PARISIANS DRAW NO COLOUR LINE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1063, 21 July 1910, Page 11

PARISIANS DRAW NO COLOUR LINE.

The Parisians cannot understand; why some of the American boxers draw the colour line and refuse to meet negroes. It is the same in London. Those of the Britons and Continentals who have never travelled through the southern section of the states cannot realise the attitude of the white and the negro. Billy Papke and Harry Lewis were both trying very hard to arrange fights in ParisThey had plenty of opportunities to fight negroes, but both refused In some manner the Paris fight followers got the idea that Papke and Lewis were, suspicious and refused to fight coloured men through fear of the consequences. This opinion prevails in some quarters yet.

Jack McAuliffe, 40 years old, thinks he could get into good enough shape to whip Ad. Wolgast, (says an American boxing writer). Possibly, but we nope he will not try it. He was the greatest lightweight in all ring history and, with Dempsey and Sullivan, holds the topmost round in public affection. He was a grand game man. What a fight he and Gans would have put up could they have met at their bestBut let the veteran rest on his laurels.

There was a large attendance at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Parnell, on Monday evening, when several prominent lights of the ring in Auckland gave exhibitions. The spar between Rogers and Armstrong was much admired.