BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 9

BOXING.

■ WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. . COMING CONTESTS. ' A meeting of tho Wellington Boxing Asso-' . cirition was held in; Armit's room, last night id Mr. E.. )V. M'Villy. presiding.' 1 . , 'k ; The secretary (Mr. VC. Coffey) produced tlx id 'agreement,'- signed by I.eckie. and ■ Clarko, in respect'of their contest, to take place on Sep t, (ember 30 iu Wellington ; ■ and. also • reported a, that Tracey and Grilten had'signed the agreei- mcnt.for their contest. * •' • . J, Mr. A. R. Whatman (Abbotsford) wrote ,in y regard, to Mr. Morrison's wish to hold-a boxd ing contest in his woolshed. The secretary 5. had wired, "If - exhibition purely formal, uc r . permit necessary." ' 11 Tho hon. secretary of tha Marlborough Boxing Association'had written, to ask if, Wenand could attend its tourney, on October G and 7, i r for,.a match. Tho secretary had replied that l 0 Wenand could not see liis way to do so. The programme had been approved. iff ■In compliance with a request-from tho Nel- „ sou- Boxing' Association, the. secretary had jj asked W. J. Smith if' lio would bo agresable I to meet J. Hunter iu'a special six-round cou- .' test at the Nelson tourucy iu-November.' ; . i . The-Manawatu Boxing Association wrote ask- ' ing if'arrangements could, be mads for, a good " man to come to Palmorston to meet Watchorn in'view of his trip .to Australia. The secreB tary, after communicating with Tancrcd, had repliod .that . the latter was only ; willing to j go on conditions that. could not bo arranged. J Th-» secr.eta.Ty further suggested that a'man f might beObtained after tho liqxt'tourney at Levin.. •' < • . -i .- It was stated that tho Wellington Physical I Training School had alterod the date . of- ite ' boxing contest from. September: 11 to September 25. , s ' The association decided not to 'match, a '" 10-stbno wan. against >\v'. Hardy, in reply to a s request- from- him;... " The hotu secretary, of the Now Zealand Boj> P ing Council- forwarded a legal opinion • that 7. "it is not necessary for any boxing club, or '- association; before boing'.approvod of; by 1 tha ,- Governor-in-Council, to bccomo registered undor. tho'-Unclassified • (Societies'; Registration 1 Act." . •' . E. G. Stephens, chief. stoward, H.U.S.' ProP, motheus, wrote from Auckland, asking-if a match could be arrangod between Bob-Hun-'r. nlligs, of that ship, and'light-weight champion of tho'British Navy, and Tracoy,-- of- -Welling- ■ toil, to take place in 'Wellington about October . 4 or 5. Hunnings would havo a very big rniva! following, as 11.M.5. Challenger Would also ; bis'in port. There was a probability of his 1- meeting. Turner at Auckland on: September 20, t and - the association could "draw a line' of his ability, through that' contest." ' The association ' decided to defer aqtioh until after tho contest I. at 'Auckland. :' !-;Tlie " ; sub-comniitteo appointed : for the' pur. , pose reiwrtetf, that , the following contests had be'oft.,arranged gathering at tho Opera Houso. on September SO:-— ' : .Bantam-weights.—A. Havill, Palnie'rston . North, v.' Wv A. Iggulden, Kaiwarra. , ;.:•••• Light-weights.—!\. Maloney ■v. Turner, winner ' of tho. light-woight championship at the Horowhenua. Tourney -last' week. ■ ' ! Middle-weights.—l. . /Murphy, Wellington, ■ winuor of tho Wellington Provincial .Middleweight championship, 1909, v. H. Butcher, win■ne'r of tho middle-weight championship at th'o recent H'awke's Bay .competitions: . A bout for tho Wellington Physical Train, ing. School has yet to be arranged. It was-decided that tho prices for admission to, the .-contest should bd as follow:—7s...Cd„ 55., 35., Mid 2s. Tho officials who acted on tbo last occasion- wpro reappointed. M: ■ JOHNSON AND JEFFRIES, , . " The' Ne- York correspondent of - tho' London "Sportsman," writing on July. 23, had-.tha , following to- say regarding Johnson and Jeffries ■-. -.; _;. , t , ' t '-Th<ire'is a strong v and growing impression ' amongst sporting .men here. arid especially, in boxing-: circles/-.that Jim Jeffries, the ex-heavy-weight .chiimpioii, h?5 been badly advised m ',comieotioii with" a fight-for tho championship With Jack; Jtthnson, who,, it is • concededthroughout the States, is tho legitimate holder o( tho title. Generally, it is -believed, and ap-. parentis- with regrot, that Jeffries. lias been placed in a very awkward predicament because of:tho persistent statements published by his .partner . and-jnauager, .Sam Berger,' and liis -press agents, to;,,the effect..tbat.lie intends to . sign, artioles,--post a forfeit,'and fight again. Berger has-done. iho. talking,, and now, that, Jeffries, has reaped:-.a:; harvest,, something 'olosoonjjfilO.OOOj' the* blame .is. put on. somebody oh-c. lhe ■ feeling' certainly is that- 1 Jeffries 'took-an ■ off-ohance when:ho insisted that lie would'defeat; .tljq negro < and 1 regain tho white .man's supremaoy m the ring, and he is bound to be hoist-by, his. own petard. Ther; were chances that Jack- O'Brien, Tony Jtoss, AlMCaufman;' or. Stanley.Kotchell^'would defeat-Johnson,.'arid then Mr: .Jeifries'would not have to train. ■ Well, JoTinson only played with O'Brien and Ross, and Kaufman has, shown such an inelinnHon ; i' to himself when 'a- match - was in-earnest that] evon- his manager, Billy. Delaney,; threw Jiim over. Since his fortunato .defeat 'of . Papko, Ketohell has been celebrating", on the coast, and on every side it is agreed that, he-must show-'wonderfully lniprovcd form-.to' have a chance, with tho big Texan-i fighter. ..-Under theso - circumstances, Jeffries dnds himself-bady "placed," as lie will either have:to fight Johnson or admit lie is a Good judges who have • looked ,him-.over,in various say that his "training / is nothing short of a burlesque; and that ho is iin poor shape. He' says ho weighs only 16st. 101b.; and .'modestly added that he only Required a few: months'-, training purely for wind, : - ■ -, A match for the feather-weight boxing championship of the world was to havo been fought "J "JWSpd' yesterday, between" Jim. Driscoll, of : Cardiff, and Owen Moran, .of Worcester. '