good.” Poor Light-weight Class The New Zealand Boxing Association has approved the match between G. Leslie and Hector Leekie, which takes place at Ashburton on October 4, being for thevvacant light-weight title. Leslie has yet to pro< r e himself and Leekie is only a second-rater, and that the winner should bo Ught-weight champion of New Zealand goes to prove that the game is at a low ebb at present. But light-weights are scarce in this country at the present time and evidently a poor champion is better than none at all. Permission to Fight In view of the great number of foreign boxers who have appeared in Great Britain of late, the British Boxing Board of Control and the Ministry of Labour have issued the following statement: “Any alien boxer, manager; trainer, etc., who wishes to come to this country to fulfil an engagement or to take up employment must be in possession of permission issued by- the Alinistry of Labour in accordance with Article 1 (3) . <b) of the Aliens Order, 1920. Such permits will not be issued by the Alinistry except in consultation with the Board and, in general, a permit will not be granted unless the alien is duly licensed by the Board as a reputable person to engage in boxing contests in this country. Promoters of contests must apply to the Ministry of Labour. Alontagu House, Whitehall, for the appropriate form (A.R.18.) upon which to make application for permission. Unless the above conditions are obeyed alien boxers will not be allowed to land in this country.”

t Tommy Donovan is reported to have recovered from his indisposition and is ; expected to meet Tommy Griffiths at j New Plymouth on October 12. Should the Waitara fireman defeat Griffiths the odds are ten to one that some association will stake him against Johnny Leckie. Whether Donovan will then justify the remarks that some enthusiastic writers have said about him. giving the New Zealand champion the hardest fight of his career, remains to ; be seen. For Middle-weight Trtle The winner of the bout between Lachio Macdonald and Artie Hay at the Auckland Town liall next Monday evening will be recognised as the middle-weight champion of New Zealand. The Northern Boxing Association asked permission of the New Zealand Association to have the bout re-

cognised as for he middle-weight title, which is at ore sent vacant. nd permission has been granted. Hay, who is welterweight champion, vill be keen to add nother title to his belt, and Macdonald will be keen to regain the title which he lost to Casey, who left it vacant when he

stayed away from New Zealand over the specified period. By defeating Trowern at Stratford on Saturday evening Hay proved that he was in as good form as when he defeated Purdy liero earlier this month. Macdonald has been resting from the game for a spell and on his arrival in Auckland last week looked to have benefited considerably. In his bouts in Auckland, when he fought Tommy McInnes, he had a drawn look, but nevertheless put up wonderful exhibitions. Ho now looks “in the pink,’* and his friends expect him to have no diffi- . eulty in getting the verdict. This is not tho opinion of Hay’s followers, who think that their charge will * be a dual title holder at the end of the bout. Whatever the result, it appears that a really good fight is in store for those who attend the conflict.