PUG PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 889, 9 December 1922, Page 8

PUG PARS.

A good lightweight m Fi. Unchurch, has come to light m the Herbert Street school. Upchurch has only been m the boxing game a short /while, but he shows quite a. lot -of prdmise; Bert Drake's little wondgr midget boxers will accompany him to Wanganui, where he is training alike Flynn. -..'.' ■•■:/■■ . Jog loapa, the Raraton£an feather, improves m his spars with Garl Galloway. loapa' 'will be' pitted against Rusterholz on January 25' at Wellington next tourney. • : ' Carl Calloway works out at the Herbert Street . school,- Wellington, and states he is willing to fight Fred. Hansen or any other . welter m the country. •' . • R. Fitzsimmons, Bert Drake's lightheavy, can be matched against any light-heavy m 'the country. Fltz carries a good punch, so his' sparring partners say. Chas. Gear writes to say that ho will .be pleased to accept R. Fltzslmmons's challenge. He is m constant training with Billy Preston. .Los. Gleeson says he has no complaints against Tim Tracy's decision awarding the fight to Cyril Whitaker. Gleeson found Whitaker too tall and rangy, and his repeated back-njoving pampered the loser. ■ . ■ C. Cann has done a lot of solid work and ' will strip very fit for his fight with Mike Plynn at Wanganui tonight. The Wanganui Association, has lost money on recent fights, but there should be a bumper house to-night. Cann wants another go at Gunn when he gets through with 'Flynn, and will let Gunn come m, at 8.10. . At Wanganui to-night Young, the local heavy, is to bo pitted against Mills, of Eltham, as a prelim, to the big fight. , ? Tom Souter is doing so well alt his Wanganui school that he^ias been compelled to open an extra night to cope with the rush of pupils. Sid. Cann,' the N.Z. amateur bantam champion, is to fight Rube Howe at Wanganui to-night.' Sid. hus been doing a lot of sparring with his brother Chas. Tom Symes,, a likely middle, of Wanganui, would like a crack , at Bill Scott or any other midd-le m the pro. ranks. "Bill Peck, the champion -Australian axeman, who is attached to the Athletic Stadium controlled >. by Bert Lewis, and who is doing the shows, is. proving a great draw card, but it is expected that some of the champion axomen m the Southland district will extend him next week. ,At Balclutha recently Jack tievlne, the Kaitangata miner, who recently wrestled Tommy Walker for the lightweight championship, succeeded m staying the limit with young Peter Bonnor, who is attached to the athletic stadium of Bert. Lewis. It is now expected that Tommy Walker will- have ago with Bonnor. The stadium will be at the Invercargill Show on Tuesday and Wednesday next. ■ ■■ ■ , The Taranakl Association was up against bad weather on the occasion of., tho Whitaker-Gleeson right, but deßpite this a bumper house turned up, WhlUiker was too fait for Glue* won, but he lacks a punch and oould not hurt a bantam, Oleoson would ihlne better when up ajalnßt a flfhtar nnd not a boxer. The Aubblo Is it very hard hitter, but m not as' fast aa ho was onco. Tim Tracy m to referee tho CannFlynn contest at Wanganui to-night. A newcomer at Tracy's school m Willis Street is Jim Chase, a bantam. His mentor thinks very highly pt iho la<\ /and declares he will make good. Strange and wonderful things have been done m tho name of boxing m America, but a. recent contest held m Nashville must surely be the limit. Wo read that Jack Wray, a colored; boxer. In a bout with Battling Jim .lohnson, lost his temper* with j the referee! "Hardbollcd" Brown, ' also a gentleman of color. Ho ; thereupon stopped fighting and devoted his attention to the referee. :He hooked a right to that ofilclalla Jaw, but missed, and that gentleman came up with n snappy right to the, nose, whicli Kent Wrny down for the count. After Wray had been revived he continued his fight with .lohnson. and won tse rteciHlon m eißht rounds. ' Charlie Peoples has George Modrich In active work, and is speeding ,tho strong man up m stylo. Modrich Is nnxluuH to try his strength on nny heavyweight who is looking for v clash.

