The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-19

Jimmy Clabby, renowned in the sport
ing world as champion or near-cham-
pion boxers, passed through here yes
terday by the S. S. Zealandia, en-
route for the States, having fulfilled
their contracts with Promoter Nc
Intosh Of Sydney
With the bunch is Ted Jessop, an
old-time Australian lightweight who
is now acting as Clabby's trainer, and
A. Mcqueen, a prominent sporting
man.
Sam Langford did not come along,
having been delayed in Sydney
through business complications with
Mcintosh.
The trio of scrappers put in the
afternoon seeing the sights and all
had a swim from the Healani boat.
house under the pilotage of Johnny
Mccarthy.
The visitors reported that the fight
game is keeping good in Australia.
The off-season has set in but the
game will start up with renewed Wig
or next September. Jim Clabby sign
ed a new contract with Mcintosh be-
fore leaving Sydney, binding him to
return to Australia in September and
engage in a series of six contests.
Clabby's New Class.
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the stadium in Sydney has heretofore
been in the open air but that roof
is now being put over the arena.
The ex-welterweight champion said
that he now weighs about 154 pounds
and that he will in future fight in
the middleweight class. On his arri-
val in the States he will seek matches
with Klaus, McGoorty and Jack Dill.
lon.
He is a clean-cut youngster, TWEEN
ty-two years Of age and in the five
years that he has been fighting has
engaged In 103 battles. Before leav'
ing Sydney he was presented with a
beautiful gold Waltham watch as a
token Of esteem from his numerous
friends and admirers.
"You have five or six good years
of fighting ahead Of you yet" re,
marked a newspaperman to Clabby.
81 don't want them" was his terse
reply.
Barry and Flynn.
Barry has no plans mapped out for
himself. He did not make a partic-
ular good showing down under" and
1T is unlikely that he will travel that
way again.
"Porky" Flynn, big hunk Of a
chap, is twenty-three years old and
fights at about 1856 pounds. He did
we'll in Australia and made very
favorable impression by his gameness
and aggressiveness. For a big man
he is said to be remarkably fast.
According to Clabby and Barry
Flynn had Langford beaten on points
when the negro landed a smash right
on "Porky's" jaw in the fourteenth
round. after which the referee stop
ped the contest.
81 wasn't hurt any," said Flynn
yesterday; my lip was cut and bled
badly and it was the flow of blood
which caused the referee to act as
he did"
Flynn says that he expects to find
plenty to do in the States on his arri
val and announces his intention OF
plugging along steadily until the
worlds championship is in his grasp
Both he and Clabby regard the
Johnson-Jim Flynn match as a joke
and both expressed opinions that Joe
Rivers would surely get his" when
he hooks up with Wolgast in Los
Angeles on July 4.
Flynn stated yesterday that he ex
poets that his first match on the
mainland will be with Joe Jeanette IT
os Angeles. He also volunteered
the information that his end of the
bout with Langford amounted to an
even $1,000.
Failing the match with Jeanette
Flynn may fight Jim Barry in Van
couver in August, negotiations for
such a match being already under
way.
Michigan Won't Do.
Clabby brought the news that he
fought Hughie Michigan just before
leaving Sydney, knocking out the
Australian lightweight in the eleventh
round. He had previously gained G
decision over Michigan.
Clabby doesn't think that Mehegar
would have a show of beating the
best American lightweights and that
q match between him and Wolgast
al the latter's best would be an easy
thing for AID.
Some Lesser Lights.
Clabby says that "Boshter" BIZ