BOXING

Northern Advocate, 20 February 1926, Page 11

BOXING

(By "LONSDALE.") CASEY-VOLAIRE CONTEST. Considerable interest was aroused over tho eontest between Harry Casey, of Queensland, and Eugene Volaire, of France, which eventuated on Thursday, February 12. The fight was a repetition of the struggle on January 29, both bouts going tho full fifteen rounds and resulting in Casey gaining well deserved wins on points. On both occasions Casey proved the faster man, but Volaire by on means fought tamely. In the second affair, however, he was content to keep out of danger after tho thirteenth found. Harry Casey has [ been in the ring for four years, coni- | moncing in Queensland. He claims he has never been knocked out. Included in his record list are the following contests (K signifying knock-out, and j P points):— WINS. • How Awarded. Rounds. Frank Locke .... K 3 Harry" Young .... K 7 Harry Young .... K 5 Harry Halton ... K 5 Freddy Jones . ... K 10 Ernie Unwin K 18 Billy Stanley K 10 Billy Stanley K 7 Billy Stanley K 7 Harry Holmes ... K 7 Harry Holmes ... K 5 Bust Currie K 14 Bert McClure .... K '7 Percy Marks K 1 Doe. Dowd K 1 Ernie Rice (Lonsdale Belt holder) K~ 1 Bobby East K 17 Bobby East K 5 Jimmy Lawson . . K 3 Leo Wax K 13 Billy Jeffs K 9 Billy Jeffs K 3 Eugene Volaire .. P 15 Eugene Volaire P 15 LOSSES. How Awarded. Rounds. Havila'h Uren . P 14 Fred Brock P 20 Eugene Volaire .. P 20 Eugene Volaire .. P 20 Billy Stanley P 20 Billy Stanley P 20 * Ernio Unwin P 20 Jack Josephs ... ." P 20 FURTHER IN DEMAND. ' Talk goes that the Christchurch authorities are endeavouring to get Casey or Volaire set with George Staec. Most probably Stace's opponent will be Volaire. There is no end to Georgie's demands. MERV'S PROSPECTS. It is reported that Christehurch has offered Mow Williams, the popular boxer and boxing instructor, a fight at the end of February. He does not know with whom tho match will be, though probably Eddie Parker or Brian McCleary will be the choice. The Wellington instructor has . written to Napier inquiring how a fight with McDonald and himself would suit. He further imparted the news that he will put up a £SO wager that he can stand against any heavy or middle-weight in this country. TO APPEAR AGAIN. It is believed that a champion match between Murray and. Purdy will be staged in Wellington on about March 15. The struggle should be a titanic one, and the W.B.A. should benefit handsomely. NOTES AND JOTTINGS. Paul Demsky has accepted an offer of three fights in Manila. For tho first he is to receive £4OO or 30 per cent, of the "house," and for the others the percentage mentioned. His companion will be Harry Currie, late of the Sydney "Sportsman."

Ted Scott, of Wellington, accompanied by Osear Armstrong, is visiting Europe for tlie purpose of giving lectures on and demonstrations of the • "Noble Art" in various centres. There "will be a meeting of the New 1 Zealand Boxing Association on March 3, when the amended rules find alteras tions will be passed and the future policy considered. »■»»■■* There is somo talk that "Tiger" ' Payne, the American, wants to visit New Zealand. He would be a big draw. * * # * New Zealand has produced one world's champion in Billy ("Toroedo") Murphy, who was bom in Auckland in 18C3. Ho was once world's feather champion. • * * • It is not generally known that when a boxer's second throws the towel into the ring to stop the contest, the referee may throw it out again if he thinks fit. • • • 4 ' Madison Square Garden, New York, famous in boxing history as the scene of many championship contests, has' been razed. But its memory is perpetuated in a new building bearing the old name, erected on another site by Tex Eickard, the American pro- , moter, and among the mementoes i placed in the hollow of a corner stone of the new "Garden" are a picture of Champion Jack Dempsey, a photograph of Tex Eickard, a bundle of boxing contracts, a lot of coins, a one- j dollar bill, and a few other odds and ends, including—a bottle of water. * # * » After an absence of Ave years, "Ike" Kutner has reappeared in Gisborne. On this occasion he is assist ing Gene Volaire. "2ke," who has many friends hereabouts, is awaiting the arrival from Sydney of two clever lads. One is Thurburn, who has two decisions over Allen, with whom Purdy was .able only to draw. The other is Reg. Murphy, a featherweight, who I'ns hecn defeated only once in 35 fights. Murphy is a new fighter and has never been tutored in the orthodox manner. A match between Eugene Volaire and Les Murray has been definitely arranged for February 26 at Tnvercargill. THE FRONT PAGE THE STORY IT UNFOLDS. (By Kenilworth.) "What news is in the paper?" asks father as he settles down in his chair, stretches out his legs to cjisure greater comfort, and lights his pipe. The question, of course, does not call for an answer as father has the paper himself and at the same time proceeds to open it. He glances at the front page with its array of advertisements and turns on until he conies to the "news." But in passing by that initial page ho has passed a very tasty budget of news. True, he will not read there of tHe latest doings in England, of the agitation concerning Mosul or again of the fight between religion and science in America. But upon the pulsing of his own city he mayliere lay his finger and learn how things have wagged since the last budget twenty-four hours before. THE AGES OF MAN. Therefore while father shows a broader taste in acquiring a knowledge of the news of the world let us tear off the front page with its local tittletattle and read. Starting then at the beginning we learn to whom the stork has paid its visit and brought one more soul into this world. Perhaps' we know some of the people so blessed but whether we do or not we may pause a moment to express a silent wish for the happiness of tlie new arrival and be glad that "both are well" and perhaps wonder why not it is said that "all three are welP' when we consider the previous anxious moments of the now proud father. Passing on we have the news, somewhat belated it is true, of the mar-