Pat Gleeson returned from New Zealand last week with five fresh scalps and one hundred of the very best to say he's a better man than Hughie Dwyer^ Gleeson' s New Zealand performances alone entitle him to a chance with a man of Dwyer's standing m the game, and his £ 100 Hide-stake should just about clinch matters for this match. Gleeson versus Dwyer looks an attractive fixture; they're both Irishmen, and, generally, the Irish scrap well,— Sydney "Sportsman." • . . ■ At New Plymouth on Thursday last Cyril Whltaker gained a points decision over L>es. Gleeson. After viewing the moving pictures of Georges Carpentier's defeat at the hands of Siki, the boxing writer of the London "Sportsman" spoke up as follows:— The most interesting round is the sixth, m which it may be recalled that the referee decided that Car■peritier had" been tripped by Siki, andupon that issue the order of disqualification which was after wards' reversed by the judges, who gave the award to the Senegalese. Judging from the picture it looks, m- tho language of the ring* that Carpentier is "all m," weak and well-nigh helpless. Both men were standing wide, their legs became interlocked, but there is no deliberate intention on the part of Siki to trip. He appears to withdraw his leg; there is a perceptible pause, and then a hook; Carpentier falls with one leg extended, but he is so exhausted that he cannot rise. Then the referee gives his verdict. There is much of interest m the early; -exchanges. In these we see Carpentier doing a lot of execution . with his 'swift right hand, but. quite failing to distress Siki. He is severely hit on several occasions, compelled to go down for a count, but his rugged native strength, .combined with his indomitable spirit, ■■•prevails. It is noticeable that Carpentier is continually applying his favorite right hand,, and always for the jaw. There is little use Of the left, and it does not appear as if the body, which, m the case, of the black man, is more vulnerable than the head or the side of the face, is much aimed for. We have seen colored men m dire straits from a punch near /the mark which has affected them much more than a blow on the chin. For two and a half rounds it is Carpentier's fight. Possibly if he had concentrated all his energies on a Quick decision such might have come his way. But the other man is able to fight back rudely, vigorously, in-round-arm fashion, and he is not deVQid of cunning or sense; he drops frpm a slight tap. It is towards the end of the third round that the turn m the tide occurs. Carpentier is upset from a chance right"'. hand. He takes but a brief .count. Siki is glowing and flushed with his .temporary success. He rushes, gJ^ts the inside position, and punishes his rival about the ribs. It .is much the same sort' of thing m the fourth round,' the white champion iis being badly buffetted, taking much more .than he can return, Siki is fighting a winning battle. Carpentier is faltering before the deadly onslaught, the destructive attack of the black. In the fifth round things are indeed going: badly, the French idol ia oyerpowered and outfought, especially at close range. He is almost In extremis, and then there Is a very clear case of butting, for which Carpentier is reproved by the referee. It would appear that early youth, lustiness, and better condition, and some wily ways of his own served the negro,' who, once be found his rival weakening, gave him no chance to recover. Carpentier, indeed, made a tremendous mistake. He underrated Siki. At present two of the world's champions are gathering good money behind the footlights. They are Jack Dempsey and Benny Leonard. Dempsey's act is popular and well received, as he picks out the toughest sparring partner he cah induce to accept the job, and .pays good wages to men who'll stand , and swap slams with him for a few rounds. The heavy king is earning plenty of money on the stage, but the general opinion concerning him is that, personally, he prefers the real stuff. And should anyone bob along and arrange a battle for him with a contender for his title he'd jump the theatrical traces and make tracks for his pet training: camp as fast as possible. He's a popular hero is Dempsev. The view of Leonard's stage stuff, however, is slightly different. There are > more classy lightweights than there are classy heavies, and Eenno is evidently making as much money carting his championship around stage doors as he possibly can before