The Coming Carnival.

NZ Truth, Issue 179, 21 November 1908, Page 3

The Coming Carnival.

Gosling and Elliott to Collide. The Wellington Opera House next Tues-' day evening wlll/Be the scene of operations, -when, the /Wellington Boxing Asso^ •jciaiion will hold a carnival, the chief item cf which will be the Js Jround contest I c-ween Jack Gosling rind sW. J. Elliott, who is, since he has turned pro., the ex-amateur Australasia^ featherweight champion <of the 1907-8 seasons. /Those who saw Elliott m Wellington at J'he time the Australasian championships Vrcre fought, could hardly fail to toe impressed v.ith the laa s gameness, cleverness, and * punching powers. He has since then improved beyond all knowledge, and though he will concede "C.o:re" a little weight, no possible doubt can exist that the .' Englishman will fully extend the Wellingtonian, whose recent victory over Sydneysider Harry Ireland, stamped "Goose" a hard-hitting. willing pug. "Goose" isn't lacking m cleverness himself,' and can he depended upon to give a good showing. It ought to prove a willing, clean and clever fight, and Di. Napier-McLean, who will referee, will, should the 15 rounds be contested, have some difficulty m arriving at a decision. In the heavy-weigHt amateur bout, P. Hale (Wellington) and F. Baker (Pctone) are to come together. Hale holds \ the provincial championship, and though .th^re is nathing, exceptionally brilliant , about him,T he should giVe a good account of himself, or, at least, will have to go all h^ knows, if rumor speaks^true of Baker, who has delighted all that have seen him m action. The feather-weight and bantem-weighfc contests between P. W. Kerr (Wellingson) and L. Porter (late of Blenheim), and I. Kutner (Wellington) and J. Stewart (of Petone) should prove interesting and exciting. Next to the professional cc.ntest, the six-round >. clash between Devitt and Deckle ought to prove a nice pug titbit, providing both are after it. Both are hard hitters, clever; and as game as bull-ants, and t>he "go," if it is fought on its merits, ought >to about satisfy the most *ardeut admirer of the gi»me. The box plan is on view at Armjt's, tobacconist, Lambton-ouay. and the prices Qf admission are published 'm. our advertising column's.