BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1230, 12 September 1911, Page 7

BOXING.

MR. M'INTOSII BACK IN SYDNEY. Air. Hugh D. M'lntosh, promoter of ring encounters, has returned to Sydney, lie has laid out .£50,000 in arranging to bring together in Australia the best black and white boxers in the world. Tlieso includo Langford, Johnson, and M'Vea—tho trio of black .men who are at or about tho (op of the heavy-weight class in tho world. Johnson has to meet. Bombardier Weils in London for the championship of tho world l>eforo lie fixes definitely to leave for Australia. Tho following cable from London appeared in tho Sydney "Sun" on August 2S:—The serious prostration of his wife has caused Jack Johnson to cancel all his Paris engagements, and the establishment of a training camp in France for. his match with Bombardier Wells. If Mrs. Johnson's condition does not improve tho champion may postpone the battlo jvith tho Englishman. Sho is, however, reported as being very seriously ill. "DAVE" SMITH IN BUSINESS. "Dave" Smith has. with good judgment gone into business, and placed his brother as manager (savs a Sydney exchange). The venture is only n week old. but already it has worked out so that ".Dave" is in ecstasies_ regarding prospects. The investment is a sports depot, with tobacconist goods and u section added, and situated near tho Spit Junction at Mosraan. DEVITT AS HEAVYWEIGHT. "Em" Wnddy upheld his title of heavy, weight champion of South Australia Inknocking out "Gus" Devitt in the eighth round at tho National Arena, Adelaide, on Monday night (says the "Referee's" Adelaide correspondent). A crowded house witnessed the contest. Devitt did nothing to bo ashamed of. ne put up a game, clever fight against a much heavier man. RUDD BEATS MOLONEY. Tho New Zealand middle-weights "Jim" Moloney and "Bill" Rudd decided their contest at the Gaiety Hall (says tho Sydney "Refereo") ,in tho presence of a fairly good crowd on September 2. Their weights were announced: Rudd list. Gib., Moloney list. 31b.; but it was plain to the veriest novice at sizing up such things that Moloney was much above the middle-weight limit. Rudd had the better of exchanges during the firit round. Ho landed his right several times in the body, and jabbed an occasional left to tho face. Moloney meanwhile hung on with tho left round the neck, and swung some heavy right-hand blows. Towards tho end Moloney scored two good rights on the side of the head,-after Rudd liad driven his right to tho body, Tho second round had not gone far when Rudd swung both hands to the head, dropping Moloney for seven seconds. A right caused Moloney to sag at tho knees, and n left, followed by another right, sent him to the tloor to be counted out.