BOXING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 318, 3 June 1911, Page 7

BOXING

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. By Telegraph.—Pres9 Association. Wellington, Friday. The New Zealand Boxing Council at last night's meeting discussed Rudd's appeal against his disqualification by the Hawke's Bay Association. It was decided that the Association was amply justified in its action, and further, in view of what occurred m the ring in the Rudd-Blackmore contest, neither man be given further matches in New Zealand or be allowed to identify himself with sport in the Dominion. The council recommended that the New Zealand championships be held at Invercargill on July 14 and 15. The Queensland Association reported that the Australasian championship contests would commence in Brisbane in September.

JOHNSON WANTS MONEY. A PUNCH FOR EVERY DOLLAR. New York, May 25. Jimmy Britt, ex-light-weight champion of the world, who has been acting* for some time as manager for Mr. H. D. Mcintosh, arrived here to-day. He brings a commission from the Australian promoter to offer Jack Johnson £SOOO to fight the winner of the Mc-A'en-Langford bout in September. Johnson ha,s not yet, been definitely' approached, but well-informed people in fighting-circles'state'that Ke will jump , at'the .offer. ■ ' 4 :. ■' <* : There are many stories going around; to the effect that the man who beat Tommy Burns in Sydney is eager to; earn more money. He has not had a fight for some time, and the report circulated a little while ago that he had sold his motor cars because he was going in for aeroplaning is said to be capable of another construction. In effect, it is stated that Johnson. is hard up, and that the automobiles were disposed of to provide funds wherewith to keep going. Anyhow, the wise-, heads say Johnson has. not yet started on any "air-stunts." He is said to have tried to promote a company for the purpose of running fights in various parts of America between well-known pugilists. Shares were circulated privately, but while the negro was in gaol recently the company collapsed, and with it went a lot of Johnson's good gold. Johnson is very bitter over this incident, and says he would like to have some of the "sharks" in the ring. He would, he says, 'get down to them at the rate of one punch for every dollar. Interviewed, the black remarked that poverty was no crime. "My old mother was poor once upon a time," he said. "The last dollar is not gone yet. And there's plenty more where the others came from, and it is no trouble to get it." 8 People are waiting with interest the result of Britt's negotiations.