THE BOXING RING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1030, 22 July 1930, Page 13

THE BOXING RING

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fixtures . ..i:. v . Crowley. Patea. July 25. Donovan v. Nelson. Hastmgs, July 31 Lockie v. Sarron, Palmerston North August 5. ... Auc tr y d 2 A ßr a 29? urC am,l,on ps> N,W »h^ps! 5 Au gust* 2L r 22, h 2? P ' ° n T»rlc Heeney is fighting in Australia and meeting with a successful run. s , mmv Shack did not stick to his iilfion to change his tactics and ?n and tight, for reports of his frh with Donovan indicate that the American still stuck to his defensive line of work, * t-i rsen the Wellington bantam, is . itng a fight with Frank Taylor, champion of the division. Larsen’s a ß d last appearance as a profes--1 W as when Taylor stopped him ii two rounds at Auckland two years ago. * » * All the Auckland gymnasiums are husv large numbers of amateurs bein' in training for the championships next Monday and Tuesday. “Details nf the number of boys training will he published later in the week, after the gymnasiums have been visited. T e Awamutu Amateurs Fewer amateur boxing organisations ]iave experienced more satisfactory results than the Te Awamutu Young Men’s Institute, writes our Te Awamutu correspondentFront December, 1926, to July 18, 1930, institute members have competed in 35 championship bouts and have won 28 of them. The figures are: Allan Craig won 12. lost two; Clarrie Craig won seven; Harold Bennett won three, lost four: Eddie Adams won one, lost one; Ray Parkinson won three; Alex Dick won two. In the same period the actual contests, including championships, total IS4, and of these institute members actually non 112, with 54 losses and 18 drawn contests. Allan Craig figures in 34 bouts uf which he won 27. lost six and drew one; his brother Clarrie has the remarkable record of 22 wins, one loss and one draw. * * * Battling Siki’s Successor Various; and eccentric are the ways in whick some pugilists gain publicity. Maxie Rosenbloom, light-heavy-weight contender, occupies the present limelight. A New York message states: —“Maxie Rosenbloom, fistiana's say caballero, is so full of unusual antics that nothing he does should cause surprise, but even his closest friends got a bit of a shock when he rdled up to a Broadway theatre in his new sport roadster, wearing a silk topper and a Prince Albert coat. This is th§ first time any fighter has appeared in such a getup since the late Lattling Siki. eccentric Senegalese.”

The Waimate Association is considering staging a bout between Artie Hay and Cleverley for next month. * * * Negotiations are in progress for a clash between Palmer and -Morgan at Invercargill. Jack Paul has been mentioned also, but he has returned to Australia. Tho Wellington Association tried the experiment of three-round -amateur preliminaries instead of the usual fourrounders 'and it proved quite successful. Phil Scott is to fight Young Strib!mg in London on July 28. In the opinion of Eugene Corri, the leading English referee and critic, Stribling is tlie best heavy-weight in the world Most of the associations in New Zealand seem to be awaiting the conclusion of the amateur championships before arranging professional matches, and there are only a few contests arranged. * » * The increasing in the New Zealand purse limits is already showing results There has been quite an influx of Australian fighters and there are a number of others talking about making the trip. The gate returns are not very big in Australia just now. Tho Palmerston North amateur Championships may be staged in con.lunetion with the bout between Johnny Leckie find Sarron. the preliminaries being fought on August 4, and the finals as preliminary bouts to the professional light the following evening. Boxing’s Great Optimist Who is the most optimistic person in tho world? With limited knowledge it is a hard question to answer; but Frank Moran, old-time heavy-weight and now Californian boxing inspector, must take a place in the first halfdozen. Recently he went to Paris to attempt to collect his portion of the purse for his fight with Jack Johnson, staged in the gay city 'nearly li> years ago. Needless to say he did not get it and returned home to his business of watching the present-day boys at work, and, no doubt, expressing the opinion that they cannot hold a candle to the hoys of the old brigade. * v. * A Poultry Record Seven times has Scott won on a foul. In 1904 he won on a foul from Guardsman I’enwell in the second round; In 1926 lie won on a foul from George Cook in 17 rounds; In 1927 he whn on a foul from Berazolla In seven rounds; and in the same year he won on a foul from Diener in rounds and Okum in six rounds; in 1928 he won on a foul from Ted Sandwina and in 1929 ho won on a foul from Von Porat in two rounds. This nice little sequence of wins on fouls was spoiled when Scott met Sharkey, although it seems that on that occasion he should have made the number eight.