OTHER SPORTS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 14331, 8 October 1910, Page 8

OTHER SPORTS.

(By “Argus.”) At Bundaherg, Queensland, a few days ago, Guo. Dcvitt, the New Zealand welter boxer, knocked out Charlie Godfrey, who has some good South African performances to his credit, in Six' rounds. There is some talk of Hock Keys reentering tho boxing ring. If his form is satisfactory in a try-ont, he intends going after the leading light-weights. If Kevs shows form reminiscent of his best day hacking will bo found for him for .any sum-up to.£loo against Dougins, Mehegan, Summers, Unholz, and ; Co. The Now York correspondent of tho London Sportsman writes“ Tho Irish i American Athletic, Club is up in arms a,gainst the Police Board for gross illtreatment of Martin Sheridan and John Flanagan. These ' celebrated athletes have boon doing police duty at tho clubhouse and at mootings .all over t)io country for a couple of years, but are now , ordered to resume uniforms and do actual duly. Natt M’Grath, the cham-pion-with the 56-lb weight, has also had to hustle out and do something for his salary.” There wore few carriers better known . in New ZcalandHhan “Oney” Higgins, > who died in tho Wellington Hospital . on'Wednesday,, from an internal com-' ' plaint for which ho had - been operated ’ on. Fourteen or fifteen years ago “Oney” was a familiar figure in tho boxing ring, and triumphed in a number of glove contests in Wellington. Ever since ho has been widely known, and on account of his genial nature was . very popular more especially with all | sections of tho sporting public. Ho . 1 leaves a widow and several children. [ i Tho N.C.A. of America recently cxi plcdod a bombshell in the camp of

“amateurism” by professionalising 3G leading cycle riders, who, for some time, it ‘is alleged, have drawn cash regularly for prices while competing as amateurs. Included are all the riders who led in the ■ competition for the American amateur championship, and to make a clean sweep the N.C.A. annulled ail championships run this season up to the time action was taken. As a result, tho Bicycling World declares amateurism to ho more genuine to-day than it has been for many years in America. A question of interest to amateur swimmers has been decided by the Canterbury centre of the Now Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, says the Lyttelton Times.. The winner of a provincial championship event asked whether he could select more than one article of the total value of his order for a prize. The executive decided that ns a trophy had been in ado as the prize, the winner was entitled to only one trophy. At the last meeting of the centre the chairman (Mr. IV. K. D. BishopL said that tho winner of the race had proposed to :tako throe articles of the total value of the prize. In his opinion the ruling of the executive should apply to all amateur events. U wan decided, to endorse tho executives decision. A ~ H. Hoey, a fruitgrower, of II haiignroi, New Zealand, travelled 12,000 miles to England, at his own expense, with tho view oL attempting to swim tho Channel, but he only got there to find that no one takes any interest in these attempts. how, and sb' lih reached the : end of. his financial resources, be perforce had to return without showing what he could do. The expenses are necessarily heavy, and include £SO for a tug. The AueklandSwiinming Club promised a donation, but it did not materialise, and an appeal to tho New Zealand High Commissioner in London was also unavailing. Hoey is now on his way baric to New Zealand, a thoroughly disgusted man.— .Svdiicv Daily Telegraph. , ’The‘Svdncy Morning. Herald of September 29 has the following:—Clever, though characterised by a certain sameness each round, just about, sums up.the cohtesrt between Hnghie Mehegan, of Victoria, *aud Johnny .Summers, the visiting'English'boxer, who last season defeated Mehegan for the Australasian light'-,"eight title. Last night’a contest, though hilled as carrying the title with it, did not do so, for on .Summers entering tlie ring Ins weight was .given as JO at I lb, or 1 lb over the light-weight limit, ill- therefore had to forfeit the. title to Mehegnu, whoso weight was .) rt 7 Ih. By the timo tho tenth round was reached, .Mehegan had established a small lead on points. In the twelfth round, Shmmcr« appeared to . try. to push Mehegan down. Ho .was cautioned. In the fourteenth round ho repeated the offence, and in one. cate threw the -Melbourne man to the boards. ( Each time be was cautioned. Right up til) tlie nineteenth round Mehegan kept ou increasing his lead. The Inst ropnd ended a shade in favour of Sumnfere. Tho referee, Mr.. Snowy Baker, declared the contest a draw. The decision was, in the opinion of many of the spectators, a wrong one. ,~. ■ . .