THE BOXING RING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1042, 5 August 1930, Page 13

THE BOXING RING

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fixtures i eckie v. Sarron, Palmerston North, tonight. Leckie v. Nelson, Wellington, August 13. Bloom v. Leckie, Blenheim, August 13. Mclnnes v. Palmer, Auckland, MC August 11 or 12. New Zealand Amateur Championships, Palmerston North, August 21, 22. 23.

Following a knockout at the hands McAllister and six months in SUoital, Vic. White climbed into the ‘ing opposite Teddy Green and lost his Australian fly-weight title in two and half rounds. His jaw was fractured l "ii he has announced his retirement from the ring.

The team to represent South Auckland at the New Zealand championSups is ns follows:—Fly-weight, 11. winns (Xe Awamutu): feather, 15. Mutton (Hamilton); light, A. Craig (Te uvamutu): welter. C. Craig (Te Awajnutii); middle, R. Parkinson (Te Awainutuj. * * *

Last week was a bad week for British heavy-weights. Scott was debated ignominiously by Stribling, Cook ■Vis knocked out by Camera, and Meenev was stopped by Griffiths, a truly terrible state of affairs for the I'nion Jack.

Armanil Emanuel, the fully-fledged iiv-ver who was boomed ns the next eavv champion but failed to live up m expectations, is practising law at Los Angeles. But that is not the only nlace he fights, for he is still seeking pugilistic fame. I have no report of ,vhat the Judge says when Emanuel, with s, pair of black eyes, pleads before When Jack Thompson relieved Jackie Fields of the world's welter-weight -tie, it was said that he was the first -legro to hold the title of that division , <ince the days of Joe Walcott, but that i< not quite correct as Aaron Lester Brown, ‘ The Dixie Kid,” won the title from Walcott at San Francisco in 1904, „n a foul in 20 rounds. There was a ■lispute about the result but the title was Brown's. Bv knocking out Fred Webster, British light-weight champion, A 1 Foreman, light-weight champion of t'anada, won the first official Imperial tor Empire) championship, a title established as the result of the combination of the British and Canadian Commissions. Foreman wants :o fight Berg, the winner to represent the British Empire in a shot at the world's light-weight title, but according to report. Berg is not anxious to cross gloves with the Canadian. European Revival Thanks to the shrewd promoting abilities of Jeff Dickson, the “Tex Rickard of Europe,” boxing in France has reached x place in popularity never be r iore known. There has been a large number of new boxers discovered and this with Dickson’s supervision, lias created a revival, which lias spread to England, Belgium, Spain and Italy. Germany, despite Schmeling’s career in America, is far behind other countries, mainly due to very low purses which offer no inducement to a man to devote his time to boxing for a livelihood. * * * Dempsey May Answer Fouls At the age of 35, Jack Dempsey is still harbouring thoughts of a comeack and he has said that providing he can get into what he considers good shape, and financial inducement is efficient, lie would like to tackle Primo Camera, and then Sclimeling. Demp>ey’s latest announcement is in accordance with previous bulletins but the greatest influence at work is the prevalence of fouling in the American ring. Dempsey believes that it' he >ieps into the ring again he will do much to stem the tide of fouling which threatens to overcome the boxing game. :i* $ * “Sarron N.Z. Champion’' “Pete Sarron, Birmingham’s pride and joy, regained the feather-weight championship of New Zealand from Tommy Donovan in a 15-round bout,” writes Sam Carpi, * Alabama correspondent of “The Ring.” So the little stickler for big purses has regained a championship he has never held by losing to Donovan who never held the title. The truth looks strange when compared with __ the American writer’s version. It is just another case of truth being stranger than liction. The fact that it is from Alabama where this fictitious report comes from is significant and to know just how Mr. Carpri got hold of his tale would 6e very interesting. Can Mr. Sarron enlighten us? * * * The Fighting Instinct Bob Purdie, bantam-weight champion of New Zealand, who won the Auckland feather-weight title last week, has related a curious story to pressmen. It will be rememberea that ue was nearly knocked out by Murfitt, °ut came back in the last round to take the decision. Purdie says that after hearing the referee’s instructions and sparring up to his opponent, lie fomembered no moVe until lie came to the dressing-room. « The way in which the champion took heavy right swings to the jaw, without making an y attempt to block them, is thus e -‘Plained. He must have been out Qn his feet, only his fighting instinct carrying him through. Many will htf this s tory, but it has happened Wore, and on more momentous occasions. * * * John*’* Disqualification feath 6 sc lualification of Harry Johns, champion of New Zealand* his . firskt lisht at the Auckstir caused quite a th 4 d there were some who thought liar hi cham Pion dealt with ThA Johns deserved his fate. vear? nly trou ßle was that it was a ciuaiifi e ’. should have been disfor h- * n . first fight last year, Ho\v S was painful to watch. ac he went down South, and, tr aine ng to Henr > r Donovan, the team New 6 y his gloves closed at the to championship meeting, ry the feather-weight honbad Vifl, ky* then, does he resume fight in a S as * soon as he starts to do w Auckla nd again? Johns would on ,“ t 0 put in all his spare time Punch , av y Punchball, learning to Part of*£ aiß ' ht and with the knuckle hig trai 6 glove » irrespective of what It i s t ln ® r °r anyone else tells him. 0,1*5° be hoped that when next he nie <iied ?f° Ule rin S he will have re»ee tk A ais faults, for it is a pity to Wast e of a good boxer go to hi u- ncl . J °hns is clever, apart u Arm 8 Once having taken comm endable stand, Mr. clean' „ Probably stick to it, and Which o!? Bev ®ral of the little evils re amateur boxing.

