SMITH, THE WINNER.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 57, 14 April 1914, Page 7

SMITH, THE WINNER.

PAT BRADLEY BEATEN. : ■ "X POLICE STOP FIGHT. Bu Cable.—Association. —Copyright. SYDNEY, April 13. Jeff Smith beat Bradley in the sixteenth round, the police stopping the fight. '[After Jeff Smith's display against Eddie. M'Goorty,. who, obtained what was considered to be a wrongful decision over the New Jersey man, he was expected to beat Pat Bradley well. Jeff • Smith is one of the cleverest middleweights seen in Australia for many years,' and he is a fighter as well, with - a good punch. Pat Bradley is a fighter ' pure; and simple; he carries a mighty ; punch in each hand. He is always dangerous, but Smith ' is such a good man that Bradley's only hope of win- . ning.was in fluking a knock-out. Judging on the results of recent contests in which the men have been concerned, Jeff Smith is the best of the men who are now fighting in the Commonwealth in the middleweight division, as the limit for that class stands in Australia. Dave Smith beat Pat Bradley well on points, but was knocked out thrice by Eddie M'Goorty—once in New York, and twice in Sydney. M'Gobrty also beat Pat Bradley well on points, and gained a decision over Jeff Smith in a , contest which Jeff : Smith really won. Now the latter has disposed of Bradley more easily than did Dave Smith and • Eddie M'Goorty. The Jeff Smith-Bradley bout was another of the middleweight series promoted by the Sydney Stadium" ' management. It leaves Jeff Smith and ... M'Goorty to meet again to decide wlia shall fight Jimmy Clabby when Clabby arrives in Australia—he is on his way from 'Frisco how. It should be remembered, however, that the Australian middleweight limit is list 61b, and the world's middleweight championship limit list 41b. Of the men engageel in * the Sydney elimination series Jeff Smith, Bradley, and Clabby are the only boxers who have proved that they can fight within the world's championship limit without weakening themselves. Therefore the real question at issue is whether Jeff Smith of Clabby is the man most entitled to contest with George Chip and Mike Gibbons for the world 's title, whicli has not been satisfactorily settled. since Billy Papke relinquished his hold on it.]

CARPENTIER EXPLAINS. v 'PARIS, April 12. Georges Carpentier, the Frenbh boxer, explains that he is not going to Australia because he does not believe there are any men there whom he is likely to meet who would be able to extend him, and. consequently the five months would be wasted.

[lt was previously .. announced that ■ "Snowy" Baker, the welL-known Australian promoter,. had arranged 1 with Carpentier for three fights in Australia. #* The Frenchlnan, however, failed to arrive at the appointed place to sign his ... contract, and negotiations were " off. "} THE NEXT FIGHT. (Received April 14, 9.30 a.m.) ; LONDON, April 13. Carpentier's opponent is to be George Mitchell, the son of a Bradford millowner, who was formerly a well-known amateur boxer. He is also the nephew i of Sir Percy Illingworth, M.P., the chief Liberal Whip. / George Mitchell is twenty-rtwo years of age, and is 6ft 2in in height. He won the Northern Counties amateur heavy-weight championship early in 1914, in half a round, and is also a successful wrestler.

[lt was announced a few days ago that Carpentier had signed on to fight an English boxer Avliose name at that time was not disclosed.]