BOXING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 237, 19 September 1922, Page 2

BOXING.

COMMENTS NEAR AND FAR. (By. “The Rambler.”) A syndicate of influential business men has been formed to promote boxing on a large scale in the Malay States. The first contest was held on August 3rd between Johnnie Carualo and Tan Tenk Kee for the lightweight championship of Malaya. It was a huge success, five thousand fans attending. This was a record boxing crowd for the East. Tenk Kee won on a knock out in the first round, so a number ; of bouts were put on to make up for the briefness of the main event. Fred Sturrock has justified Pat Gleeson’s confidence in him. He did well to get a draw with Lewis, as the hitter is an experienced fighter and knocked out Buck Shaw twice. Shaw was the Australian lightweight performing in New Zealand last year, and who is alleged to have nfade Frank O’Neill, when champion if New Zealand, go his hardest to win. They fought at Greymouth last year, and the referee said it was an even break till the last round which O’Neill won. Pat Gleeson is still running his class in Hastings. Jim Gleeson, fx-amateur welter champion of Queensland and who has had over forty professional contests, and who was spurring partner to Jimmy Clabby before Pat took that position, is anxious to get going with any ten-stoner in New Zealand, and to that end has started training with his brother in Napier. He is four years Pat’s senior. Bolwell, the Hastings trainer, rubbed both Fred Sturrock and Pat Gleeson till they went to Napier, where Archie McGill, Dwyer’s old trainer, took charge of their preparation. Paul Hannah is matched with Fred Brock in Auckland. After that it would be wise to give Hannah a spell. A word of warning. “The Rambler” has noticed with some concern how boys just coming into the game overwork themselves in their training—a fatal mistake. It is absurd to see boys who only have about four or six rounds to go in the fight start training weeks ahead, doing six to ten rounds per night. Five rounds a night for a week would leave them fit and eager, not half stale as is generally the case. i Unconscious humour (says the Auckland “Star”) is the most original. Not knowing anything about football or team titles, a lady perusing the “Star” last night was prompted to exclaim: “I see the Kangaroos ar© here.” “Yes,” said her equally innocent friend, “I suppose they will be for our new zoo.” Whereat the reporter moved. Qside to have a laugh.