THE BOXING TOURNAMENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15892, 11 October 1913, Page 6

THE BOXING TOURNAMENT.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib,—Now that the Australasian boxing obampionships are over the question arises: Have we ot Duncdin loarnt anything new from tho Australians? Taking King, of New South Wales, as an example, I think we have. He has shown to us that the Jem Maoe system of boxing is not altogether extinct, as I had begun to think it was. Cool and collected, King tetands with a very fine defensive position, uses good foot work, hits out clean lefts and rights straight from tho shoulder, judging and timing his blows very well. He also shown that a boxer can box with succees without clinching and wrestling all over the stage, as some of our boxers do, wearing the 6oul out of the referee. Being an admirer of Join Mace's magnificent system of fighting, I would strongly advocate it for our boxers. Jem Mace, lOst 91b, was a clea.n, straight left and right tighter of the old school, with a perfect knowledge of the valne of posi-. tion and footwork. He covered himself at every point as he manceuvred towards his man, never for an instant leaving himself unguarded, jior dkl ho ever take his keen, searching gaze from his opponent's face; then, when exactly within striking distance, like a Hash lie could hit his man and get away again. This enabled him to beat such champions as "Tom" King, whom lift described as the greatest fighter lie ever stood up to; "Sam" Hurst, of tremendous hitting power: and "Joe" Goss, weighing nearly 17st, Maoo coming out of this last fight with hardly a scratch, after having something like 50 rounds, If our amateurs were to try to develop more of the Mace fclionl of science, and less of American vifighting. they would make the sport more interesting and attractive.—l am, etc., One of the Old School.