BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 627, 2 October 1909, Page 12

BOXING.

> » :. ■ ■ ,'tßv MeRCDRT.) ,!■ , ■ '■O'li-inj'to the'-.Clarlte-Leckie contest; and iKe. ■accompanying;^preliminariesstaking, placo too late'for-icpmnieiit 'this ,'wiek,; notes thereon will appear:iicxt'.'SStdrday.''"-i ,; -:i of;yWenand;. and Hegiriy,' on' account of: their meritorious wins'; in' the'-.Australasian finals on ''Tuesday./,' It'.will be' tamembered cury" characterised 'these two. as' the New Zealand'team^s."long suits," .and : as 'futther • an-: ticipnted in thin columnV. tho former found 'lSobortson,' :of .'Victoria,'/his hardest; nut .to !:cra'cfcVlh fact,'ike appearsto 'havo' obtained (thd rverdict by 'a j.very as the two: jfidpes disagreed in-.their ; decisions, and theicasting. vote Tras'left t'tb'.'.the' .'referee. Of .the-'hOn-,successful Doniiiiion .'representatives, .in; .the- welter,lv : and::-*Byan yin the ieavy, '-.'divisions, f. appearto.j have ; kept». their :ends ,';ujp' -;'troll,- rbnt i'inrierty . apparently ! was outclassed':in. the light-weight grade by O'Sullivan, of New South Wales.. There is u certain amonflt of satisfaction, too, in tho knowledge' that noa<\of the Xew Zealanders suffered the ignominy of a 'knock-out." ' . .•i'TKe iiext Australasian Championship meeting is to .bo held in New Zealand.

