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NZ Truth, Issue 405, 29 March 1913, Page 3

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Billy Wenand went under to George Taylor m Melbourne recently. "Snowy" I3aker te agu-ln negotiating, with Mat Wells for a visit: to* Australia. V Tho two 3ams — Langford and McYea— fought another draw at Brisbane on Easter Al«uU»y. It's time this pair chucked it. Freddy Kerr, the clever amateur fea-ther-weight, asks "The" Second" to announce that ho will meet any featherweight m the Dominion. Freddy is now !a reifldent of Palmerston N. So enormously successful and oxciting was the battle between Dave Smith and JLes O'Donnell that "Snowy" Baker is seriously considering'matching them again. Mr. 31. Glass, secretary to the Dannevlrke Association, writes "The Second" as follow: "We may possibly endeavor to run an Army competition In various weights at the big volunteer camp at Oringl, near here, on April 23, when about 4000 are expected to bo under canvas." Tho fistic attraction at Chrlslchurch on Easter Monday was the ia-round go between \V. Xlartlott. 12,?.. ah<l Joe SharpHn. 12.0, whleh resulted hi a win for Sharplln. In the amateur bouts, HUI (9.0) defeated Mo.Vlcol (&'.;.'), Barry fa.l 2) won. from Yount? (9.11), whll» Taylor (10.10) accounted for D. Sharplln (U.O). Don Mumly won on point** from Jim Mitchell at Mlllerlon on Easter Monday evening. There was a pocked house, and "The Second" Is sure that Secretary Rowley will bo ai>'c «o report v profit. |In tho amateur events CJetldoH defeated Lamploußh. ' Hill Senior, tho weltor. created a surprise by knocking out Tim Leary In iho first round. The Pacroa boxer, m lUs tussle vIu I Wollongong (N.S.W.), with Joe Williams, could get no better decision than a draw. Alfs next engagement is Tom Fit zpat rick, n Nowcustle boxer, at Oessnock, N.S.W., on April 4. On April l:i ho meet* Hilly Yatea at Wollongong. Broniwich is very anxious to get Bob Turner again. Alf says he can find a bit of a sidewager. Information has been received m Wellington to Uio effect that I,yn Truscott intends returning to tho Dominion on April Q, ami conuun- j plates going Into business, with the object of permanently raiding here. Incidentally he mentions that ho is prepared to defend his welter-weight j title, or would bo prepared to make ! the llght-woight limit should Hock Keys or Jack Itend visit theso Shores. By defeating Keys some yeani ago, Triwcolt enrned the title of champion lißht-weiffht of Austrafia. As Penny Murphy Is disabled, Truscott Bhould secure some good matches.

The Manawatu Boxing Association tourney for April 9 promises to be'something out of the ordinary. The best amateur talent is to be gathered together, and everything *is pointing to success. Lou O'Halloran, tho Waipawa light-weight is m Sydney just now, and is putting m spare time at the Sydney Stadium, On a recent | Thursday afternoon, Lou made one j Willie Britt (fancy it) look small spuds m three rounds. Met Jimmy Murphy on Tuesday, the day alter he was married. Jim came down to Wellington Town Hall to see me weigh Ellis and Thompson, and, iucidentally, to shake inompforj having "blown the gaff* ••on. hHs mat-j rlmonial intentions. -. Jimmy looked | spic and span— every -inch a married j man— and assured I "The Second" that I "the missus*' was a sport and in-| tended to permit him to go on with the gamo. Gordon has had two swift victories since ho entered professional j ranks, and it is not fckoly that ho will remain, idle for long. A match is being spoken of for him with Kelly Mansfield at the Sydney Stadium, and tho . artilleryman will not find him such an. easy, mark as Pitzslmmons and Ewers proved for him. Ewers, who is a Westralion, 6ft. 4in. high and weighing 13,5 J, was Sam TkfcVea's "White Hope.* ' Tho actual weights m the DarcyHannan battle at Maitland w,ere not disclosed, though it is certain Parcy was a lump over ten stone, and Han- j nan a shado under it. Hannan had i pretty well the best of tho argument | (or fifteen rounds, but it was m the j three subsequent sessions that he i cracked up. Hannan's exhibition was i a clevor one, ami a Newcastlo writor says of him that he is on© of the gamest boys who ever stopped into a ring. - Tho Dannovirko Boxing Association has found an opponent fo? Billy Mack m Walter Ireland. Incidentally, tho Association has experienced some of the disappointment* connected with ' tournoy j promotion. Syd. Portor is unable to keep j hi* engagement with A. Havlu. and a substitute has to. bo found. At time of j writing 'The Second" was watting to hear j rrom Ceo. Wilson, a good Wellington light-weight, who Us anxious to get going again. The Danneyirke tourney m fixed for April' S». AM Clault has been doing work with Johnuy Summers m Sydney, ami from tho "Sportsman" writer quotes tho following :— "Alf Gault, tho young Auckland ex-Hght'-wolght champion of New Zcalanti, was next. Ho has a really good left swing and | made Summers feel it frequently dur- ! ing the lli*st two rounds. But he stopped some awful wirilops with his face, head and body, and m the third Summers cut loose wickedly, ami, knocking him up against tho wall with a tie ry left book, ho nearly outod him with a right to the mouth."* It was bad for .the boxing game m Australia that tho big Montana (U.S.A.) punching bag, Jim Harry, drifted back to Sydney after his kocret departure a year agono and his libellous fairy tales to the reporters at Auckland an soon us ho bad left Australia behind. Harry went into the ring at tho Olympic Stadium, j Brisbane, on Saturday night week, but demanded and got his cut before ho would f»Kht. His* opponent wa* I I Sam .Langford, and tho thing was a ! drendful black, cyo for the sport ! j there. Sam iravo tho Yankeo a ! | couple of gcniio tapa and ho went ! down to oacu of them, staying down | for tho count the second time. Then !ho got up and walked out of tho I ring ' amid n. pandemonium q( hoots I and execrations.