BOXING NOTES.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13179, 11 February 1936, Page 5

BOXING NOTES.

By “Straight Left.”

A meeting of the executive of the Pahiatua Boxing Club was held last evening, when matters in connection with the big fight were finalised and complete arrangements made. There were present: Messrs A. P. Jensen (who presided), P. Davies, lan Taylor, C. C. Smyth, C. McCardle, J. Barnett and the secretary (Air J. A. Walsh). An apology was received from Air J. D. Moncrieff.

Doorkeepers were appointed as follows : Messrs P. Davies, Guy Bailey, J. Barnett, 5s and 3s seats; front door—ringside seats, Messrs J. D. AXoncrieff, C. C. Smyth and J. AV. Sturton ; in charge of reserved seats, Messrs S. K. Siddells and J. A. Hunt; ushers, Messrs lan Taylor, B. Draper, A. Pratt and Geo. Sc ales ; weighing steward: Air A. C. Timms ; medical certificates, Air B. Lett; call steward, Air lan Taylor: gloves steward, Mr B. Draper; supervisor of ring requisites, Air C. AlcCardle; seconds, AXessrs “Sock” Oxley, H. Trask and J. Davies ; timekeeper, Air Geo. Oxley. Any other detail matters were left in the hands of the secretary.

The ring is up. ropes, canvas and gloves purchased, and everything ready for the belligerents. Auckland's dashing, classy and clever bantam champion, Henry Stock, arrives to-morrow, and will be the guest of Air G. G. Hill, mine host of the Rutland Hotel. Stock’s fight with Joe Collins, the Manawatu champion, will be packed with action irrom the very moment the. contestants are unleashed, and if the big crowd is not thrilled by the spirited, clever and aggressive fight these two youngsters put up 1 shall be very much surprised. It should be a great battle. Bert O’Keefe, the trainer of Joe Coilins, says: “The little Irishman is going to take a power of beating.” He admits that his charge is up against a very stiff proposition, “but,” says Bert, “Collins is good, and as- game as Ned Kelly.”

The scrap between Billy Withey and Ala m ice Spring is arousing extraordinary interest, and the clash between these two high-grade middleweights promises to be one of the best amateur contests ever staged in New Zealand. Both boys are in great fettle, and both eager for the fray. Withey has improved considerably since i last saw him fight and will keep Alaurice very busy, but the Pahiatua lad carries a deadly right wallop, and if iie lands on a vulnerable portion of his adversary’s anatomy it will lie a case of “Ring Down the Curtain ; I Can’t Sing (or Fight) To-night.”’ Ray Nicol is due here on Thursday. I hear on good authority that 1 1 is party are willing for a.side issue that Ray will hold the title, and 1 think they can be accommodated in Pahiatua.' Harold Reeve is in great nick—better than ever—and will fight the fight ou his life. Trainer A. J. Allison is quietly confident. It is going to be a great contest, boys. The demand for seats, is simply amazing, and I can only reiterate what 1 have previously stated and that is that before the first clash there will not be a vacant seat in the hall. It will be far and away the largest c rowd which has ever attended a boxing encounter in the history of Pahiatua.