Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-31
LIGHTWEIGHT
DISCOVERED IN SYDNEY

Dick johnson, Melbourne light
weight. came to sydney on June llth
and gave fans and Frank BroSan. me
shock of their lives. Betting was
four to one on Brogan. and long ODDS
were offered that the contest would
rot go 10 rounds-it didn't Every
one thought Brogan good thing-he
w6s-for johnson. Almost from the
first punch johnson was the boss He
hit Frank on the check with a right
and all but knocked him down. ara
then he commenced to wade into the
sydney Southpaw and Eavc him the
daddy of n licking. Finally right
to the Jaw knocked Frank down. He
sprnwled about in the saw-dust tray
for 10 seconds, Joe Wallis having
counted him out In tho meantime.
Johnson is only 10 years of age 'd
looks real good. The mere fact tina,
Brogsn beat Harry stone In western
Australia few months ago mat
Frank look certainty. but he never
stood a hope against tho rugged ana
hard punching Victorian.
RruT sPAnGo IN CLOVER
After retirement OF three years
Bert SparEo has made, n most succcse.
ful comeback Bert is now only se
years OF age hut he looks like annex.
ing the feathcrweight championship OF
Australia before very long. He is Ger
tninly tho best man at ast- in Austrhha
today. He beat Bert Mccarthy. went
six,een hard rounds with Eugene cri-
aui. stopped Enslischman Joe sym
onds twice ta-rds and s-rdsl lost
very doubtful decision in Melbourne
to Jamito, and beat the English crack
Tommy Noble on points on June ISM.
before. and " he ever meets JACK
Green, the est title Is certain to change
hands Spargo will probably meet
Charlie Moy in his next contest
HOW AUSTRALIAN BoNiNG Is run
Manager Jack Munro. Stadiums Lids
head. is showed under e..ch mail with
letters from American and English
fighters and managers who want to
come this way or bring boys TO Aus
tralia. They almost Invariably ask
for enormous guarantees, or inquire
terms. II would perhaps be as well TO
etatc that stadiums Ltd give no guar
antees except in very rare cases wheEe
Worlds champions are concerned OF
men whose ability md records are I'M
doubted. The days OF purses are done
no good business man would offer an
employee an enormous salary unless
he knew what tho man was actually
worth and had proof that the man
could hold the Job down. The same
think applies today In the boxing
world. boxers to get dig money. must
carry the goods, otherwise they are
useless a line or two regarding the
way Stadium run bo>.ng In Australin,
should give overseas boxers and their
managers some idea of the strnightfor-
ward style OF business INDUCED in by
this big syndicate. veconi class BOAT
fares from Frisco to sydney are paid
both ways. and railroad tickets within
a reasonable distance from Frisco sup
FILED. The usual e-~rtract calls for
five contests to be decided In Aus
tralia within six months OF arrival,
and the remuneration lie always 20
per cent of tho gross gate receipts
Each fighter gets rs per cent and the
promoters take 50 per cent. No al
icwance IA made for .rainins expenses
but when a boxer travels TO Melbourne
to fight the rule generally applies that
al; parties split the amount, tho box
crH paying rs per cent Of the 81 dollars
fare and the promL-srs the balance,
Everything is fair and absolutely on
the level. Admission to tho Stadlume
are by turnstile with the exception OF
tho rinsside seats, and the managers
of the fighters can peuse the official
lcdgors and dookets at all times. All
boxing is under strict government,
both State and Federal, supervision,
and the safe money is checked by gov