An Amazing Coincidence.

Four years ago Al Foreman was one of the world's outstanding boxers. Then he met an “unknown” in Jimmy Kelso, an Australian who defeated him twice, and then amazed Australians by saying farewell to the ring after a few more ring battles. Foreman, who holds the record for the quickest knock-out, is contemplating a “comeback.” Foreman's brother, Maurice, was his guide and counsellor. I met Maurice in 1932, and in the meeting of him I encountered an amazing coincidence.

I was standing on the steps of the Wellington Town Hall, waiting for the custodian, “Dorrie” Leslie, the Olympic starter.

Two men came along, and one of them approached me and asked if I could direct him to the leading boxing promoter.

I replied that there were no promoters in New Zealand, but offered to take him to the boxing writer of a sports paper. He thanked me and then introduced himself as Maurice Foreman, and added: “George Simpson, our Olympic sprinter, gave me the addresses of three Wellington people, and asked me to look them up and give them his regards. Could you direct me to them?”

He produced a sheet of paper on which Simpson had written three names—“Dorrie” Leslie's, Stan Phil-potts (secretary of the Wellington Centre), and my own.

Imagine his surprise when I introduced myself, then turned around and introduced “Dorrie” Leslie! But his amazement was almost comical when, on observing Stan Philpotts on the other side of the road, I called and then introduced him to Foreman f The first three people he had spoken to after arrival in New Zealand were the three he had been asked to seek out! Truly an amazing coincidence!