BOXING NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 253, 20 September 1930, Page 4 (Supplement)

BOXING NEWS.

Italian Middleweight Going to Australia. Emilo Bernasconi, the Italian middleweight boxer, will sail for Australia on September 26. Defeat of Al. Singer. In a boxing match at New York Jimmy McLarnin. (lOst) knocked out Al Singer (9st 9flb) in the third round. The title was not at stake. The men fought on even terms in the first round. McLarnin had the advantage in the second,-and in. the third . Singer was down for the count of nine, after which McLarnin administered the coup-de-grace. A Second Fitzsimmons. Mickey Walker, world’s middleweight champion, is <still anxious to get a shot at the heavy title and he is fighting the men of that class. He aspires to be Fitzsimmons the second. Camera’s Profits. In 21 rounds of actual fighting against the most appalling bunch of “set-ups” ever sacrificed to mammon and “Muggism,” Camera cleaned up £30,000 for Leon See and Bill Duffy (his American manager) says the Sydney Referee. Profit from Boxing. Boxing has poured a total of £455,000 into the coffers of the Madison Square Garden, Inco. (New York) from June, 1929, to May, 1930. Thirty-five shows were staged for an average of £13,000 each, against £lO,000 each for the 1928-29 season. European Fly-weights. Rene Clialange, the formidable French fly-weight, knocked out the British fly-weight champion, Bert Kirby, recently in England. Jackie Brown, who lost the title to Kirby, outpointed Chalange the following week. Jack Johnson’s Opinion.

Jack Johnson, former heavy-weight champion of the world, ranks the present heavy-weights as follow: Jack Sharkey, Primo Camera, Young Stribling, then Max Schmeling. He says he rates the men this way “by their proven ability and worth.” Trowern Seeking Fights. Reg. Trowern writes that now his suspension has been lifted he is open for engagements. Trowern states that he would like a shot at his old rival Charlie Purdy, or any other welter in New Zealand or Australia (says an Auckland writer). New Welter-weight Champion. Tommy Freeman, who won the world’s welter-weight _ championship from the coloured fighter, Young Jack Thompson, recently, is twentyfour years of age, and by nationality he is an Irish-Scotch-American. He has engaged in <sver 100 contests, and has lost seven/ being knocked out by the former champion, Joe Dundee, in four rounds in 1926. Stribling’s Diet. Young Stribling, in training for his fight with Phil Scott, had a carefully prepared diet which included two pints of ale a day. Until recently Stribling was a strict teetotaller; but he discovered that Jbeer was a great aid to flesh forming. He had always been on the light side, and, oiying to fighting so often, -was unable to put on any added weight, which is so necessary to a heavyweight these days. Small Interest at Auckland. The Northern Boxing Association is making every effort to stir up interest in boxing again and hopes to be able to stage a bout at the end off. the month, or early in October. There seems to be a difficulty in securing suitable men with drawing power,' sufficient to warrant the expenses of promotion. The association is endeavouring to obtain a man

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Ring Personalities.

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from Australia, but the only one available is Tommy Crowle, twice defeated by Tommy Donovan. Campbell Out of Action. • It is stated that Alan Campbell, the New Zealand heavy-weight champion, has been advised by his doctor not to box again for at least another six months. In his fight with Jim Broadfoot, Campbell fractured a bone at the base of the thumb and also one at the base of the middle finger. Owing to the swollen condition of his hand at the time the bones did not set properly and they , will just have to take time. Jack Berg’s Career. In addition to being ranked top of the junior welter-weights. Jack Berg is placed next to Sammy Mandell in the • light-weight division. Since these rankings were published, however, Mandell has been defeated by Singer for the title* but Berg is next in line, the Boxing Commission having sanctioned the match between Mandell and Al Singer on the understanding that if Singer won the title he was to give the Briton a fight before the close of the outdoor season. Berg signed to fight Chocolate, and if he had been beaten he would have forfeited his right to the title match. However, Berg won, and he should soon be fighting for the light-weight crown.

LECKIE TO MEET GILLESPIE. FIXTURE FOR OCTOBER 4. Johnny Leckie, who wa3 in Dunedin on business the other day, told a reporter, that his next engagement will be with Norman Gillespie, lightweight champion of Australia, at Napier, on October 4'. ' When the pair met in Dunedin two years ago, Leckie won a thrilling contest on points. Leckie is still prepared to defend his- feather-weight title whenever the occasion arises, and he expects contests at Wellington, Palmerston North and Auckland. BOXING IN SYDNEY. HALLIDAY OUTPOINTS HUGHES. At Rushcutter Bay Stadium, Sydney, on September 6, the main engagement was between feather-weights Young Halliday and Archie Hughes, and after 15 rounds Haljiday was awarded an unpopular decision on points. The weight of each man was announced as 9st 2}lb. Halliday showed excellent condition, and, apart from receiving attention to a damaged left eye incurred in the opening round, discarded the customary assistance of a second. Hughes held, all points in the first session, slamming lefts to the ribs and blocking Halliday’s leads. A sound right swing to the face sent Halliday to his knees, and another brought blood from his eyebrow. Hughes forced Halliday to a neutral corner in the second term, following his left hooks to the jaw with head deliveries by his right. Halliday improved in the next round,, scoring well with body blows, and his straight lefts worried his opponent in the next, but before the session closed Hughes again had his adversary upon the ropes. In other sessions Halliday fought back, mainly concentrating upon bodywork, but frequently Hnughes drove his opponent to the ropes. Halliday’s best work was in the 11th round. He rushed Hughes, slamming hard rights to the ribs and poking lefts to the face. In the concluding session Halliday forced matters in a desperate effort, to accumulate points, but Hughes held the advantage. - The verdict in favour of Halliday was surprising, and it was difficult to follow the referee’s method of allotting the points; but the demonstration against the decision was mild, interspersed by a few cheers from Halliday’s supporters.