BOXING.

NZ Truth, Issue 182, 12 December 1908, Page 4

BOXING.

c : ELLIOTI Y.GODFREY ■ The Wellington Boxing Association are | agam t 0 the fore with an attractive pro- • hlf^a r A ts • l >««">g carnival, to ut aem.at the Opera House on the evening |o December 22 next. The eh.el event! of course, wil, be the meeting of VV. J. 1 fl' f ot l and J - Godfrey for the professional feather-weiftfit. championship of the Doihth *' -^Irey holds r the title and has i nitherto proved invincible against alt (comers, hip victories over UoStrey and Jtaniey (Sydney) being still fresh m pugv patrons' minds. His cleverness and KamSness are proverbial arid he wilt need to utilise aU h.s skill and, pluck when pitted against Elliott, whose recent victory over . J, acic Gosnng stamped him a champion, lhis clash should prove,, one of the fast-' • est and most convincing . contests ever ' Put up m Wellington, ..and on his recent I showing Elliott should just about win. I., ln addition to the professional bout, (there will be a number 'of arnatejur coa- . tests, the chief of which will be Wie tight (between Porter (Wellington) arid Shields j (Ha.meiston North). Both lads can be depended on to make things willing, ike Kutner (Wellington) and Landridge (Pe|tone), both bantams, are matched, while ' the possibility is that Hales (Welling- . ton) and Brice (Hawkes Bay amateur champion) will meet for heavy-weight • honors. . - . The. box plan will be opened at Art. s _ uay, a n Monday next. •it ts also notified lhat the late train, iJ X i¥ ton , to Petone and the Hutt. will be delayed until il o'clock on the even- • 'ng of the' contest.