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NZ Truth, Issue 602, 30 December 1916, Page 11

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George Taylor and George Newbury are due to mix it at the Brisbane Stadium this (Saturday) evening. When the last Sydney mail left, arrangements had not been completed for this (Saturday) night's scrap at the Sydney. Stadium. If the holidays have not proved too much for our Sydney rep., the latest tight results should be found m another page of this issue. It has been suggested that Herb. McCoy may shortly visit America. It must be sheer wanderlust with him, aa he is well fixed financially. Jack Jannesse and Vince Blackburn were to have , ; fought at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night last for the bantam supremacy of Australia. Now that Llew Edwards is a lightweight, there, is every likelihood of him being matched to meet Tommy Uren, who undertakes to reduce to the light-weight limit. Despatch dated Chicago, November 1:. George "X.0." Brown, Chicago middleweight, Is to launch upon an Australian campaign, which will include five matches, the first of which will be with Les Darcy m Sydney on December 26. What things we do learn from the Americans. Bob Fitzsimmons is a booster — whatever that may" mean— for a saloon In Boston. I have heard of a bouncer as one who hurls objectionable people from the pub into the street. Let's hope a booster is better than that. Poor old Bob of the glistening dome!. How are the mighty fallen! ' Charlie Simpson, the Melbourne featherweight, writes to a friend: "I am m New York. No fight has been ar- ! ranged for me yet. lam sparring with Freddy Welsh, and from what I have seen of the featherweights here I will have a good winning run. I saw Battling Levinsky beat Jack Dillon. Darcy would beat them both m the one ring." Many Wellington fans will recall the Sydney featherweight, Harry Ireland, who, some years ago, came over to Wellington, m fact, was brought over by the "Wellington Boxing Association, and matched to 'meet Jack Gosling, and was well beaten. The news has come to hand that Harry, like many others, has given his life for King and Country. He was an Australian soldier and fell at the Sotnme battle. Prank Griffin -writes as follows from Greymouth: I wish to send a challenge through your paper. I thought I would get a fight m Greymouth, but they turned me down because I wanted a few pounds expenses, so I send out a challenge to any eleven stone man m New Zealand to fight, professional, under the association which gives the best purse and for £50 aside. I hope somebody will sit up and take notice. Jop Choynski writes m an American paper; "Knockout Brown showed here lasi week with a local boy, and he did not impress the fans too much. He has not changed his style since he started, and is anything but impressive. Grayber, his opponent, has not done anything, and yet he made Brown Wok like a novice at times, with his feinting, and the comment was that Darcy is not such a marvel if he let Brown stay twenty rounds on two occasions." The news was cabled through on Tuesday last that Les Darcy had arrived m New York, and that later on he intended to enlist. It seems that Darcy transhipped at a Chilian port, m fact, a wook ago a Sydney paper announced the arrival at v Chilian port of the vessel on which it was assumed that Darcy "did his duck." Anyhow, it Is now clear that Darcy did get away from Newcastle, ami all the surmises were correct. Now that ho is m Now York something ought to be doing shortly. Presumably, the next thing heard of will be a Darey-Glbbons match. There is, of course, the possibility of Carpontler getting leave to go \o New Tork, but In the clrcuinBtances it Is hardly likely. However, the doings of Darcy m Dollarland will lako many minds off the war.

