THE RING.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9434, 4 June 1896, Page 2

THE RING.

~«. [By Starlight.] Four bulls jabbed full of holes; four horses killed ; two horses torn .by bulls horns ; two picadors badly hurt—these art a few of the details of a Sunday sporting event at Juarez, Mexico, presided over by the local governor, who is totally opposed to ' prize-fights Now wouldn't it be reasonable to call the mon brutes and let . them jab each other full of holes too? aski . a London paper. " , A A cable to the Australian papers dated.*. London, May I2fch, says:—Tom Duggan, the Melbourne middle-weight pugilist,,Djet Frank Craig (the "Coffee Cooler") -io--a , boxing match this evening. Craig ;pW>ved .the victor in the twelfth round. The match was made in London on April 11th, and the articles said the men must box the beat of" twenty rounds at list 4lb for £200 aside asd-" a puree offered by the National "Sporting . Club where the fight took place. Craig was v very anxious to retrieve the laurels he lost with Dan Creedon.

Tom Williams, the Australian pugilist,»» anxious -to retire from the ring, and provided he can raise enough money he will- start business as a publican at Alderahot. On April Bth some of Williams's friends gaveM assault-at-arms.for his benefit.and there vni a good attendance, the principal attractioo being a three-round spar between D*° Creedon and Tom Tracey

The sixteenth amateur boxing championships of England were decided at St. James* Hall, London, on April. 11th, when the final bouts ended as under :—Bantam-weight., (Bst 41b and under)—P. A. Jone? beat N, F.. Smith; feather-weights (9sfc and underH R. K. Gunn beat C. J. Mills; light-weightl (lOst and under)—A. Vanderhout. beat H. Brewer ; W. J. Ross beat F. J. Parks j heavy.weighU (any weight)— Captain W. E. beat T. Galliard. i