A VETERAN TRAINER.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 262, 5 November 1928, Page 11

A VETERAN TRAINER.

808 SIMS ON THE WING,

Among the Aorangi's passengers, en route for Australia, is Bob Sims, an old Dunedin resident, who has for many years been associated as coach, masseur and trainer with many famous colonial athletes. He has been on a fourteenmonths' trip to the States, and was training Major Goodsell when that oarsman lost the world title to Barry. Bob states that Goodsell was a sick man on the day of that race and did not show his real form. He adds that Goodsell is now located at Salt Lake City, and is unlikely to seek any further match with Barry for the title. In Vancouver Bob ran across an old Southlander, Jack McQuarrie, who coached Jack Heeney when the latter won the New Zealand middle-weight boxing title. McQuarrie is comfortably established in business in Vancouver. Bob Sims has a high opinion of Jimmy McLarnin, the nearest candidate for the U.S.A. light-weight boxing title, and expects him to beat Sammy Mandell the next time they meet. Commenting on Australian and New Zealand boxers in the States, Bob declares that they will do no good until they learn to fight right out from gong to gong, and take every advantage that is v going. The bouts are nearly all for four and six rounds, and the slogan of the boxing fans in the States is: "Get in and get it over." No bouquets are served up to the boxer who staves off when an opponent slips.