BOXING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15110, 28 September 1912, Page 10

BOXING.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. The attendance at, tho Northern Boxing- . Association's carnival at the Town. Hail on "Wednesday." evening, although'fair, was not quito up to" expectations. The receipts amounted io £1217. Those- who Sid attend were rewarded ,with an . excellent '■ contest in tho professional bout. Both ; Murphy and Olson were in splendid condition ana each was responsible lor a good .exhibition. Olson was to bo too impetuous in the early:stages, his opponent on the other hand, taking, matters quietly. Olson made play with a pretty right in the first six rounds, and when the seventh was entered on ho had piled up many points. The seventh round, however, was Murphy's, th'a remaining rounds also being in favour of the Weliingtonian. Murphy is a fighter, as well as a boxer, and he aisg has a good knowledge of ring craft. bnliko Olsen, who made the head his objective practically all tho time, Murphy made play fer tile body, a well-powered left finding a weak- - ness in tho Aucklander's defonco time, and again. It was a good, clean .contest,, no cautions having to bo administered. A couple of Murphy's blows were rather low, but thoy wero purely accidental. Of the amateur bouts, the only ono worth mentioning was that between Bennett and CMeara; Bennett, who hails from Timaru, has boxeda good deal with Hagerty, and 'in stylo he. resefaibles the game professional,.! O'Meara was somewhat, handicapped by anj injury to his left forearm, but it couldf hardly have affected tho result.' : . ' i The heavy-weight bout was a very tamo affair. Neither man exhibited science, and no one was sorry when the towel came from Baker's" corner.

. In conncction with Wednesday evening ll !; carnival it was stated .in these _ column) that "Battler" Simmons, of America, challenged tho winner. The name should h&s/e read "Battling" Simmons. \. Tho defeat of tho New Zealand amatol ir weight champion Fitzsimmons in the Australasian championship _ came as a feu. priao to many iD tho Dominion, the youthful Timaruvian being considered in "many quarters to bo something out of the ordin- >. ary. _At no time in tho New Zealand championship, however, • was his form Tfjry convincing, and, this- writer for one ! was taofc surprised when the cable told of his- defeat. Fitzsimmons may yet- mako good, but, at E resent ha is far from being- a "w'-iito hope." '■ , ' • Mr. F. H. Burbujph, secretary of the Alleleland Boxing Association, was taken - teeriouslj' ill prior to Wednesday evening, and in consequence was not present at the carnival. It is pleasing to report, however, that he is now on • the high road to recovery. - Hagerty and Burns are to meet again, this time ,at ■ Christchurch, on October 15. Hagerty will meet Porter at Timaru.a fortnight later.' 1 " ■ For looking upon -his opponent as being an easy tiling, and coming into tho ring out of condition, and with rolls of fat round his middle, Jack Bead deserved to lose, .as he actually did, in hig. fight with Paul 151, the French, light-weight, at! the Stadium - recently. . But tho fates were kind, to. him (says the Sydney : Sun), .as was the case "when he fought Hock Keys, the referee (Mr. Arthur Scott) making another bad break by declaring in favour of the wrong man. The mistake was not such a bad one as that of , whioh Keys was tho victim, but it was bad enough in all' conscience- Til .won, and there should not have been the .slightest trouble to have discovered thd margin sepa- -i rating tho men. However, Sir. -/Scott, despite that Read was groggy arid.: all. but done, and in face of the fact 'that : he had been sent off his feet twice •in thojliisfc four ' rounds, saw the local boxer as tli&.-winaer, ; 4 and Til had to suffer, both, from tb&pojnt of view of his pocket as well as his record, aa a consequence. " ■ Mr." W. J. O. i Kelly, the envoy wtomsMrt: 'A Hugh D. Mcintosh sent to the United-States of, America to treat with Johnson, -Jeannette,; and Burns for their Australian -Visits* - arrived in Chicago' just at . the s time of the tragedy in I Johnson's domestic*. affairs, / In- - consequence of the suicide of the champion'a wife, Mr. Kelly had at the time of y'riting - •?, not been able to negotiate with " Lii Artha," whoso determination to retire from - % the 'ring was being announced on all sides.. •• Johnson's contract to coma to Australia is' in Mr.' Mcintosh's hands in black and white,v dated July. 2, 1912, and declaring-over : the--champion's signature!:—"Jade. Johnsott ; agrees, to box., Sam. ,' Langford, of . 'Boston, i 5 Mass., for Mr. Mcintosh within six months I '. . time after tho signing of theso articles;; at a : *' point in Australia, or -Australia, as "* designated by the said Mcintosh, iie :to ba the solo judge as to the place .of ; contest* . for a consideration of £6000 and three tint-' | class _ round trip" 1 tickets.-'. from Illinois, and to . box . Sam. MeVea within areasonable time afterwards" for a' consideration •of £3000 (£9ooo,in .all);, and;£1000 -ex*);' £ pense money." -' " • . This is very definite. Still, if Johnson iff ' ; ■ heartbroken by; the recent tragedyr. in lus : affairs, and refuses to entor. the jang-at ialU ? : Mr. Mcintosh" will acquiesce, 1 and the. world's -S; ; championship then lies open. far ; decision; In ; Australia at tho present time there-.is a» , I universal opinion that the title would de- ~ ~ •' I volvo. on the : Boston tar baby, ; Sam-: Lang-< : i ford. :Langford has recently beaien -MoYeai | quite decisively, and has also proved .hinq'self •, ■ | superior sto . Jeanette. The rival" :mos£ 'ien- -/; titled to mako a ; claim against : him-.would i's be Tommy i Burns, from whom Johnson took the: championship. .If Burns" had been doing :S*vj big boxing reoently he would be theriworld's ohampion but ''hoi hasn't, ; and ; if: he wants < the title he .will evidently have tat box Sam.. Longford; for •= it. _ , Consequent Mr.' Kelly.-' in. America, failing ; wflicconcen-" ,v trate his attention on Jeanne • and: Burns."C;» l Burns has had offers from Mclnioahcto box -v, Sam. Langford ■ out - here.;, Both sßucnafarid||fi-| Langford.: havo\an v immense .following,, in " ' j Australia, where :. boxing is booming more :.. 0 merrily than over; < and with.' Langford already out; here, • the best tliing;:"for to 'do would bo to sign on :formatch.)' '' with him. to try to. get back the world's "; < championship in the same city in which ho - lost it. ; : ■'■ -. ,; : ■- ■

