RINGSIDE TOPICS

Evening Star, Issue 23092, 19 October 1938, Page 5

RINGSIDE TOPICS

LATEST FISTIC FLASHES [By Hooker.] FOSTER TO REAPPEAR To-night, in Christchurch, Johnny Foster, the clever Canadian welterweight, will meet George Allen, ex-middle-weight champion of New Zealand, at Christchurch, and Dunedin boxing followers will be glad to learn that ho is' to reappear here on Wednesday. November 2. The match should be a thriller, as it will be a return over 12 three-minute rounds between the aggressive Vio. Caltaux and Foster. When the men met here recently Foster had been only two days off the Sydney boat, and he made a great showing under the circumstances, being the first man to send Caltaux to the canvas, which he did on three occasions during the bout. However, his, condition gave out, and Caltaux’s aggressiveness gained for the Audklander a points decision. Foster subsequently kayoed Stan. Jenkin in the eleventh round of their match,, and now everything seems set for one of the most willing encounters Staged here for a while. It will be backed up by a professional preliminary of 10 three-minute rounds, in which one of the principals will be Lex Greaney. His opponent has not yet been finally selected, but he will probably como from Wellingon. QUEENSLANDER SEEKS BATTLE ■ If Johnny Foster is successful against Vic. Caltaux in the coming bout, he will probably be pitted against Merv. Willis, the ex-Queensland , light-weight champion, who has challenged the winner of the Caltaux-Foster bout. Willis comes from Australia with a fine record, and was State champion until he passed the light-weight limit. He has decisions over Billy Martin (who outed Stan. Jenkin early in the local boy’s professional career), V. Blackburn (present Queensland welter-weight champion), and other prominent boxers of his weight in Australia. Willis may meet Don Johnston in Auckland shortly.

HERE AND THERE Mr Frank Paape, hon. secretary of the Otago Boxing Association, journeyed to Christchurch to view the FosterAllen contest-to-night, and it is likely that while there he will begin negotiations for attractions for Dunedin during the coming months. The middle-weight title bout between Cliff Hanham (holder) and Stan Jenkin (challenger), which was to have taken place at Timaru to-morrow night, has been postponed until account of the illness of Jenkin. ' Stadiums Ltd. has announced tjiat Ossie L Stewart, ’ a top-notch U.S.A. middle-weight, has been booked for a season in Australia. . Stewart is ■ a coloured fighter, born in Pittsburg. He had four fights in 1937, won them _ all by k. 0., and in 1938 had four k.o; wins, two points wins, and drew with Marty Simmons in Michigan (says, the Sydney ‘ Referee ’). ■ Diok Corbett, of.Bethnal Green, England, has issued a £2OO challenge to Benny Caplan for the British featherweight championship, stating that he holds a decision over Caplan. The title is vacant because of Johnny M'Grory’s inability to mako_ the weight in his recent championship bout at Glasgow, where Caplan forced the Scotsman to a draw.

Mr Walter Stiglich, executive member of the Otago Boxing Association, is at present confined to a private hospital, and everyone associated with boxing will wish-this genial official a speedy return to health. Mr Stiglich was manager of the Otago team at the New Zealand championships, at Greymouth last year. ‘ ' The only Empire Games representative who, emerged'Still, in, possession of his New Zealand title 'was Darcy Heenan, winner of; the welter-weight championship. Heeney was also the only New Zealand boxing finalist at the Empire games, and now it is reported, he is looking for fresh fields to conquer, and may. shortly be seen 'in professional ranks. Mr Harry Levene, manager of.Davq Crowley, British light-weight champion, stated that his American representative is challenging Henry Armstrong on" behalf of Crowley for the world’s light-weight . championship, which Armstrong recently won from Lou Ambers. “Wo have had tentative offers from London and New York,” said Mr Levene, “ and we are now waiting to hear what Armstrong thinks about it.” Right now the most popular mittman on the Hollywopd lots is our old friend Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom (says > the ‘Ring,’ in reference to the ex-light-heavy-weight champion of the world). Maxie, who gained no little notoriety in ring circles because of his penchant for doing roadwork in gay spot night clubs, like Tennyson’s proverbial brook apparently intends to go on for ever. Just the other night Maxie took time out from his night club and movie duties to whale the tar out of San Francisco’s “ white hope,” Louie Noya.