GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

Northern Advocate, 17 December 1932, Page 12

GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

When Purdy started in the game he avus taught to box iu preference to Mugging. He became a Avill o’ the wisp boxer, but Avhcn later in Australia he tried to throw over his first love and take on the toe-to-toc stuff, ho Avas stopped after being handed one of the choicest caulifloAvers known to the game.

Mux Baer and Camera are to meet shortly Avhen Baer has undertaken to belt the Man Mountain out of the picture in the first couple of heats.

When Jeffries Avas in his prime he was- a great dog fancier, and Avould rather talk dogs than fights. Jeff is recorded as having had a preference for bulldogs, aud Ins pets got him into some mix-ups that assisted him in keeping fit for the ring.

dim Corbett is termed the ‘‘Gentleman champion”; Tunney the “Aristocratic champion”; Dempsey the “Fighting- champion”; Willard the “Cheese champion”; Johnson the “Colourful champion”; Sullivan the “Boastful champion”; Sharkey, the “Gabby champion”; and Schmeling the “Lucky champion.”

When Joe Gans took to throwing gloves he too practised boxing rather than fighting. Like Griffo, Gans was credited with being- able to catch a fly on the wing, let it go, and catch it again. In his early fights he iiu2»resse«l as a fleet-footed and I‘astJiitting- boxer, but ns a slugger ho was of the powder-puff order. Gans later tried fighting and developed short hooks and heavy crosses that soon brought him fame as a knock-out puncher.

Max Schmcling and Jack Dempsey are to make a picture together in Hollywood early next year. These two great hghters arc very similar in looks, and it is said they will be so tangled up on the silver screen that only the tans who are familiar with the shape of their ears will be able to distinguish which is which.

When promoters tried to get Jack Johnson, “IfII Arthur," to fight Sam Langford, Johnson would shake his head and say: "That Sam Langford am a graveyard—l’s going to steer clear of. that black feller as I would from a graveyard at night."

The sum of £SO has been posted by Heeney’s London manager for Tom to fight any heavyweight in London at the present time. Heeney is reported to have his bag all ready labelled in readiness to catch the first boat if the call comes through.

When Stribling and Phil Scott fought the latter -was much troubled by heavy punches to the stomach. When he went to hie corner, manager Johnson tried to cheer him up by saying: "You’ve got to whip this fellow for your country." Scott replied: "Tell the Yank that if he’ll stop hitting me in the stomach he can have any country ho wants."

.loss Willard, oneo world’s heavyweight iitlo-lioldcv, is now getting /ifteen dollars a week in a Vino Street market, his job being to see that tilings nm smoothly. Other than his salary, Jess lias no money.

Pancho \ilia made a fortune in the

j'iiig', yet died without so muck as a thin dime in his pocket. Like all h ilipino boys—remember .Tamito—they can take, they can give, but they can’t save.

U lien knock-outs are being discussed the palm must be given to SlribJiug, for lie ranks next io George Chaney as a knock-out artiot. Stribliug lias over a hundred knock-outs In his credit.

/■ or the first time in the history of the event a charge will he made for admission to 1 lie next British open golf championship, which will be played on (lie St. Andrews course.