BOXING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10302, 11 January 1927, Page 7

BOXING

NEWS AND NOTES

At Wednesday’s meeting of the Wairoa Boxing Assodaiion ; t was decided to run the next tournament on Friday, March 11. !t is proposed to match Jack Hceney '(ij.shci ne'i with Bob Fitzsimmons (Wellington), if possible, for a medium-sized purse. Several first-class amateur bouts will also be staged. As there are now several promising local labs, Walla.ce, HaydenJ Franklin, White, Barrett and others available, no doubt suitable opponents will be found for them.—Star. Harry Casey is the box*r who is being appreciated just now, and lie is likely to be whilst be keeps ;to his present mode of doing business. ‘‘Yes” without-stipulations, is Casey’s style of answering letters and telegrams. I have yet to lear of

Casey saying ‘‘No,” except v !r*n alieady engaged. Casev pleases Utk the public and the assuemiamis lie comes in contact with and whilst he does that he iv'l! get quite his share cf contests, writes •'Straight Left.’,’

The Hawke’s Bay Association is not having the best of luck in arranging their contest for the 27th. Lin Robinson fails o an-wer 'coirespondence, and he will no doubt be asked by the New Zealand Boxing Council to explain his atti.tu.de - H.Jh Herald.