BOXING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19357, 11 July 1925, Page 6

BOXING

GOING TO VANCOUVER BERT. BROWN’S INTENTIONS A through passenger to Vancouver on the Aorangi this week was Bert. Brown, ex featherweight champion of New Zealand. . The young boxer left. Auckland a fortnight ago for Sydney, in company with "Cvelone” Jarvis, as trainer-man-ager. Interviewed by the Auckland Star’s boxing reporter. Brown said he had found Australia rather slow m the matter of providing lights, and he had decided to trv his luck in Canada and America, where short contests are the fashion. , , XT “I could have had a fight in New castle in six weeks ’ time, but I didn t think it worth waiting, as the money was not good enough." said Brown. •• \nvwav. 1 want, to see a bit. ot the world, and I've got a good chance to ,1.1 it now. so I’m off over there, with Mr Jarvis —a much-travelled man. J think I might stand a chance oyer there, in short contests of six and ten rounds.” , r i ♦ After seeing the Grime De Leon fight. Brown was of the opinion that Purdy would find it very difficult to make a showing against Grime, or others m Ins class Air Jarvis was of the same opinion. Both were satisfied that the, Syd nev public wanted to see only boxers who carried a hard punch I hev thought that the Purdy-Allen match was not a good one. since Allen was not sufficiently experienced to be a reallv hard opponent for the Aucklander 'Mr Jarvis thought Purdy might lie given a light in Brisbane in a week or two, if he decided to stay.