BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 161, 10 July 1922, Page 7

BOXING.

: POOLEY V CADMAN. | AT TOWN HALL TO-XIGIIT. j j Tv the present position of I be New Zeii- | laud heavyweight cuaniplonshlp among the ! j professionals the match to be fousUt to- I night in the Town Hall between L. Cadruau and A. Pooley for a £•_•<)(> purse is I exceptionally Interesting, not only as being I likely to be a fast and exciting bout, but as affording an indication of the chances future. MeClearyJ wbo recently won the I title from Pooley, lost it to McQuarrie, the j present holder, in a manner that seemed to iudicatc that McQuarrie's win was a fluke. ; Iv the meantime McCleary had lost si I fight to Cadmau by a kuock-out, and Cudtmin Sad been beaten on points by Heenan. who. in turn, was beaten yon poits by Whltaker. ow matched with MeQuarrier for the title. On the reading of the bouts l mentioned it looks as if McQuarrie. who has ase and lack of line.sse against him, will ' probably not be able to retain the honours ; with Ills one punch, and that the title must come North, with Cadman as essenially a fighter who is rapidly improving liis'boxhig form, likely to be the eventual holder. In Pooley to-night he will be up against a man of experience. who is almost as clever as McClenry. and is more rugged carrying a knock-out that McCleary lacks, and it should be a groat fight, for both men have trained faithfully and will epter the ring in the pink of condition. If the form shown at the provincial championships counts for anything, the amateur bouts arranged as a preliminary | to the big match ought to provide some line ( sport. The two Hy-weights Halford and j Postlewaite gave one of the best bouts in , their class last month. The feather- i Iwcicht Collins, who gave the North Island j champion I'urdy n great go. is matched against Trowern. a hard-hitting lad from Whangnrei. who made a very gootl impression when he contested the amateur chain- i piousbips but found Purdy just a little too ; fast for him. Keenan. who was prevented from having a try at the championships by , a slight injury to his shoulder, is matched , against a particularly promising and ■ vigorous lad in J. McCarthy. The welter ■ bout between Wade, runner-up to the provincial champion, and 1,. Ruckley. is ex- ; fiecteS to be a lively go, ,".s Wade is an i unorthodox boxer, with a punch In either ' hnnfl: The bantams Green and P.rown (Fraukton) gave a good showing in the ', championships, and are expected to make a bright bout. COOK'S LAST CHANCE MATCH WITH SOLDIER JONES. LONDON. July 8. j Unless George Cook beats Soldier Horace i Jones, the Canadian heavyweight, at 110 - j lirad Park on Monday, he will enter the I lower grade of heavyweights. One news- | paper advises him. in the event of failure, j to return to Australia. The match should ; be interesting. Jones is not a skilled boxer, j but is merely a whirlwind fighter with a j terrific punch. Should his ilow land. Cook ; is certain to be counted out. Expert [ I opinion is divided whether Cook's defence i will be clever enough to withstand the Canadian's onslaught. Roth men have | impressed the critics. The winner will I probably be matched against Reckett to decide who shall lie Carpentier's next opponent.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) I CRIQTTI DEFEATS WYNH. j I PARIS. July 8. I Eueene Crlqiii, the French boxer, knocked | out Wynn, the Belgian, in the twelfth ; round of a fight for the feather-weicbt champio-nship of Europe.—(A. and N.Z.) BOUTS IN AUSTRALIA. GODFREY BEATS CELLO. SYDNEY. July 8. I At the Stadium, Pid Godfrey knocked out ' Tommy Cello (America) in the fifth round after a hard-fought contest, in which many ', heavy punches were exchanged. Up to the time he was -knocked out the American; was always dangerous, particularly at close i quarters.—'(A. and N.Z. Cable). MELBOURNE, July S. Bert Spargo defeated Jamito on points in a 20-ronnd contest.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) THE WIIXS-DEMPSEY MATCH (Received 9.30 a.m.) | NEW YORK, July 0. Mnllins, manager of the negro boxer Wills, has refused to sign the articles submitted by Jack - Kearns, manager, on the ground that no time limit is fixed for the date of the bout. Another attempt to reach a settlement will be made on Tuesday. U. tatl K.Z. CefcleO I