BOXING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 385, 10 May 1910, Page 3

BOXING

That clever little boxer, Billy Wenand, last year's .bantam weight amateur champion of Australasia, is now a resident of Masterton, where lie lias a large class of pupils. He is also engaged as instructor to clubs in Carterton and Pahiatua. the last-named club paying him a big fee for one night each \wek. Billy, who is exceptionally clever, also a steady lad. will certainly make a name for himself in the profession.

I The return match between Bums and Lang is not likely ,to come off just yet, as they are both going to America— Burns under engagement to box Langford, and Lang to tour under Mr. H. i Mcintosh's management. Lang will start amongst the third-raters on arrival. Burns has ibeen engaged by Jus medical Adviser that he must not en-gasre ■in another contest for three months. Ten dollars, about £2, will be the lowest charge for the privilege of witnessI ing the Johnson-Jeffries fight, and all | seats are to be reserved. Two'members 1 of the Manawatu Boxing Association, | Messrs W. G. Smith and L. Seifert, intend to see the much-talked-of meeting between the champions of the black and white races, and are leaving by the next 'Frisco boat. Their tour will also include Great Britain (says the Standard). During the course of Thursday night's meeting of the Wellington Boxing Association, Mr. Beauchamp-Platts "drew attention to the cabled report of a fatality in the rim; in America. He said it might be advisable to make it- publicly known that the probability of such a contingency was very remote in connection with boxing contests in the Dominion. In America it was not the custom to pad the floor <tf the ring, whereas in Xew 'Zealand every precaution was taken in that respect. Dr. McLean added that an additional safeguard in the Dominion was that great care was taken in regard to the medical examination of competitors.