A MIXED BAG.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19498, 5 June 1925, Page 5

A MIXED BAG.

By The Gleaner of those who witnessed both the j bouts between Dwyer and M'Donald are | convinced . that the latter had more in his I favour at the end of the second meeting I than he did in the first. It struck tho I writer that Dwyer did not strip quite so ' lit for the second bout as he did for the j first. In any case he did not put so much zip into his action. 'ino Otago Boxing Association was well rewarded lor ’putting tip tho second battle, as it, also drew a very- large audience. The preliminary bout of 10 rounds was too long lor a slogging match. Australia is not an El Dorado for the lighting man whatever it may be for the promoter. Some light on tile point is thrown by tho Referee, which recently said: Fighters will not come here if they act upon the advice of Mr Alf Evans, the former promoter of shows at Fulham Baths, who is now in Melbourne. In fact, lie has been in Australia some (line —long enough, u«. ho says, to have seen and to know just how things are. “Believe mo,” he says, “Australia is a good place for boxers to keep out of. I have been around with (he English boxers who have arrived since J, have been here, and the only reason come of them are not in tho workhouse is that there are no workhouses in Australia. There are only four boxing shows in tho whole of Australia—Sydney. Brisbane, and Melbourne Stadiums, which are controlled by one syndicate, and Perth, which has a show of its own. Our men I who come out under contract cannot get home again until the- have finished their [ contract unless they pay their own passage, I two of our champions have lately taken £4O for their end of a 20 throc-minutc round contest. The barracking at boxing matches here would drive an ordinary English light fan insane. To make things worse for boxing, the people have new taken on a craze for wrestling. I do, in all seriovur.ess, advise any vt cm beys to give this place a wide berth. Joe Fox" has just loft for homo after taking part in 11 big fights, and I don’t think kis wealth will give his ship a list. Heaven help those who conic out here under contract and happen to get beaten first time’ It is just .starvation for them until the six' months is up; they would be bettor oil as a 10-rounder at Home. I have seen, so I know. It, is nice to see old faces away out hero, but 1 don’t want to see any as boxers at the present.” • Oil May 9 Tom Ht-oney, the New Zealand champion heavy-weight, outpointed the South African, Johnny Squires, at the Town Hall, Johannesburg. Tho Rand Daily Mail says that tho match aroused so much interest that the gate receipts amounted to £I7OO, which would it appear that Ilceney, after all, was wise in not accepting offers to fight elsewhere in preference to South Africa. Though lleoney won on points, his lighter opjpone.nl is given great, praise for his plucky and clover boxing. In most of the. rounds from I lie fourth he landed frequently with his left. Iloeiiey weighed list ami Squires 11.10, yet in tho sixteenth, seventeenth, mid eighteenth rounds the local champion did the better work. Tho heavy battering liy the visitor (hence to tho end proved too Severn for tho light South African, who wa.s dropped for a second or so in the nineteenth round. 'The decision in favour of tho New Zealander was received with universal approval. . , . An American paper, tho Evening World, says that on April 3 secret arrangements were arrived at whereby a Dempsey-W ills light will take place shortly after September i. ft even stales that tho site has been decided upon. 'I ho promoters are to eater for an attendance of 150,000 persons, and Dempsey's cut is to be of not less than 750,000 dollars, the paper adds. In other words, (hat is Ihe amount guaranteed, with the option-of a big cut of the gate receipts. The match which was arranged bcl'.veu Purdv and Fairball at the Sydney Stadium has been postponed. It will probably time place towards the end of ibis month. Against any players in Australia,_ other than Uur brothers Limlvum, the Sydney man, Frank Smith, jun., would probably will, over all distances tviys “Cannon in the Sydney Referee). But he is experiencing long ’ waits against Waller Landrum in their game of 18,000 up at. the Elystan billiaul parlour, below Cavilier Cafe, in King street. The left-handed Melburnian, who is conceding Smith 5000 points, never wielded a licttcr cue, and wore he pushed in the present match it is safe to say he could establish many new scoring records. Since the pair began their match, Landrum, without aiiv apparent ctforl, lias compiled breaks of 701, 336, 324, 322. 319. 274, 265, 240, 212, .