RINGSIDE GOSSIP

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 204, 31 August 1935, Page 4

RINGSIDE GOSSIP

SURPRISE FOR ERN JACOBS DROPS POINTS DECISION TO PAHIATUA LAD ( By C.H.B. ) I A big surprise was in store for Wcllingtonians, and incidentally many others outside the environs of the Empire City, last week when the loading professional boxer, Ern Jacobs dropped a decision to Harold Reeve, cf Pahialua. The fight proved an interesting and entertaining one, more so than the previous fixtruc, Aitken-Hawes, at Wellington, but the atendance was not up to that of its predecessor. “The hid from up country” turned vu a good performance, taking the fight to Jacobs in excellent style and causing his man to light on the retreat throughout. His chief weakness appears to be in-fighting, but considering that this was only his third venture in the professional ranks in something like 18 months, he gave quite an impressive showing against so , experienced a customer as Jacobs, who is I now getting on towards his thirtieth light. The return fight has been secured by Icilding for next Wednesday and it remains to be seen whether Reeve can repeat tihe performance. Wellington Strikes Out. According to reports from the city, the W.B.A. has gone into tde importation business, their latest activitey being the sounding out of Australians with a view to bringing one across the Tasman. The association appears to be all set for Pat Craig, the erstwhile Australian bantamweight, making the trip under engagement to- meet Billy Aitken and others at present unnamed. \\ ith this to follow a featherweight title bout between Aitken and Clarrie Rayner towards the end of the coming month, and the possibility of the same pair meeting for the lightweight title, the Wellingtonian is due for a busv

Louis Next Outing. The announcement that Jue Louis and Al ax Baer have been matched fur September 24 next at New York, will captivate interest again in tho world’s heavyweight class. Louis’ recent defeat cf King Levinsky, who is looked upon as a good “trial horse” for aspiring champions, paved his way for a fight with either Alax Baer or Alax Schmcling, the two recognised challengers fur the title. Though the cable message did not intimate who was the promoter, it is believed to bo the work of Alike Jacobs, tho man who promoted the Camera-Louis fight. ]t is of interest to note that prior to this latter contest, Jack Dempsey is reported to have said that he was sure that “Braddock will beat Louis and so will Bn er. They have the stylo of lighting that is just what is needed to beat the black boy.” Timo will reveal how good the erstwhile champion is as a prophet. World Champions for Aussie.

“Aliiler, Olin, Ross eager to fight Sydney; all title fights; letter following; cable immediately on receipt of letter.”—Such was the cable received in Sydney last week by the Sydney Sports Ground committee from its New York agent regarding its proposed '“summer nights’ hospital fund” series of fights. The idea is to pit tho Australian, Ambrose Palmer, against Bob Olin, Freddie Miller against “Darkio” Blandon, and Barney Ross with Curroll. If any or all of the trio arc enticed to Australia there will be considerable interest evoked and draw tremendous crowds. The tentative programme of the promoters is to stage at least one world championship light in Sydney during the coming summer. The last occasion that a world championship fight was held in Sydney was on Boxing Day, 1908, when Jack Johnson defended his heavyweight crewn against Tommy Burns,

Palmer Beats Kelly. Once again Australians had tho satisfaction of noting that their heavyweight champion, Ambrose Palmer, was good enough to account for an importation, his latest victim being the much boosted Loo Kelly, who was under a guarantee of something like 10U0 dollars. Kelly was rated as a knock-out artist, having shortened 27 of his 42 lights, but the darkio could not break down the Aussie, who outboxed him nt long-range to win c-n points. Palmer received £3OO and a cracked short rib, the latter being suffered in the seventh round.