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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1920.

WEIGHT AND SIZE IN BOXING.

When eventually Jack Dempsey, world's titleholder, and Georges Carpentier, European heavyweight champion, crawl through the ropes to battle for the title they will be preceded by the same amount of pre-war dope that filled the columns of the sporting sheet previous to the late encounter at Toledo, Ohio, last Fourth of July between the same Dempsey and the then champion, Jess Willar namely:

"A good bir man car always beat a good little man." Says the New York Police Gazette.

Followers of the manly art figured It out that as Willard had knocked out Johnson he must have been a good man, and the ringside odds of 10 to 7 with no Dempsey money in sight, proved that the oft repeated saying does not 'always come true.

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

TUESDAY,

There is a danger that the high been proclaimed as sanctuaries TH Undergned have received price may lead to the reefs being for birds. Practically all

instructions to sell by Public the Action ruthlessly stripped. The choicest variety of trepang, much sought in these sanctuaries, and the setting county of Cumberland is included

(FOB, ACCOUNT OF KAR CONCERNEN), after by the Chinese for making

On soup, is now worth from £600 to apart of these reserves will obviously £700 a ton, several times its price be of the utmost benefit. Regulations of a few Fears ago, and other have also been promulgated limiting varieties are also high. High prices the sizes of "bags" of wild dock and are also being realised for pearls quail, and prohibiting the use of bird- and pearlshell Finally, a high price ime. It was found necessary during rules for sandalwood, of which a. the year to remove protection from quantity is obtained on Cape York kangaroos, wallaroos, and opossums, Peninsula and shipped from Thursin some districts where they were day Island.

causing damage to settlers.

JAPANESE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE,

CONFERENCE IN TOKYO:

"It is noticeable how birds have JAPANESE v. PAFUANS. returned to localities, in which they? Remarkable prority is being have discovered that they fire hot! Medical Association and the British centering in Thursday Island, Queens issued from the Chief Secretary's De A Joint Committee of the British felt by some of thief industries molested" is a portion of a report Science Guild has drafted and is dis-land's most northern outpost. tributing a report on the need of Trochus shell, which is exported to partment upon the Birds and Animals rewards for medical 'discovery. Sir Japan, is worth over £100 a ton, while Protection Act. (Australia) The Clifford Allbutt. Regius Professor of it was once sold for £30 or £40, It is new Act passed last year came Medicine at Cambridge, Professor Jone of the mainstays of the large into force on January 1 last, and S. Haldane, Sir Alfred Keogh, Sir feet of pearling luggers, of which

many. districts have Ronald Ross, Professor Bayliss and Thursday Island is the headquarters, under it. other medical and scientific mes are responsible for the recommendations, and it is understood that a question is to be addressed to the Prime Minister.

It is pointed out that medical dis coveries and inventions often confer signal benefits on the community, and that those who make them not only have spent much ability and time on them, but have frequently In the history of the roped arena suffered financially by giving up there have been many championship time which otherwise might encounters in which the good big have been devoted to paid pro man has been punched into fistic fessional work. In a very large oblivion by a good little man... One number of cases the results of such On the whole, the marvellously of the most noteworthy instances work could not be patched, or, if mixed population of Thursday Island recorded was the knockout of the it were possible to do so, have not is peaceful and orderly, but at times great John L. by the 185-pound been patched from public motives. there is trouble between the Japanese Corbett. Sullivan scaled 221 pounds Rewards and pensions on an ade-and the Papuans employed on the the day of that battle. Yet as early quate scale are granted to distin-pearling fleet. Recently, after some as the third round the challenger guished soldiers and sailors, and the quarrelling, 60 Papuans danced the was picked by the majority of the rewarding of inventors is at present war dance outside the town and spectators as, the ultimate winner. under consideration.

threatened to attack the Japanese. Perhaps the one fight where the

State grants, it is urged, are made However, the fight did not take The first meeting of the Con small man gave away the most for the purpose of conducting medical place, and lately, to avoid further ference of the eight leading Japanese weight and badly upser the dope was research, but the principle of reward- trouble, 150 Papuans were seat home Chambers of Commerce, of Tokyo, the one between Joe Walcott, 145 ing success is not established, al to Daru. Some of them propose to Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Nagoya, pounds, and a huge heavyweight though many of the most remark ask the Government of Papua whether Hakodate, Nagasaki and Kyoto, was named Russell, tipping the beam at Fable discoveries have been made it will protect them against the held at the Tokyo Chamber of Com 245 pounds. The Giant Killerby men who were not financially Japanese, some of whom have, so merce on the morning of January lived up to his name that evening assisted in making them. It is they allege, threatened to use firearms 19th. It was an interesting meating. and wallopped the tar out of his admitted that honours conferred against the Papuans..