-ml ZOO. At a committee meeting of ihe nevyly-formed-Christchurch Amateur Boxing Club ihe chairman (Mr J. F. W ilsonl said, in moving that, the club should apply to (lie Minister of Internal* Affairs for registration, that there was nothing in the Act to prevent, a. purely amateur body from being registered, and if registration were, refused it could only bo on the grounds of a, certain rule of ihe New Zealand Boxiim Association. Tho question ’ had to be fought out, and it was as well to start now. Finality could not bo allowed to rest with a few interested individuals, who could be expected to do their bast to prevent amateur clube from receiving recognition. If registration were refused, the club would be compelled to resort to combined action to secure (lie rights that undoubtedly belonged to amateurism. The motion was carired. Commenting on tho recent cricket, outcry from England, the Sydney Referee says; There is a growing tendency in cricket to find fault with the laws or the customs which have operated from time immemorial. We have it now and then in this country. Anil a spasm of (hat sort is being felt in England now. But it, is generally tho ease of an inferior workman finding fault with his tools. Cricket, is all right. But cricket ora, Ihe world over, in the broad and general sense, arc not quite so good as (hoy used to be. And that is the main reason why England baa been losing test matches. How’s this for boxing?—Though ovn the age limit (:{S), set by the commission. Jack Johnston, after a searching meilieal examination, revealed Ihe fact that he is us physically lit as many a tit man in (lie early twenties. The wrestling boom in Melbourne evoked the wrath of the Presbyterian Assiueldy, which “deprecated” such manoeuvres as head-locks and toe-holds, scissors and hiilfnelsons. But a visiting grappler. avers that wrestling is quite a nice game. Even a Karasick head-hold is u gentle thing. A man may .turn a bit, blue under it. and lbs circulation may stop, but, the athlete explains, it's “just like going off to sleep. It's a grand healthy sport (the world's champion, Zbysko, is 50), but a man should, be trained for it. lie requires a special muscular' development. One aspirant got Ids neck broken at his debut, but it was IPs own fault. He wasn't properly trained. The golfer and (he angler were discussing their respective pursuits. “Fishing is very slow,” averred the man in plus fours. "For instance you fellows can never have the same thrill of satisfaction as we do when we drive.” “Oh, I dnnao," said (he knight of the rod, •‘sometimes I catch a listi as long as one of your drives . . but, of course, I throw that sort back again. The medical school of the Middlesex Hospital, in order to provide for its sindents the best, possible subject for a demonstration in surface anatomy, prevailed upon Bhil Scott, the well-known heavy-weight, to recently appear before the students lecture in boxing kit. Following the anatomy demonstration Scott, was examined by the ophthalmic, cardiographies and radio-logical departments. His eyesight and blood pressure was examined, and the X-day apparatus will enable the normal beating and shape of the heart of an athlete in tine condition to lie recorded. After lunch Scott passed through other tests, and at. (5 o'clock ran round i lie “garden of Middlesex,” as the inner quadrangl ■ of the hospital is called, and then continued his sprint upstairs to the physiolog.eal department, where wo underwent cor lain tosts which show the reaction of a man in training to the searching tests of the physiologists. The scientific records of this unusual demonstration will be most, valuable to students as a cheek upon th. standard now recorded by the hospital. The popularity of Ungby in France from the point of view of (lie general public is clearly demonstrated by the receipts n> this season's intermit tonal matches, not only from those held in Paris, tint also from those staged in the provinces (says Renter). Of (he four most important events the receipts for tho France-Irelaad match amounted to EfiS.OOO francs; French Selection v. All Blacks. 417,(1(11) francs: France-All Blacks (M Toulouse), .Tkd.OOO francs; Franee-Knghind, 502,(K1D francs, making a total for the four matches of 1,312,000 francs (&H,i3o»). It is interesting (o note that the match which aitracted the greatest number of spectators was French Seleeion v. All Blacks in Baris, France-All Blacks at Toulouse coming next, on the list. The University of PcnnnjTvania is spending £2of),t;oo on the erection of a now college football stadium, which, whim eompleledt will be ilm largest and le-sl-eqnipncd in the world. At the chief umlches played by the to liege 'gist year

(!ii> whole accommodation was taken on i-.-u-li occasion, and the spectators numbered 51,000. It lias been decided, therefore, to provide a seating capacity of JOti.OW) for die new ground, and (lie work is proceeding. American colleges evidently have the handling of a deal more money Hum similar institutions in any other part of the world.