BOXING

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 August 1920, Page 3

BOXING

GENERAL NOTES. (By Looker-on.") Interest in the Holmes-Uren match iiere at the end of the month is beginning to liven up. Eugene Volaire and Harry Withey have been matched to meet at Dunedin. on September Bth, which should be some easy money for Eugene. About 7000 people attended at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night last to see Jerry Sullivan (8.10) take on the Englishman, Joe Symonds, (9.0) over a 20 rounds- mill. There was tremendouds excitement, says a cable to "Truth." Symonds thought he only had to walk in and knock Sullivan, but Jerry thought otherwise and took on the Englishman at his own game and mostly out-slogged him. Both were severely punisiied and there was a lot of blood lost. Sullivan gradually got tiie better of matters ana had a lead at the finish, but Joe Wallis declared it a draw. The crowd was crazy witii excitement and the pair must meet again shortly. The Californian welter, Billy Shade, who made such a hit in Sydney when he knocked Hubie Hinton in the first round, is not yet twenty-one. He is described as a coming Les Darcy, and there is great interest in the coming light between him and Tommy Urea. It is set down for September 11th. George Cook, who is to meet Jimmy Clabby at Dannevirke on August 25th. received a cable last week asking him to leave for England at once, but he is going to see the Clabby mill through urst. At Dargarville last Saturday night, in the presence of 1000 fans, the professional match for a purse of £SO between Laurie Cadman and Alike Dempsey eventuated, and was won by Cad man at the end of the 15 rounds >.n points. Laurie Cadman is well known m the State Colliery district, being a brother of Mr. W. Cadman. The Ashburton boxing school having fallen through for the present, Mr. Bill Cadman, who had been appointed

11I5UUUIU1, remnieu to me last week, and is again working out at tiie Colleries. The boys out mere are ail pleased to have Bill back amongst them again, as they recognise that his advice and knowledge of the noble art is always at their service. George Cook, heavy-weight champion of Australia, who is to meet Clabby at Dannevirke on the 25th inst., is only 21 years of age and scales lost. Clabby and Cook have met once before, when Clabby got a points decision. Harry Holmes and Eugene Volaire will have their third meeting at Hamilton on Wednesday night next, when the purse will be for £250., The prices are Stage (ringside), 30s ; Front Stall Res., £1 Is; Front D.C. Res. 10/6; Middle Stalls, 10/6; Pit and back Dross Circle, ss. From the above and previous contests it will be seen that the -Greymouth Association put on bills of fare equal to the best in the Dominion, while their prices are the lowest anywhere throughout the country.