BOXING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3105, 24 December 1921, Page 6

BOXING.

LATER TM^'KSSI.ONS. 'News has bct'P' iTX'civod in town ilia! Pat Gleesou, who \vas,*lereated by llugbie Dwyer at Auckla'ml <>rr Monday, night, has been offered a ' mi-ei. .'/against Tommy O'Brien, one ol flit j&sl light-weights who was ever in At the same lime comes a rumour fhaf %w Murray will bo shortly matched ag;;instSyd. Godfrey, than whom there, its no. better respected boxor below the Equator. : Lcs Murray, in an exhibition at Kid Harris's gymnasium lasl night, gave the impression that he, also, has never been in bettor trim. He strips beautifully and gives evidence of a sireiiglh that wo have never seen in another lightweight. Hh is as qui<k as: a (lash, and his powerful short arm jabs gave evidence of deadly work at close quarters, One sees at once why Murray has such a, formidable record of knock-outs. To-nighl at 8 o'clock llugbie Dwyer and l\rn Raster will give an exhibition at Kid Harris'.- iraining quarters in Andrew Young street. The amateur bouts on Boxing Night should lie far ahead of anything that has been seen here previously. The improvement in the lighters were very much in evidence in tin- very interesting no-decision contests which were nut on lasl night. Bert O'Keefe has advanced out of all recognition. Strange has shed most of his raw methods and presses his attack home well. Clinton, who has already a good record, is iraining on well, and, given a boy of equal power and speed, he should produce a lightning mill. Baden Bowel! was seen to advantage in a clash with that stubborn little lighter Sutton, and the younger Fletcher stuck hard to the hard lighting Herd. The mercurial Murphy, who. I hough he met with conspicuous success at the end of one .season's boxing, has by no means reached the summit of his career. He mixed it well with Kid Harris, considering his opponents superior knowledge. Murphy will probably be seen in action again in the autumn. Die match between Parker and Whiltaker has had to be abandoned, as Parker could not come, and Whittaker hurt his hand so badly in iraining that he could not meet an alternative; champion who was to have come up from the South Island. In t near stead Corbelt, welter-weight champion ol ne Wellington province, will meet Quirke, champion welter-weight ol Wanganiu. ihia should prove another entertauiiiig bout Booking for the big light will close at dates' music slow prompt'} ill b o clock to-night, and the box plan will inereafler bo open only for an hour (between it) ami II o'clock) oil Monday morning, loi llie convenience "f sportsmen from outst.le. Intending patrons who have hitherto hung b ac k in anticipation of plenty ol room on ,1,0 night ol the fight should take this lasl hint.

HUGHIE DWYER'S PERFORMANCES. Huchie Dwver, who is matched against tl, ( . New Zealand lightweight champion, J.os Murray, in Hie professional contest, to bo ffi.f under ihe uegis of the Maimwnti. rwiinr Assncintiuii on Monday pvemiiK, n?* a.splendid record of rii.rf ptn;fonm.ncos to his credit. In .01 .Tsauon with hn. tax,o>, his trainer, a "Standard reporter wat , o |,l lhnt ipwyor, who is 2o years ol ag<, hn, been in the.. for s« year. He »*■ ceived his training m hie same, school *j Hiß'-lute Le« Dareiy, Oorgu Look, Al.pcrt ovKud other, haying.been mslruce l,v tho noted II « SJinitl. *'•'>«> Dwver arrived in New Zoalanu 1r,,1M A -' ' t j, o exception of Jnck Iveen ... Hm lad llutuo ,| won op points •„ the coin* ol DwVcr's B»l fiijil idler his arrival. .HowS Dwver knocked -.MI his mair in h« ]sil, mun.l wlicii lhe\ neM iiict. His hi of'successes in New Zealand me hides wiii* f POl n Mick Rutherford in 15 rounds at Ha-st--4 ,"". Frank O'Neill in 11 rounds at Nap.er, '.:. Tim RohinKon in 10 rounds al Jlast- £ iV drew with IW> Williams ... 15 „,;,!, at. Napier. b..l in Weirngton the lVrVor was knocked out m an eleven-iomitl ,1, Jack Keenan iuul Paul Hannah p. , wifffrwl defeat at Auckland.)! ' 5-ronncl fight. {>• .ver is matched with Steward Smiii at Wai-oa on Jamtnrj 18. | n w'rs to have fouuhl Jack Hconey, on lit he for the middleweight champ.onSfeWiftlie-. fixture was abandoned as the vmlucil would notjvwuhc pormil. , IS; aud Kra 13a.e,