BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 9

BOXING.

THE-HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPION-ir;s:v\--.r.[To the' Editor.] ':,-'; Sir,—l'see,-,'by :.your', paper. The ;Dominion,- that Mitchell, of;Millerton,: reckons: that ;he. has'not lost the,championship of" New .Zealand, but I'- have vsoriiethmg. to ;say ■'. about that. ■■•'.: We I' fought .'.'.at. ..Hastings a fifteen-round: I contest, and for the championship of New Zealand.;- It-was; a,bit. of hard luck;that he had- riot a few .more, days' hotice,.but' that was not my. fault, as: I was to 'meet Jim Griffin, arid ■ a week before- the. fight I was: notified, that Griffin could not pass the doctor. Thoy coriimunicated with Mitchell,- ■ arid- ho jumped at the chance,, as; I was : then ah: amateur,-and- he .thoughtit ;ari easy thing.l;, But; things'.didn't, go his way, arid I wish to; tell "you.; that; the best' way Mitchell ■ caiv-talk: is.:to. .get: us matched: at ; Millertbn, his own town, arid; that; will..', setyle;. all ■ arguments'.—l; amy/e'tc!, a l /.-s, '•'■■•■ .-■■". : '-'■■,;'■'"-' -."'; ..'■' Professional Heavy-wejght Champion. : i ; ;: NEW EOLE; >'■'.;..'; ■ '■;.. The "American, professional racing mo-' toristi 'Barney Oldfield, ; accepts Jack John-.; ■son's^challenge.-to 'any man in the world to. race, ov.er tho: Brighton .Beach track,. and,in writing to the 'Frisco "Chronicle"';! has the' 'following "to,;say:—"'Allentown,' 'July ,; 31—I notice ■ in> to-day's New 'York' .papers.-:tho'; challenge;-.' issued : .by • Jack' Johnson- to: i-ace ,;for, 50l)0dol: ;over ■ the Brighton ;: Beach track. - Ordinarily ,'l:i would.', not make a' reply -until-1-:'knew-I tho challenge was; authentic, but the -New ! .York -promoters -,wired -me ,to-day asking if I, wquli} race him. ' Automobile, racing is:-roy' business, arid.'if 'Jehrisbtt'br'-any'' |.other.;man,in .the world■ has. SOOOdol.' to ■bet he can beat me'at my-.ga.me,. J. am ■re'adyti'.to race.,;; white champion pugilist, and if.he thinks he canv take .the measure of the. automobile championj'and-is willing .to put- up his;.mbney,' l;won't:draw any. .colour-'lirio. 1,.' will race' him, for:: the'- 6ame - reasou Jeffries; fought—for. the money....'-it will bririg:-me.": -?i:. : \ ; -y .■■; , : ■■-■;'-;;'?.;./i--,:-; - \r--.:s\ DEVITT;!:;WINNER.;' ; ;;A: - At Bundaberg,; on; September 22, Gus. Devitt, the. Now Zealand; welter, knocked out Charlie Godfrey,- who ..-has/some- goodSouth; African'performances 'to-his credit, in<six ;rounds;; ;':- .■'•"■.-.'. '-/:;-. : ; i;;V ;,;;CAN;;IT;BE TRUE?:' ;. Interviewed -in. Airierica recently "Bill"Lang; said;—"expect: to-meet Jack John-' son again. in : two years and beat him. Yo'u;kupW:he beat me in Australia when; I .was.a;cub,.but.watch out I .the : next time we.meet. I don't figure that I can whip him now, but I .will be, improving in the next year or; two,; and 'it' is my/prediction that .Mr. Johnson will; be beaten by a Mr,.Lang.": '■-.' : -/.■ ■ ■:■■ -.'■-.''...-'■'.' .''.-.'-. ;.'.-.,- TURNER.;":; ;; ...:' The, proposed contest. ■ -between Bill Squires and Bill. Turner, is -hung up, for; the:;time;.;being,. says 'the Sydney-..."Re-feree," "'owing;-to the. Cyclor'ama having closed'its doors.against boxing.:-. There.is, however, a .chance of- the -men being brought together.by the. Melbourne Athletic Club. It is quite on the cards'that tho event "to deoide th'o. resident heavy-, weight-championship between Turner and Squires; will., bo. uecideil there.;. Squires is: already indulging, in a little light work on his' farm. at .Ascot,' in anticipation of the. match; but;/if. are not concluded quickly he will -probably hold back 'for. a ,crack at'' Hugh ] M'lntosh's latest, importation, I : Billy:'.Papke. :'■-.