An extraordinary, incident occurred. after,,;y. the recent battle : between Billy Papke , and ,7; : Marcel Moreau, • the French*. middle-weight, which the American won in 15 rounds. Following: tho decision, and after, the men had shaken hands, Georges Carpcntjer. scaled ' tho rostrum and ; challenged , Papke. • The'is latter having signified ; his intention of : fighting : tho French-youth there;land f then, !; Georges ! was' divesting himself -of his coat ' and vest, when. Manager Des tamps? intervened. A scene :of mad - enthusiasm fol- .. •• lower, Carpontier, being acclaimed as a veritable god. • Papke' left : the scene during .thia upheaval. As Georges continued to divest',;* himself, and appeared . really very r angry, a well-known French sportsman' -offered a \'\l | £700 purse for the impromptu fight to take place at once. : Billy was brought back to tho , scene of tho trouble, . when • the • din be- ' - came such that nothing - could be • heard. ... Somo compromise was eventually arrived at, Carpentier and Papke being' verbally matched to :meet subsequently •' • 1, " 'f r An act ■of kindly _ generosity on -Dave • V Smith's part made , him extremely popular ®§ while ho was in Liverpool (England). Paul Bouvier, a French boy, was ' unfortunate -fi'& enough to break his arm •in , tho ; last round '/■'s of a contest with Jim Lewis, arid when this .1? was made known to Smith the boy ; from -• v Now Zealand at once put Bouvier under the' euro of one of the best doctors, leaving instructions, and money, to have him receive '• : tho.; host attention, : and he would = stand .th&Sf| expense: "His - magnanimous. action and'" the spirit that prompted it," says an English I writer, "are typical of tho man from ' Down - $ Under,' who lias established himself a firm favourite while - here." Grover Hayes, who. arrived in Sydney by the Sonoma recentlv, . has ' been engaged in oyer -200 •' contests since ;• he entered- the ring in 1904. ' He is only 25 years of age, and is a genuine light- 0 weight, sft. 3in high. He is - under en-?® gagemcnt to tho /Stadium,- and • will bo a'l|f valuable addition to the already strong con-Still tin gent of light-weights from abroad. - Haves » has been beaten only? five times -in all his : 200 contests. ■ : His last / victory ? was " over • Freddy Welsh, . the • clever - Welsh' light-IBs weight. Hayes, who is known in the States as. " the battier," has not had to' wait long for a match. He is to meet Jack- Read at m tho Stadium on Wednesday' night, - Octo- • bcr 9. .. ' - - - ? '.?Si< 1 "