SPORTING GOSSIP.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 246, 17 October 1922, Page 8

SPORTING GOSSIP.

BOXING. SMITH BEATS BROCK. i;im>i> WIN l-i>K 1" I - N.N TbPiv n< a sood atusndnu.i' hi i'_>•■ Niirthi-rn Hoxiiit: Assinintions .iiniivui. '» tin. Town Hall las; n.Kht. ifml .nivalin.'-" , wa« takrn nf ;hc iii-rusiuli I" Wfl.iimr l«|i-k tin- Aii-klamW* »f Hie Sen XoaliliHl «nu»iwp )!:ini|ii.)iwhiirs in lloliai-.. I'M-J.v. [liinnfii. uiiil Mi ■. with ili«- l-ani'f (minor. Hphia- Itonovan. Nero nilr.»!.i-<-i l>v the iitanaiEi'i- (Mr. li. A. llansi.H. uf Wi-liinstoni. wli.i i-nlosiKPi! !lio iMTTor-

I iiaii.'o, ami .-.uvlii. t ..f ;ii,- iivim. inn! l"e- - ---sciiti-.l thr. tMiner w'.tli ;. raxur *<■■ as a t.ikca from tiir "iioys." 1 :in ivcit piwn .i ciiihl rix-pptinu. I'liii.-f liitt-r«—ii i-viiln-'l in ;Mr l.Vrc.uml I'D"; f"r v r.nr<i- ••' - Ir >" lictnwii I". Krork. late of Sytlnoy. and S. Smith. ■■{ Aurklanil. win. li.nl <niis:liui(il iihnost ;>i tin. las', mlii'ttc fur .hvl; liraliniii, Willi wlj.iin the niat.-h had hron i.ili-'tiiall.v tirriinwl. Kr..ui ,i boxing point •■( vlpw tl>p I'hHiiirr was mifortutinti-. :mt Sviltli inn J tlip tiltcfii rmimis »!i<-n hi- wa« mil Hourly •in ri:iL- ...iiicHfli.n. am! In -I'ltiiu tlie i-rnll-I ac-illipf .i «.ll!iii2 :inil i'li'Vpi- liiixi'r Ilki" Hni'-k. tlinimh iin-rp witp iiuihj , »li" ''I'l I ii..i npiw »itii tin- •In-ii.l.iii. fli-vi-r ■„■•< i wnrli iiiul ilii-kini: wa< Blmwn n;i '=••! l> ! siiios. lint Smith's |:ollc-v was t<. iivnifl » Ri<i>tKlin'il mllv vvllh thf (ri..\<"<. anil hifcnstanilv |...rc>l i<. i-Ina ar:<T~ in tin' pffort to M-i.li- be «om in nn. , . Ili«*n <■> 1 hI"M-Ii nhiirt-mne ■ m-tlun liv lil.-» npiumonl li iMishiiia sin! swliiKliic hln, ..iT liU Iml--1 niii-iv For tin- rtr.it six mumls Sniitli li.-i-l Kn..-k imzzlfil l.v tiiis sfy).- o!" iii-tii.n. nml. \iiry::-.K his loft lr.nl su'li" rami' In In. n strnlalit In h0,.:;, iiiul ihpn In ;in Miipi-ii-i'l n> rh.> ~rli(.|- mini i!iii-k»-il. rnllnwnl .-.-it i> :i I'.i-I rlalil swine in II:,' h.'.'i'l. lii> I'sjul.livUci !i ii'.iil. llintisli I'ri'i-k k'il .-i iiniiilipr or liivlv inlts In.in,- in thp I'llurhiw. Hri'rli flrndti-'l liis iii.vi in Hi.- si-i.-urh l.\ iiii-i-t IliS ni'h wlili ;i > lrnlic!il kf: l> r ilipv- Mini's. ;inil hy ilrlv!ni> hi' HjJlit li:ir>l t>> rlir- hurty. :<mi in t'.ii- nnxi i-iinpli- uT ruiin<lK j.n.iisli,-.! S:nltli irlili Vft mill rlt-lr iis lip l»>ri-,l in. l-.v sm.-ir: f.intw.rk Smirli

