BOXING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 957, 9 July 1908, Page 12

BOXING.

THE NORTHERN BOXING ASSO-

CIATION.

Next Monday the Northern Boxing Association will have an evening at His Majesty’s Theatre. The star attraction will be the meeting of Tim Tracey, of Wellington, and Jim Ross, of Auckland in a fifteen-round go for the professional light-weight championship of New Zealand and a purse of £5O. This should provide a fine bout as both men are undeniably clever. Tracey holds the title at present, but Ross has a good record and his friends are very confident he will give a good account of himself. A good curtain-raiser will be provided in a spar between the two bantams Montague and Menzies, while another willing bout will be that between Jim McCarthy, of Palmerston, and Blewden, of Auckland. To complete a very fine programme Leslie and Fulton will wrestle for the lightweight amateur championship. Such a fine lot of events should pack the house from floor to ceiling.

The following have been chosen to represent N.S.W. in the Australasian Amateur championships at Brisbane on September 7 and 9:—Heavyweight, D. Smith; middle-weight, C. Hill; welter-weight, R. G. Burn, light-weight, W. G. Crystall; featherweight, W. Pearce; bantam, E. FennLusher.

According to the ‘ Town and Country Journal ” a contract has been made with Mike Schreck to visit Australia during fleet week. Schreck has not been heard from lately, but he has a splendid record. He has twice defeated “ Tommy ” Burns, has stopped Jack Johnson, and knocked out Mavin Hart.