BOXING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 140, 16 June 1931, Page 4

BOXING

WELTERWEIGHT TITLE POSITION IN AUSTRALIA SIX GOOD CONTENDERS. If a contest is billed as a title bout and neither challenger nor holder objects to his weight being hoisted as inside the limit, Ulen tue bout is for tho ciiampioiiship. And that goes whether or not the lighters step on tho scales, says an ‘'Aussie” scribe, in the case under review, where the allegation is that, some arrangement existed between Jack Carroll, Charlie Purdy and Stadiums, Ltd., that the light would be for the title, though neither boxer weighed in, only direct evidence of what occurred could be gathered from the parties concerned. Anyone must. realise that Carroll was to blame for not demanding that he and Purdy be correctly weighed in, but the fact remains that, apparently satisfactory weights were announced, and Carroll evidently had uo objection to risking nis title on the result. Personally, 1 don't think Chat the championship did depart from his keeping, but if he had had no objections to lodge against it being tanen from him why should anyone elsu bother? If Carroll and his connections are now anxious about the crown, they can soon ease tneir mind. Wally Hancock is recognised as the present champion, and a mutch between him and Carroll would be one way of settling the matter. The way is also open for Russ Critcher and Harry Stone. If they doubt the contention that Carroll is Australia’s best welterweight let them settle the matter inside the ropes. Carroll, to my way of looking at it, is the best welterweight in Australia, and probably the Empire. As a way of closing the argument, which appears to be going on in an endless, aimless manner, tho suggestion is made that either Leichhardt or Sydney Stadium select a bunch of the best 10.7 men in sight, and let them light it out among themselves. At the moment Hancock appears to be a technical champion only, which is hardly fair to a fellow who always provides a good, honest fight and who has been placed in a position whivh is none of his own making. A start could be made with the forthcoming battle between Henneberry and Critcher, Carroll and Jones and Richards and Hancock could be paired off in the other eliminating contests. To save a bye, one of the three remaining in could tackle the winner of a bout between, say, Jack Heeney and Al. Burke. Then the two winners could fight it out and everybody would be willing to acclaim the victor champion.