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NZ Truth, Issue 604, 13 January 1917, Page 11

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Colin Bell is still eager to fight, and is after the scalp of Dave Smith. The fight at Melbourne this (Saturday) evening will be between the sparkling Bert Spargo, of Victoria, and the Englishman, Llew Edwards. According to latest advice, Jimmy Penrose, of Chrlstchurch, was In hospital somewhere m the Old Country, and was doing well, Les. O'Dounell has stated m Sydney that he "'is through with the game. Rheumatism has been an enemy of the N.S.W. light heavyweight, and hampered him m training. Big Bill Bartlett, the Christchurch. heavyweight, who made Joe Lee, the Melbourne champion, sing small In Egypt, is toiling somewhere m Canterbury and is reported to have been m Chrlschurch for the holidays. Efforts arc being made .to bring Llew Edwards and Bert Spargo together again. Latter is prepared to take on Llew, if the English lad will scale 0-3, which should be hard for him to accomplish and flght-strongly. Syd. Godfrey, who failed to defeat Jimmy Hill at the Sydney Stadium on New Year's night, will be m action at the Brisbane Stadium this (Saturday) evening. His opponent will be the clever little Queenslander, Wave Geikie. "Sandy" Jack, the well-known Chrlstchurch pug trainer, leaves New Zealand with the next batch of reinforcements. His son was killed m France and "Sandy" intends to make a few of the Bosches scarce by way of retribution. __. • Harold Hardwick, who, m some quarters was regarded as heavyweight champion of Australia, until beaten by Les. Darcy, talks of again taking on the glove business. With youth on his side, Harold may do well amongst those on deck just now "Snowy" Baker is much interested . in' Paddy Slavin, the second cousin of the great F. P. Slavin, the best white heavy-weight m the world, m Hhe 80---90's. This relative and namesako .is a nuggety cove with the fighting instinct, and Mr. Baker intends to give him a start In a. sixer, ut an early date. Mr. R. L. Baker intends seemingly to go right on with the business of giving encouragement to and assisting promising youngsters m the various Australian Slates. Reports concerning likely lads are to be forwarded him' -from time to time by "independent" representatives m Victoria and Queensland. According to an American paper to hand this week, the proposed February fight m New York between Georges Curpentler, French heavy-weight champion; and Jess Willard, world's title holder, is tit' a standstill. There are two obstacles. First: Ofilclal permission from the French military chiefs has not been given Carpentler. Second: Jones and .Curjey, who control Willard and Les Darcy, have placed an exorbitant price- on the services of both men. It ia believed OnrpenUer's permission will be granted. Rlckurd plans to use Jack Dillon, unless WHlard's price d.rops to 50,000 dollars. There's a bit of a mix here. What does It all mean? Les Darcy m the samo camp as Willard. Perhaps we'll get the strength of it all as time goes on. • From Now York ootnos the news that .\lr,s. L\Una Yulonline Selby, eighth and wealthiest wife of Kid McCoy, has brought suit for absolute divorce, basing it upon a recent, sensational raid upon tho pugilist's appartments m tho Hotel Seville. The name of the corespondent ia not disclosod. The complaint calls her an unknown woman. From Emll K. Fuehs, counsel for Mra. Selby. It was learned, however, that hur rival Is an attractive young blonrt of 23, known so well on Broadway that the detectives who followed her saw scores greet her- as she passed up the groat white way. McCoy went to the border with tho American troops In June. Ho served -an an orderly on Mttjor-Cieneral O'Rynn's staff, m September he returned to tho city, and Immediately his wife got In touch with private detectives, who trailed him with the results disclosed.

