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Evening Star, Issue 21315, 20 January 1933, Page 4

LATEST FISTIC FLASHES [By Hooker.] Arrangements are well in hand'for the two professional contests to be held at Dunedin on January 30, and- the meeting of T. Croft and Bert Davis should give the local man the opportunity of demonstrating to the publio that he has improved under Archie Leekie's handling. Davis will • find Croft a tough proposition and a hard puncher, but if the local boy can only show greater speed in attack and follow up an obvious opening more quickly he should give a good account of himself. 11 should be an interesting: match, especially as Bert Lowe has consented to meet Croft at Dunedin subsequently. The ten-rounder will . be between Charlie Buckley and Jones, Oairiaru. The latter was in Dunedin a few days ago, and completed negotiations for "the contest, which should be a willing affair, the two lads having met previously at Waimate on Boxing Night, when Jones won. Jones is a likely looking boxer, and both professional bouts should be a good start to tne> Otago Boxing Association's year. ,' The Southland Boxing Association has been well rewarded for its enterprise in promoting so regularly during the past year or so, and the matching of Kay Nicol with the heavy-weight champion, Alan Campbell,' is a feather in Southland's cap and should he-pro-ductive of a first-class contest." 'Mr "Son" Tall told the writer last week that he thought the bout would be held about February 11, and "possibly in the open air at Rugby Park. Below is an analysis of the contests Staged in New Zealand during the year 1932. _ By" the- figures- (compiled by " Olympian," "of the ' New 1 Zealand Sportsman ') it will be noticed Hhat ■considerably fewer contests were staged in 1932 as compared with the" previous year, and the contests that were staged were mainly by the smaller'-associa-tions, who went out'of their'Way- to encourage local' talent. Altogether, forty-six, professional contests were" promoted by twenty associations,'of • which the four metropolitan associations- "saw fit 'to stage eleven contests' only'between them. '- The analysis of the;'number of contests' staged is' appendedv—

Jack O’Malley, -who was defeated twice in New Zealand by Alan Campbell, is now fighting on the Continent, and .in a (preliminary eight-rounds’ match at Frankfort (Germany) recently was outpointed by Hinzmamr, of Koenigsberg. • ■ - . ,••• ~ A boxing tournament which should have an international .flavour' is,-to be staged by Mr Jeff Dickson, the American born boxing-promoter whose,.headquarters are in England. .. It will- be held at the Polo Grounds, New ,York, in June next (says an English-writer). The-tournament will comprise contests between , four, Europeans , and J four Americans. . ; , v ■■ Europe will be represented by Max Schmeling Marcel Thil (France), Jack Doyle (Great Britain), and Cleto Locatelli' (Italy). It ...should be.a rare battle between the New and Old .Worlds, though, it would be . Well to remind Mr Dickson that much may happen before June next, arid m selecting Britain’s , representative he appears to be taking a leap in the dark. Meanwhile, Doyle intends to cross over to France to take a course of Descbamps discipline—which has prompted a. protest from the North of England that a visit to France to learn - the “ finer points ” of bbking' is ’an insult". to English boxing. “Surely there are enough instructors - here, unless- it is French he wants to learn;”- _ a ■Northerner wrote this week. Brigadiergeneral Critchley, who, it.is stated, has put a lot of money into the Doyle fund, declared that the Irishman must be sent to La Guercbe. ■ ■ ,• r As in 1931, the same in 1932—ri record number of amateur boxers decided to “turn,” with the result-that the professional ranks in New Zealand are numerically stronger - than hitherto (says the ‘New Zealand Sportsman’). Those who took the, “ dive •’’ are as follow George M'Ewan (amateur light heavy-weight champion - of" New, Zealand in 1929), W. Hogg (amateur welter-weight champion -of New. Zealand in 1932), Tom Croft (amateur middle-weight champion of New Zealand in 1931), Jim Griffin (a son of tba famous old-timer), Franklin, M'Eny, Davis, Spencer, Moore, Jones, Buckley; and Lowe, Brooks, and Bennie who took out licenses but did not box professionally; . . .. u

Melbourne Stadium chief, Pat M'Hugh, clean bowled thefSydney promoters when he signed up Al. Pbreman and “ Kid ” Como for January 21 (says an exchange). Just at the moment there appears to be something in .the air that may prevent Como from honouring that fight. It is a ; matter alleged to be connected with the Customs -Department, and Leichhardt Stadium, which company agreed to pay, the' American’s fare back .to, .South Africa oil the completion of his con* tract with that fight hall. As an American boxer, Como comes under the regulation governing alien fighter’s entry into Australia. ’ His time limit is up, . ' At the end of . 1932 the Various championships were held by the’ follow, ing;—Heivy-weight, Alan Campbell; light heavy-weight-, Nicol; middleweight, George M'Ewan; welter-weight, Ted Morgan; light-weight, ’ Archie Hughes; feather-weight, Johnnie Leckie; bantam-weight; George Wright. Galt, the ’ well-known " Southland heavy-weight, who had a line record as ah amateur, is now training at Archie Leckie’s gymnasium, and is reported to be anxious :to enter professional ranks.

Year , Year 1932.. :1931, Southland B.A. ... .. 8 3 Northern B.A. .... ..' 6 ’ . 8 Hawke’s Bay ‘B.A. •„ 4 ■7 Napier B.A. ... ... s 2 Timaru B.A .. 3 ■ ■ ’6 Grcvmouth B.A. .. 3 2 Otago B.A. r .. 3 ' :2 Motueka B.A. ;. 2 •. 0 Tabaka B.A; ... ... - *2 ‘ 0 Marlborough .B;A. ; ..- 2" 2 Oainaru B:A. 1 ■ 0 Wellington B.A.' ... ..' 1 ' 13 Waimate B.A. ' i : 2 Pahiatua Club .-. i ■ 0 Waihoku B.A. ... .. i •() Ashburton, B.A. i • 0 Havrera B.A. i . 3 Manawatu B.A. ;.. .. i 3 Christchurch B.A. ;. i ' 1 Whangarei -B.A. ... ... 1: '2 Taranaki B.A. ... .. 0 - 3 Nelson B.A. ... ... .. 0 1 2 Westport''B.A.' ; ... r ' - o 2 Te 'ArOhh B.A- ' .... .V'T) 7* 4 i Te 'Awavmitu Inst. o-v. Stratford B.A. . ' * .. - p- - -:'l ■ 46 -66