Some time ago 1 noted the number of nations represented in the hempen square and mentioned that even an Egyptian was plying leather for a living. But other and greater nations have representatives. Fighting in New "Stork is a Hindu fly-weight, Motee ( Kid)_ Singh, and in California, Japan has Kintaro Useda, welter-weight, who is doing his best to bring credit to the Hand of the Rising Sun.

The Giant Falls Let the American writers tell you the story of the Camera-Godfrey fight:—* “Another fight, another foul; another crowd, another howl. .. . Camera got the decision on a foul in the fifth round. ... goodly crowd was there, 35,000 of them. .. . They had seen the man who had been winning, foul the man who had been losing. .. . Camera won on his back as seems to be the custom in heavy-weight circles these days. . . Sclimeling said the sock was clearly below the belt. .. . Gene Tunney, the youngest living exchampion. and James J. Corbett, ,the eldest, sat side by side in first row seats, but neither would express an opinion. .. .” Another writer bemoans the fact that despite the meeting with Godfrey, Camera is still an unknown quantity ns he was losing for a time but was improving as Godfrey tired. Camera has until December, when his licence expires, to show what he can do. The Goods Or No Money Asking only a chance to make good his name, Charlie Purdy is back in Auckland and is seeking an engagement. It will be remembered that Purdy and Hay clashed in Auckland Inst September, Purdy being compelled to retire with two fractured ribs after ho had failed to show anything like lighting form. Purdy wants a fight to show New Zealand that at the age of 24 he is far from a spent force. He will light anybody, for any purse, anywhere, and ho says that if lie fails to make a good showing the association promoting the match can give his end of the purse to the unemployed. Purdy says he is right back to form and should have been given a draw in his fight with Fowler, just before leaving for New Zealand, his first since . his last appearance in Auckland. ''After the fight he asked the referee, Yank Pearl, the difference and the answer was “a point and a-half.” If he fails to secure an engagement Purdy is returning to Sydney. A Warrior Returns It was in February 1929, that Tommy Mclnnes, of Scotland, fought his last fight in Auckland before going back home. The Scot will make a reappearance on August 11 or 12 against Ambrose Palmer, Australian middleweight, who has just defeated Cloverley

in the South. Mclnnes will always be remem- ; berod in Auckland boxing circles for his thrilling fights with Lachie MacDonald and it will j be interesting to see if he can show anything like the j same form again. j Reports from oyer- i seas say that Mclnnes is not as

jyicxnnes is. nut good as he was, but a return to the scene of his hectic battle may cause him to surprise the fans. The Scot is expected to arrive today from Sydney and Palmer is expected tomorrow. The I Northern Association has been negotiating with Frank Van of Australia, who after fighting Jack Haines, on August 8, may come across to meet the winner. Haines is also considering coming across and tV% association which secures his services should get a packed house. WRESTLING GOSSIP In "Los Angeles, bi-monthly wrestling matches are drawing more than the total receipts o£ boxing programmes which are staged every week. # H * Ike Robin, giant Maori wrestler, intends climbing into the ring this season, and he has started training. He is reported to have issued a challenge to •‘Strangler” Lewis, when the exchampion passed through "W ellington, en route to Australia. No one will deny his ambition. ... Recently at Johannesburg, Walter Miller retained the middle-weight wrestling championship o£ the world from Ben Sherman, only to learn later that during his absence from the States tho American National Association, which controls the sport in 32 States, had held an elimination tournament and as a 'result had appointed Gus Kallio tho middle-weight champion of the world. “The National Commission had no right to take the action it did while I was champion,” said Miller. ''After all, winning a title does not mean that the holder lias to become a prisoner by remaining in the United States all the tirpe. The association’s action is contemptible.’ Miller has challenged Nallio on behalf of Sherman for £I,OOO aside, thus showing his contempt for the association’s attitude. An “over tho aerial” wrestling enthusiast reports that "Scotty” McDougall is the one and only wrestling broadcaster. “Scotty” broadcast the amateur preliminaries last evening, and according to the listener-in, gave a vivid description of the wrestling in a broad accent, and announeed himself as “Scotty McDougall, of IYA.” At the Town Hall last evening the usual ropes were fortified with the addition of two further strands erected outside tho ropes, obviously with the intention of keeping the wrestlers from falling off tho stage. The idea may have been all right, but it was not called into practice, as the men did not continue their little affair outside the ropes proper. And the view was by no means improved. It Is much easier fa see between three ropes than five. The Auckland Wrestling Union will stage its initial match at the Town Hail on Saturday evening, when one of the best contests offering will be staged. Kara Ashlan Pasha, alias "the Terrible Turk” defeated Tom Alley at Wellington a fortnight ago in a sensational match, albeit the Turk was not over scrupulous. Alley says the Turk is one of the toughest opponents he has met, and the champion is leaving no stone unturned to be at the top of his form on Saturday. The Turk is due to arrive tomorrow morning, an engagement to give a lecture on wrestling and a demonstration to the hoys of Wellington College preventing him from arriving earlier. But Auckland will know when he does arrive for he boasts an extensive and unique wardrobe which, it is said, will hit you in the eye if it does not blind you. Great interest is being evinced in the newlyconstituted Auckland union and the secretary has been inundated with applications for membership, including some from members of the old association. The membership of the Auckland Union is to be limited to 75 members. Applications will close with the secretary, Mr. T. S. Miller, on Saturday, and it is desired that applicants should state whether they are returned soldiers and what is their interest in wrestling. Mr. S. C. Reid has been appointed treasurer.