returning, to his trade and ffivinsy budding Lew Tendlers anrt Charlie Whites a chance to knock him cueftoo. He is a wise bird, is Bennah. And all pood luck to him. #or quite recently ho fought four hard fights m about three months or so, entailing a big strain on a man of his years. An American writer recently stated that good management and a war record made a fortune for CaFpentter, and to Francois Descamps, tho little almond-eyed manager, belongs tho credit of having put Georges on tho top rung of the pugilistic ladder of fame. > The street fakirs of Paris recently did a bier business In selling' copies of Georges Carpentier's will, which was a joke document humorously written i and filled with fantastic bequests. One iof the clauses of the Joke will bequaathed to Jack Dempeoy. Carpentler's^rold teoth. „ , : Frank lo Oenaro, of Now York, holds two decisions over Panoho Villa al* ready, and Yankee writers reckon that Genaro only has to moot Pancho In >or dor to become the Bst ohamplon of America, but tho Filipino is on hl» way homo; so Frankle'B chances arc Bma.ll. A writer m tho "Manchester Gunmlani says: — "At tho time of CarpenUer y d defeat by the black Slkl I mentioned the fooling that existed here, as m America, against boxing contests between black and white. A rnedtc.il correspondent writes on tho subject: 'The point at issue ,ls whether or not the, tone of the white man's nervous system is too high fo enable him to fljjht successfully apalnst tho colorod muij|. European civilisation has boon Millt up by abandoning muscular for brain power. Europeans m consequence have, lost something of the perfect physlcul co-ordination which distinguishes many other races. Body and mind do not strike together: rather the body follows tho mind. So lonpr as a white boxor has play for Ida "science" ho is a match for any antagonist. Hut should it como to '.'"ehcer fighting" tho colored man is hifc superior. For his instinct Is surer ,nnd swifter and his muscles belong to his Instinct rather than to his reason." Roy Hrlen think« it is about time sa.rno association biivc him consideration and ho would like to moot any feather m the Dominion.

Billy Preston has net gone to Australia, as was stated a few weeks ago/ On the contrary he is very much with us, and has been undergoing a steady course of training. He is now ready to meet any lightweight m New Zealand. Charlie Gear has improved out of sight says Billy Preston. He is getting rea_dy for a contest at Blenheim shortly, where he is to supply the main event. He -woulci also like to get a return with -Parker, who beat him m the championships. " Demsky and Stewart Smith meet at Napier on Monday next Smith is under a forfeit of £25 to make 10 stone. . . • , The Demsky-May affair is still causing a lot of talk m Auckland. \ Tho i-N.B.A. have taken the extraordinary and illogical attitule of refusing to pay over to Demsky the loser's end of the purse. It seems they have an -. idea that Demsky did not fight his best — hence the hold-up. Ike Kutner is appealing to the Dominion Boxing Council against this action, and there tho matter stands. Half-way through the fight Referee Frank Burns got the two boys together and asked them. couldn't they make it a bit more willing. That can-not be construed as a serious warning to either or both of them, and having awarded May the decision, the loser is entitled- to his end, "No fight, and all bets off!" would have been the Inevitable . decision from a more-corn-.petent referee. Demsky was suffering from a touch of dysentry, and as the night was warmer than any ground of the go he claims he was satisfied to box for points instead of a X.0., and considered that he secured- sucha lead as to justify him conserving his natural resources; ' iftlay was certainly the more willing of the twd. and knowing that his opponent carried a handfurof sleeping draught he went warily to work. But the whole dispute was a rank affair, and a few more will soon K.O. the sto'ush game m Auckland. Perhaps Demsky will make .amends with Stewart Smith 1 at Napier or Keenan at Palmerston North. .-. The same Mr. -Smith has a century of the best, to say he. can clean up Keenan, and- Harry May -wishes he might, have an opening- for meeting tho Keenan colt anywhere, at any time, for a similar sum. The'next Purdy-Hatton. go will draw a bumper house. Their dash saved the situation at the last K.B.A. night, and the fight fans are eagerly anticipating another. .'.""*