BOXING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3652, 12 October 1912, Page 9

BOXING.

(•By “Wallop.") The New Heavy-weight Champion

Gisborne evidenced a feeling akin to prido when it hecamo known that our local champ., Bert Lowe, had landed the goods at Millerton on Saturday night last and brought to this town the honor .of having among its citizens the holder of the N.Z. Heavy-weight Boxing Championship. From the report published in the “Times” on Mondany morning it is clear that Lowe must have been miles ahead of his opponent when the gong sounded for the cessation of hostilities. The correspondent who reported the fight expressed the opinion that our local man would have won tho battle by the K.O. route had he not had the misfortune to damage his principal weapon of offence—his right hand—in the fifth round. In any case the local admirers of Lowe should he well satisfied with the new champion’s recent form, particularly so in regard to Iris last battle, for it is apparent that Mitchell did not secure the honors in one single round out of the fifteen. If Bert disposes of Ireland in the same satisfactory manner in which lie dealt with Mitchell it will strengthen the argument that some well-known exponent of the noble art on the other side of the Tasman should he brought over to these islands and matched against Lowe. In connection with the report of the fight in Monday morning’s “Times” there has been a general expression of appreciation from the followers of boxing in Gisborne for having so full a report of the proceedings given to them. It may not he generally known that in order to cater for the public in this respect the “Times” had to enlist the services of a special reporter from Westport, who after the fight had to travel on horseback over had roads from Millerton to Westport in order to get his message placed on the wires.

Will the Plum Entice John? John Johnson is still as fickle as a maiden. He has changed his intetntentions of retiring about 30 times during the past two years, but according to the latest advices it is somewhat certain that he intends to still go on with the game. It appears that John Arthur, after being coy with Mr W. J. C. Kelly (who went to America as a special envoy for Mr A. D. Macintosh) is now inclined to listen to the honeyed persuasion of that gentleman. Whether it was the ardent wooing of Mr Kelly or that a plum of the sizo of £IO,OOO has done the business is a matter for conjecture, hut it has been announced that the “big gun" has practically agreed to come out to Australia. It is understood that his opponents are to he the two black Sams, now on the Island Continent. Ten thousand quids to two hashes! Who wouldn’t Bert Lowe have a crack at for that?