riage of such and such a couple, and behind the notice we can read as soft a romance as we list and rejoice at its culmination in such a happy event as is now; proclaimed to the World. And as we read we hope that the two persons whose names are separated by a bar of typo will enjoy unabated happiness in the common name which is now theirs. That such, happiness may be obtained is confirmed in the next notice that catches our eye—that of a golden wedding. From these thoughts of happiness our attention is drawn to things cast in sadness for under the title of "Deaths" we read of some loved one who has passed away. This column-of Births, Marriages and Deaths -while it may summarise the experience of man, j just as Shakespeare docs in 'his seven j stages, yet reveals that the Gleaner j with his sickle takes no count of age-| While we read of one who has attain- j jed the allotted span we read. of! another cut off in the prime or before the years of maturity have been reached. MISSING ARTICLES.'. From these considerations we pass on to the little misfortunes that besei our path in life, for we come tipon the "Lost and Found" column. Gloves, spectacles, a car seat, and gold sleeve links are amongst the many things which people have lost in various parts of the city. Amongst this list wo light upon a gleam of humour in the notice —"The man who took my Bags from outside Waiternata Hotel, Friday night, please return and save trouble." There is some doubts as to whether the "Bags" are of the leather variety or of the Oxford cut, but the ambiguity i 3 somewhat accounted for by the signature of "Paddy" which accompanies the ■ notice. THE LOVE-SICK' SWAIN. With a glance at the enticements offered to put a tidy £2OO into a going concern and equally tempting offers of leases, we next come upon the "Personal" or "Agony Column?' as it is familiarly known. . "What stories lie between those brief linesWhat swain has assured Sybil that all is forgiven or what maid has asked Herbert why this silence? Roy begs just for a line and anxiously purchases a paper the next day Only to discover a fellow sufferer pleading Myrtle to keep tryst with him next Tuesday night. Further down we read of a. t>loiidc young lady who would like to meet a man of means with a view to matrimony. '' Genuine'' assures all widows open to enter' again upon married life that he is a refined tradesman with a comfortable home at his disposal. LOOKING FOE WORK. From here w T e are called to other serious things of life than the affairs of love-lorn youth and the efforts of blonde young ladies, widowers and others to enter the state of matrimony. For in the columns of "Situations Wanted" we may read many a story of people who have endeavoured to get work and now have sought the assistance of the paper to obtain it. Butchers and bakers and all the -walks of life are here represented and by studying the list the amo.unt of unemployment in the city can to some extent be gaged. Side by side with these demands for work are the demands for employees to fill certain positions. But the situations advertised in each of these columns seldom agreed and so a large army forms the ( unemployed while at the same time there is means of employment in other fields of endeavour. And so we read on ascertaining the various wants of advertisers in the direction of things to buy, pupils to teach a variety of instruments and the most vexatious of neWs, houses and land. "There is no news in the paper to-night," declares father at length and yet in the perusal of that one page we have found much- to gossip over.