BOXING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15973, 15 November 1919, Page 7

BOXING.

CLABBY Y. POOLEY. The boxing match between J. Clabby and pooley will take place at the Auckland Town. Hall on December 12th. The contest will be is rounds for a purse of LSO. Clabby left for Napier on Monday, and will meat' Heeney there on November 25th. He returns to Auckland on November 27th, and will train in a gymnasium in Swanson Street, which will be open to the public. He is also willing to spar with anyone desirous of opposing him. Uren, welter-weight champion of Australia, is being brought to New Zealand by the' Wellington Boxing Association, aiul will meet Heeney at Wellington on December -Ith. Probably one of the associations will arrange a match between Clabby and TJren. Georges Carpentier has now been discharged from the French army, and has started serious training for his match with Joe Beckett (says an English correspondent writing on October 6th). In an interview ho expresses himself as very confident- of victory, not only against the Englishman, but also when he, meets Dempsey, of America, the new world’s champion. Confidence is a very great asset, and it means much to a ill an in any sport, and particularly boxing. Of course, one can quite understand. that a prominent boxer is not likely to openly state that he has doubt about the contest. To do so would undoubtedly help his opponent, and incidentally detract from the interest. It is on this account that we are usually treated to glowing statements from both principals in a. big contest. Thai they and their supporters are brimful of confidence is all"for the good, yet everyone recognises that in the majority of cases one must t>e defeated. The writer did not witness the match between Carpentier and Dick Smith, but from what he has heard and judging by the films of this encounter, the Frenchman found the ex-policeman rather a tough proposition, though he diet* succeed in knocking him out in the eighth round. It is, of course, well to remember that Smith beat Beckett some time ago, but the Southhampton man would undoubtedly be favourite should he and Smith again iry conclusions. Those who have seen Beckett in training recently are convinced that he has made wonderful 1 progress.