BOXING

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6439, 17 January 1924, Page 8

BOXING

His suspension lifted, George Eagel of America, found himself the other day in the ring of the Sydney Stadium, exchanging wallops with Tommy Uren, welter-weight champion of Australia. He engaged in the task for three and a-half rounds, when he dropped to the boards and heard the dicky-birds sing. For the first three rounds Eagel was dangerous, but Uren made him miss a good deal, and then operated with some success. It was while in his corner at the end of the third round that .Uren decided to make Eagel come to him in the fpurth round and then try to catch Eagel with the right to the jaw. As they stepped up, Eagel, who had apparently decided to force the milling, went to Uren, but the latter ducked the blows and peppered the ribs and side of the head with the right. There was a breakaway, and Eagel rushed again. Out went Uren’s right, but it caught Eagel high up on the cheek. Eagel scored a left to the ear, and lowering his hand he received the full force of Uren’s right on the angle of the jaw. After that the dicky-birds.

Joe Beckett is going to have yet another chance. Mike McTigue, who has been picking up experience and dollars in America, announces that he has accepted a match of 20 rounds with Beckett. This will be fought in Dublin on March 17, and will be for the title of heavy-weight champion of the British Empire.

Harry Wills, the negro heavy-weight box-er, has an eye on next summer’s possibilities. He has evidently changed his attitude of watchful waiting, and expects to keep busy swinging his fists until the roses bloom next May (American May of course). Come what may Wills has stated that he will be ready. The coming winter in the States may produce something thrilling in the way of exercise for Wills, because it may result in a clash with Firpo. The result should be interesting.