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NZ Truth, Issue 473, 11 July 1914, Page 10

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Frank Ellis is one of Joe Shugrue's sparring partners m Sydney. Herb McCoy was to have met Kid Lewis m a return match at Melbourne on Saturday night last. Milburn Saylor v. Joe Welling is the scheduled scrap at |ho Sydney Stadium this (Saturday) evening. There is talk, but only talk, of Australian Jimmy Hill meeting Jimmy Hagerty m Auckland early m September. Les O'bonncll was to have mot G. Coghill (who "busted" the 'opoa of Sid Fltzsimmons In the Australasian amateur championships a few years back) at the Sydney Olympla on Tuesday night last. Les, it is said. Is keen on a match with Jimmy Clabby. Billy Hannan writes "The Second" from 'cross the Taamau to aay that he Is boxing better than over, and would llko a trip over to Noo -Zeland to meet Jimmy Hagerty. Ho expresses his confidence m himself by saying that the winner can take all the purse. Any replica to this will bo forwarded on to Hannan. A pug who was very well looking In his tactical form at the championship bouts at Dunedln, was young Marks. Ho has a nice style, a swift, straight loft, and a very heavy right, which, by the way, ho did not utilise suOlcicntly with Lccklc % He seems, however, In need of strenuous training, which he should aeo to without delay. ' Leckle won by a smart knock-out, but his previous boxing capabilities do not call fcr anything of note. ,

Übiquitous Harry Sandow has bobbed up once more to Bay that he has a little" bit to meet the winner of the Marquet-Lowe fight. T7inner to take the lot. ' Mick Stewart- (Victoria College) will be Wellington's representative at the Dominion championships. Smith has had the misfortune to crack his ribs, and has had to retire. It has been whispered to "The Second" that Sid Mitchell is thinking of a trip to the Old Dart m search of fame and also what Dick Whittington fancied the streets of London were paved with. -Another . wrestling challenge. M. Harman, South Island, middleweight wrestling champion, is dying to meet any middleweight wrestler m this fair Dominion for filthy lucre and a side bet of £40 or £50. J. North should have figured better at Dunedln, but he seems .bent on sticking to* the very amateurish slogging tactics. This is to be deplored m a fighter of his strength. Jack has a merry punch, and should cultivate quick, tacty ring craft.' ■ It is stated that Frank O'Grady has written to a member of the committee of the Wellington Boxing Association that he Is willing, for bare expenses (he says nought about the purse) to come over from Sydney and again meet Hagerty. What will the W.B.A. do m the matter? ' Now that something like a detailed description of the Johnson -Moran • match has been given, it looks as if the nigger is just as good as ever he was, if not be tter. He merely played with Moran. Why he didn't knock him out is a matter, writer believes, best known to the nigger himself. ! The recent Otago championships disclosed a very promising boxer In young Smith, who should rapidly come on. J He is billed to, fight a six-round bout with Torrie, junior, as a supplementary item to the coming profesh. bout between McQuarrie and Mathewson. D. Boreham and A. C. Cooper are also billed m a six-round go. ' The Northern Boxing Association has matched Alec Pooley and Harry Marquet for August 4, at Auckland. Bert Lowe will be called upon to defend his title against Pooley, 'cos "The Second" has little doubt that Pooley will beat Marquet. If he doesn't, then Marquet will meet, and probably defeat, Lowe. < Anyway, it looks that Lowe Is bound to be beaten by somebody^ Owing to Bert Lowe's Injured "dook," the Hawke's Bay Association has had to abandon the idea of putting up Sid Mitchell against Lowe, and last ,week writer was invited' to name a suitable opponent for the Waikato lad. Next- best to Denny Murphyj "The Second" thinks George Olsen, of Auckland, would have , a winning chance, while -Barney Ireland is entitled to consideration. Edwin Hughes, brother of Jack ("Shackle") Hughes, heavyweight amateur boxer of New Zealand, winner of the South Island championship collar and elbow wrestling six years m succession m . South Island and one one year m Wellington, will accept any challenge from £10 up to £100, spot cash, no one barred. No challenge taken up -unless money, m "Truth" office — to be sent throughout Australasia; Address, "Truth 1 ' office. This Ted ;is the well-known All Black, New Zealand's greatest hooker, and has also acquired fame as a boxer. Young Jack Collins, writing from Timaru, objects to "Truth's" statement a couple of weekß ago that Digby made cats meat of him at South Canterbury championships. Dig knocKed out' John m the second round, but John claims he was leading on points up till that eventful happening. Re the k.0., Collins says* h'e^ was on his pins at eight, but the referee kept on counting until he said "out," and so John had to go. The local rag, describing the bout, said Collins stayed on his knee until "9— »< out," was counted, ' and tnen rose quickly. The rag naively adds: — Many of the onlookers did not take the decision too well, being under the impression that "10" was not counted. The latest rule, however (March, 1914), states that the count shall be from one to out, and out must follow the call' of nine. Collins himself seemed to be waiting for the call of "10." Collins says he has a bit of '"oot" m his stocking to meet any feather m New Zealand; Digby preferred. By feather, ho means nine stone ringside. Digby, llko Barkis, is willln'. The Northern Boxing Association Is certainly having a very bad spin. Perhaps it's a judgment, pcrhups not! Anyhow, its original programme for noxt Monday night at the Auckland Town Hall was, m • uddition to the amateur contests, the flght for the heavyweight championship of New Zealand between Bert Lowe, of Gisborne, and Harry Marquet, of Canterbury. Everything was ready, when word came through that Lowe had injured his hand, and would not be ready to enter the ring for a couplo of months, at least. Left m tho lurch as it were, the Association got busy, and arranged with Donny Murphy and Syd Mitchell to fill the bill, the pair being matched to meet noxt Tuesday. That was hardly arranged when Denny sent word to say that ho had a cold, and could not bo ready to flght on Tuesday next Too lato to arrange somo other go, or disgusted, or something, tho Association determined then that It would got ulonff with tho provincial amateur championships, and these will provldo tho flstlc bill of faro next Monday and Tuesday evenings. Tho Associations troubles, howover, have not ondod. Recently Herb McCoy, tho Molbourno scrapper, and somo scrapper too. announced not only his willingness, but hitt intention, to visit Auckland early m August, and tho pro.blom confronting tho Association was to provide a suitable opponent for tho Httlo slugger from Victoria. Tho problem, however has been solved. On Monday last an Intimation was rocolved from Sydney that McCoy Is oft Now Zealand now. Ho hus Australian engagements ahead.

