BOXING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18241, 27 November 1924, Page 12

BOXING.

SCOTT AND HEENEY. A RISING BRITISH "HOPE." (?ROi[ OUR OWN" COBRESPOSDMtT.) LONDON, October 16. Phil Scott, -whose latest feat has been to defeat, at The Ring, Tom Heeney, tho heavyweight champion of New Zealand, is said to hold the best record of any of England's young .Heavy-weights. Twenty-four years of age, bo stands 6ft Sin in his socks, and is beautifully proportioned. Fair-skinned, light eyed, he look 3 a typical Saxon. He scorns the luxuries of some pampered pets,, and has no use for shadv Xing' tactice. "Fear (says the "World Pictorial News") is as meaningless as Chinese to this young fellow (ho is in his early twenties), when he lightly vaults info the roped arena. He asks for no quarter and gives none in his battles. And he has won many good fights by the knock-out route. Tho match with Hecney was not easily obtained by Scott. A side-stake was necessary and fie £IOO required for that purpose seemed to the voung licxei as far away as tho moon. When' -tilings 3ooke<l blackest for .Mm, Mr "Wilfrid. "Ward came forward and put down the money. But here onco again came the pinch of tho shoe for Scott. He knew pertectly well that to impress the public he would havo to win, and by a knock-out if at all possible. His opponent, the New Zcalander. bad been TV.lt forward as a tough proposition who might easily check Scott's winnin? ways. K« proved extremely rough and awkward. He took punches, one of which gashed his left check open, thai would hav« made some men quit. His lack of knowledge of the finer points of the game is admitted, but the New Zealander must have heard about Scott's devastating right. At all events, throughout the contest lie took tha greatest caro of his chin, and succeeded ix keeping it out of harm's way.

"It was this certain determination of Heeney's not to be knocked out, however else ho -was beaten, that made the task so difficult for Soott. "While the New Zealander continually tucked hi# chin deep down in his cheat, he m&do many fierce swings with both hands in the hope of getting home a lucky blow. Unencumbered by the knowledge that he was fighting for another man's money, I believe Scott would have taken risks and won in double-quick time. But he dare not take tho slightest risk of lotting 1 down the man who had stood by -Mm

over tha eide-stakc. acd for t2ut ""fjiiii and that rcasoz aioa; fci ter at^, winning by a wide mirgrin c; poiats OH thus requiting his benefactor. Hew sorao cf We'la' lessons wert a W*£ w noticeable in Scott s nshs wi:& EBtMy, when he won chiefly by toe ss* «£ » straight left./'

j QUESTION OF CONTROL. (PRESS AS9OCIAIios TKJKaMM.) WELLINGTON. Nowa&er 2S. The Council of the New Zealiad Basis® ; Association received the o£ a weei»l committee which considered the Ceciie system. is a failure, and :5 has decided to MS a special meeting in Wclhogtoß o» Deaeßber 21ist to amend the rules by •Skwttg local Associations to account diieettoti*Council, and m lieu of Centre exwsfaw* S to appoint a Cenue «*fficer t? adris# assist the Council. Other amnsiaMnSji ** to finance and championships t3I »J» proposed. = Tho amendments proposod by ti» Association to the present rules arc a® 0& > following linos: — vj 1 (a) Lcca ! Associations :o ibsra to the Council. . jVC 1 -' (b) Ketain Centre districts, b-it (c) in lieu of the present On:.e eai*-tivea-prorride for a Outre oEcer "to pointed "by* the Council to advise arsd OTpSty and report to the Council cn ail SMttft pertaining to sport in the Centre. - (d) Itepeal sub-rule (2) of ruli 15 the whole of rules 18 to CO. (e) Provide that the Centres* p«t«S&gj|p| of purseu ar.d share ol profits ct GaSkfil* tourneys and amateu"- registration Shb|'! shall go to tbo Council and W «S •to finance Centre tourneys, Cfecfc* npfe: sentation at New Zealand champMMni&[* and, generally, t® foster the fjwrt Centre from which tho roomer is <SwieWpS||' Provision should be mad? for th# over to the Council any fcad# is hands of Centre executives on the a*aeS» ments to the rules takiwr effect (;) Expenses of Centr* #|j: New Zealand championship* afeosSl frayed out of the funds held fey tb# OfiW"cil to the credit of the r«pecliT»_CWj®* f accounts, any deficiencv to b-> snao* j-, of the championship account: the as to whether the Centre camspaoo WiSjSßjl class is good enough to> warranl ha Boci to tho New Zealand dt&a&srasttfeft!. to rest with the Council. (g) In order to enable th« GffSßsel te'«(|ss> raoro to foster sport. the gate peee*B6|Kß on professional contests should &• mwigfe to 2 per cent., the incrsase to so sa#» general account. /y.