THE BOXING RING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1006, 24 June 1930, Page 14

THE BOXING RING

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Fixtures Bloom v Donovan, New Plymouth, June 26. Stone v. Hay, Hastings, June 26. Trowern v. Richards, Auckland, June 30. Donovan v. Osborne, Wellington, July 8. Bloom v. Fitzmaurice, Gisborne, July 16. Donovan v. Shack, Stratford. July 17. Auckland Amateur Championships, July 28, 29. N.Z. Amateur Championships, Palmerston North, Auoust 21, 22, 23. Advice has been received that Ted kelson, the promising Australian feather-weight, has been booked by the Napier Association, ostensibly for a match with Leckie, and will arrive in Auckland today. 1* * <= A thrilling bout was staged In Sydney by Jack Haines, the middle-weight champion, and Harry Brignolia, of America, the decision going to the Australian after 15 rounds packed with hard fighting. It was the hardest fight that Haines has had for many a long clay. louring the week the New Zealand Boxing Council disqualified Pat Connors for practices of which the council did not approve. It is not clear whether the disqualification will affect Morgan and Cleverley, who are managed by Connors. A great come-back has been staged by the 37-year-old ex-Australian champion, Tommy Uren, who reproduced much of his old-time form to defeat Tommy Cribb. So pleased is Uren with his win that h© is chasing the better class of the middle-weight division. Sarroii and Shack failed to show any Yankee go-getting methods in their light at Dunedin on Saturday night. Perhaps it is not etiquette to beat up one's countryman in a strange land and consequently it may have been a case of “on© wouldn’t fight and the other didn’t want to.’' The next course will be some “boloney." •'Georgia Peach" Again Stribling’s one-round defeat of Von Porat should put him among the clamouring contenders for a chance at Schmeling for the title. The Argentine giant has been knocking about among the second-raters for a long time and was still considered a match for most of them. Another of the bunch who has come back after a knock-out defeat is Risko, who has been a reliable tryout man for a year or two. Another Chance? Now that Schmeling has been recognised by the various important American authorities as heavy-weight champion of the world, he will probably hang up the gloves, as far as championship fights are concerned, for a time, thus keeping in line with the traditions of bis predecessors. The German has stated his intention of giving Sharkey a return match* but whether he will, remains to be seen. * * * Team from Australia A team of boxers from Australia has arrived in Wellington. Dave Palmer, welter-weight, who has founght in New Zealand before, “Young Tiger” Palmer, a middle-weight, and Bert Osborne, a feather-weight, are all seeking matches in New Zealand. Osborne, who has been rapidly coming to the fore in Australia, possesses a knock-out punch which has made him a victor over some well-known glovemen. He has been matched with Donovan for a bout in Wellington on July S. Fight Should EJe Good When Reg. Trowern and Billy Richards mingle mitts at the Town Hall next Monday i evening there| should be plenty of hard fighting. Both ] men pack hard 1 punches and are aggressive fighters. By knocking out Stone, Richards has opened his New Zealand record auspiciously and should be in fine condition when he meets Trowern. The Aucklander has been training hard at his gymnasium and will be very fit when he enters the ring. Richards is ex-* pec ted to arrive today.

WRESTLING GOSSIP Despite a number of counter-attrac-tions, the opening of the Palmerston North season last Monday evening was Quite a success. McDougall and Ebert gave an entertaining exhibition and the former scored his first win in the Dominion. One of the amateur wrestiors caused a deal of amusement at the Town Hall last evening. He strolled into the ring and took his place in his corner. "When ho commenced to peal off his coat ho suddenly discovered that he was still wearing his shirt. lie made a dash for the dressing-room with his

shirt-tails streaming behind him, but a minute later he was back with neither shirt nor coat.

Tom Ray, who arrived in Auckland last week, left for Wellington after he had stayed long enough to admire this City, and Tom Alley left for the capital last evening. A Wellington scribe is an admirer of George Walker, He writes: “The more one thinks about Walker’s wrestling the better it seems. He can talk, he can turn on a show, he can give an excellent combined lecture and exhibition, and at the same time, when needed, can enter the ring and win a hard match after demonstrating his power of standing up to an) kind of punishment and surpassing a fellowprofessional at his own particular game.”

The local wrestling association did not introduce Tom Alley and Tom Ray at the Town Hall last Monday evening. although both were at the ringside. It was not a very sporting action, especially as Alley had been so successful in the Auckland ring last season and during his trip back to the States had won the light-heavy-weight championship. It is still more strange when it is remembered that wrestlers, of whom the majority of the public has never heard but who are under contract to Australia, are introduced. Perhaps it is only just the rivalry between Auckland and Wellington cropping up again, but this time it was anything but friendly.