Jimmy Hill and Sid Godfrey will battle, at the Sydney Stadium next Monday evening (New Year's night) for the .featherweight championship of Australia. If Hill fights up to his recent form he will have little difficulty In retaining the championship, though it has to be admitted that Godfrey will prove a tremendous hard nut for Jimmy to crack. Up to October 9 last, the North Sydney featherweight, Jack Dunleavy, had appeared 17 times m America, and his record was four wins on points, two knock-outs, two draws, two ten-round no-decision and four six-round ditto, two exhibition bouts, and one lost bout on points. This latter was that fourrounuer at Oakland, Cal., with Frankle Malone, when everybody except the referee, Including the papers, said that Dunleavy won, and Malone steadfastly refused to meet Jack again. Says a Sydney writer: Petto Chapman, ex-welter champion of New Zealand, is m Sydney looking for a flght with any lightweight In the land, anywhere. He is willing to give a trial, and the Stadium management would do well to put him on. Chapman is best remembered by the great tight he put up with Denny Murphy* for the welter championship of New Zealand." "Ex-welter champion of New Zealand." Oh, my! "Best remembered by the great fight he put up with Denny Murphy." Gerrout! I "There was more than a breath of bygone days at the Melbourne Stadium I when Bill Liang tried to come back against American "Bearcat" M'Mahon, says the "Winner." In the Australian's corner was Joe Stokesbury, one time a familiar figure at all boxing contests, but now a rare visitor. Another name that will be always remembered m the history of Australian boxing, was represented m the person of Joe Goddard, a son of the famous Barrier miner, who was a contemporary of Peter Jackson, Joe Choynski, and other noted heavyweights, who are now only a name. M'Mahon'a chief adviser was American Jimmy Dime, m his day one of the best men at his weight m the States, and who held an unbeaten record till he went down before the peerless Griffo." "This Kllbane is the lad that would make a sensation if ever he showed In Australia, for he Is one of the cleverest fighters I have ever laid eyes on, and a real champion m every sense of the wprd," writes an Australian abroad. "i was not present when he disposed of Chancy, who was the strongest contender for his title, as I was out at Colorada Springs watching the WelshWhite fracas, but, from all accounts received from reliable persons seated at the ringside, it appears that Chancy never had a chance. Therefore, it looks as if Johnny will not be troubled for some years to come, as the Amari.cn.T» featherweights are a poor lot, which taV-one reason why I think Charlie Simpson will make a barrel of money here. He could clean up all the feathers hereabouts quite easily." Recently it was told m these columns that H. D. Mclntosh had fired m ft writ for libel claiming £5000 damages against "The M-rror" newspaper, Syd- j ney, because that paper republished j some cock-and-bull story from the New York "Police Gazette" suggesting j that the mighty Mac. had had some hand m Lea Darcy's disappearance. However, all's well that ends well. "The Mirror" has taken back all that it was alleged to have, said, and intimated that it did not intend to connect H. D. Mac. with the disappearance of Darcy, and m order to clear any doubt existing on the matter, It Btates that it is quite satisfied that not only did Mclntosh not assist Darcy to leave Australia, but, on the contrary, he took active steps to prevent his departure. The paper is glad to remove any false impression, expresses regret, etc., and Magnificent Mac, on his part, withdrew the writ, and all is serene once again. Though England is at war, and is looking to give the Hunhog the knockout, it is good to note that boxing isn't dead m the "Old Dart." Cables last week showed that Britons are still stoushing. For instance! we learn that Sergeant Billy Walls defeated Sergeant-major Dan Voyles. This is not surprising inasmuch as Wells has always had it over the Irish Guards- ; man, Whether the Irishman Was Jn '[ England on leave is not known, but It is to his credit as a soldier and a | scrapper that he has spent many,, I months at the front. Presumably, Wells ! has done, or is doing, hts "bit." An- [ other cable of note was the one recording the fact that the Wolßh wonder, Jimmy Wilde and the Zulu Kid, fought for practically the bantam championship of the world, and none i wonder at the fact that Jimmy triumphed m the eleventh round, knocking out the contender. This Wilde ! lad or young man is a. marvel, and Is practically the unbeatable fly- weight of the world. He has won tight after fight, and according to boxing chut m London, he was offered ail sorts of purses to go to America to meet young Erne. Johnny Ertle, "Tho Zulu Kid." and the best bantams available) m the U.S.A O Wilde, however, was doing sp well m England that ho would not. or perhaps could not leave KngUuxl, and thus it was that the "Zulu Kid" had to come to him. Anyhow, a reference to record books shows that "The Zulu Kid," whose real name Is not given, is an Italian, born m Polenza. weighs lioibs, and is 20 yeans of age. Ho l« the claimant for the fly-weight championship.