BOXING.

Grey River Argus, 9 July 1927, Page 3

BOXING.

EBLANEY’S CASE. (Per Press Assn.) AL’CKLAND, July 8. Kid Delaney is not to receive the i loser’s ei l; | <,E th<‘ purse for h’s con- ! test with Matt Hatton. This decision arrived at by the Northern Boxj ing Association, after receiving the 'opinion of the Judiciary Committee of I the N.Z. Boxing Association at Yel- | lington. I'elaney’s shar<‘ of the purse ! is. accordingly, to he donated to the Ijubilee Insiiiute for the Blind. The sum involved is £lB. I Referring to Delaney’s letters bearing upbii his standing as a boxer, Air E. A. Craig (President of the North-’ I (‘rn Boxing Association) said: “The | Judiciary Committee say there can be Ino doubt that the whole of the correspondence from Delaney is designed to impress Ihe Association that he was a high class lighter. Aforeover, the facts seemed sufficient justification for the purse to be withheld, and also . for the canc-ellation of Delaney s license.” The Judiciary Committee notified that it is reporting all the facts to bo considered by th<‘ New Zealand Boxing Association. GENERAL NOTES. Harry Casey fights Jack Heeney at New Plymouth to-night, and on the 20th of this month he crosses gloves with Artie Hay at Napier. The purse for the Heeney-Casey fight at New Plymouth will be £lOO. <\-irl Calloway has issued a challenge Ito Lachie Alacdonald. AVhen last they . met, Calloway lasted fifteen rounds with the Dunedin man, and reckons he can do it again and win. 1 Les Robson, whom Nelson AfcKuight knocked out in three rounds, is a hefty welter-weight, standing 6ft. 2in. in his stockings. When the pair took the ring Ihe majority of the fans thought that AlcKnight would need a step-lad-der to reach his elongated opponent, but the Hamilton boy managed quite well without its aid. Last night a tehm of boxers from Wellington left for Blenheim to take ’ part in an amateur tournament being staged there. The team is:—ll. Thomas, C. Hume. G. Adams, Dixon, Anderson, ai d Asher, and will be undei the management of Air Harry Hull, of Wellington. The New Zealand Boxing Council called on Brian AlcCleary to produce a medical certificate prior to granting him a boxing license. AlcCleary has been giving great displays at football lately, and never appeared to be in better condition, but he was unfortunate , to lose on a foul in his bout at Timaru on Thursday. Les Hewitson, the Blenheim heavyweight, has difficulty in getting suitable sparring partners in that district. The big man’s best performance to date was his win over Wis Sathcrly, who at that time was Hie Wellington Centre champion. A fistic hero in Dunedin just now is Johnny Leckic, who won his first pro-( fessional contest. Casey, the new middle-weight cham-1 pion, intends to reside in. Wellington for the time being. Wellington lacks | I a professional representative capable of being pitted against visiting top-1 notchers, so Casey will be welcomed in the ‘ ‘ Windy City. ’ ’ Tyree, the Wellington amateur heavyweight, is likely to be seen again in action in the Wellington ring. Tyree, who plays for the Athletic Football Club, wants plenty of stouch, and some more tuition. He has good physique, and is certainly a willing boxer. Lachie McDonald is after his “lost 1 crown” already, and hopes to have another “pop” at Casey at an early “ date. 1 Percy Hawes, of Wcsrport, is a

classy boxer, and his win over Purton. fly weight champion of the Dominion, at Greymouth some time back, has put him in the limelight. As Purton is considered by Mr Earl Stewart to be up to Olympic standard, Hawes has accomplished some feat. Tom Heeney’s next match is likely to be Harry Wills, the hard-hitting negro. Batchelor, the Dunedin ’Varsity light-heavy, is training at Tommy Harris’s gym., and is considered the best of the bunch working out in that school. Archie Leckic has some good boys working out at his gym. in Dunedin. Jim Leckic, the heavy-weight, a welterweight named Hughes, ami Bobby Fulcher, the Olympic nominee, arc likely to be hard to beat this year. While the bout between Griffiths and H. Leckic was closely contested, the latter was under a severe handicap owing to an eyebrow being opened in the fourth round. The blood, which flowed freely, kept Leckie from showing his best, and his gameness in continuing ] made him many friends. After the | bout. Leckie had three stitches inserted in his eyebrow. He is very keen to meet Griffiths again when he recovers from his injury, and asks that the bout be over fifteen rounds instead of ten. The Otago championships are being staged next month, and there is a pro- I liability that a professional fight will L>c staged on the night of the finals. Les Al array expects to be back in New Zealand about the end of August. Like Parker, Hay is a butcher by trade. Paul Demsky is going to spell for a month. Joe Hall has been challenging him since his return. Prior to Demsky’s U.S.A, visit he met Hall, and, in my opinion, he was an extremely lucky young Russian to get the verdict. The new 16ft. boxing ring at the Stadium is proving a great success. Being unable to move round much, boxers are obliged to fight, with a consequence that on the first night there were thrills galore. The floor of the new structure is made up of three layers of canvas, two of felt, and one each of cork, matting, and carpet. This means that over two inches of padding is on the boards of the new ring, and the chances of fatalities in future lights have been reduced to a minimum. Jack Humphries, a /feather-weight, who has spent some time in Central Otago, has returned to Dunedin, and has been training at Tom Harris’s gymnasium. Bert Spargo, Australian boxer, has accepted a part in the excellent American boxing play, “Is Zat So?” He will take the part of John Duffy, the chauffeur, left by Sammy Green.