BOXING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16022, 14 September 1915, Page 4

BOXING.

HARDWICK V. POOLEY. ' CONTEST AT TOWN HALL* TO-NIGHT. Thb contest between Harold Haidwick and Alb6 lx £ooley for the professional heavyweight boxing championship of Australasia will be held at the Town Hall this evening under the auspices of the Northern Boring Association. The match is creating considerable interest among local patrons of the sport, who fancy Hardwick'a chances to be slightly better than Pooley 'a. >» It is somewhat difficult to get a line on which to work out the chances of the men. Hardwick has won the Australasian and world s amateur championships, and since turning professional has beaten Mick King, Jjes. O Donnell, and Joe Bonds, the rugged American heavy-weight. In all his contests itardwick has proved himself Jo be clever and last. Has build gives one the impression of speed rather than strength, but his broad shou.aera and deep lungs suggest staying power. Hardwick has excelled at all branches of sport in which he has seriously competed. Ho has been world's champion swimmer and represented the New South Wales Rugby Union against the American University team llardwick s party considers that if both men are on. their feet, at the end of the 15 rounds Hardwick will win —* Albert F °uf J will enter the ring in great heart to-night. He has been working in the open-air for some months, and also played senior football for most °* the season He is muscular and brown and looks fit to eo any distance He also has a good record his first notable performance being the winning of , the Australasian amateur heavyweight championship. . He has had an unbroken run of eight wins since turning professional, and among his victims were Harry Marquet Bert Lowe and Bill Budd. Pooky jf°J? fast for a beayy-weight. so that it in, „?4\? assume to-night's contest will be ont of the fastest of the class witnessed here. p"K A mind the contest between Pooley and Marquet, and ha ?« seen Hardwick and Marquet sparring in training" one is mclmed to the opinion that the chances slightly in Hardwick's favour. Pooley. fern*?' has Bhow i - *? much improvement ?-4i inin s'. and is in such excellent condition that it is probable he will not only ™£ his feet a V the end of the fifteenth round, but will have made such a vn«A showing that.the.referee will have? some difficulty in nominating the winner. f,JrL° match is for 15 three-minute rounds for a purse of £100 and expends. Mr F Burns will act as referee Hardwick "will 12«f Blb° rmS m * ht and Pooley Three rireliminary bouts will be toueht namely. Keying v. Downing, feather-weights ■ Closs v. Robertson, middle-weights- Opai v Allen, welter-weights The bookin<r» for the carnival *re reported to be good. Seats may be reserved today at Wildman and Afey's.