.meeting-:th6,, third—be-. ..tween.iThprn -andcDouglas ~took: place ; .as ;schediiled;'oii , Stpte,mber,;23, , ,-aiid,:.as is, shown .in'the . hppehded: 'report j from,".: the.- '.Sydney ■ 'UJaity'-Telegraph;"Vwhs'iiot at:all up.,to the .standard --espe'eted. , ':,: -However,">y .the'.', .account speaks for itself, and is' : as follows!—'TJpwards of; 2000', people watched the boxing contest , 'at ;th'e ,: Stadium;,,TJ.ushcutters'|.Bay, last night, be-' ttreen Vl'rank :Thofn," : ';of ; ; 'melbburno,' 'feather-i weight';'.champion -of Australia, : :.ahd Arthnr. .' JUo'ug'las,'.;.feathor-wcight'xhainpion of :South Africa;;;but it; is '.veryv much '.bpen . to', question fjietherieith'er could':now : shape strong atl tho 'JeatherrSt|lßljlrl|j)niit-^|jfeßfflie.'.pair had 'mot iiH^ ce: .°Kn K Ysf e (Wet 'Mwtoh , '. , ' was • a particu-: Jwly, BUOMWWanistMwferee: declared-it a. draw.:,Tho'.second fell'off by^comparison, and ■Dottgla?,.was. adjudged ; ,the: ; winner,' though;many: peoplo .ttought''Thorn Should have had : ;the,' ; ;decisiqni; sThe > latest ■■' meeting.-. was ' -miich than either; of -the bthcr v hro, ; andV'a.poorfthingrindeed;-.toMook at.'.Owing: .to ■the.'difficnlty 'the promoters experienced .in getting cither principal Hp". ngre'o to a rcfefco .favoured by.'.the ■'other,.'two; judges- (Messr's. W. ,G., J.- Kelly,and: D."Parberry) wero "appointed to' act-with "Mr. Arthur-Scott/ In the earlier rounds' thescoring-iiu's , fairly close,' and Thorn had;;somethng tho bettcr.'.of ■matters, but he lost > his ipositionVlatcri, to"::come'again ..during the': twelfth—tho -only .-reiilly /exciting timo ola-slight a-slight margin to ; the : ;good; "Afterwards Thornjweaiened,-' but not to : such -ail , --'extents/that, he.' was 'unable to .here ' indthero.break, tene'my's'dcfencb ,iri':saipronoiinced.a' manlier,'asJto'evoke yells of "Good boy, FrankV' fron^Jhis;'friends,'-wKo ap-/.pearcd:'to..be::,mb.re::nnmerbusi:than-the 'other r mah'S r iadmirefij.£S:Dpuglas''s : :- strong-'suit "was .chojpnih^'theV-lef^'tbl'.the^.baek, I ,whether' tho flips,- the 'middle, -. or thel'shoulders, mattered as "long; as;-the blowi;gqt ; there—in a most crude :fashiqn.- ;; t Thorn' Pccasionally 'endeavoured to.•;pay, the', other manS'back !ih'; his" own coin, but unfortunately,-drppped,his', left Sovery time, and ;left;.'him«elt-open,-;for/the..'hostilo-right. -Each'!did .things,- that !■ would /-have-. caused a Beter? 'a- '.'Griffb , ' to" fall: down ■ and die of disgust.';.' Thorn , .Would'lead ! with' the left,' 'ahdKhqldfhis. guard arm: ! dpwn ; the while, ■ inblock an always .possible, counter, 'and-Douglas'would, when .breast;-.to '-breast -with. the .other fellow,' hit ;frpm,.'ahgles which.'rendered'it impossible-for vthoi'.blow to be,the'lcasfbit:effective; and as ;for. s thqse chops,on the-'babk.-.one good straight ;punclv-,.w0u1d,-have'; , bcen r 'worth' a''.dozb.n' of ;them:-,:' Thorn- ;nearly■ ; 'always: forced : tho: work; .'bntiDo,uglas:.wa?.iar'.tbo strong-; for''him; :and •had-',:much,:thotbetter bontljtioni ;/Ih the ond jbpth' judges ; having ■' very;,V properly declared ;Dqng!jis;.th'av winner, ;thb refereo was not called : !uppn 'to'.igivgjaifuling.'i,-$. ,;-,' -vA;:-;;-..- ■:.•:,.-■ \ Hf'Bill'?:.iTurneffthe'; ybuilg'. Tastnanian heavy-' '" I 3( olimbing \steadily ;,toward 'the not jvory■'■■ giddy.;' -'becupied , " by'':tHs •'•• "top ;riotohers'''.-:in'-Australian rjng-craft; v His latest : exploit;is tho 'defeating of Peter -.'■-Felix in .Hqbart.-';. The■. .contest: lastedY.eight . rounds, ;andv.ythe;:. Tasmanian v; was; ■', altogether ; - too fast and' '.vigorous for his' older and'!more' ex•perienced opponent. Turner'is 23 years of age, ; stands ,6ft.-. OJin.', and 'weighs jiist'. over - ; 13st., so.has the,attributes,of '.a'successful fboxer," provided he has .the skill. 1 To 'settle this question hb is at present in' : Sydney ! seeking"matche» and, in" the'. absence ' of: anything : really good among. the 'heavy: brigade (barring," perhaps, it is likely-thathewili-beheard .more• bf.. Now , Zealander• "JUaye , ' Smith is" hi the i'JAnjo ■ :c'atcgory. as:. Turner,' 1 -: 'and■'; a mat-ili between'those: twp'ii ,tho' .near'.future'is not' ;unilkoly> ; \,'A : -y' /f y:-'*' A ' : /.--•; -.-;'.'• . .'i~A-','good' contest .between ex-araate'ur Frank Fitzjohh; and ;"Dealer";'iWblls'.(both of whom have recently,' accounted for - - "Billy;' Elliott) ,wasVfought at' the.. "Gaiety;"/' Sydney, on' September and; won -handsomely: on points by ■ ;Fitzjqhn."'';;•;;::; ;:, ; ':;;;i;vv; v ■;;,;;:■.':,' -.- • '!'. :■■: ;• '..On: his-..nrrival at' : -Plyinbuth;■'. en., 'routo' for Carlsbad,":whojej he': intends to , do; some ;tr:aining, and ''takov. the'waters,',';-"Jim' , Jeffries was .in London'.''Sporting,'Life"'re--presentative touching, his- intentions'-with:'regard to Jphpson' , - ahd.V.the.:.world'siVdhampionship. •The.interview' is.' reported;.aS. -under, but' , the only light: it appears tp throw'on the situation is that theiactuaVclihohingkbf "the .match-is. as : , much in 'the ; air as. over;—"On being-told that a statement' app'eared:' in the papers that articles .agreement: fbr.. ;, the .world 6 heavyweißht' '.championship..between:V.hiraselfi' and ■'Jfick , Johnson' had- bee'ri.'signed- at ; . Chicago, oh the provious Wednesday,:,Jeffries} shook hie head, in evident: displeasure. , 'The report,! he said,','mhst -bo : incorrect.:-: I - am;-; astonished that' such a,statement should appear.' 'In,my absence from ■America-novone-had-'any right or, authority, to ;.fix the; matter .up/ Jeffries •characterises,the;.roport: as a;hioro nowspapor story,;>and addeds'.fOn.the other side,the newspaper , popple aro very ; fond of.: doinc; that sort of thing, Asked if tnatmcanf that: no match between hini and Johnson would take, place, he replied ' that. he hnd no , dojibt .whatover such, a contest .would be :ultimately arranged. When will'it.takq place? "It may boin six .monthsi.'or.'latcr'j/it mny'be", earlier. Meet me ho -"certainly", shall. ■ I '.am .prepared to box him in any country, ;und(r the a,uspicps of the' club. holding put the biggest inducehieut.' ..Questioned, oh the subject; of '•. a ~ side-stake, Tie said :l have rio>intention of making' any. such side bet as. 20,000 dollars,' although' lam confident, I should win. liam -ready, to makg n 'sidp'.'waabr'.-of 10,000 dollars.' , Asked'if ho wns' inianytuing like, condition'for' a contest,-, Jeffries said:.'l: am at'.present in vory good fettle. ■ On tho voyage across I would not allow myselftoijot, lazy, but tooki'n lot af'exercfso in the well-appointed, gymnasium with" which thd ship is fitted.-, I have been, working regu;larly for. the,last five months; and• have got down to ,2351b. (lGst. IJlH.).'„' Of course, I am' not yet. in the: Bink of Cohditionr.but Dxpect 1 to -got .weight off gradually by • stendy; -'regular, exercise,.eucp-.as I.have.done for months past, ■aßar.t-frora my.eDarrlnsixhibitiona,''i'. •-■'..- ■'