BOXING.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1926, Page 5

BOXING.

PURDY LODGES APPEAL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. C. Purdy, the professional lightweight who lost to Chambers on a foul on Saturday night, has lodged an appeal to the New Zealand Boxing Council against the referee’s decision. bES , MURRAY IN U.S.A. WILL HE CONTEST WORLD'S TITLE? Writing from San Francisco on August 6, Lea, Murray states that he will left San Francisco for New York on the following day to make his American debut under the management of Billy Gibson, manager of Benny Leonard. Gene Tunney, and a Hock of other fistic champions. John Flammer, Gibson’s representative at San Francisco, has announced that Murray will join Tnnney in camp. Flammer was the man who handled the negotiations between Murray and Flammer was the man who handled the negotiations between Murray and Gibson, and he predicts that the NewZealander will probably get a crack at Sammy Mandell for the world’s championship this fall. Murray appears to have made a great impression in the States, ami there is no doubt that he has got the goods to deliver. If he can only get a chance to meet Mandell the result of the event will be looked forward with Dominionwide interest, for Mui ray, besides being a thorough New Zealander, is known practically from the North Cape to Bluff. The fact that there ig even a prospect of this meeting seems to be an indication that he has begun to make good, for the American authorities are not going to be caught napping as they were when George Modricli drifted along with his specious tales ot mighty prowess. New Zealanders will be looked at askance for a while, but if Murray wins the v»Grid’s championship title even the Americans will be bound to lift their hats to him.