BOXING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11949, 20 May 1933, Page 11

BOXING

KELSO, THE AUSSIE SENSATIOiY

Jimmy Kelso,' enhanced his already great reputation in the fight world by defeating Al Foreman in Sydney, on April 20, and! winning wliatovci 'rights Al had to the title of British Empire champion. The light was chock-full of incidents. 'Foreman '1 ought like a machine, hut Kolso ; profiting'from past experience, fought almost a hundred per cent .better than ho had done in former battles.

In the seventh round, it looked “oilrulin’’ for Kelso when a right dropped him to the canvas, but the punch lacked the weight necessary to keep Jimmy on the lloor for more than tiivo' seconds. ' Over the hist lew rounds both men fought furiously,' and when it seemed that Kelso had Forhmuu in a groggy condition, the

Aussie, fans almost raised the roof off the old stadium. When acclaimed tlie whiner there was'a remarkable demonstration by the excited fans, who wouldn’t have begrudged paying the entrance jlee ’over la gain just to get a chaiice of shaking Jimmy’s (look.

Just ns Palmer jumped into prominence tlics defeat of -Haines, so Kelso when he defeated Foreman on the first occasion. A win over Delaney and a, clear cut over Foreman, leaves Kelso Australian and Empire lightweight champion and right in line lor a fortune in the ring.

STRIPLING ANGERS CROW D

Young Stribling,. tile- well-known American, boxer, was disqualified for holding in the eighth round of a tenround heavyweight contest with Pierre Charles, live European and Relgian champion, at the Palais des Sports In Pi'aris, last month. It was Jell' Dickson’s most expensive promotion of the season, and it ended in a complete fiasco.

Stribling lost all interest in the light early in the first round, when tho referco warned him for holding. Most of the succeeding round’s ho spoilt leaning on Charles, holding his arms, and .arguing audibly with the referee. Charles did his best- to fight, but found hotly arms held in a tight grip every time fie attempted to land a blow.

Standing flat-footed in the centre of the ring, listlessly holding his head back out of reach, or leaning heavily on Charles, Stribling roused the anger of the crowd, which had paid heavy;, prices to see him box, to such an extent that the figlit nearly ended ill ai riot. Catcalls, boos, and jeers greeted the end of cv.erv roum.. It was - the worst heavyweight contest Paris has ever known.

Tho end came in the eight round, when for a few seconds Stribling showed his true mettle by landing a series of stinging lefts which closed Charles’ left eye. Then, resuming his slovenly, casual air, he caught Charles round the waist and Hung Inin across the ring.

Disqualification followed, and Stribliug was nearly mobbed by the spectators, howling with displeasure as he left the ring.

The only! pleasant moment of U:-e evening occurred when Jack Doyle, tlie young Irish boxer, was introduced to Stribling and Charles, lb' was warmly cheered. Interviewed in bis dressing room after the fight, Stribling said he had just finished speaking on the telephone to. his wife who is dangerously ill. ‘I guess I was worried’ about her. and I wasn’t feeling too fit myself,” lie- said. “I have Von - bed for a. day and a-half with ’flu. I .guess I got soro with! the -referee, too. He tried to teach mo how tc- box. lln and don’t get bit is uiy idea of fighting. T-To wanted me to keep going all fc ho time. I don’ t need to be tauglm how to box. Besides, I. could not understand what he said. ' “I’m game for a return with Charles any time. I think Charles staged that throw of his across the ring. 5 arms wn> looked i» Jw. I turn eel my body round.” Q Jeff Dickson said: The started to fight.”

notes and news

An item of immense interest to New Zealand amateur boxers is that a team is to bo scut to Australia. Ihc New Zealand clmmpionslnps wil be held in September, and the Auslia < - championships a fortnight lalm TU New Zealand! team, which j 1 c m (-he latter events, will b© pete in t . ■ tllc p o ,miuon .looted directly t ." , slloU i d act to give of 'them best TO thoir ® >vn as sociation’s championship contests

heavy-weight ranking

According to A ' u>l . m > both the Madison to Confoiation arid the New York State SS XI fckirW Wo }koy fo»al>i •»«: U slur# diet tiie .championship. Scbma • „ sti'll hanked as the best . the - heavy weights who -ok the title. Ba<ir is ranked; .hex t to h ini . sophisticated American .opinion Cmhera is .ranked 1 , fifth on tlie, list. LogV dally 1 •• then, the nc#ct man to hgM> Sharkey for. the title shoiild he the winner of the Schmeliug-Baer battle.

Tlie fact that Sclimhliiig and Baer and tlieir’ managers, have- agreed to a light promoted..by, Dempsey would .bo sufficient indication, even without tlie matching of Sharkey -iiiid Carijova, that Schmeling and Baer have given up tho hope—for the present at any rate—of. a title-bout with Sharkey, who is virtually “tied” to tho Madison Square Garden Corporation

Several Americans have ‘‘stakes’ ’ in Camera, and tlie Now York State Athletic Commission’s r rescission of its decision, after the Scliacf fatality not to allow Camera to light in Us territory unless tlie contest is with another “dreadnought’' suggests that these financial interests in the Italian giant have overcome the comlivission’s anparlrnl: soruples. Hie making of the match, with its pass-ing-over of aspirants who have better rights to a fight for the championship, ■ also suggests tliH the Madison Square Garden Corporation is capitalising the indi.calion, given by the CaiVncra-Sehaef bout. that Camera: really has 11 punch when ho tries to punch hard.

LOW If AND MCK WEN TO MEET

DUNEDIN, May 13.

Beit Lowe and George McEwen, meet in Dunedin for the professional of Invercargill, have been matched to middle-weight boxing championship on. May 23.

Percy Hawes (Christchurch) has been matched with 0. Buckley (Dunedin) for a supporting professional contest.

Tho figlit at Dunedin c’n May - ‘23 will bo Lowe’s second professional contest. In the first be outpointed Tom Croft, who had previously beaten McEwen.