Dave Smith and Jim Tracey are matched for Saturday night, January 27, at the Sydney Stadium. Herb McCoy is to have one more go with Llew Edwards. The pair will measure each other at the Melbourne Stadium on the evening of January 27. English ex-champions m Jim Driscoll and Owen Moran are to meet shortly at London, N.S.W., allegedly for £200 aside. Both stood down for some time, Tom O'Malley is out after the winner of the Uren-Kay fight, Fritz Maki, or Fritz Holland, and if neither of them will meet him, Tom would like a cut at Sol Jones. it is stated m a letter from England that Wally Pengelley, the amateur fea-ther-weight, well known m New Zealand, is to be matched for 20 rounds with an English Tommy. Frank Thorn gained a points decision by a narrow margin over ' George Newbury, m Brisbane, "on Saturday night, December 30, Newbury knocked up his left hand badly m the twelfth round. , A writer informs us (an American paper) that Mike Gibbons, although he is one of the, marvels of the ling, is by no means a rich man, and scoffs at thousands of dollars. Mike ought to go into vaudeville with that stunt. It would be a rare sight to see a box fighter come out on the stage and m plain view of the audience scoff -at a few thousand iron men, ; Les .Darcy has turned up safe and sound m New York. In an Interview, Darcy stated that he was going to enlist m. a. few months m either Canada or England.; The champion wants? to have a slap at Georges Carpehtier. Darcy already has been approached by Yankee fight promoters, who have offered the champion £15,000 for three tights. Evidently, the terms are not good enough, as Les has turned them down. ■ <■'. The Sydney Stadium scrap this (Saturday) evening will bo provided by the Australian feather-weight champion, and the American, Matty Smith. The latter is a recent arrival In Australia, and is said to be a versatile individual m many ways. In fact, boxing is only one of his many accomplishments. As Hill is flght;lng at the top of his form he should have no difficulty m more than holding his own with the Yankee kid. N That rank imposter, Alex. Costlca, who had one fight m Sydney and had the bad luck to be put up against Darcy, with disastrous results to Alex, is still having the stuffing knocked out of him. "When he returned to America, he whined and whimpered, and denied that -he was a quitter when he met Darcy, and, presumably, he whined to some purpose. He got a match with Young Ahearn m Montreal (Canada) arid was outed In the fifth round. In a recent letter, Private Wally Pongelly, the amateur featherweight, mentioned Alf Gault. Alf, he says, was wounded m the leg and refased to be taken away by the stretcher bearer, saying he coultl manage to hobble along, because somebody more seriously hurt might want the bearers. On his way out, Alf stopped for a vest and was killed by a shell. Norman Bennett, says Pengelly, also reckoned he was not wounded badly enough to leave the trenches and he met his death In the samo way ns C'.nult. Behaviour such as this should make some of the wowsers who have spoken against boxing, eat their words. Jimmy Thompson writes: Re Frank Grlflln's challenge ("Truth," 30-12-16). If it isn't just a joke asking dead associations to run a match just now, I'll be only too pleased to meet Griffln on the terms he names. Seems funny to me, however, that In October I heard it spat about the country that Griflln waated a welter match and I . wrote about a match. The Greymouth Ahsoclatlon replied, saying that Griffin did not want a professional welter match as he was an amateur lightweight. Next I heard was that he was matched with Jimmy Sloan m an amateur welter dust-up. The whole biz, therefore. Is puzzling, but, as I sold before, I'm quite ready to take "Grift" on. Writing from Hornchurch Hospital. Charlie Chisnall, the well-known Chrlstchurch stoush merchant writes as follows: r came across Hurry Nicholas, the light-weight. Did: Maze had. He found poor Jimmy Hegarty when ho won the amateur championship of Canterbury. Harry told mo ho had a good fight with an urtlllery ohap on the boat, and they were going to tight In a few days, and Invited me to secotad him. They had a purse of about £'S provided, and each backed himself for JES. It was fur six rounds. The other chap weighed about I3st "lbs to Harry's J2st, and stood about sft liln. 'Well; Harry sailed m from the start and never let the other fellow use his reach. He had to do It; the othor chap could hit vory hard. Ah far as polntH went, ho never looked like belnjr beaten. He won every round, but ho stoppod a fow good ones all tho same. He has Improved a lot since I saw him last. I am m hospital at present, having spralnea my ankle while practising bayonet lighting the day before I should have left for France. BUI Squires, ex-coul-minor, boxer and farmer, mudo an attempt to "come back" tit tho Sydney Stadium on HoxIng night, and failed to got anywhere near even the very low altttudo ho reached when he was "m the game"— that la. as far as he could squeeze Into tho game, nays "Uox^r- Major" m "Sydney Sportsman," Squires never did amount to much as a champion. Tho men ho boat when some fool dubbed him "Uoshter BUI." were tcnth-ratorp or has-boons, and when ho got among boxers who could box. and fighters who could light, ho proved a joke. Tommy Burns knocked him out In one punch, lit Colma, California, a^aln. j n $ rounds, m Paris, ami m 13 In Sydney, white even old Bill Lang, tho most licked big man on earth, knocked Squlrea thrao tlmos. tie went out of tho jjume then, 1010, and had boon fanning the la«t four years past. Ho la 37 yoara of ago wlihnl. Of his last nine "lights" ho won one, over iho bum "champion of Ireland," Jim Rodhe. In each of the other eight he waa knocked out. WHAT v record! And yet this ancient monument of Incapacity was thought good enough to be allowed a chance to •come hack." Ho wan never anywhere that he could come back 10. Dnvo Smith, himself well past his prime, was aelected a.s Squlrofi's opponent, ami It In only nreosMiry to my that ho morvly ph«yc<l with "Boshte;-"' Bill for niuo round*, cotitcmltiK himself with hitting him occjialonully. ns one who would say, "Now, wilt you t-e \nnn\y .'.nU knocking him out. i» ih«j u>mfi, li.v whioh Hmo lils own vtiizy cwr; !»>»»» j ;iml D:i\t".s whdiiKM hft«l y.ul him m n j fit. no*! proper matu to re<u»lvt» fxirfmo tnuttoii m th»? nhnpc of on«» of Uio J."\ * I'^iiii lXnl>r?i lK'»ii pundit**, v Mi :S!ifi.' HW'UifS tO th<« point ' j