BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1921, Page 3

BOXING.

STRATFORD TOURNAMENT. The lights taking place at Stratford tonight promise to be amongst the best ever staged In Taranaki, .both in regard tG amateurs and professionals. The writer has watched both mon in action during training operations. and cannot pick a winner. Facoorey has Improved a hundred per cent, since he last fought here, and his sparring partners have had a bad time, two taking tho count last night. Lane, who comes with the.best recommendations of W. F. Corbett, of tho Sydney Referee, la a fast and clever fighter, and lias sixteen knock outs to his credit out of twen-ty-seven fights. The amateur# are the best procurable in Taranaki, and should be a draw on their own. Rowson, the Taranaki welter champion, is going to give Clarry tlw fight of his life. .Sharrock, tte conqueror of Coombes, will make. Lind go all the way; also will Skoglund make Winlkl's star pupil fight from start to finish. Sullivan, the fly-weight, and Collins, are boys who can beat any of their weight la Tara, nalii. THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD. The following gives the championship record since the days of John L. Sullivan, the great American champion:—

1891—May 21, Fetor Jackson and J. I. Corbett, draw, 61 rounds, at St. Francisco. 1392—Sept. 7, J. J. Corbett beat J. L. Sullivan, 21 rounds, at New Orleans. 1894—Jan. 25, J. J. Corbett beat C. Mitchell, 3 rounds, at Jacksonville. 1896 Feb. 21. Bob Fitzsimmons beat P. Maher, 1 round, at Langtry, Texas. 1897 March 17, Bob Fitzsimmons beat J. J. Corbett, 14 rounds, at Carson, Nevada. 1899—June 9, J. J. Jeffries beat. Bob Fitzsimmons, 11 rounds, at Coney Island, N.Y. 1899 Nov. 3, J. J. Jeffries beat Tom Sharkey, 25 rounds, at Coney Island, N.Y. 1900— May 11, J. J. Jeffries beat J. J. Corbett, 23 rounds, at Coney Island, N.Y. 1902 July 25, J. J. Jeffries beat Bob Fitzsimmons, 8 rounds, at San Francisco. 1903 August 14, J. J. Jeffries beat J. J. Cora bett, 10 rounds, at San Francisco. 1904.—August 26, J. J. Jeffries beat Jack Munroe, 2 rounds, at San Francisco. 1006—Feb. 23, Tommy Burns beat Marvin Hart, 20 rounds, Los Angeles. 1907—May 7, Tommy Burns beat Jack O’Brien, 20 rounds, Los Angeles. 1907.—July 4, Tommy Burns beat Bill Squires, 1 round, at Colma, California. 1907 Dec. 2, Tommy Burns beat Gunner Moir, 10 rounds, at N.S.C. . 1903—Feb. 10, Tommy Burns beat Jack Palmer, 4 rounds, at London. 1908— March 17, Tommy Buras beat Jem Roche, 1 round, Dublin. 1908—-June. 13, Tommy Burns beat Bill Squires, 8 rounds, at Neuilly. 1908 —August 24, Tommy Burns beat Bill Squires, 13 rounds, at Sydney. 1908—Sept' 2, Tommy Burns boat Bill Lang, 6 rounds, at Melbourne. 1908— Dec. 26, Jack Johnson beat Tommy Burns, 14 rounds, at Sydney. 1909 Oct. 16, Jack Johnson beat Stanley Ketcheli, 12 rounds, at Colma, Cal. 1910— July 4, Jack Johnson beat J. J. Jeffries, 15 rounds, at Reno, Nevada. 1915—April 5, Jess Willard beat Jack Johnson, 26 rounds, at Havana, Cuba. 1919 July 4, Jack Demnsey beat Jess Willard, 4 rounds, at Toledo, Ohio. 1920 Sept. 6, Jack Dempsey beat Billy Mlske, 3 rounds, at Michigan. 1920—Dee. 17, Jack Dempsey beat Bill Brennan, 12 rounds, New York. , 1921—July 2, Jack Dempsey beat Carpentier, j 4 rounds, at New Jersey.