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NZ Truth, Issue 769, 13 March 1920, Page 8

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j 3 of the Blenheim tournament nexc v.'eek. The date of the /Uren-Clabby match at Hastings will be either April 24 or 28. Ted Uren ought to make 9at, and should accordingly find plenty to keep him busy. It is not beyond possibility that the whole Uron family will settle m New Zealand. J

A cablegram dated San Francisco, February 2, received m Sydney, says that boxers Llev. Edwards and Chuck Wiggins had arrived there en route for Milwaukee, where Edwards is scheduled to meet several American boxers, including- Johnnie Dundee and Ritchie. The Wellington Boxing Association is likely to match J. Keonan, of Auckland, and J. Gunn, at feather-weight limit. This match will probably be part of a boxing programme to be arranged when Teddy Woodbine hits the capital city. Jack Luttrell, writing from Gisborne, challenges any welter-weight m the Dominion, barring, of course, Tommy Uren. Luttrell puts m a good word for Denny Murphy, Inasmuch as he thinks that it is up to some association to match Denny, of course with Luttrell. Ted Uren, weighing 9st lib, demonstrated his fighting abilities m the gym. of the Taranaki-atreet Police Station on Wednesday night of last week, when a little difference of opinion with One P. Noon was settled. All the "heads" were present, Tim Tracy refareed, and his decision after fifteen rounds of furious fighting, went to the younger Uren. It was a good try-out, and apart from other reasons, "The Second" is pleased to chronicle the fact that Ted made good. It should harden the demand for his service*.

Major Biddle, president of the Army, Navy, and Civilian Boxing Board of Control, states that the British Board x>t Boxing- Control favors the creation af an Anglo-American boxing alliance to conduct its affairs independently of the International Boxing Union m the event of France continuing to oppose the present boxing plans of England and the United States. He has Informed Lord Lonsdale that the French concession concerning voting power m the; International union is unsatisfactory, because while the United States and England should each have ten votes, France, upon a proportionate »basis, should have less, since England and the Unitpd States are greater boxing countries. Says "Sydney Sportsman": That car-rot-topped false alarm known aa "Red" Mitchell, who made such a noise <when 'he came back from abroad, and put up such a deplorable showing against Tommy Uren, at the Stadium on August 2, 1919, after which he fled to his native Adelaide at express speed, goes on his ill-tempered way. He was licked by Ernie Hickling, welter champion of "Westralia, at Perth, and went locoed. So they met again on February 16, scaling 9st lJflb each, and, In a .paroxysm of rage at .feeling he was being badly beaten, and finding that the referee would take no notice of his continual squeals of foul, m the eighth round Mitchell turned away And le*.pt out of the ring.

A possible fixture for the Sydney Stadium at Easter will be Digger Evans and Jack Green. Harry Stone and Frank Brogan provide the main stunt at the Sydney Stadium this (Saturday) evening. "Digger" Evans is well m the boom m Sydney. Next Saturday night he meets either Hairy Holmes or Syd. Godfrey; on April 3 he has a return match with Salvino Jarnito; and on April 17 he meets Jack Green. American boxing fans are comparing Harry Wills, the giant negro heavy -' ••weigilit, ivvith Peter Jackson. Wills is built along the same lines as the famous Jackson, but has a more sturdy pair of shoulders than the. •, old-time warrior. The conduct of the dusky Wills both m and out of the ring compares favorably with that of Jackson, who was one of the cleanest boxers the ring ever aftw. Jackson never cared Lo punish an opponent more than was necessary, and Wills Jias exhibited the same humane tendency m ihis bouts. Al. Lloyd looks forward with pleasure to the prospective tour of New Zealand, proffered by Mr. Jaeger, of Hawke's Bay, says "Sydney Sportsman." It is probable that Lloyd will* .start at Auckland, with a fight with Jim Tracey. The champion proposes to. take along with him that smart lav Bert .Tarvis, champion lightweight of South Australia, with a view to matching him with any of his division m the Dominion. Jarvis has a first-rate record, but somehow cannot secure a match here m Sydney. By the way, Al. L-loyd can lay claim to two championships, the heavy and mid-heavy-weight Something worth defending!

The first meeting of the International Boxing Union has been held at Paris, it is cabled. Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, and Brazil were represented it : was decided to flx the headquarters of the union at London, and to invite the Prince of Wales to become the president. The union has resolved that the. world's amateur boxing championship shall be decided at the next Olympic Games at Antwerp. According to the schedule issued shortly before the mail left the congress on the first day (February 5) was to consider regulations for championships of the world of professional boxing and the official appointment of the professional champions of the world. On the second day (February 6) the congress was to deal with the regulation of international boxing for tjhe championships of the world of amateurs, official appointment of the champions of the world and of the Olympiadea of 1920, which would consecrate the first champions of the world of amateur boxing.

The American, Pulton, who won all his matches m England, tout failed to secure a meeting with Beckett, was not popular -with boxing men or with patrons of boxing m England. The following: is from the English boxing writer "Corinthian": — "Gigantic Fred. Fulton incurred the wrath of the stalls as well as the gods when he beat Gordon Coghill, but for what reason I cannot say. Fulton had an easy task, and he set about it m a very casual sort of way, allowing the Australian to score moat of the points during the opening round; but to those who understand boxing from a practical standpoint it waa painfully obvious that Fulton was intent upon hitting: awkwardly, otherwise Coghill must have been beaten m one round. Fulton chopped his blows downward, hit round the colonial's neck, and generally gave the casual spectator the impression that he was not quite so good as his record denoted. Fulton is full of confidence, and so would you or I be were you to boast of 15st. and 6ft m altitude. That seems to have upset some of the folk. Mind you, Fulton had nothing to beat, but I can assure my readers that there (was nothing of a sneering, taunting: nature m his remarks to Coghill. Fulton is returning shortly to the States, and I am certain that he will not be m any hurry to return to England. Anyhow, Fulton can say that he scored off some of our men, no matter what arguments they may propound."