JACK READ'S REGRETS.

NZ Truth, Issue 511, 3 April 1915, Page 10

JACK READ'S REGRETS.

Writing from Boston, Mass., uinler date, February 6, Jack Read Informs a "Sydney Sportsman" correspondent that he defeated Harry Condon for the light-weight championship of Eastern Canada. Ho expects to return to Sydney m September next, when he hopes to be able to show the Australian lightweight champions that he is still some boxer, and still anxious to gain his undisputed right to the title of lightweight champion. Jack adds that slnje arriving m America he has fought no-' decision houts with men like Willie Needier, Jack Brltton, K.O. Sweeney, Kay Campbell, Fred Yetlc, Harry Condon, Pal Moon?, Jimmy Coffey .md others too numerous to mention. ITc also sn.VH that If he had been properly* looked ufter he would surely be boxing for tlii- world's championship, .m<l concludes by suylng thivt h»; would nover have left Sydney butj for tho hom-y-Hkt'. Ktork-K Woodman f nired into him. Ueferrlnjc to Uent( 4 victory uvi-r Condon, a Montreal paper says: •Jack Kuad is now light-weight champion of two of Great Britain s largest poHKOKAIonn, viz.: Australia an?l Canutla. He became champion of his native inn«l (Australia) when ho defeated H«rb McCoy at Sydney. Now Sout-Ti Wnlos. on January 29, 1913, uml wh<;u Head bad

the better of Harry Condon, the lightweight champion, of Canada, at Montreal, Quebec, on January 12 last, he was- acclaimed light-weight champion of Australia and Canada. Read is matched to box Fred Yelle, who fought' champion Freddie Welsh such a hard bout for the title m Boston last year, ,at Lawrence, and should he be returned the winner, a match with Welsh for the world's light-weight title is sure to eventuate. Such a match would be a great card, as Read is boxing better now than at any time since he has been located fn America." [Lots of followers of the Australasian ring will be interested m the above. Read attained amateur championship honors some years ago when the Australasian amateur championships were fought m Auckland, and, if memory is right, he defeated Jimmy Hagerty. As a pro. Jack became resident of Australia at a time Mehegan was absent from the country. Jack became' a very flash sort of chap, and would not deign to entertain the idea of meeting Hagerty- m New Zealand except upon exorbitant terms. Now the secret is out, Read' got into the hands of the individual, Joe Woodman, who was some sort of noise as Sam Langford's manager, and he built Read up that he 'was a world-beater. The result: Read has become a second-rater, has been forced to fight second-raters, and his title of light-weight champion of Australia ami Canada, is all moonshine. Read -has missed making much money since lie went away. His experiences should noc be ! lost on other boxers.—"The Second."]