DEATH OF STAN JENKIN

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 38, 15 March 1940, Page 55

DEATH OF STAN JENKIN

NE of New Zealand’s finest athletes, Stan Jenkin (above), died in Wellington last week shortly after a welter-weight title bout at Petone. He was in his early twenties, and had been boxing for the past ten years. As an amateur he had engaged in 20 contests for 17 wins, and as a professional he took part in 26 contests for 23 wins. At the time of his death he held both the middle-weight and light-heavy-weight professional boxing titles. As a boxer, he was outstanding. He was scientific to a degree. His masterly displays in the ring, and his character out of it, were a splendid example to everyone in the sport. In other sports he was also a fine athlete. The sympathy of all sportsmen will go out to the relatives of this fine

young fellow whose end came so suddenly. ; * * * Neville Mudgway, ex-welter-weight champion of New Zealand, was one of Vic. Caltaux’s seconds during the contest for ear! title. * * Caltaux re two brothers serving with the Forces. Brother Bill is a stoker on the Achilles, and his other brother, Henry, is with the First Echelon in Egypt. * * * Light-weight champion Jack Jarvis states that a number of boxers are in training in the gym. at Trentham camp.

A. Harbottle, Hawke’s Bay; Bert Turner, Waitara; Bob Coughlan, Palmerston North; H. Kettle, and Bob Holden of Taranaki are all doing a daily grind with the rope and the gloves. * % * Henry Dunn, brother to Tommy, who is the amateur light-weight champion of New Zealand, is considering staging a " come-back" to the ring. He was much

in demand a matter of two years ago, but latterly has been "laying off the leather." * * In a recent letter Pete Sarron stated that he was about to retire. He certainly has had a lengthy career. As far as can be learned he is not likely to be poor. * Ea * Georges Carpentier, Len Harvey, and Max Schmeling are with the French, British, and German armies respectively. * * Bob Fitzsimmons and Billy Murphy were the only New Zealanders to win world professional titles, and Ted Morgan was the only one to win an amateur crown. Murphy was born in Auckland, but "Freckled Bob" hailed from Cornwall, England. He arrived in New Zealand at the age of three. * * * Frank O’Neill, who at one time was the light-weight champion, is now a successful mine owner in the Grey district. Frank hails from Runanga, where many good boxers first donned the gloves.