THE BOXING RING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 794, 15 October 1929, Page 13

THE BOXING RING

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"LEFT COUNTER"

J Frank Taylor is scheduled to light t | Tommy Griffiths at Te Aroha tomorrow evening. * * # Southern reports have it that Johnny ; is anything but fit. and he txilli be unable to fight before December. | and perhaps until next year. Colin Bell, the old. bald-headed man of tho Australian ring, is stated to be i getting into trim for a contest or two. j t You can’t keep the old-timers out of | | the game as long us they can move at | more than a shuffle, and it is possible i that Bell will be pitted against the i giant 16 stone Irishman. Pat Red- | mond. * New Professional After enjoying a sound sleep, the j Christchurch Sports Club is reported to be staging a match between Ted Morgan and Carey. amateur lightweight champion of Xew Zealand. The bout is set down for next Monday. Carey will be making his bow as a professional, and he is taking on a stiff proposition for a start. * Donovan's Next i j Hector Leckie, who recently won the vacant light-weight championship of New Zealand, is scheduled to fight Tommy Donovan at Stratford on Saturday evening. This should be quite a noteworthy clash, as Leckie is a hard puncher, although not a polished boxer, and with a wild man like Donovan in the same ring there should be quite a few thrills. * * * No Gout on October 28 I An Auckland paper has stated that j according t.o private advice received, i Reg Trowern and Ted Morgan would clash in Auckland on October 2S. The Northern Boxing Association knows nothing of this, although negotiations have been made and a bout is pending. However, it will not be on October 28, as the Town Hall has beer, booked i for a wrestling contest.

j Tommy Crowie. who has just won the Australian feather-weight chumi pionship by defeating the holder, j ’’Cocoa” Jackson, was stated recent 1> to be keen to come to New Zealand ii I guaranteed sufficient contests to make j tlio trip worth bis while. He should bI a good proposition for some association. Ev idently Tommy Donovan has bereI fitted by his rest from the ring, for I there was no doubt about his defeat of Tommy Griffiths at New Plymouth on Saturday evening, the end coming in the 12th round with Griffiths out on • his feet. Donovan must have improved to be able to defeat a seasoned cam- • paigner like Griffiths. | French Fly-Weight’s Success ! Tlie French fly-weight, Huatt. who caused consternation by defeating his fellow-countryman. Emile Pladner after the latter had defeated Schwartx and Genaro, is in America and has been matched to meet Schwarts for what is announced as tho fly-weight championship of tho world. This bout i is recognised as a world’s championship by the New Tock Athletic Commission, but other controlling bodies have their own ideas of championships. Hind tho winner of the contest will noi receive universal recognition until he has defeated the other so-called champions. • * * La Barba To Return? It is reported that the Napier Association has secured the services of Billy Grime. The Australian was down i • meet Pete Sarron on Saturday evening, but the result has not been rv- . "ceivesd. This was to have been Sarron « last bout before returning to America but as Fidel La Barba is lifcely to rc- ! visit Australia at the beginning of ; next year it is possible that he will ; wait for the contest which brought him to Australia some months ago, only to find that La Barba lTad gone. Grime. [ too, will be keen to get into the ring with La Barba.