BOXING.

Grey River Argus, 31 July 1924, Page 2

BOXING.

Griqui, as a boxer is no more I lie popular French feat h<‘rweight was decisively beaten recently hy toe British lad, Danny Frush, who in ii s eighty rounds’ battle with CTiqui ;,c the Stade Buffalo, Paris, proved himself a great lighter and good sportsman. brush in the first round was nervous, as he appeared to be waiting for some powerful blows from the K. O king. These Hid not come with T ! -, e old: Criqui force, and Frush, wax’ug confident, out-boxed the Frenchman "n every round. 'I he real drama bpg.in in the seventh round.C'riqui went dowu. rose on one knee, and looked at l.is corner. Luckily the count was up. H v ever, when he stepped out in th e f'da] eighth it was plain that it was all -q with him. Frush punished him seven i and a terrific, upper-cut sent him down tor the lull count, ft was a clean n lost all through, and Criqui afterwards paid a tribute to Flush’s sporting tactics in stepping back whenever he had sent him to the floor. Eudcleni Criqu' s manager, said; • Eugene will do he likes, but 1. think he is right to retire. He has done well for the reputation of French pugilism. Let tile youngsters now follow in his tricks.” Eugene Volaire, the evergreen rttle Frenchman, left by the I'limaroa fd Sydney lasi week in response to a •ablegram which he received from one of the promoters. Th’® latter m’.<h ’Gene the oiler of a match at Ccssiw i; with Tommy Fairhall on Sth Aug.pt, •ml as the terms arc. suitable. ibt Frenchman had no hesitation in .<(•- cepting. A subsequent commun:ca+' n announced the postponement oi the late until 22nd August, but this did not affect Volaire in his decision to re turn immediately—hence his rr • f hut ried departure. He hopes to •< i back to the Dominion in Septembe to keep tryst with Les Murray at In vt’cnrgill, and hi the meantime wii keep himself busy among the Aus + • ■ ■ ian pugilists. Speedy pa'-kino ir

hasty farewells seem to be the fayoui ite amusement of the little man from die continent, for when in Paris about nine years ago he had the oiler oi nis first trip to Australia, and 'lie was on his way w.itlrn twenty-four hours. Again when. in Sacramento, California about two years ago, he suddenly was sei-zed with a desiie to return to the Commonwealth, and without further ado he telegraphed for berths on iLx Ventura, and once more he was on l»»c way. this time accompanied by his wife, within twenty-four hours. Cool ’ and deliberate in the ring, impetuous and bustring in civil life. Volaire i‘ certainly a complex character. Though by no means an old ir. Ji Charlp. Cann, holder of the New Zea land bantamweight title, showed at Wellington that he is not the aggie’** ive little fellow whom we previou dy knew, and it was no great surpi isr. when it was indicated that Bert Blown was the chore of the judges. Cant, weighed in at the bantam limit, s i 61h, but Brown took advantage of tflt fact that -4 was a catch-weight contest and did not go on the scales. To this

writer, who had a. close-up view of the winner when stripjyed. he seemed ta weigh about Ost 21b, though if h c entered the ring tipping the beam at Hist it was under the circumstan<es no concern of anyone but himself. Two of Australia’s most noted : i original athletes were born at J -ia hour Station, near Dalby. Queenshunl Charlev Samuels, the famous runn •’ was there nearly all his I'-fe until he went to Sydney to wui the Botany Bay Handicap. The other was the *'o--ed pugilist Jerry Jerome. Though better known a,s a boxer, Jerry was also a remarkable all-round athlete, being an expert rough-rider, swimfher, nnner, cricketer and footballer. Old hands always considered that his f:v ; er was an American negro cook, employed at the wool-shed, and, if corlect, it was no doubt from him J-i Jerry inherited his remarkable abdny It has long been, my opinion that a deal ol the old successful spirit has gone out of our professional box’ g. says “Berkeley” in an English jom rial. Showmanship counts toas ability these days, and purses arc of far greater importance than ben ours. The majority of professionals “pugs” of to-day think far more of the prize than they do of the game.

'i'he velocity of the wind at Wellington a few days ago was at times so orcat that one gust took charge of a motor lorry on place on the road into the footpath in front ol Hi'* 1 nion Company’s offices.