BOXING.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18790, 26 May 1923, Page 6

BOXING.

NOTES AND COMMENTS Gus Froraont, who is working up at Stratford, fought there and beat a lightweight named Blennerhassett. Fromont is a pupil from Tom Souter’s school, and he is also fighting in the championships at Eltham on the 29 th.

Lu Fromont has been spelling for a long time, but he is shortly to take up boxing again. This boy has the honour of knocking out Clinton, Manawatu, in one punch. Clinton, is going great guns at present. Robinson and Facoorey have served their disqualification term. Facoorey wants Mike Flynn and Mike is wanting to oblige, but the associations look on with an air of doubt as to Facoorey being a match for Mike.

Allan Mills, who had made arrangements to train at Souter's school for the North Island championships, has had to give up boxing for the present. This is a pity, as Mills is a good fighter. There is some talk of a paperweight championship being included in the local championships. This would encourage the small boy to get going, with the weights 6.7 and under.

Ern Young is training on satisfactorily for his fight with Sullivan. Also Charlie Cann, the bantam champion, is keener than ever and this means something. Jim Savage is delighted to be given the chance to make good, and a bumper house is assured. The Association will not regret giving Jim a chance. The following novices want fights: Don Hoskin (bantam), Sutherland (heavy), Verran (middle), Tomsitt (light-heavy), Bullock (light), Potter (bantam), L. Koorey (feather), and Clark fly-weight). Clarrie Blackburn boxed a draw with Paul Dempsky. This writer is of the opinion that there are too many draws given in this Dominion. The referees surely are courageous enough to decide one way or the other. It seems almost impossible that over a distance of fifteen rounds there is nothing betwe.cn the contestants at the end of the journey. Some referees makfc the mistake of counting by rounds instead of by points. Jimmy Clabby once told the writer: “Win the last few rounds and you will win a lot of fights, as they forget the points scored in the earlier rounds.”

Archie Bradly is matched to fight Sid Godfrey, and it will be some fight. The boxers from Tom Souter’s will be very busy in the month of June. The three professionals are matched. Ern Young meets Jim Sullivan at Now Plymouth on June 4-th; Charlie Cann fights Curran on June 6th, and Jim Savage is being matched to fight Len Macassey in Wanganui on the night of the finals for the local championships; while the following amateurs are matched to fight at Hawera on the night of the Cann-Curran clash: Owen Forward v. Coulter of Eltham, Roy Forward v. Hayward (Hawera), Teddy Stewart v. Humphries (Eltham), Straffon v. Fitzsimmons (Hawera). Dale v. Duggan (Hawera). All the boys are working hard to get fit. Tomsitt and Verran (middle). Dale, Corliss (Welter), Jack Gray (light), Bullock (light), Herd, O. Forward (feather), Teddy Stewart, Roy Forward (bantam), G. Freitas, Koorey (flyweight), and Ned Straffen (heavy and light-heavy) will represent Souter’s school in the championships. Jack Lockett will probably fight lightweight, but has not definitely decided yet.

Says a ’Frisco exchange: “Ray Pelkey defeated Jim Traoey, the Australian heavy. Tracey floored Pelkey for the count in the first round after one minute and 55 seconds. It looked like curtains lor the local man, but he managed to last out the round. In the second Pelkey stepped out, landed blows to the Tracey wind and kidneys, and won the round. Pelkey routed Tracey in the third, and save for one good wallop landed by the Australian, the latter was out of it. In the fourth round Pelkey shot blows “downstairs,” end Tracey showed little ability or inclination to make it a real finish. He started' like the fabled hare, and ended like the hare—last.” Ray Pelkey is identical with Ray Lockwood, who fought a few battles m Sydney a couple of years back. SENEGALESE SIKI’S VAGARIES The following cables were received by Australian papers during last week : “Paris, May 7.—Siki, the Senegalese boxer, fell asleep in a Paris cafe on Saturday, and when he suddenly awoke he fired a revolver, causing a stampede. He was arrested, but explained that it was only loaded w ith blank cartridges.” “Paris, May 9. —Siki (the Senegalese boxer) is becoming reiresliingly original in his methods of amusing himself. “Not content with the revolver jest of Saturday, he attended last night a very select dancing hall. “ Suddenly a black man appeared at the door, accompanied, by a lion. It was Siki. Wild confusion ensued; the jazz band ixiited; most of the foxtrotters macle, for the door at the other end of the hall. Others took refuge under the tables. Meamvhile Siki stood fondling his pet and smiling broadly. “Later, when it was found that the lion was on a chain, the dancers emerged from under the tables, and, when confidence was fully restored, they lionised the two lions—the black and the fawn.”