PUG PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 772, 21 August 1920, Page 8

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• Tom Souter was a very proud man when his protege, Cann, got the decision over Facoorey at Stratford. Ab thera was very little between the pair perhaps , the Wanganul Association will put them I on next month. i The Otago Boxing Association is moV- ' Ing In the direction to secure the removal of the silly disqualification attaching to Nell Robinson. Robinson Is well known In amateur athletic sport m WellI lngton. i • A film screened at the Grand Theatre, and which attracted every pug m Duuodin and was supported by ths attend* ance of the Otagp Boxing Association en masse, was that featuring the fight between "Digger" Evans, the "idol of ■ the Aussles," and Jamito, the Philliplno. The fight was certainly a good one, as . tho Bplendid picture shows. I Harry Marquet writes Fred Foster from ; Sydney, that he would like a match arranged under tha 0.8.A Harry Is a Pig Islander, and has an eye to biz. He reckons that if Clabby and Co. can get good cash In Noo Zee, why. not a Piff Islander? '•- Marquet boxed long ago with-Matheson In a six round go at Dunedin. His last amateur fight ]p. the Dominion was with Charlie Savoury, now gone West. Mar- ■ quet won In four rounds. In Australia ; he had some good wins as a professional: j Albert Pooley, ten rounds: Fltzslmmons, I twice: Kelly Mansfieldy seven rounds; • Ben Doyle, twelve rounds. Ben fought i Dave Smith for the championship, and i got shaded In twenty rounds* He also j had a twenty round go with Sid Neilson, I and got the decision. With Tom O'Malley ho had a draw. Relative to the Volaire-Whlthy bout, the O.BA. Is fixing up two special fllx round bouts between H. Gunn, Timaru, and J. Campbell, Green Island, and Musson, of Christchurch, and T. Harris, Dunedin.--"lreland may be only a small spot on .the map, but It grows athletes the way Kansas grows corn. It Is natural for an Irishman to want to be a champion or break a record. At present we have four world's champions m the ring who trace their ancestry — and not very far back— to the Emerald Isrie. There's Jack Dempsey, our heavy-weight, who probably is peer to any man who- ever drew on a glove. Then there 1b Mike O'Dowd, middle-weight champion, who is going along through the men In his class without any trouble; and Johnny KUbane, king of the feather-weights for over 8 I years. It's claimed, too, that the little Rngllsh champion fly-weight. Jimmy Wilde, conies of good Irish stock. Our Jack Britton, welter champion, originally Billy Breslm, is as Irish as Cork. . . i Britton is one of the most remarkable ■ title holders America possesses. He has

fought on top form cleaning- up everything for fifteen years. V Robert Edgren, m the "New York Evening World." The boxing at Bluff was. good, but much drawn out. The two special prizes for the best novice and the beat boxer from the district were won by S. Harvey and J. Doyle respectively. A A boxing club has been formed at Gore, and work has commenced m earnestSycarne and Edwards boxed very well at Bluff. They were tn. good fettle, and their work was willing and tioan. The ! deciHlori waa unpopular but nevertheless j oprr*e-l- --! The Ohriflio.buro.h Association la . very ; !lke t.h'« Wellington b^dy slow and i a!eei>y. National \vf<-M j>assed off without a tigM of any kind which much <31h~ g-ustfti! the visitors* to Christ ohurr.h. [ Any thief or burglar who bumps against I plalnclothes Constable Straffun during the ne?U few weeks had better go along quietly . The "cop" m question has -done I a lot of worU lately and Wellington, fans i are anxious to see him matched with ! Barney McCleary either before the latter i goes to Australia or on his reLurn. :: • Chatting about the Clabby-Cook contest at DannevlrUe, an enthusiast who caw the Yank training at Gisborne says, "Let Cook beware, for Clabby is all wire, whalebone and wallop. It will be a case of grace, skill and speed against strength and punch." Lin. Robinson wired froth Gisborne last ■week offering to meet Hairy Holmes at 9.4, under any association. He has £50 to back himself. - ; The Stratford folks were delighted with the success of the Cann-Facoorey contest, which was attended by a record house. The Association will come out well on top over the fixture. Les Gleeson is opening a gymnasium at Gisborne next week, where he hopes to enrol several novices who are anxious to learn how to use their dooks. Meanwhile Les is training regularly and is prepared to fight any middle or heavyweight m the Dominion. Havllah TJren leaves for Greymouth today to finish off for hla fight with Harry Holmes on Saturday next. ' Tommy Uren left here on Thursday on ■ his way to Sydney to fulfil his engagement with Billy Shade, which is scheduled for September 14, at the Sydney i Stadium. ' After a period of somnolence It Is now 1 given out that the Wellington Association Is bringing over "Digger" Evans, and his first fight will be with Havllah Uren, about September 11. The Dannovlrke Association has arranged with Fritz Holland to give an exhibition of sparring on the night of the ' Clabby-Cook fight. : Asked what he thought of the ClabbyCook contest, F. Holland gave It as his 1 opinion that it would be one of the best ' fights ever seen In the Dominion. 1 Sllvino Jamito Is going strong In Brla- . bane. Frank Mancer and Thorn both having fallen victims to him. George Cook, who Is to fight Jimmy Clabby at Dannevirke, on Wednesday, is 1 very well and has got through a lot of work. He has been sparring daily with 1 Straffon, Sando.w and others. With these and some other forms of exercise he has been going the full distance daily, so there is no chance of him tiring. The bout is likely to go the full distance, as both Clabby and Cook are too scientific to get knocked. At Stratford, last week, the Mayor (J. W McMillan), who presided at the Fa-coorey-Cann contest, made a. suggestion that the Defence Department would do " well to incorporate some boxing m tht Territorial training. He believed that If there was boxing at the weekly par&das the lads would turn up more cheerfully to the weekly dose of right turn.