BOXING.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19010, 29 July 1933, Page 17 (Supplement)

BOXING.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

HUGHES AT GISBORNE,

ROUND THE GLOBE

Archie Hughes, amateur lightweight Champion of New Zealand, who recently turned professional, will have his first bout at Gisborne on August 4, when hs meets Johnnie (“Cyclone”) MoKay.. Tho advent of Hughes Into professional ranks will be followed with considerable interest.

Lon Harvey, who lost his British middle-weight championship' to Jock McEtvoy two months ago, Is challenging McEvoy to fight for his title, and has lodged £SOO for a side-stake.

Engagod In 1000 Bouts*“Abe, the Newsboy,’’ a former American . batamweight boxer, now years retired from active boxing olalrns that he engaged In 1000 boxing bouts -—mostly four-rounders.

Prlmo Camera, the official world’s heavyweight champion, recently Issued the following statement: "I never punch an opponent , with all my strength, because If 1 did I might kili him."

Jack Hood, British holder of European welterweight championship, has been offered terms to proceed to Canada and fight Jimmy MoLarnin for McLarniu’s world's welter-weight title.

Johnny Ertle, old-time American bantam, stood only 4 feet 11 Inches high, but had a chest measurement of 38 Inches, a 66-lnch reach, wore a sizo 16 collar, and weighed Just over 8 stone.

Invited to South Africa. Jack (“Kid’’) Berg, of England, three times contender for. world’s lightweight ohamplon, has been invited to South Africa to meet the Springbok Olympic Games champion, Laurie Stevens. If Berg refuses the bout, Fidel la Barba will be approached-

Efforts to increase the rests between rounds from one to two minutes, is being made by some officials of State Boxing Commissions in America. The .sponsors of the move state that the increased rests will bring about better fights.

The last leven boxers to hold the world’s welterweight championship lost it In the first defence of the title. They are: Jackie Fields, Jack Thompson- Tommy Freeman, Jack Thompson, Lou Brouillard, Jackie Fields, and “Young" Jack Corbett 111- Thompson and Fields regained the crown ■only to lose it again.

SPORT FOR SOVIET. A former American Rhodes Scholar Is going to Russia shortly to persuade the Soviet leaders to give encouragement to amateur boxing, lie Is Eddie Eagan, who has captained the Oxford University boxing team, is now a lawyer, and has written a 'boxing book and made a boxing tallde. His task is Herculean —and he knows It. Officially, the Soviet regard puglllsim as a mark of bourgeois depravity, and when Jeff Dickson, the London promoter, went on a similar mission to Moscow -some years ago. he was coldly shown the door. Lately, however, there have been some signs of unbending In this attitude, and Eagan may receive a bettor hearing than he anticipates.

TO MARRY FILM STAR. Max Schmeling, the former heavyweight champion of the world, told the British United Press that he was returning to Germany from New York at once to marry Mls3 Anny Ondra, the film star. Schmeling declared that his manager, Joe Jacobs, had prevailed on him to return home. “My marriage is definite," he said, but my other plans are indefinite. I would return to Amerioa In August if a return*bout with Baer could be arranged. “ I have no idea of retiring and I’ve no alibi for losing to Baer, but I must say I Just could not get going. My big regret is the large amount of money lost by my friends." Miss Anny Ohdra was born at Prague, Czecho-Slovakla, in 1908, and began her stage career when she was eight. Two years later she made her first film in her own country. After wide experience In German and Austrian films she visited England. Her films Inolude w God’s Olay,” “ Glorious Youth," “ Blaokmail," and " The Manxman.”