THE BOXING WORLD

Gisborne Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5665, 20 December 1920, Page 7

THE BOXING WORLD

A TALK ON PROPOSED MATCHES AND PURSES

TRACEY AND TOM HEENEY MAY BE MATCHED LOCALLY.

DR SCOTT ON THE WAR-PATH.

(By Old ’Un.)

There is not as much likelihood now. as before, that a match betweer dabby and Lloyd will ever take place in Gisborne. If the match does not come off the blame will not be dabby’s, for it is understood that Me will return to this Dominion in the New Year. Lloyd it is rumoured,, wants a bigger inducement to come tc Gisborne than has been offered h> .the local association. There is, however, some chance that Tom Heene> and Tracey may be matched for the February meeting. Much comment is heard in fistic circles over the small amount of the purse offered bj the Auckland Boxing Association to Tom Heeney and Pooley. for a return match. Although Jack Heeney j and Les Gleeson are to divide « i purse of £l5O and expenses, the i Auckland Association wanted to put on Tom Heeney and Pooley for j a £7O purse ! Hastings, it is reporti ed, offered, later on, a stake ol S £l5O for the maten, but Pooley thought it was too small. If Mcdeary had been willing to turn professional he coidd have had a match with Tom Heeney under the auspices of the Hawkes Bay Association. deary, however, nreferrecl to retain his white jersey. Fit-z Holland, who has made many firm friends in this town, is now in business as a boxing instructor at Wellington. Complaints far and wide are to be heard with reference to some of the decisions at the Australasian amateur championships. As to the robbing of Maddox of the bantam weight award, The Australasian says:—“We ought to be able to work on a common standard, and it should he know'll to the contestants. As it is, one judge perhaps ignores clever defence,, or one allows and another deducts points for hits with the open palm, and so on.” It would certainly’ be interesting to hear some boxing referees trying to explain how they arrived at some of their decisions! Rumor hath it that, if lie had cared, Dos Lawless might have secured a match—amateur of course—with Graham of Auckland. Graham did not compete at the N.Z. Championships at Hastings but has a splendid reputation. Referring to the dismissal of Ciab by’s appeal, the Sydney Referee says:—New Zealand’s boxing councillors are apparently made of sterner stuff than some people thought they were. It was generally expected that Clahb.y had only to apply for relief and the ban •could have been lifted. The “man in the street” avers that Dr. .Scott has roc yet given up his quest for permits for tourneys to be held under his Amateur Boxers’ Association. It ,s said that, in addition' ‘ to continuing to correspond with the local association on the subject, lie lias deluged toe 'N.Z. Council with written argument or, the subject. The N.Z. Boxing Co"iicil will probably decide.—or it should so decide—that it- is a matter wiibh would he best dealt with locally. Lin Robinson has hot n offered a ten round “go” with n hp;l jnamed O’Hallornn at Dannovir.ke' 'arid is likely to accede to the offer. According to “C'estus,” a southern boxing scribe, a movement is afoot to have all referees registered. Due of the. reasons for this step. He says,* is that some referees will not adhere to the rules. A particular instance which he, cites is that of allowing a second to “sky, the towel” during a round. The rules distinctly state that the towel will i Ixi permitted to be thrown in during ’’corners.” Whilst a round is in progress only the referee can he terminate a bout. It does seem only right that a second shall not have the power to declare his principal beaten whilst he is on his feet and without his permission. It is reported that, as a reward for; the interest which he has taken in boxing locally, the Gisborne Box*, in.g Association., lias elected . uy. Scott ah honorary life member, i; Upon being welcomed In the role of president at a recent meeting or the N.Z. Boxing Council. .Mr. ;H. Mi.. Campbell,• M.P.,- said .it might :Ho impossible) forjhiin to. attend a meeting which the council. might find it necessary to call at short notice. He would, however, •endeavour, - , .to be present on any occasion ; wlicri‘ other than routine, business was, , to be dealt with. The council was' a very responsible body, and he was satisfied that it should he given., larger powers, particularly in the matter or the formation of new associations in the smaller districts.

So Beckett, champion of Britain', has:-again had to submit to defeat. Moran’s victory ovcrhiiri confirms the belief that gained currency when be lost . to, Carpentier-—that- lie fights with his -hands', and not with his bead. ': As far. as can be made out Beckett is much weaker in- defenve than in attack. When he went down before Carpentier it was - the Result of, one of those simple ruses. ; which, Jeiii* Mace used to work ;so cleverly. Carpentier,' it .seems, feinted to thebody with his ‘ left and down went .' 1 ■; . ' t '• -. ,•; ’:V* . .

Beckett’s left for a shield, leaving his head quite unprotected. Stepping forward and outwards, with in* right foot, Carpentier, quick as lightning, let loose a short arm down ward hook with his right and it was hardly necessary for the referee to do any counting. Further details as to liovv Moran got Beckett will be awaited with interest.

COOK BEATS uLOYD. ACTION TO STOP CONTEST TO GO BEFORE ARBITRATION. WELLINGTON, Dec. 18. An application lias been lodged in the Supreme Court against the boxer Cook by 11. Eyre, his former manager, who sought an injunction to stop a contest arranged with Lloyd on the ground that Cook was bound by an agreement to box under Eyre’s management in all his contests. As the case could not be immediately heard, an order was issued impounding the prize money until the case can come on. As no prohibition was issued against holding the contest, it came off, and Cook won after fifteen rounds. Later. The motion of Robert R. Eyre, manager for the heavyweight boxer George Cook, for an injunction to restrain Cook from committing a breach of agreement in participating in last night’s fight, or in the alternative, £SOO damages, was removed from the Supreme Court to-day, the parties having agreed to arbitration. The plaintiff 'based his action on an allegation that Cook had faded to observe the conditions of the agreement made on July 1, 1920, under which Eyre was to act* as Cook’s manager.— Press Assn.