hml >•.:.- in:;n ni:ssiiiir .1 deal in Hi' , lenfli. iiml In the next Tvti.ui hr i.e.-amc ajf)tre.**Uvc ;• n<l '»i<i- sr.ii s'inxi.iz li-ft nppereiitu to the f:l.-o- Tlir Sy.illcv nill'l h:r.l .-ill Ihf liptitT i.f the iwelfth niMii.l. .mil hinjrhl .Jinltli cirr with ilrlrc* i" lli<" limlv an-l jntiK I" the mouth niih Ills left. .linrliix the thiitoeiisu round Smith, wl-i >vns f.•.■!. ilia ;!ip ra.-c. k10.i.1 ..IT. .111,1 Jlrui-fc foi-i-«il the HalltlilK. irrtliii!: liis rixM t hi..null l» until MXKi.v and fare. Tlirii sfurc.l wit.li hi* left, urn! a ih.'lv riminl. 11l which 1 hit.' w:i, more .-Iran Mishit than ~1 any other stasi' »r Hie limit, pinfi-il sliulitly In Wruck's f.ivDiir. Tiu- Sydney man scored rreelv in tin- iiex 1 n>llll.l «ifn ixttii lian'lF. I.lit in tli.- lam In- fi.iiiul smith still mrnua ''ii.iiiL-li In pvni'o hpßry nnnUhnieiii i,y skilfnllv ■•Hm-hitis. Buiii mi'ti hail «iriintf r. >l luiviujcti "f partisans in Hie house, and ;!,.- liiirns c'ruwnr.l Smith t'hn «-!iiiii>r nil p.'illl« evllenci-il tin- iln-Wecl public liniilil .tliout tin- l-OMil!. Tin- yerdlct Ir.ul :| ml mm] n-t-op «li..rt notlfc w.-is frpiMy Kretitpil (.11 .-ill Sinit'.iV wriyiit w:is miMuiin-Oil .-it liwt Ulli. iiml Kro.-U's ;ii !<>st 4a' tml as iliev fvn«lit at. .-at.-li n-ciiEht.s ilies.. n-iTP 11..: ..ni.ial. mill <>n a |)P»ur«n<-.. !.,,i)i men were n-el! over the wplebl* ithvn.

The fratliprireljrhl rnntrst hetwi'i'ii Mike Kl.viin ami Jprry Wliitlonic over tin num.ls li.r 11 purse of tW. which |ire,-e.lei] ilie Sniiili-Hi-o.k lisht. mis .-, much freer exhibition of noviiitc. Krnm ihe mitset tlie pair were lively, Whit tome stnnhii: Hlrnnirly anil tvnring wllll « heavy stnilKlir lel'l that ei>!)llO.'tetl 111 I lie file.' noveml llmci) in the l!r«! Iliri-n i-uumlx. hut l-'lynnV Ins 1 fiiutnork ami sn.ipp.v left ami rlglil luniks to both heail ami lioily put him almiiil .11 l.oints. In the fourth r.illliil lio con-,-if.teiitl.v heat Wliill.mie tit the punch. :iu<l took n tji'fiili'il li'tHl, v.-hicli lie imreaseil In the fifth anil seven!li rmiinls. in n-liirli he i.utiishe.) Wliiitome hy .lun.iiiK away from the local lii.y's |e,i,'lK t,, ,-,,nw 1.:i.-k am; dnrl in tuiappj hcml 11 n<l ho<lv pitnclies with lioth hamls. Kljnti wus ohvfoiisly too fiißt and evnsive for liis man. anil tlionirli Wliittonif foiiclit back caniely lie reached lite end of tli<* bout without linvlug sot the better of an.v of the ten rutin. l*. Kljrnn'H win was convineintr. t