BOXING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20536, 11 October 1928, Page 4

BOXING.

By CEOSS COtTNTEJt. ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. R. W. C. (Palmerston): (1) The result* of the boxing finals at the Olympic Games were as follow: —Bantamweight, Tamagini (Italy) beat Daly (U.SA.); fly-weight, Kcceia (Hungary) beat Apell (France); featherweight, Van Klaveren (Holland) beat Peralta (Argentine) ; lightweight, Otland! (Italy) beat Halaike (U.S-A.Ji welterweight, Morgan (New Zealand) beat Landini (Argentine); middleweight, Toscani (Italy) beat Her* manck (Gsecho- Slovakia); lighi-heavy-weight, Avendano (Argentine) beat Pistulla (Germany); neavyRodriquez (Argentine) beat Ramm (Sweden). Summary—ltaly 3, Argentine 2, Hungary, Holland, and New Zealand 1 each. (2) In the first round Morgan knocked oat Johannsen (Sweden), in the second round he beat Canova (Italy) OB points, and in the semi-final he beat Calatand (France) on points. A private communication received from Wellington yesterday contained the information that Johnnny Leckie was married there on Tuesday night. The happy couple left for Blenheim yesterday afternoon, and Johnny will meet Dick Vercoe there to-night in a special eight-rtpmd bout. The Otago Association is experiencing difficulty in finding a suitable opponent for Tommy MTnnes, and it is possible that local followers of boxing may not see the Scotsman in action. It was hoped to get Lackie M‘Donald, but apparently it will be some time before he is ready to enter the ring again. 3’ The general belief is that Johnny Leckie will eventually be tempted to Australia, but with a bout arranged on the West Coast against Billy Melton and another with Norman Radford at Christchurch, it is unlikely that he will go over before the holidays. If ever Johimy and Billy Grime meet, it is safe to predict that a record house will watch them. The return bout between Tommy MTnnes and Ted Monson will be held at Auckland on Monday night. The Auckland Association is endeavouring to bring over from Australia Wesley Ketchel, the American middle-weight, who Won hia three last fights by knock-outs, and “it is hoped to match him against the winner of Monday’s bout. Little need be said of the bout between Johnny Leckie’ and Norman Radford gt Wellington on Monday night.—the latter was simply outclassed by the Dunedin boy. who fought with supreme confidence, ania assumed domination from the opening gong. Radford showed elusiveness in the first couple of rounds, but a beautiful right cross was the beginning of the end, which came early in the fifth. Norman Radford has practically decided to stay in New Zealand, and if he does so he will open schools in districts adjacent to Dunedin. A large number of boys have already expressed a desire to become pupils of his. ,t The Dunedin boxer Jack Paul, who has been in Australia for some time, has been muscle-bound in some of his recent bouts, and in a private communication be states that it is his intention to give up his employment and devote all his time to training. The 15-round bout between Teddy Green (Australia) and Tommy Griffiths (Dunedin), at Napier last week, was fast and open throughout, and the Australia* just tipped the balance in his favour. In the opening rounds Green made the pace fast and scored heavily through superior footwork and ringcraft. However, Griffiths, using a more solid punch chan he usually does, sized him up as tire fight went on and made up much of the leeway. Towards the end of the boat Griffiths was fighting splendidly and almost evened up the points against him. Green apparently Griffiths’s advantage in weight a nandicap, for he tired and finished not nearly as fresh as ‘ the Dunedin boy. ’= One thing can be said about Johnny Risko, and that is that he is ndt afraid to tackle the big men in the heavy-weight class. Not very long ago he opposed the “ black menace,” the gigantic negro, George Godfrey, and secured the decision, and recently he met another big man in Roberto Eoberti, the Italian. Risko was Jeadipg on points when he landed a low blow and was disqualified. weighed 15st 111 b and Risko 13st 51b. Madison Square Gardic Corporation announced that the Tunney-Heeney fight gross receipts aggregated 691,014 dollars (£144,300) and the net receipts 521,400 dollars (£108,618). The loss totalled 155,719 dollars (£31,600). The principal expenses were 712,152 dollars, as follows: —Tunney, 525,000 dollars; Heeney, 100,000 dollars; stadium rent, 52,142 dollars: 41,191 persons paid for admission, ana 3496 complimentary tickets were issued, including 422 to newspaper men. The difference between the net and gross receipts was occasioned by the State and also Federal taxes. ; A New York cable message reports that at Madison Square Garden on September 28 Andre Routis, of France, won the world’s feather-weight championship by defeating the holder, Tony Canzoneri, on points in 15 rounds. Routis, who has proved himself both in England and France as a fighter of high quality, especially. in the bantam class, is not the first Frenchman to win the world’s featherweight championship. That honour belongs to Eugene Criqui, who, at New York on June 2, 1923, knocked out Johnny Kilbane in the sixth round. Kilbane had held the championship for 11 yeare, Criqui did no) reign long, for on July 26, less than two months after earning the title, he was defeated at New York, on points, by Johnny Dundee, who resigned the title in August, 1924. By coming out winner of an elimination contest promoted by the New York Commission, Louis (Kid) Kaplan was recognised aa holder of the title, and when he surrendered it in 1927 Tony Canzoneri was selected by the New York Commission as his successor by virtue of victories over Dundee, Taylor, and other leading featherweights. The National Boxing Association, which is recognised in 26 States a a the ruling authority in America, however, nominated Benny. Bass as champion. The outcome was that the pair met at Madison Square Garden. New York, on February 10 last, Canzoneri securing a points decision in a fiercely fought 15 rounds.