Mr. Tamura, the President of the mountainous rival Incidentally Wal by the King are a much valued The control of the pearling fleet is Kobe Chamber, who has recently re- cott achieved his non de plume of form of recognition, and no sugfalling more and more into the hands turned from the International Labour "Giant Killer by defeating Joc gestion is made with regard to of the Japanese, who have largely Conference, made

a report Chorashi, one of the leading heavieschem. But it is urged that in addi- replaced the Malays, Manilamen, the proceedings at the Washing of his day and weighing 170 pounds, tion there is need for a regular Cingalese, and. South Sea Islanders, ton Conference and Mr. Yama† while the negró balanced the scale at system of pecuniary reward. The who once did much of the diving and shina, the Vice-President of the precedent of the grants of £10,000 other skilled work. Representatives Tokyo Chamber, made a report in Kid McCoy, really a middleweight, and £20,000 made by Parliament to of these and a dozen other races, as detail on his investigations concern- whipped many a bigger, belter man. Jenner is recalled. It is arged that well as Papians and Australian ing the economic condition of Europe One night he met a gigantic German Parliament should pay compensation aboriginals, still find employment at and America, the question of com- named Henri Placke, who weighed when due for losses incurred in Thursday Island in various ways, but municating with foreign, Chambers 250 pounds and beat him up unmerachieving medical discoveries, and the Japanese hold a dominating of Commerce, and the question of cifully for four rounds.

should provide an annual sum of not position,

the reform of the Chinese currency Bob Fitzimmons, 164 pounds, less than £20,000 for life pensions of Something like a financial crisis Next came the question of the crawled through the ropes one night from £500 to £1,000 a year as re has lately been confronting the island. anti-Japanese movement in China. in Masion Square Garden and knockwards to those who have made Most of the pearling boats are in,The question was not fully ed out a husk named Ed Dunkhorst worthy medical discoveries. The and so great was the call for money taken up for discussion on that with a couple of peaches, and Dunk procedure of allotment should be to pay the wages of the divers and day, reports on the investigations of horst scaled well over 300 pounds similar to that used for the Nobel crews that it absorbed nearly all the the respective Chambers of Com Fitz, while standing almost six feet. prizes and for the honours and cash of the two banks in the place.merce being only made as there were did not weigh more than 170 pounds medals of learned societies.

It is said that over £25,000 was many other important questions for at any time his career. Yet this

drawn in a few days, mainly by the the day. The question of the revision did not prevent bis conceding twenty-

Japanese, and gambling in Yokohama, of the present income tax regulations six pounds to Corbett and knocking

as the Japanese quarter of the island was also discussed. The Conference was to sit again on the 30th January when all the questions particularly the boycott question, are expected to be taken up for further discussion

an even 140.

him out from under his world's FIRE-PROOF AEROPLANES. is called, has been on a tremendous

scale.

laurels. The only bigger, batter man that Fitz failed to beat when

Even the Papuans working in the he was in his prime was James J.

The aeroplane of the future will pearling fleet have felt the influence Jeffries, and the only reason for this was that Jeff had a jaw of steeled probably be built entirely of non of modern industrial ideas. Recently concrete and could take a terrible combustible material. Important they threatened to strike for over- this direction have time pay on Sundays, and they got The Japanese beating without losing his punching advances in

already been made by British en-half-a-crown a day, ability.

