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NZ Truth, Issue 407, 12 April 1913, Page 3

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Results of .the -tourneys at Palmerstorf N. and Dannevirke will be found elsewhere. , ' ■ During the week Frank Ellis and Tommy Thompson^ signed v articles for their return matcli at Blenheim on the evening of April 30. ' , ' . r ' ... >s ■ ■ •" Englishman Jim -Sullivan and the, Tasmanian, Reg. Midwood, provide the fistic event at -the 'Sydney, Stadium this (Saturday) evening. '' ' ■ , JLen. Porter- writes •to • say that he is now a resident of and maintains that his \ side of the argument with the Wanganui Boxing Association is the correct side. .'/.■■' Ted Picton, the Christchurch heavyweight, would like the various Associations to know that he is 'still on this ball of mud waiting for so'meoneV'to throw down the glove. ' ...- ..Alfie Bromwich,. the boy from Paeroa, is being boomed in 'New South. Wales as ' "the undefeated light-weight champion of New Zealand;" Ok, '-"Alhe! ■ ' At- latest 1 ' Bromwich was hot on the ..'trail 1 of ' lJes Darcy," who recently defeated Billy, Hannan. ■ '■"'" ■• ■■" ■' • ~ l '-' . '-" ■' "'■' ■'■" Writing from, Ellerslie and wishing "this valuable paper every success," Billy Crawford, late of Glsb_prne, asks for any feather-weight m the Dominion, though he would prefer a' 9st 41b lad. Billy has had some' success as a tutor andhopes to get right into the.-ganiei Indirectly, I learn that Billy Shields, is pining "for home and... mother," and wishes it to be known that he has. improved some, and considers himself a cut above the best feather-weights m New Zealand. Anyhow, Billy would like to be' given an opportunity to prove all ho says. In connection with the recent Bill Bart-lett-Jo'e Sharplin mill at the Christchurch King's, when the latter was awarded a rather unpopular "points" decision, Bartlett has., ''offered to deposit £50 with "Truth" m the hope that Sharplin will cover it and again try himself out In a 15-rounds "go." , Luther McCarty stands pretty high. Some writers say Cff'2ln and others 6ft 4in, He has the enormous arm stretch of 81 inches and scales over 15 stone. Bombardier Billy Wells ought to be glad he met Gunboat Smith for his licking instead of the man he was after, this same Lute McCarty. y . „ . Geo.' Olsen writes from Auckland that If any Association would give him half a chance he will connect up with Jimmy Thompson, of Christchurch, or any other welter In New Zealand. ■ George, Incidentally, has a preference ! : behny Murphy,,. whenever,. Denny^. ls .- ready; . ; to g0 on with the gam'eL/ V'C', „ : '*.^t-V ' The following office-bearers - : of the Hawke's Bay Boxing Association were elected at the annual meeting:— Patron, Mr. John Chambers; president, Mr. A. L. D. Fraser; vice-presidents, Messrs. H. Holderness and H. J. Duff; committee, Messrs. C. L. Mackersey, J. A. Miller, W. G. Jaeger, A. W. Apperley,- A. Gregory, j. Hlron. W. Hart, J. D. Donovan, J. a. BUingham; treasurer, Mr. M. Johnson; auditor, Mr. J. A. Miller; secretary, Mr. A. Rosenberg. ._'",. "' , "' " r.' Billy Wenand settled whatever hash, he has. for. himself .by his miserable .display against Uie Westralian Geo. -Taylor: at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday evening week. He fought like a drunken navvy and m the fourth round he signalled to his corner for "the wipe " It wasn't forthcoming, whereupon Wenand hoisted his hand, and walked to his corner. It was the worst quit seen at the Sydney Stadium, and as Wenand was boomed as a New Zealander it was a very bad advertisement for this country's boxers. However, as far as Wenand is concerned, his cake is dough m Sydney.

Frank Fitzjohn, after a long spell, is getting back _ into the game m Sydney. .He is to meet Teddy Green at an earl* date. ■ r ■ \ . The N.S. Wales amateur championships commence at the Sydney Stadium on Monday evening nest. Large entries have been received. Just now there is a lull m our little world of boxing. The only scrap of interest m sight is the Ellis-Thompson match at Blenheim on April 30. Sam Langford and Jerry Jerome were billed to supply a 10 -round go at Brisbane on Wednesday evening of last week. What happened is not yejt "known by writer. , Lou. O'Halloran, of Waipawa, and Young Sullivan were billed as stars at the Newtown Stadium on Saturday night last. Result no doubt will be to hand for next issue. Englishman Boyo I>riscoll and the Victorian Charlie Simpson were to have supplied the scrapping stunt ,at the Sydney Stadium last Saturday evening. No word. : however, was wirelessed. ■'.-;■• Now that Jack Read has had his colors lowered successively by Alf. Morey, the Westrallan, and Joe Russell, the Brisbane feather-weight, the Tasmanian should come cheap to New Zealand. Tom McGrath, the Sydney welter who is coming across to the Dominion, won his fight with Bull Guider at the Newtown. Stadium recently. Five rounds j sufficed for McGrath to assert his superiority. Is it a case . of "how the mighty have, fallen?" Jack Read was conceded nine or ten pounds by Joe Russell, the Australian feather-weight champion, at Brisbane on Saturday night week, and was defeated on points. Read was to. have met that old battler, Bob Turner, at Brisbane on Saturday night last. It transpired at the meeting of the Hawke's Bay Boxing Association that the secretary of the New Zealand Boxing Council, m asking for nominations for the position of patron and members of the council, stated that as a change of Government had taken place affiliated bod-, ies might now consider; the advisability of appointing a member of the present Government m „ lieu of Sir J. G. Wardi the present -■patron. . He suggested the apr. ppintment of the Minister of Justice for reasons which were obvious. Mr. A. L. D. Fraser, the president, suggested that a reply be sent stating that the association considered the suggestion a most improper reflection on the Minister, and that the association resented such remarks. The matter was left In the hands' of Mr. Fraser, who will draft a reply to the letter. " Says the Newcastle rep. of the Sydney "Sportsman": Lyn Truscott (a pug with such a nut for business that he built out of his earnings m the ring several nottses out Waratah way) has decided to return to New Zealand! He came here to kill two birds with one stone— dispose of his property and pick up a hundred or so by means of a fight. However, he only killed one of the birds— that is, converted his houses into cash. There was no fight for him here because there is no Stadium, land there was nothing worth his while up, on the South Maitland coalfields. Lyn reckons they manage the fight business very well over m Maoriland. He thinks a 'lot of Porter, Murphy, and other pugs, and has urged Bobbie Whitelaw to have a trip across to take on "one or two %f them. It's up to the "Beaucheous" Bobi bie to fight someone. He must be getting bluemouldy. , • j A lot of trouble was taken by Snowy i Baker to get Jerry Jerome down from Brisbane to Sydney for Dave Smith, and it was very hard luck for the flaxenhaired one that he lost this great fixture for Easter week. However, "Snowy" went over to Brisbane, and secured Jerry by the fattest guarantee an Australian boxer ever got for an Australian fight. Of the guarantee, £300 has been lodged with the Queensland Protector of Aborigines, so that the Banana Government may be taken as having officially said God bless you to the pastime of boxing. Which is sound common sense, for the game, conducted as it is m Sydney, Is beyond reproach from anybody except an Infuriated Wowser. Jerry Jerome is to arrive m Sydney at the end of this week, and will probably go to his old quarters at Botany. Dave Smith, at the Spit, is' chortling with glee at getting Jerome after the previous disappointment. Dave is, of course, as confident as usual that he" will lick his man. The date of the match is April 19.