THE RING

Grey River Argus, 29 November 1920, Page 5

THE RING

JIMMY CLABBY. • CHRISTCHURCH, November S7. A special meeting of the Boxing Council, Mr J. M. Campbell, M.P., presiding, considered Clabby's appeal against his suspension by the Wanganui Association It was unanimously decided to confirm the suspension. CRIQUI BEATS GREEN. K.O. IN FOURTH ROUND Eugene Criqui registered his second win in Australia by knocking out Jack Green in the fourth round of a scheduled 20-rou;id bout. The contest tooh place at the Sydney Stadium last Saturday night in the presence of an enormous attendance. Both men weighed 8.10 3-4. Green was the leader on points in the first two rounds, but in the third Criqui crossed „ heavy right to the jaw and Green hit the boards. In the fourth round Green Avas again down four times, the counts being "nine," "nine," "five," and "out." Criqui inflicted severe punishment on Green's face, Avhich Avas Sadly, disfigured. The. Australian Avas heart-brok-en and wept bitterly, while the huge crowd got on its feet and cheered excitedly for Criqui. Green . fouled badly in the first round and hit loav twice afterwards, but the Frenchman was scrupulously fair Avhile his hitting was terrible.

GENERAL NOTES. It looks as if Dick "Redwing" is loomed to disappointment in his request for a return match Avith Alf. Lewis. The latest report is that Lewis has sailed for the Old Country. Denny Murphy, the Aveltcr champion )f New Zealand, and "Digger" Frank C.rown, the ex-blue jacket,, are being natched by the Southland Boxing Association. The fight Avill be for the vclter- weight, championship of Ncav Zealand and Avill take place on December 3rd. An attempt is being made by the •Yclli ngton Box"ig Association to get \1 Lloyd into the ring Avith George ?ook. The proposed date is Dcccnibcr )th. Jack Jauessc has issued a challenge o tight a+.y 9st or under man in the Jominiou. , Mick Rutherford and \ Jack Kccnan -.re to fight a 'return match at Eltham •i December Uth.

day whcu the children were going i'ur a walk and beat his little girl over tkc shoulder and ba.uk with a stick--al-leged by the child to have been a ' great big one. ' ' This -without any provocation at all. It was also al.edged that defendant had used* bad language to them. The language was repeated in Court but is quite unlit for publication. Your correspondent wouldn't even care to indicate it by alphabetic letters and scratches. Each child repeated it in her evidence with remarkable alacrity and precision, riie little girl of 11 years said: "that swearing was no good for little girls to hear: she hadn't heard such .uuiguago until she' came to Westport: sue was not big enough for that (i.e. such swear words). • The story for defence was that the children of complainant were very troublesome, as neighbours: ;hey continually followed her and called out names: they did so oven on. the Li'ont street. The day of the alleged assault the children followed her up laughing and jeering. fcjhe could not L jut up with it any longer and took aold of a iir stick not any bigger than .he thickness of a p'oncil and sniackiMl ciio eldest of tkc children with it. Tliy ■child didn't cry (the child admitted in Jourt. not having cried). Defendant suid it was not a hard smack, niUrely ,i ' ' tap and was meant to cause no oodily injury but to act as a chastiocuent more than anything else. • It came out in the evidence that ■ c children of both the fathers and mothers in question were continually juarrclling and calling each other ■lames, which Avas the subject of an interview by the respective parents -on more than We occasion. Mr A. A. Wilson appeared for complainant and Mr E. W. OUiver for. defendant, i Magistrate Maunsell duniming up said that the quarrelsomeness of the neighbours in question seemed to have become a disease which had sjjrcad from the parents to the children It was a pity for neighbours not to bb able to live alongside each other in amity and that little children should come in contact with such language It was hard to be $atisiied who was to blame for the violent ill £ coling* between the parents. It was his duty to decide whether an assault »:ad been committed. The children's evidence was intelligent enough but there were signs of provocation. The assault was evidently not a serious one. * It behoved the people to keep away from one another if they can't live in friendship. He would not make a conviction in the present instance, but if there was a continuance the parlies would be bound over by a considerable sum, to keep the peace. Each were ordered to pay Iheir own court and legal expenses, .Q?hb Magistrate hoped it would be a warning. .