BOXING.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXII, Issue 63, 16 March 1910, Page 8

BOXING.

Referring to the contest between "Gunner" Moir and Arthur Cripps, the Sydney Morning Herald says:—■ "Moir, though an improved boxer since his last appearance here, was much too slow for Cripps, who was inclined to be very careful, no doubt on account of his opponent's known hitting powers. For the first five rounds the contest was little better than a friendly spar, with Cripps outboxing his opponent. Moir kept battering away at his opponent's body. This action on the part of Moir no doubt won him the contest. In the sixth round Moir sent in a splendid right to Cripps's face. The blow seemed to arouse Cripps, who cut loose, and raised a torrent of rights on his opponent. Moir seemed dazed at the suddenness of the attack, but managed to see the round out. He came up confidently for the next round, but it had not progressed very far before Cripps doubled up from a hit in the body. He backed away from Moir, and called for his towel to be thrown' in." Jack Johnson will be assisted in his training for his match with Jeffries by Monte Cutler; Jack Heiman, and a newcomer, Gunboat Smith, an exsailor, but later Bob Armstrong and Young Peter Jackson will be on the scene, and probably Joe Gans will be chief adviser. Johnson says :—"I have planned my training campaign from the day I start serious work until the hour\l step into the ring to meet Jeffries. Every detail which I can think of has been covered, and there will be no alteration unless some Unlooked for occurrence arises which will necessitate a change. When I finish my training in Chicago I will take with me to the scene of the fight the best of my training staff, a good rubber, and two cooks, whom 1 can trust " implicitly.' In the final month or so in my work 1 shall do a lot of wrestling, fighting, and road running. I want to be ready to meet Jeffries at any stjde of fighting which he may adopt. 1 expect to enter the ring at close to Isst. This will give Jeffries an advantage of but' 151b, should he make 16st, as he has predicted." According to Johnson, the fight will be held in or near San Francisco. He says that he does not be'lieve that there is a chance of the battle being conducted in Salt Lake City or .Nevada, and he is planning for the next few months of work with the idea that the fight will be held near the Golden Gate. Aside from repeating the prediction that he would win, and that the fight would be absolutely on the level, the big negro refused to outline his plans after he stepped into the ring. He has, however, made the prediction that the fight will be worth' going a long .distance to see, and that it will demonstrate his right to the championship honors.