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NZ Truth, Issue 507, 6 March 1915, Page 10

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The prospects of the Northern Boxing Association promoting a tournament for Easter week seems distinctly good. / Negotiations are m progress to secure the Sydney heavy-weight, Les O'Donneil, with a view of matching him with New Zealand's heavy-weight champion, Al Pooley. Should Les O'Donneil decide to come across, it is very likely that Easter Tuesday#night (April 6) will N be the date, and the ! Auckland Town Hall the scene of the cyclone. In addition to this battle, several amateur preliminaries are to be arranged. j Sid Mitchell, the Waikato boxer, is likely to be busy. The Wellington Boxing Association is likely to bring Denny Murphy across from Sydney to give Denny a chance to even-up matters with Sid, while the Northern Boxing Association proposes to sound Fred Dyer, the Welsh welter champion, now on the Brennan-Fuller' circuit, as to the likelihood of terms being made for a match with Mitchell, m Auckland, either m May or June. If Fred is reasonable something should be doing. Judging from the accounts the American, Jeff Smith, won all the way, won as he liked m fact, when, on Saturday night week m Melbourne he got the decision over Australian Mick King for the middle-weight championship of tho world. By defeating Hughie Mehegan at the Melbourne Stadium on Saturday night last, Herb McCoy earned the Australian light-weight title. On his record he deserves it. As the affair ended In the fourteenth round it is clear that Mehegan must have had a bad time. Hughie will now have to be classed a "has-been." The New Zealander, Alf Bromwich, now m New South Waleß, was set down to meet one Artie Powell, at Cessnock, last night (Friday). It looks as though American boxers would be very pleased to visit Australia aa things are not too good m the States. There is an all but universal closure on 20-round contests, and there Is not much money for exhibition bouts. That probably accounts for a letter received by "Snowy" Baker last week from Willie Ritchie. The crack lightweight has asked for terms for threo contests m Australia. Tho Sydney Stadium "scra^" this (Saturday) evening is between thai seasoned warrior, Les O'Donneil, and j

Harold . Hardwlck, Australia's latest hope. Commenting on the probabllitk"of this scrap, "Boxer-Major" writes: "Harold Hardwick is hoeing the hard row that every professional has to toil at if he wants fc> get thoroughly fit. He Is out at Coofie -gymnasium mixing lt every day ' with a bunch of very tough boys. At tho head of tho list stands Jeff/ Smith. Then there is Fred Storbeck and Jimmy Coffey, while the big swimming champion takes on any number of the smaller fry. He wisely believes m getting all the boxing he can m the course, of his training. At the same time, he is doing plenty of gymnastic and road work, and has got himself Into apple-pte condition. He expects to weigh about 12st on March 6, when he will enter the professional ring for the first time, and find himself up against Les O'Donneil, and that gentleman's long, hefty left. Good judges prophesy that Hardwick's terrible right cross will account for O'Donneil, and, if that should be so. tho ex-amateur champion of tho Empire will be rescr red for Tom Cowler, whom J. J. Corbett, ex-champlon of the world, Is bringing with him to Australia. Cowler stands 6ft, and scales 15st. Some •match,' what?" It is perhaps necessary to add that J. J. Corbett is visiting Australia shortly, under engagement to H. D. Mcintosh, not as a "scrapper," but as a talker. Jim Corbett is a monologue artist, m other words, a story-teller, though, no doubt, when In Sydney, his presenco will give scrapping another boom. All wo m New Zealand can hope for is that Corbett will do the New Zealand BronnanEuller vaudeville circuit. "Tha, Second" understands that there Is some working arrangement between Mcintosh and the Brennan-Fuller people. Tho Christchurch Sports Club has been making Inquiries with a view of matching Al Pooley with Harry Marquet at Christchurch. Nothing definite has been arranged. Tho Auckland Amateur Championships will be held as usual this year. Tho N.B.A. has decided, very wisely, writer thinks, to give now blood a chance to distinguish itself. Norman Bennetts, ex- feather-weight champion threatens to go to tho war. As Major Percy Greenhough has gone to the war m Egypt, tho N.B.A. has appointed a treasurer pro tern, In the person of Mr. J. M. Coleman. "Tho Second" has a rather sad duty to perform m chronicling m tliesc columns the death, us a result of an accident while bathing at Orakei, last Sunday afternoon, of James ("Jim") Cadman, tho ex -middle-weight amateur champion of Auckland province. Thoso who follow the. sport m the Northern province will remember Jim. who was In his nineteenth year, as being a very rugged young fellow, taking as he gave, nnd asking no pardons. Winning with a smllo. and losing without a murmur, Jim was an Ideal boxer, and wan the makings of something out of the ordinary. Writer wishes to extend the condolence of all followers of the game to deceased's relatives. The young fellow was laid nt rest on Tuesday afternoon, tho N.B.A. being represented by Messrs. J. Brown and Mohh Ballln. TinAssociation also sent a wrenth. At the funeral of the deceased boxer, Jim Cadman. at Auckland on Tuesday afternoon, the Boxing Association was represented by Committeeman Thncker and Secretary Mush Ballln. and tho amateur boxers of Auckland were represented by Matt James and Norman Bennetts.