BOXING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 30 May 1914, Page 11

BOXING.

It is hoped that a move will soon be made in the local Sports and Pastimes Club. The Club made a very successful debut, and its first two tournaments were quite satisfactory in every respect. They were well managed, and brought out a lot of good boxing, both local and imported. The Clxib finished the season somewhat in debt, but they have a good margin in their assets—ring and other appointments. Young Shughrie, who beat Australian McKoy,. is an American, and has evidently made good, as McKoy is credited with being one of the cleverest light-weight boxers in Australia.

One of the matches that "has been arranged iat the Sydney Stadium is causing world-wide interest, viz., the boxit between Clabby and Smith, two American boxers. Both . boxers are bidding for world's championship honors, and both are genuine middleweights. Frank v Ellis will probably meet Young Schiff, the great little American feather-weight, at Brisbane short-

ly- . . The famous old English champion, Charlie Mitchell, who left London for South Africa, to lecture on boxing as it was in his day, will come on to Australia.

The stories of the CarpentierJeanette contest all seom to concur in the view that the Frenchman, at leas.-,-, die! not lose; several that he won The English Press is not ai all half-hearted in the matter. Carpentier has evidently developed and improved v astly since his bouts with

Klaus and Papke. the Americans. All JJS-+ reflecJ s« c highest possible credit on Jeff Smith as boxer and fighter, for it is acknowledged by L rvfT aUtho; ities that the American pCarDenfaera wonderful battle,

r, 7? e -x xl«ernatwnal Boxing Union held its Sixth conference on April 4 « • HnSi r, Representatives of the Swiss an d French Boxing Associations lent Ft "Zf' ? 6lgfin fSS sent its votes by letter, and the New letic Commiss^nri b Lit a f S se c^tary could not oe present at any meet ng before I*™- ** "e + w «f this declaration it was resolved to summon the next conGeneva CTh P the-? ni°n f°r *£™* V%£?l' ■ I coherence adopted the English international rules for boximr championships. In regard to Europe Asia, Africa ,the two* America, Fnl Oceania, it was decided to appW Sol same regu ations to challenges^ L I the championship of the world