Rumored that Timaru is not to be represented this year at tho New Zealand championships — and after Timaru getting them down there last year too! Young sixteen T year-old-Harry Gunn is a Timarooster described as a moral for the bantam championship. The identity of New Zealander Joe Johnson, who is moving m boxing circles m Sydney, has been discovered. Stated that he was a pupil of Jack { Fitzsimmons, at Timaru. Ho was seen m a couple of tournaments, but did no good. He was a star artist at punching the ball. H. Davis (8.2), Glsborne, Is anxious to meet any bantam— O'Neill or Stewart preferred. He clajms to have grown a punch which will secure to Gisbin' tho Golden the bantam championship. On the day Davis fo"ught Stewart at Glsbln, Mrs. D. presented him with his third son — a husky young shaver scaling 9 %lb. Bully that for a young bantam ! C. Stewart (Timaru) writes to "The Second" that he and Boreham are wildly enthusiastic at tho splendid tlmo they were given by Secretary George Rowley and the Mlllerton folk generally at the recent tournament. This is not a new or strange thing to "Tho Second." Millerton hospitality is a household word among pugs. Just mention Millerton to Refereo Tim Tracy and sco tho fond reminiscent smile break out on his sunny dial. Tim swears by Millerton, and so does everyone olso. Tho boya who fought thero last week provided a capital night's sport, and when thoy wore asked if thoy would flght again at somo future date, they said thoy would — If thoy had to walk there. Frequent mysterious visits of James J. Corbott, tho famous heavyweight champion boxer, to tbo Blacho Studios at Fort Lee, Now Joraoy, have resulted In an arrangement whereby tho groat Jim Is to appear m soveral big picture productions to bo launched m tho near future. Ho will bo surrounded by a custo composed of. carefully-soloctod groups of artists, Including: several members of the companies which appeared In tho original atage presentations of tho different Corbott plays. Tho various dramas and vaudevilles sketches that havo gained popularity and dollars for "Gentleman Jim" aro being proporod for tho screen by Herbert Blacho, and they promise to produco a most interesting net of photo-dramas, whore Jim will bo depleted saving tho horoino and dealing tho k.o. to tho villain who still pursued hor.