BOXING.

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15894, 19 January 1924, Page 17 (Supplement)

BOXING.

(By " Left Lead.")

Eugene Volaire and Harry Stone have been matched by the Napier Boxing- Association for iihe StUh of this month. With two generals Mice these in- the ring the bout should bo a good one and Stone should defeat the Frenchman. Harry May and Clarrie Blackburn have been definitely matched by the New Plymouth Boxing Association for the welter weight title. Both, boys are clever and will draw a good house Though Blackburn has inproved out of sight since he joined the pro-ranks i expect May to beat him en po-inva. The L.B.A. were going- to run a tournament on the 28 th of January, but as no suitable matches are to be r.-ade the programme has fallen through. Nelson McKnight was matched to meet Armishaw and Charlie Haggle was due to meet Gordon Brown Frankton Association will match these hoys at an early date. Les Murray, N.I. lightweight champion has gone to Sydney under a contract with SLadium, Ltd. All good sports will follow Murray's career in Australia and I' expect Les to do well over there. Louis Plees, who has been given the title of the "Belgian Bulldog," won another fight tin Sydney last Saturday, defeating Simmons, the English lightweight. "When this pair met in London some lime ago, Simmons won on a foul in the 17th round, after a great fight. Alex. Daniels, Tasrnanian middle-weight champion,- had his change at the middle-weight championship of Australia when he met Alf Stewart at Melbourne last Saturday. After a good fight in which Daniels had a points "lead, Stewart won on a

k.o. in tlie 16th roui.d. Botli Stewart's hands were broken and he, must be a game fighter. Australia is like the rest of the world, very short of good middle-weights. Another oue of England's hopes lias been beaten in America and like the rest : of England's boxers, has earned, a lot, of praise "for gamencss. Billy Walls, of Bermondsy, England, met Dave Shade, cf Califorma, in a fifteen round match at Madison Square Gardens, NewYork. Shade cut the Britisher to pieces, but couldn't knock him out and now. Shade is welter-weight champion of the world in New. York Stale. Lat- j est cables from New York state that William Muldoon has resigned the chairmanship of the-New York Boxing Commission. Must have grown fired of "dethroning champions. Kilbane, Wilson Lynch and Dempsef have been barred in New York at different times, but have all fought, for their titles and in the case of Kiibane and Wilson, have lost them. Tommy Loughran, of Philadelphia, defeated Roland Todd, European midolc-weight champion on points in 15 rounds, so once more the Britisher gets beaten. Todd and Wells have been considered as capable of Winning world's titles, but the American methods beat thc-im every lime. The ways of the heavy-weight champion to-day are very easy. Looking back 25 years ago we find that the heavy-weight had to be a good one to hold his crown. Jim Jeffries, who was a great fighter in his day, met Tom Sharkey at Coney Island, New York, November 3, 1809 and niter a great fight of 25 rouncis secured the decision on points. Sharkey was the thorn in the side of the heavyweights in his day and it speaks well for,Jeffries to have nit I such a tough foemsra ;n his first fight, after winning the championship of the world.

The. Frankton Boxing Association is holding its next tournament on February 9, motor sports night. A first 1 class programme has been drawn up and the public can rely on .1 good evening's amusement. "Bert" Brown has been offered a 10-round professional contest, with Hudson (Australia), and if this match is clinched it should be a great fi".!it. Brown has had 29 fights as an amateur and lias only been defeated on four occasions Hudson has a good record in Australia and as ho wants lo show the public how good he is there is sure to be some fight. Nelson McKnight and Charlie Haggie will meet in a special six-round go, and as both beys have mot hut mice before, when the decision was a draw, a really clever battle should ensue.

Hynson and Solomon, the pair who fought out the final in the light-weight class at the last tournament, have been matched over i rounds. Clarrie McKnight will he matched with a good hoy in the feather-weight- division, probably Anderson or Veitch. The midgets," Tallram, To Kuiti and Stewart, will he a good match if it can be socured.

There will be a light weigh*, competition on the programme and if the .standard of boxing continues lo improve around these parts, we should see some clever nulling. Secretary Hampton and I'm officials of the F.B.A. are to be congratulated on the programme as submitted and these bouts should he worth going a long way to