BOXING

Waipa Post, Volume XII, Issue 943, 18 May 1920, Page 6

BOXING

CLABBY DEFEATS LLOYD.

Albert Lloyd's latest letter to the Referee is dated Auckland. April 21. He supplies the following information:—

"I had very.bad luck in my contest with Jimmy Clabby. In the .tenth round I slipped and strained the muscles of my leg. I also gave my ankle a wrench, as I was well in front at the time they stopped it, as I had no chance of continuing. It was a great pity, as it spoiled a great contest. I think my next match will be with Jim Tracey. All going well I should win. My luck seems to be dead out here, as far as showing my best form goes. I cannot get going. They bet 2 to 1 and 6 to 4 on Clabby. I took 60 to 30. I think they must have put the mocker on me, as I never bet.

"I met an old friend, Martin Taylor. He is going to Sydney shortly. He's brought. Otto Cribb to Sydney. He might bring a heavyweight with him this time, George Modrich, who is a likely looking chap. I have had one spar with him. As soon as my leg is right lam taking a hand. I think Jarvis and Holmes box here on June 3rd for a £2OO purse. There is not much demand for lightweights."

AN AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC HEP-

Up to date no boxer has been chosen to represent Australia at the Olympic Gaines, nor does it seem that

any move is being made to select one. Jack King offers himself. I had not seen him for a year or two till Monday of this week. His appearance surprised me, writes Corbett in the Referee. Jack looked uncommonly well—hard and healthy. He has been

training, be assured mo, in the hope

of making the trip to Belgium, and was as fit and clever as ever. Only once his latest appearance in the ring have amateur championships been contested, and those the State events about a year ago. King was a competitor at the last previous meeting of our non-professional topnotchers. Then he suffered through a bad decision in the semi-final. Every round was his by at least a fair margin, and the surplus points were substantially the same way at the finish ; but the referee saw the situation differently, and declared W. Bell the winner. Jack won his first State and Australian bantamweight championships in 1909, and held those position every year till the mistaken verdict referred to deposed him as the N.S.W. title-holder. He is still champion of Australia. That distinction has not been contested since. His collection of " pots" for honors won in the ring includes seven ,gold medals, emblems of individual superiority over all others 'in the same weight division. King is well enough, he avers, to give the Olym•pic selectors a trial with any man, amateur or professional, at any moment. Though not a competitor for some time because opportunities for competing were not provided, Jack never really left the game. He boxed a good deal with the ex-pro-fessional champion of Australia, ijack Jannese, when the Victorian \trained in Sydney six or, seven months since.