BOXING

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1937, Page 7

BOXING

(Aus & NZ Cable Assn.) SYDNEY, April IlAmerican colored heavyweight Leo Kelly and h's manager. Bill Newman leave for England by the Orford -Kelly is to fight Eddie' Phillips and Jack McEvoy >n England. Newman will endeavor to arrange a .Kelly-Marcel Thil bout for Paris under the aegis of Jeff Dickson. Newman wasn't anxious to leave Australia but the Kelly-Richards fight, wlrch was to have been staged in Melbourne, fell through, and there was no other opponent ava’lable for KellyNewman has been in close touch with English box'ng promoters during the past few months, and the McEvoy and Phillips engagements are a result of his negotiations. Colored heavyweights arc popular in England and France, and Kelly should do well- The negro has been in Australia just on two years- lie has been well b’ehaved and has always been anxious to tightKelly’s power of punch should lir'ng him many victories in EunopeMcEvoy must be nearing the "end of his career, while Philips was never very hotThe departure of Kelly adds to Stadium Ltd-’s difficulties- Newman however, told me that lie and Kelly would rleturn as soon as American light-heavies tirrlvedKelly staged some great bouts hereHe stopped Ambrose Palmer and drew with Maxie Rosenbloom- He k-o’d- Aquinaldo, Pietro Georg', Young Campbell, Mprlo Precise, Marcel Laurjio and Rainsford, and in New Zealand stopped “Tiny’’ N chols and RainsfordPalmer, Richards and Rosenbloom outpointed, the negro. Australians will. closely follow Kelly’s deeds in England and FranceIt might be a wise move on the part of stadiums Ltd- to get Newman to select au English team for Australia-