BOXING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 286, 22 November 1911, Page 2

BOXING.

Sydney. Nov. 15.

Prior to his departure for Western Australia, via Melbourne, Dick Cullen was presented with a handsome gold watch, albert, and diamond locket by his friends in this city. In a letter he states that his eye is still troubling him. but seems to be well on the road to recovery. He expects to stay some months in Western A ust nil ia.

The return match between Dave Smith and Jimmy dabby will be decided in the Stadium on December 9. Smith has agreed to weigh in at list. I lib., the weight-he made on the former occasion.

On December 25 Hock Keys and

■ Kid" M'Coy will meet at the Stadium. This will be the second meeting of the pair, as they met some time ago in Melbourne. On that occasion Keys secured a points decision over M’Coy. The summary defeat of Jimmy Hill by Russeli at Brisbane on Saturday eamo as a surprise to local spoilsmen, as Hill had previously fought 20 rounds with Russell. The bantam champion is evidently on the improve. Roy Kenny, the American middleweight. who recently underwent an opeiation for appendicitis, has recovered sufficiently to leave the hospital. but is still very weak. It will be ai least 12 months before he will be able to re-enter the ring. To-night Jack Read and Sid Sullivan were to have met at the Stadium. The notice, however, was too slum I’m- Sullivan, and the fixture lias been postponed until the 22nd in st. Georges Carpenter, the French welter champion, who will shortly visit Australia under contract to Mr. H. D. M Tntosh. is only 18 years of age, and has never yet been defeated.

DAVE SMITH OUTPOINTS RICE. The meeting of two clever defensive boxers is invariably productive of a tame display. Such was the case in the Dave Smith-Bandsman Ri<-e contest decided at the Stadium on Saturday night, and won on points by Smith after the full 20 rounds bad been contested. Rice made a much more favourable impression in this latest contest than on the occasion of his first appearance here. Bis defence was admirable, the way he slipped and ducked inside Smith’s leads being exceptionally fine. His showing was, however, marred by reason of the fact that he made use of questionable tactic* at times, and also bv reason of the infrequenev ot his leads "Whenever he led he caused Smith trouble, but so seldom did he do «> that Smith vvp* enabled to establish a good lead, which he maintained from start to finish. Never has Smith appeared so futile. His timing was very faulty and time after lime he failed to grasp opportunities. His defence, foo. was at times faulty, and he evinced a disposition to take unnecessarv risks, a quality which has never before been witnessed in Smith, whose coolness and hardheadedness are proverbial. The contest itself was marred from a spectacular point of view by the wrestling and clinching tactics ot both men. In this respect, howevei. Rice was the main offender. For the full -Ml rounds the same tactics were pursued, ami but for a short, sustained attack on the part of Sn in the two last rounds the contest for a’l its cleverness, was quiet am uneventful. At the end of the final r() nnd the referee. Mr. “Snowy Baker, decided in favour of Smith.

HANNAN v. GAULT. Wellington. Nov. 21. The last boxing tournament of the vear will take place in the Town Hall on November 29th. when Han-, nan and Gault will meet in a fifteenround contest.