THE FISTIC ARENA.

NZ Truth, Issue 276, 8 October 1910, Page 3

THE FISTIC ARENA.

fetest Charapionsliip Chat Doings m the Dominion* XBy, "The Seconfl..",)! „■■

BilliPapK&i -TKandeifeoltf ' as; he is called m America, will prc-b---afcly bo p*l?ted against Victorian Ed. Williams when the McTntosh- contingent o£ -American bruiser® land mi Sydaeju . TShe iboxers, engaged- foy ; Mr Hc&rfosh, namely, Bill Papke (jnjfi<dle), Bay Bronson and Packy jtfacfarfcawl (ftgjrts), amid Abe Attell (fea-trher), axe said to have left Vancouver on their way. to Australia. * The following were tbe wasmers a*< the Boxing CiiarapioinsMps at fine Masterton tourney : Banftam weights^ E. Barr ;. Feather-^weigihfts, L. G. sGrey ; Light-weights, P. Sjnith ; , j Welter-weights, M. Iggulden ; Mid- ! die-weigtas, H. Billingden;; Heavy--weights, C. Welch. • ■■■ • Wjolgiast and Miacfailamd 'hajvesigpae'd .articles,, and were to, meet m Milwaukee on • October 6 (Thursday, last). Miacfarland is to receive 25 per cent of the 1 gross receipts amd Wolgast 45 per cent. If the ' latter 's share amoumts to less than £1000 he is to be paid enough to bring has end up to that sum. •A successful competitor at a recent boxing tourney asked, the other d&y, to fee allowed to take his win-! nings out m "barbed wire." Some people say. the pug. ..is a brute with 1

a brute's intelligence.. Some pugs. } are really cute liusiness men. Why didn't Australian pug. Arthur Cripps I yearn for a New Zealand prize bull ? j Didn't* be wallop Jim G-riffin at t Christchurch ? And didn't Arthur ! buy that bull out of the prize money and depart to his Queensland farm with his bull ? Of course be did. . American spouting writers mate reference to Australian pugilism. Writing of Lang, it is said : '.'He brings memories of old-time heavy-weights who came to this country, and impresses us with the fact that the Land of the Kangaroo is not developing high-class rung men at present. It is certainly not sending forth any woiSd-ibeaters. The question is often asked, r Whioh of , all the Australian heavyweights did the best work m. the United States ?' The pialm, beyond doubt, must be awarded to Fitzsimoions ; but, at the same time, it is well to remember that he had* more opportunities of showing his worth than any., of <the others." A southern paper learns that Fred Wells, of Havelock, who is now making his "pile" as a champion of champions amongst American cyclists, has been induced to enter the ring, and so good a showing did he make m a professional bout with a fighter named "Cyclone" Davis that he is being urged to fly for the highest game m the fighting world. The fight took place at the Club Vendbme, Newark, N.J., on July 28, and Wells got all over his opponent, a big fellow with a big record of wins. On the bicycle track of the States, where he is known as "Jum," Wells has had phenomenal success. "True- Sport" writes :— "I see by your issue of September 2.4 that you credit G. Watchorn with holding the Wellington Provincial and Manawatu championships for 1909-10. O. Tancred, of Petone, won the, Wellington, Kawke's Bay, and Manawatu championships m 1909, and it was commented on by local sports that Watchorn was asked to represent New Zealand instead; of Ta-ncred. The Manawatu chamjpionship was fought while Watohprn was away m Sydney, and when he camie back he and Ta-ncred were matched to decide who was the best welter-weight. Tanored wpn. Through having bis jaw broken m a spar with Rudd Tancred could not subsequently compete m Wellington. Watohom never competed m Wellington as a welterweight. Tancred has been overlooked by the Wellington Association, and has never received the credit due to him, viz., that ol being the best welter-weight m New Zealaad m 1909."

:- : Ted Green, ilie- *rafciß sStfstraliai.!' feather-weight, accompanied by his •trainer, arrived m Wellington from Sydney, per s.s. Ulimaroa on Wednes--1 day last. Tod is billed to meet Billy iWenand at Napier one night next' week. ' .Christcihurch lias- produced .a *ro- ;; ther of Wells, the English heavyweight' boxer, who is regarded as the best man m his class that England has produced for many years. He is , <an amateur welter-weight, and is said to lie»very feamidy (when m operation. Johnson has expressed, sati sf action .\ . ' with the promoters' prop-osition to j match him against Kaufman for £5000, win, lose, or draw. Johnson says : "Some more easy money. He's .\ a good boy, hut I do just-like -these^ Calif ornian boxers/* : j From Sydney ' "Sportsman":—:] "Hock Keys is getting on so well at i the Lara Institute that he expects to be right m the thick of 1 the fighting \ game again m a few weeks. Hock declares that he has done with the j drink for ever. Let us hope he has. j A more brilliant •'boxer never drew- on^ a glove.'' . , It appears from ai cable received] m Sydney that Bill Lang 'broke a bone m his right arm when fighting

Kaufman at Philadelphia, and suffered much pain. Otherwise he would probably have -d on© -better. He will necessarily have to spell for aibout four months. Sid. Sullivan is matched to meet ' 'tDeale i ' ' Wells at. the Sydney Gaiety on October 13, and there is a side bet attached to the fray, which should draw a packed house. Sid. wants to fight Rudie Unholz for a hundred a-sid-e. Rudie, we hear, is still at his Blue Mountain residence. A meeting between him and Sid. should be a first-class draw. Says Brisbane "Truth" : Tjhe Rev. Hulton-Sams, the Anglican devilscarer of Winton, who knocked the corners and superfluous edges oB some of the Charters Towers ama~ teurs- seme time ago, has blossomed out as a promoter of- bruising and battering contests. The .parson's show, though, will be m aid of the local hospital, and 'tis said that the whole countryside will regale itself m shoes and tights to take part. General regret was expressed m Wellington on Wednesday when the death, following an operation m Wellington Hospital, of Oney Higgins, the cheery, good-natured; and bluff carrier, of Wellington, was announced. In his time, l 'Oney" was a pug. of some skill, and many were the battles fought by him, the go between Oney and Bat. Mahony will never be forgotten. He was respected •by all who Knew him, both as a man and a worthy citizen. Jack Johnson is just now accepting challenges. He is reported from Boston to have signified iris willingness to meet Langfoi'di m London, for a £6000 purse. The "go" is being arranged by Hugh D. Mclntosh. Joh-nson insisted on £4000 being posted as a forfeit. According to accounts, when Johnson and Langford met to discuss things there was much talk, but little money m sight. LangEord accused Johnson of seeking to avoid tine fight. Johnson hotly denied the insinuation, end many norsomalitaes were indulged m. The wordy warfare looked at one time as if it would terminate sensationally.