IN THE RING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1509, 3 August 1912, Page 12

IN THE RING.

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HEFTY BLOW BY A REFEREE. / iWb Don't Know You. "Dave" Smith is not finding England tho pugilistic Mecca ono hoped lie would, for, judging by tho tono of his letters to friends m'Sydney,-promoters tiro lighting shy of Mm. Carpontier, cither because ho does not consider our orack a good enough draw, or becauso he has too much respect for his. prowess (take it whichever way it suits you best, geutlo reader), las refused to meet him, and a.contest with. ono of tho lesser lights floating round 'Engtand and Franco would not benefit him financially, so, between tho lot, Smith is out in the cold altogether. Perhaps when he reaches America his luck may change. Certainly his victories over Papko, Thompson, and CLabby—are good enough, but Australia is a long way from America, and news travels slowly, unless heaved along by a firsWass press agent.

, Will Johnson go Back on Mr. M'lntosh? The mind of at least one man in this world seems inscrutable, and that one, needless to say, is "Jack Johnson. O'ne ' '-week he is retiring 'tho next he is matched again. Now, after, being "hitched up" ■with H. D. wo have it cabled 1 ,that Johnson, (despairing of getting what he wants from the promoters) has definitely announced his retirement. And yet the-Australian promoter, judg- • ing by his'latest statement, is confident i of having the'champion well secured this time. Each' party has lodged a forfeit of i ',£2OOO with a Chicago bank,'and if this '■'■■'■ .statement is true, this week's cable announcing Johnson's ' retirement is v all r_ _moonshine, > -■ '■■■ ■ '• ■■■

Tho Two Heavily-shaded Samuels, . - t :. The two black Samuels meet again. at the Stadium to-night, and n rousing battle ' Bhould result. This time "Mercury" does ;.. not care to venture an opinion as to the winner, but if M'Vea has acquired any of Longford's devil, ho should make a 1 ■ much better showing than on the last oc- . casion the two clashed.

Wells' American Debut.;. i Though, he lost, Bombardier Wells made' fi, good impression by his showing againstPalzer in the first two of the three rounds i during which their fight lasted. He pelted the American cruelly, altogether .outv • '..■. boxing him, but the stamina wasn't there, and the American got to work to such good purpose as to make him take the count in the third. The critics «U want to see Wells again, .and. Palzer, too, .seems to ' : have "made good." So .tho chances are' that a second match between the two will be on the boards. '.'■-. . -'■'.. :