Jim Corbett, in both his battles gineers, who have produced wing also understand the strike weapon, with the boilermaker, gave Jeff a frames of Duralumin and steel. At and the divers talk of demanding an scientific beating and was only the British Science Products Exhib extra £10 a ton, making £35 for all stopped when he grew careless and tion of 1910 several complete wings the shell raised. They receive be- started to swap blows with the of Duralumin were shown. These sides all the pearls and a monthy generally arranged with wage sometimes as high as £30, champion. Yet "Gentleman Jim" were

Tom flanged spars connected by lattice Cases are quoted in which a diver was forty pounds lighter. Sharkey scrled lorty pounds lighter bracing. Steel wings were also exhi has made £1250 in four months, or than Jeff en the two fought that bited, built up of thin strips of high £1550 in six months from pearls Those are the exceptions, tensile steel electrically welded. One alone. twenty-five-round hurricane battle down at Coney Island years ago, yet type of steel spar is claimed to be 10 but the rewards are high.-Sydney "Sailor Tom "only missed receiving per cent. lighter and 30 per cent. Moining Herald.

corresponding the verdict by an eyelash.

stronger than the wooden spar. Composite wood and steel wings are also turned out by various British makers. All metal construction is not only fire-resisting, but it is more durable, reliable, and Jack Looney, a great fighter and resistant to atmospheric changes. At at the head of the game in St. Louis present the main drawback is its many years ago, used to say that higher cost, but British makers are weight cut no ice at all. And, so looking forward to reducing this thinking, Jack went to England one handicap by improved mangfacturing day and brought back Tom Allen, a 170 pound Englishman, to whip the 250 pound champion American giant, Mike McCoole! A

Al Spink, a noted sports writer, anent the subject relates an interest ing episode that took place years ago in St. Louis that illustrates that the good big man can be beaten :

methods.

He called his place "The Cham- pion's Res:," and did other things to make the place a winner, but in all of them he failed.

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The electric lighting committee of the Sydney City Council has before them tenders for insulators, and of later. the three rece.ved, a Japanese agent tendered at £595 lower than an Australian manufacturer, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

Mr. Mackay (electrical engineer) said there was no reason why shesd goods should not be manufacturea at a competitive rate in Australie, The local firm evidently was afraid to launch out lest there would not be a market for the goods. If they

While Looney was at the top in the fighting world in St. Louis, the star of Mike McCoole, a strapping roust about from the levee, appeared in the pugilistic field. He looked, so good Allen whipped big and little men that the near friends put him against until Jem Mace, another Englishman. Shanghai-Conners, another big fellow, and of Allen's own weight, came were assured that concerns such as in a friendly bout and the roustabout along and put him away.

tion with Looney.

for.

Alderman Lindsay Thompson: If the Japanese electrical fittings are of the same grade as their matches, give me the dear article every time. It will be the cheapest in the end.

did so.well that friends set him up in John L. Sullivan, when in the pink the City Council would take their the saloon business in direct competiof condition, weighed 196 pounds goods they would probably launch in large stripped, but when he was beaten by out and manufacture

quantities. McCoole prospered and success the 185 pound Corbett, the defeated

Alderman Meagher said, if he came to him so suddenly that it man scaled 220 pounds. Sullivan caused insane jealousy, in the also weighed the same when little could prevent it, not a ballpenny Looney camp, so much so that Charley Mitchell, weighing 156 would go from Australia for Japanese

goods. its king went abroad

2 pounds, fought him to a thirty-nine sman who would clip the wings of round draw in France. the roustabout and send him back A glance over the following list shows that ten of the big fellows The giant killer imported by won to eight of the little fellows. Looney from England was noce other rather surprising record and one that than Tom Allen, a man of parts in contradicts the statement at the that day, who come from Birming beginning of this story that a "Good ham, the home of Mace, Carney, big man (Dempsey) can always beat Mitchell and other English cham-good little man (Carpentier)." pians, and had learned to box in the real English way-the left hand extended, with left foot forward, the Sullivan, 220, Mitchell, 159 64 LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. right hand held in reserve to deliver Sullivan, 220, Corbett, 185... 35

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a mighty blow and the right foot in Corbett, 190, Fitzsimmons, 164... 26 position to add weight to the de- Jeffries, 225, Corbett, 185 livery.

Jeffries, 225, Fitzsimmons, 170... $5 McCoole was a giant, but he knew Jeffries, 225, Sharkey, 185 -nothing of the science of the ring, Hart, 210, Burns, 165 So when they met for the world's Johnson, 205, Burns, 170.... championship Allen just chopped Johnson, 200, Langford,,150 Mike to pieces and Bent the tavern Johnson, 200, Ketcbel, 160..... keeper bick to the levee.

Johnson, 210, Flynn, 185...ça

With McCoole's retirement, Allen Choynski, 165, Walcott, 140

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