BOXING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 67, 20 March 1926, Page 25

BOXING.

■ i —— RINGSIDE GOSSIP. That Charlie Purdie should be able to defeat lightweight champion Les Murray in Dunedin on January 30 by a ccci- , s:ve margin and yet fail to get the verdict in Wellington when he met the ! Sout_erner on Monday in a contest for . I -- .... ,_^ . i prise as that the newspaper critics and a large section of the crowd should be so unanimous in their disagreement with • the decision of the judges. Purdv is dispieased. and not without cause, while Murray, tnough glad enough to retain ; tne coveted distinction of champion, can i nave little real satisfaction with the 1 result. Indeed, no one will feel sure that j the champion's crown is reposins on the ' neau o: the better man till the oair have I contested the title in some other centre, jlt would seem that public opinion and j public dissatisfaction will comr«ei the I Xew Zealand Boxins Council to sta_e ! another contest for the championship at lan early date. In view of the circumstances. Murray will probably be only j too rea-iy to avail himself of an opporit might well be staged in Christeh**reh. Palmer's:o*i Xorth. Xapier, or some other centre, where there could te so suggestion of partisanship. Mnch as AaCi.aniers woaic like to see the two men in action, one would hesitate to mention this city as the best possible place for a return bout. But Xew Zealand fight followers will not be satisfied till Purdy and Murray have met a_aim A jolly. likeable little boxer is Leo Wax. the quick-moving Maitland boy. w*n.-> is to cross gloves -with Queensiander Harry Casey at the Town Hail on Monday nigh:. Wax. who is a friendly -or:, has made quite a few friends since *i ; 5 arrival early In the week, and the chances are tbat he will be warmly received on entering the rin£ to do battle with Ca?e-, who h<_= been in action here on two occasions. Casey and Wax are old friends, bavin - met in Rockhampton. and they should be able to get down to business right'at tne gong, since they know each other's style. **I started in the nght _ame four and a-nalf years ago."" said Wax, when the -Titer hunted him up for an interview. Ta only twenty now. so you see 1 got on the mark early enouth. Before I was 16 I had beaten Harry Warren, of Cessnock, and won the local 7st tournament. " When asked to mention his notable victories. Wax admitted that he had defeated Harry Tonus, of Xew South Wales, in seven rounds. r>er medium of the snort route Bill Smith also bit the canvas after seven rounds, and Silby Green, champion weitex-"~""g-"t e of Queensland, also went dow-t to a hard punch. Wax has also detested Frank Lock on points over 20 rounds, and Macario Flores. one of the _reat fi_htin_ family of Filipinos. He lo=t to Tenario Pelkey on points. Wax. wbo is oy no means as soft as his name. has had 50 fights in all, a good percentare of wbicb were wins. He anticipates that he will not have any difficulty in making the 10.7 limit, at which he i" to meet Casey. During the week he has been training at the Parnell g> mnasiurra tbe evenings, and doing track -work at Victoria Park early in the mornings. ■=• scrap-book, containing a big collection of Press cuttings, is one of Wax's possessions, and the most cursory examinarion of its contents goes to show that Leo is a well-performed boy. whose work has been highly praised wherever ne nas been seen in action. A new arrival from Cornstalk Country is -Jack Dally, of Broken Hill. a 10st lad. who comes to this country recommended by the Broken Hill bo*rin_ fraternity. .Dally, who landed at Auckland this week from the Marama. is a ""n of Mr. A. Dally. of Paeroa. and the trip to Xew Zealand was occasionai by a desire to visit his father, who has been in poor health for some time Daily has a creditable record, having lost only three of his 26 fights, while one was awarded a draw. Xeariv an his engagements took place in Broken Hill. where, he says, "the boys like stoush and any amount of action. 7 * Bobby Greenshields. ex-lightweight champion of Australia, had Dally under his tutoral wing for some time, and the Broken Hill boy has been described *ts an aggressive two-handed fighter, who wastes no time when wearinsr the gloves. He has fought a draw with Harry Will: a*""-*. ard bea"en him on points, defeated Dick French. Bill McCluskv. Pete Skeliy. Fred ETiis and Arthur Dean. A year ago he defeated Wallv Stewart for the welter-weight chamoionshrn of Sunraysia. One of Daily's defeats went to the credit of the hard-punching Dick French. The newcomer, who is a frank, -traightforward boy. with steady blue eve*, is keen to obtain a contest in Xew •Zealand with any man ids weight. He says he win fight under any association. "-'AH I want 5s a chance to get started. So far I have done all that has been a=ked of mc. and I dont think the Xew- Zealand fans -would be disappointed with mv work. Em keen, and if given a contest, would Sght every inch of the way." Dally. who k 22. follows bis trade between contests, and at the present time is in good condition as the re-ult of hard work. An Auckiander. who has done a c<vnsiderarie amount of boxing in hi* day. ""Tiring from Wellington to the "Star."* =tates tbat tne decision «* the MnrrayPurdv contest or. Mond.iv night *~"as **5-mp":v d"-=2"nstmg."" ofurrav's roint rounds should only kav= been 5*- to Rurdvls 0*;. At the finish the huge crowd wa- stmulv astonnded. and some seconds elansed before it could express its astonl-hment. Continuing, onr corstates that before the fight commenced he was told that Purdv would have to win by "a street** to get the decision. Be tbat as it may. ne won by a street and then did not get ':. and tn? "udges were unar.im'-'Tt?. They vr?-? about the onV two. iudg"ng -*rom the remark? in \\ eH*nsrton. who were of the oninio-n that Murray bad won. In the la-t few rounds Murray 'ought as though hi= only hone **"_s •" Vn'vkout- but be was evaded all the wav and then fought back at. On the \ result, concludes our correspondent. Purdv would be well advised to lea"-/" the Wellington Association out of his . reckoning in future.