Coming Contests and Fights Finalised

NZ Truth, Issue 1246, 17 October 1929, Page 17

Coming Contests and Fights Finalised

Grey's Date

His Share

Third Time

Teh-Rounder

Arm Broken

Very* Slow

Leckie Next

Among The Miners

Y^N Saturday week at Greymouth Tod v Morgan and Reg. Trowern will meet. There was some haggling over the fight, but m the end terms were agreed upon — Morgan's trainer, Pat. Connors, giving way to "Pa" Trowern. After the successful New Zealand championship tourney, something g ( ood is required to satisfy the Coast people, and this mill should be all of that.

AT the Wellington amateur championships the two Thomas boys — George and Harold— fought the final of the light division and the verdict to George caused an uproar. • At last week's tourney a medal, presented by Frank McParland, was handed to George, box and all, and as he was leaving the ring some humorist told him to give half of it to Harold. George did not hesitate: "All right, he can have the box."

FOR the third time Frank Taylor and Tommy Griffiths meet on Thursday niffht — this, time at Te Aroha. In their first meeting, at Napier, Griffiths 'vyon by a narrow margin, and m the second, at Wellington, Taylor was the victor. Their styles do not blend too well, but on this occasion they may decide to get m- and mix it a little.

AT Christchurch on Monday night " Ted Morgan will face this year's amateur light champion, Bill Carey. It is a ten-round bout and both being hard punchers sparks should fly. Carey at the Greymouth championships showed an inclination to put everything into one punch, and that he possesses the power ,he illustrated when he knocked George Thomas.

AT Auckland this week Tom Alley " soon showed those who had wagered evens on Nai-anjan Singh beating the Mormon they had lost their money. After being nearly pinned m the first round with a body scissors and armloclc Alley, m the second 'minute of the second round, clapped on a hammerlock which brought a submission fall. The Indian's weight tailing against a similar hold m the third session snapped liis right upperai'm m two places, necessitating his removal to the hospital m the ambulance.

CEVERAL associations which have the " same rep. m Sydney are getting very much upset over, the way they are being left m the air. / Cables are being sent from this side, but there is nary a word m reply. The rep. has either a bad memory, or is not- worrying about New Zealand.

TOMMY DONOVAN takes the ring at Stratford on Saturday night and with the win over Griffiths last Saturday he will, be full of confidence— not that Tommy is ever lacking m that very desirable asset. ' His opponent will be Hector Leckie, who a couple of weeks back, made Glen. Leslie bite the dust. This week's contest is looked on as the hardest test Donovan has yet been set, but his rooters will not hear of his defeat. Leckie should try Tommy out every inch of the way.

THE Southland Association is fortunate that it does not have to rely solely upon the town of Invercargill for its boxers. So strong a hold has the game m practically every district m the province that several of the local championships are held by country boys, while the New Zealand middleweight championship is held by -Roy Nichol, a miner from the Ohai district. Alive to its own' interests, and also those of the outback supporters, tne association periodically stages tourneys m the country towns. Another is to be put on for the benefit of the miners and their backers at Ohai on Friday evening, when the principal item will see Roy Nichol and Russell Bagrie m action m a six-rounder.