Cannot Fight

Mini-Willi Ams Fight—

Pacific Is. Boxer Cannot Fight A gain in NZ

SOUTH Pacific heavyweight box ing champion, Tom Hini, will not be able to fight in NZ again because the NZ Boxing Council has revoked his licence over an alleged “arranged” fight.

His opponent, Australian heavy weight champion, Alan Williams, has had his NZ licence cancelled, and both boxers lost their shares of the purse.

The fight was staged at Hast ings, on October 17. Referee George Gordon called the fight off in the third round, and later reported to the Hawke’s Bay Boxing Associa tion, which promoted the fight, that he had become convinced that both men were pulling their punches.

The promoting association upheld Gordon’s “no decision,” and with held the purse pending a final de cision by the national body.

Gordon’s report said: “To have allowed the farce to continue would have done irreparable harm to box ing. It must be made plain to the public that the association would not allow the public to be taken down.”

As early as the first round the fight had all the appearances of a poor exhibition. Gordon told both men he wanted them to fight, and Williams then appeared to put more weight into his blows, but Gordon remained unconvinced that the Australian was doing his best.

Hini continued merely to paw at

his opponent, and in Gok opinion did not strike one ge blow.

Gordon said he spoke to 1 trainer at the end of the; round, telling him that his < was not punching. At the e* the second round he had sae the trainer that a “no cox

>e declared if Hlni did not er. atched both men carefully the next round, and as the went on I became convinced had been arranged,” Gordon i. ‘‘Although Williams still d to be putting some weight is blows I was convinced i was pulling them, and he ide no attempt to block or ;he feeble blows that Hini, ls supposed to be a knock n, was throwing.

It certain an arrangement m entered into between the I had no option but to it a ‘no fight.’ ” ms, back in Sydney, giving ion of the fight, claimed he ne “nothing crooked.” didn’t get any money for ht,” he said. “I am not about that so much as about utation and people perhaps I went to New Zealand to stew. light have all started from ; that Hini and I flew from id to Hastings in the same I didn’t sit near him in ne, nor speak to him. Our ig together was the fault Boxing Council, not ours, n a slow starter. I had Hini before and beaten him its at Suva. I knew how ie was. He had a record of :k-outs in 34 fights. I was to a plan. I would have mtent to win on points, comes in with his head You can’t keep hitting him head and break your hands, haken him with a couple of in the third round when ;ree stopped the fight. The patted me on the back and You’ll be all right, son.’ referee admitted after that he had been a bit ugust, 1955, Williams and lager, Johnny Phillips, were d of having conspired to the public of money at (in northern New South harge concerned the alleged ti” of Sydney heavyweight, Dempsey, as Queensland sight champion, Cec. h, in a fight with Williams, sey and trainer, William Id Lawrence, faced similar All four were acquitted, ms knocked Dempsey out fourth round in the In ght.

J. Whiteman, Nutritionist of ith Pacific Health Service, at Tonga late September to wo months advising on in d general nutrition.

T h 8 A eV -£ r V K Cho p let *? as now entered his 51st year of service with Cathohc Mission ,n the Gilbert Islands, and on January 3. 1957, he will be 80. Father Choblet has been stationed at Bern and was tor a tune at Mokogai, the South Pacific leper colony. His headquarters now are at larawa.

t A well-known Port Moresby re sident. Mr. J. Annan (aged 75 years) died in the European Hos pltal in October last 11,,. the Territory with the Department ot Works shorTly after WorldWaJ 11. He built the first European Hospital and other local landmarks, He is survived by his widow.