RINGSIDE TOPICS

Evening Star, Issue 20995, 8 January 1932, Page 6

RINGSIDE TOPICS

LATEST FISTIC FLASHES

[By Hoorxx.]

Things have rarely been so quiet in Otago boxing circles as at the present time, and the sooner some effort is made to revive interest, the better. Contests are not going to be easily arranged in the near future, however, as most of the Australian contingent have departed or are about to depart, and it is going to take some hard thinking on the part of the match committee if a decent programme is to be framed for the coming season. Jack O’Malley, the Australian heavy-weight champion, has returned, to Sydney from New Zealand. Acting under medical advice, he will not appear in a ring again inside three months. O’Malley says he was a sick man when he lost to Ambrose Pahnei a few weeks back (states the Sydney Charlie Pilkington, who was out m Australia some years ago and fought, among others, Charlie Purdy, a well-recognised referee in the States (says an exchange). In a letter to Sammy Chapman, Pilkington stated that he recently acted as third man in a bout between Pat Redmond and another. The little American wants Chapman' to trip over to the States and take a bunch of Aussie boxers with him. The worthy Sam reckons that the fights offering in Australia will keep his team busy for the next twelve months at least. Len Harvey, British middle-weight champion, has sent out a challenge to Gipsy Daniels to fight for the cruiserweight title, which Daniels holds, but the acquisition of a new title is not the sum of Harvey s purpose. Harvey was prepared to take Daniels m nis stride, so to speak, but his rcalambition is going to take him back to America at. a very early dateonthe trail of Vince Dundee and a world of Tarleton . (British feather-weight champion) against Nick Bensa, the French champion, was disappointing until we afterwards learned tfat throughout the fight Tarleton was suffering from an injury to his rib. That news was disquieting. When m America Tarleton fractured a rib. As far as everyone could say. damage was repaired, but the fact that he had fresh trouble with the injured member forecasts a period of taction while a proper cure is made. But even allowing for the handicap, the form of the British champion was disappointing. He boxed cleverly, yet, once more, one had to regret that he lacks a hurtful .punch because that lack alone is going to keep him out of the world contender class (says an 'the British Amateur Boxing Association over £I,pUL) to send a team of boxers to the Los Angeles Olympic Gaines, providing the boxers pay for their own food and lodging, once the 8.A.8.A. has transported them to California. The lease of the London National Sporting Club, the home of British boxing, and the venue of the famous Peter Jackson-Paddy Sloven battle has been purchased and the premises

converted into a fruit market. The new N.S.C. is now operating nearer the West End of London. Mickey Walker won the welterweight title, and he now holds the middle-weight crown, and his manager (Jack Kearns) will not rest until he wins another title. Ho thinks Walker will win the heavy-weight title if he gets, a match with Schmeling, and if this match does not materialise he will have to go after Maxie Rosenbloom and see if he can get that light-heavy title in order to get the three crowns. (Since the above paragraph appeared in the Knockout,’ Walker has been matched with Max Schmeling for. the world’s heavyweight championship). When Jack . Dempsey knocked Georges Carpentier out in the fourth round it meant that Jack and Georges had earned £IOO,OOO in ten minutes. They got £IOO,OOO for the fight. Dempsey drew down £60,000 and Carpentier took £40,000. The gate was £313,000.