BOXING.

Grey River Argus, 8 April 1921, Page 4

BOXING.

LLEW EDWARDS BEATS GODFREY ’ I Before some 7000 people. Llew Ed- ’ wards hunt Syd Godfrey al the Sydney Stadium last Saturday nigin. The (onlcsl weal the lull 20 j rounds, ami after a very close strug--1 . glc Refeje.- Wallas gave thv \erdict L J GREY ASSOt lAT lON. A meeting of the 80-J’ng Association was held early last evening, which many letters from professionals lor engagements with the local Association wre received. Herb McCoy . who has just landed in New Zealand, is looking for a match. This boxer has a great record behind him. with victories over such men as Hughie Moeghan. and Flow Edwards, but he is not :rs young as he wa-s. though he must still Im a very formidable propposition. At present the local Assignation has no opening for a match as the amateurs are now having their hint i Dwyer of Australia, wrote asking j for a match % with Frank O'Neill, and I this i s a likely match which is being hol<] over for consideration. | Monk Ford and Hannah also wrote asking for matches, hut these offers hud perforce to be held over. ' Tn view of the forthcoming New j Zealand Amateur Championships be- 1 Ing held here, if was decided to hold I an amateur tournament on Safurdav. May 7th. The tournament will in- I '•hide nil e];is<es. and ontrie< rdo<e on . Saturday April 22rd.

GE NEPAL NOTES. •By ■* < 'ornerma n. ” ) Jimmy < labbv will meet Billy Shade j :lt ’l"‘ Sydney S’adium tomorrow I night. A weekly contemporary refers to a | proposed Keenan-Hann ah li-ht as -i I di'-ii lons. ami savs Th'* ‘Terribh* charge has gained a little more ex- ' periem-e before matching him against 1 Keenan. Those who have seen both I boys ill action will hardly agieo with this, ami there would be quite a lot ; ‘•f immey on Ihe < ’oast m say that i Hannah could beat the Aucklander. I I’he Napier Association is negotiat- | ing for a mat ch bet ween Frank O'Neill | < N.Z. champion > and Harry Holmes, to I take place nt the end of the month. I Herb Ah-l'oy is a three | monihs’ visit to New Zealand M«- f Austrfllin. and among li:s I<'\ odd eon- ! tests has decisions over Tommy T’ren. Mutt Well.-. Llew Edwards, Harry Stone, and Hughie Meaghan. M.-Coy bars none within reasonable weight in I the Dominion, with a >j»e<-ial fancy lor Harry Holmes. Hannah < Hasting-- and A. Afussen I (<'lijjst'diurcln will mee: over a 10- ’ round contest on Cup night. Mussen Ims two decisions over Hannah.

Paul* J.Jciusky, the clever young Kim.-iun boxer, had his sequence of victories < liecked on Ea-ier Monday, when be was disqualified bv Referee Wallis, in his fight against Mucarb <. Villon (Filipino) for hitting low. The breach occurred itr the thirteenth nmnd, at a time when ihr Russian L<-rt Spargo stopped Joe Symonds in the ninth round at -Melbourne on Ea.-ter Alonday. It is reported that Uriqui and Charles, the ch-ver French boxers. I have sailed for their homeland. Cri•ini .-av.s he will return to Australia -ome day. and it is rumoured that when he does return he will |.<* accompanied by Madame Uriqui. His name has lately been coupled with a well-known actress, who may go to | England by the same boat. Replying to the various speakers at a valedicI lory luncheon in Sydney last Thutsday afternoon. Uriqui said: “I left .my people ami my native land, and 1 • felt hoim- si<k. 1 came here to Australia. 1 met your champion, Mon sieur Green, and J beat him. 1 won I the Australian colours and 1 retained I them. I will takP them back to I France in my heart: no man in Europe will take them from me; 1 Jove them, and will fight for them. Jn pome month.- J will bring them back ito Australia again. J wish you an i revoir. I thank you all i u Aus Andre Dupre and Arthur W’yns. who '.ime out to Australia in company with ( riqui and Charles, afe staying behind. Ihe inducement that holds Dupre is a love affair. He is to warty -Miss Marie La Varre. who has bm-n one Of the big attractions of the 1 ivoli circuit and is now going over to ilo- .1. ( . H illiamson Company.