BOXING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 247, 5 October 1911, Page 2

BOXING.

The manager of the Sydney SelfDefence and Sports, Ltd., is negotiating for a match between Bombardier Wells an id Joe Jeanette to take place at the Sports Ground. Wells has already signified his willingness to meet Jeanette and the Boston representative of the company is negotiating with Jeanette. Matches have also been arranged between Papke and Langford, Klaus and Dave Smith. <

A match has been arranged between Rangi Burns and Bill Rudd, to take place on the Sydney Sports Ground next Saturday.

At an amateur boxing contest at Hillside, Broken Hill, last Friday J. Skeen bent J. Green in the fifth round. Green left the ring all right, but took ill in the dressing room, and subsequently became unconscious. He was then taken to the hospital. The two men met in the noon regained consciousnesszlijn'pd list division.. Green regained consciousness the next afternoon, and is improving.

IN FIGHTING AND THE KIDNEY PUNCH.

In the Legislative Assembly last Friday Mr. Bruntnell asked the Premier : AVill the hon. gentleman do something in the direction of perseri ing the sport of boxing, as contrasted witli the brutality of prizefighting’ In the first place will he prohibit the promotors of these fights charging such enormous prices for admission. And, in the second place, will he do something in the direction or what is .admitted to be the brutal method of in-fight-ing and the kidney punch so that this noble sport of boxing may be maintained in its purity as contrasted with the brutal exhibitions of prize-fighting and the greed for money!

The Premier : AVill the hon. member please give notice of the question te the Minister controlling the department ? NAPIER AMATEUR CLUB. The Napier Amateur Boxing Club held its third annual tournament in the dub rocms.last evening the chair byfrig taken by. Mr. A. H. Wilson, who opened the entertanment with a short speech welcoming the visitors. Mr. M. Ryan referred in the various bouts. As is usual in club room cve’nts no decisions were given. The events were as follows.—

Fly-weights. —This was an interesting “go” between two midgets, R. Berryman. 5.10, and IV. Berryman, 7.6, vf two 2min. rounds. Both boys should become good little fighters. Welter-weight.—ln this H. Merton 10.7, boxed T. Tracy, 11.0. The exhibition was characterised by much clinching by Tracy, and l>y in-fight-ing on both sides. Tracy showed lack cf r-.-mdil ion .and Morton made the at l ack vigorously.

Middle-weight.- A. Igglelon, 11.0. and L. Childs, 11.4, got to business from the first tap. of the gong, and made the busiest bout of the evening. Both men fought well. Light-weight.—J. Preehner, 8.6, tried conclusion with J. Robinson, 9.5. The exhibition was very willing but both men were inclined to wrestle. Preehner had the advantage in strength.

Feather weight.—li. Firth, 8.6, met H. Packer, 9.0, in a bout that was much looked forward to. Firth was in splendid condition, but Packer was rather lucking in fitness. Both showed good footwork, and Firth made effective use of straight leads, but Packer played the defensive in good style. Fly-'weight—The second lialf of the programme was commenced with another midget exhibition, a two 2min round affair between L. Rolls, 6.0, ami F. Lunbank, 6.12. Both lads made a sportsmanlike and really scientific display.

Heavy-weight. —M. Ryan (club instructor), 13.19, met H. Frame, 12.4, in four 2min rounds. Frame was a worthy opponent, his left cover saving him frequently, anci It was good for Ryan that his defence saved Frame’s upper-cuts from connecting. Ryan is training for the New Zealand heavy weight-contest to take place in Christchurch shortly, so that he is in perfect condition. Light-weight. —A. O’Halloran, 9.6, (winnner of the Poverty Bay championship) was opposed to T. Riley, a new arrival from Dunedin, who was called In to fill a gap, and who, despite his unpreparedness, put up a splendid fight. The club intends sending Messrs Iggleton (middle-weight), Alorton (welter-weight). Frame (middle and heavy-weight), and Firth (bantam weight) to the Hawke’s Bay championship meeting to be held at Hastings.