SOMETHING LIKE THAT STORY

NZ Truth, Issue 1173, 24 May 1928, Page 10

SOMETHING LIKE THAT STORY

THERE waß some talk of a fight m Auckland on Friday night last, but , * the Northern Association, apparently not relishing some criticism, failed to extend the customary press ticket to "N.Z. Truth." It was like this— Auckland got annoyed at "southern" associations Importing boxers and at the annual meeting of the northern association comment was made on this "breach of the rules." But Auckland showed ignorance of the rules, for associations can Import as many boxers as they | like — 80 long as their characters (the , boxers', of course) are good. .... . Being told they were m the wrong by "Truth"— and later, In an Indirect way, by the Council — piqued the association. But piqued as they were, it was nothing to what a lot of people , felt after the referee crowned Hay winner over McKnight last week. Not that Hay wouldn't have won — everybody admits that — but quite a big percentage of the house reckoned the referee had swallowed a : couple of speedy balls before taking his place m the ring. All, of course, know the story of the Irishman fighting the negro, 1 with a representative of the Green Isle as referee. The Irishman was knocked down, but his fellow countryman was In no hurry with the count, and m between each count he pleaded with the fallen gladiator to arise. • • This he ■ did» and a little later the nigger was down. , It was different this time and, the referee rattled off: onetwothreefourfive and five's ten outl , • : Auckland, last week, was not quite so bad as that, but nine, out came •o close on top of each other to make it quite apparent there was a very slight pause of a second. r People who heard the fight on the wireless say it was wonderful— but those unfortunates who saw it, say it was "daylight robbery on a large scale.". "Truth," down In the body of the hall, does not know who was right . " —the referee or the riotous ones— but it does know that it was a scraggy - affair, and that it will do little to enhance the reputation of the association. ' ■ • firaimiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiw