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NZ Truth, Issue 443, 13 December 1913, Page 6

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There was great excitement m Paris over the Frenchman's victory. ■ Taumarunui Association's tournament will take place next Friday. Jack Johnson, is to meet Jim Johnson m a ten-roun<i contest m Paris next Friday. Bombardier Wells failed to retrieve, his somewhat tarnished reputation on Tuesday last. All true sportsmen will not be without a copy of "Christmas Truth." ' A real K-OA m "'color and letterpressT Now on sale. : ~ r: '~ .' Some . papers ■•••attribute Wells's defeat to the use of antiquated methods compared with the ITrenchman's Americanised style. BartkJtt, of Christchurch, and Sid Fitzsimmons are to decide the professional heavy-weight championship of Canterbury on New Tear's night. The contest 'will be fought m Olympia.

Georges Carpentier is going strong "for the world's championship. Herb. McCoy is to meet Harry Stone at the Sydney Stadium shortly. Bill Squires is shortly to try the "come backT act Don't, Bill, please. Sydney is going to have another boxing hall. It is to be run by Larry Foley. •, The English press pays a tribute to Carpentier's tremendous self-confi-dence. "Gunboat", Smith, when he fought Bombardier Wells, got the verdict m two rounds— a k.o. Wells's second defeat by Carpentier will almost mean the closure of his career as a prominent boxer. It is now confirmed that Wells was suffering from nerves, and the fight was lost before he entered the ring. Freddy Welsh's wife passed through Wellington last week, on ter way to 'Frisco. She is making a tour of the world. In conversation with "The Second" Mrs. Welsh stated that it was Freddy's intention to visit the Antipodes m 1914. JSarty Ireland, thd Waipawa fea-ther-weight, sa.ys he is axudous to meet Archie Adair or Bennetts, under any Association. Writing from Waipawa, Jas. Wells states that Harry Ireland is willing to scale 8.2 and fight Dee Kutnerfor the bantam championship honors. Wells is a boxer with a very high strung temperament No doubt this contributed to his defeat, as it is cabled that he was m an excited and nervous condition. Hughie Mehegan's next opponent m Australia is not to be McCoy, but the American, Young Saylor, who some time back -defeated the English chamjrion, Freddy Welsh. In meeting Bartlett, Fitzsimmons Trill be up against a stiffer proposition, as the Christchurch boy has greatly improved since the last meeting. Besides he is Reeling exceptionally well lust now. Georges Carpentier is preparing to meet Gunboat Smith at the Olympic Clnb m February * or, Maroh. ' The purse will be £2000. When they last fought the Frenchman won on a k.o. m four rounds. The Christchurch Boxing Association is bringing back Sid Fitzsimmons to New Zealand. His sojourn m Australia has not been a too profitable one, but, no doubt, he ha 3 benefited by the experience. Christchurch amateurs who answered the Millerton Association's advertisement for contestants m the now postponed tournament, complain of the Association's neglect m replying to letters and telegrams. Patience is a virtue. , Johnny Summers, the English wel-ter-weight champion, who had been billed to meet "Pal" Brown last Saturday, mysteriously disappeared from his quarters, leaving word to say that he did not intend to fulfil hia engagement. More side-stepping. Writing from Dunedin, big Bill Bartlett says he has at last hitched up for a' clash with Ted Fitzsimmons m "blyanpia on New Year's night. Bartlett reckons ho is leaving no stone unturned m the hope of securing a go for the championship. It is quite on the cards that, despite the Christchurch boxing season having been cloised, an attempt will Bhbrtly tie made to give Peter* Cook and Jimmy Hagerty another go for the lightweight championship. Cook is right on. It .remains to be seen whether Jimmy will again don the mitß with Cook. The following Is *he Sydney Stadium programme, which, of course, is subject to managerial alterations: — Saturday (to-niffljt), December 13: Pal Brown v. Wells or Stone. Saturday, December 20: Jimmy Hill v. George Taylor. F>oxlng Day, December 26: Bert McCoy v. Wells or Stone. Pos-

sibly it will pan out that Brown moots Wells next evening, and that McCoy will have Stone for hia opponent on Jioxinjr Day. Freddie Welsh is Kitting recognition as world's llKhi-wcight champion, and ho hasn't actually won tho title- WllHo Ritchie, my rwidws know, won tho honors when ho wns declared, tho winner against Ad. Woljcast a ytsar lost Friday, but he cunn.»u after running; out of a rmucb with \v>}«»}, be considered champion. If Pnckey McFurland can get down to 9st Dibs, tho weight lUichlo and Welsh wore to box ut, he has a» much claim to the light- weight title aa anyone, and it will, require a meiitlng between him and Welsh to settle which of iho pair htu» a. right io be recosrn* I**'1 **'* 1 lU * **'»anit>lr.n.