BOXING

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 June 1923, Page 6

BOXING

FIGHT OFF. ■ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 21. “Sporting Life” announces that the Beckett-Carpentier fight is off. Beckett has decided that it is impossible for him to enter a new contract to light Carpentier at any date until hit hand is sound. Carpentier’s hands arc also stated to be in a bad condition. ALE. MUNDY’S REPLY. (To the Editor.) Sir, —If you throw a stone in amongst a mob of geese, and one sets up* a iseble cry, you know that the missile has reached its mark and some bird lias been hit. I noticed a letter appeared in tlie “Star” of Tuesday’s issue signed bv a gentleman by the name of Air. Meader. Air. Aledder seems to

Co . i,'\ much annoyed about the length of nij name. I would advise Mr. Meddur to spell his name “Greenniu.ido A, and it would be much longer -m.i more appropriate. lie comes nmn a place called Blackball. 1 lookeu up the map and find that Blackball is a suburb of the Never-Never, "Mru the geese fly backwards to keep the coal dust out of their eyes. Mr. Al odder also accuses me of having a weakness for the limelight, and foolishly mentions that if Dempsey could lie induced to come to Greymouth and matched with me, I would throw the towel in and have some complaint to make against the Association. In answer to the first question: If I want Die limelight I could get it, and I have had it; and if Air. Medder 'travels from now until the day he dies, and whatever place he may visit, he will find that I have already left my card there. Dempsey is only a man, only he is heavyweight champion of the ivorld. If 4 r ou look up Dempsey’s record you will find that it took him five rounds on one occasion, and ten rounds on another, to beat Terry Keller, when Keller was slipping back. I beat Keller in one round at Sydney, when. Keller was at his best. A fortnight later Keller fought Bandsman Bice and knocked him out in the fifth round, and a month later fought a draw with Ted Whiting in Melbourne tor the niiddleweight championship of Australia. At that time I was doing a bit of training here and there and wasting time, while men that were doing well were not as good as I was. Space will not permit me to tell you how I was side-stepped, besides Mr. Medder will think that I am looking for more limelight. I never threw the towel in in my life. I have been •down, nine times in six rounds and then won. I fought thirteen rounds with one hand broken, and then got the verdict I think, Mr. Editor, that when you have read my remarks, it will explain to you how much I haev the honour to remain, your truly, DONALD LINDSAY GORDON MUNDY