BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1923, Page 4

BOXING.

KID LEWIS BEATKX. ONE-SIDED FfGHT. TODD’S CHANGED TACTICS. LONDON. February 10. ( By Trevor C. Wigntdl.) At the Albert Hull last night, Roland Todd, of Doncaster, defeated Ted (“Kid”) Lewis, the welter weight and middle-weight eluimnion of Great Britain. Europe and the British Empire, on [mints in a 20-rotmtL cxiitest. There was never any doubt about the result,. The lirst lotutd may he regard,-d a- an exhibition of jockeying but the remainder were Todd’s, lie not only t iit-iiefon .ed Lewi-, but lie outfought him. out-gties-ed him. out-pav-ed him. cut-i.oxed him. and ellt genera lied him.

, v I have never witnessed a < ontust v. here one man so completely nr'-t-Tol another, 'ft was talent from the f:r-t v tip of the gong that nt.thing hut a miy rack' could save Lewis. His passing was liiiqucstionahly as magniiiT'Ciit as it a was pathetic, but there was hardly a n uivinoiit when it seined possible that v In- would even draw level with the ' young-ler who treated him with toler- |, -1 ] 1 :> when he did not treat him with n disdain. TODD’S GRKAT DISI’f.AY. ,| Todd, as has so often keen pointed ~ out. i a person of arms. These mcm,l , Ijei-s move with il rapidity that i> au- | 11,-mud enough to pass itiidetstanding : i on this occasion they were like st'eif' of lightning. li;i Limy Old ml always .S ji 1:.- 11 for ih b-iiM .p‘ rp -• es ; anil th. i | s v.'iere they were in direct eoniitr-t 1. v itli a form, r o. . asaui. It hast Xovefnher they were always 1:111ii- ployed t-i eateli I.lows, but hmt night : thev were more often than not used , j to score points. They were for ever ,t anil this is pai tieularly true o! I odd s left - 1 oniu.-c t iug willi Fewis - la:e. Todd 'lu!. not often use ha- right; 1n... tlien. he had no need to. Ids lelt was >i- all sullicieiit. n When it warn not being driven ,e straight against Fewis’s face it "as i being curled upward- and onvaid- in I a Idem! llutl was partly a hook and | paitiy tin upper cut. 1 doiii-t whether j there is another punch in hexing which !i- auvubng like- so 1 llective. It is | -i 1 ttl enough to stay a ru-h. and i v.'uat I- more, it destroy- c'-iiii h-nce. It wa- patent, even a- e"H\ a- t -a- nth. ! I 1,, ,I j* 1,.,, I.e'-, is WHS feeling the I weight 01 imminent del en t. ic- ; ||e Impr'.it pluckily and well. ’I hat a- i m ust I'- all; wed him. hut tin oiigh- ul |i : .... wI- the sngge-t ii 11 that age or it- ; ~|-e I ;. Illluil InUxillg Wl' hilnh-lXllg 01 ; - Mi . action-. Immg hei’oie the conte-t I's j iait’I.' Ilium bed hi- lace "a,- draw 11 in | and grey. he | Hi, ri--.-lidded I iuy h- h- in d- ; snow, hi- fealu'e- wc.c tin-- nl a m. 11 111 > ... | M , i, , I .-.11 old l.'-fr re hi- I item 11- \ 'pi'ei'c v. a - un ineuis v.liv’i ho "a- the vd ■ wh.eii It.■ drage ■ 1 ami di'ow sed he , aml c.n e 1 1 her ciea 1 iodine l hoi- t hat •C- | a 1 1' v ’gb In- -pmo w:e w illiug hind ; dr - ii - a- -- o - 1. . to . In ni d:: (m loitglii a- an ■ Id. ol i m- : emu. |! -me- tlm 1 aililem ol F-'-.- playim i ed-i-M pugili-1 . I! •• 11 led wit It the ut - 1 -- r Tr-mo-l Oi ill- 1 0.-. r-- to feeill the el evil- ; ~ I. .... ,|,,| 1!;. s . end and the -1 * ,-tiwt Ii ’or ‘ meoeeuvri- an i u-hglit iug position hut Ik . a!„ aVs th.- -mil nig voIII h again t him •o- ! toumi a -in' !t.■ 1 • outer. The very is i evi 'em e ol Tedd’- e 1 1 ii<l•’ I, •I • ill nl i 1 : . 1, -1 ■! i wa- the .u-ih- that ,-oiild mil mi ! ! .- remove I m-11 hi- la - in, !, midway iu Ida lillh wa- :t I- . im l -! -- 01 - ~lue-'s. 11. I'm! started to of : ! 1,-'ll in Ihe -ei-ond round, and il 1 a.,1 : 1 , 1 ■ ii am lidmi-ed ill: ! la- d n, 1, ! ! a 11. -d a!, . It'll it wa- not mil il I '-■■■ iui 7 1 . r -uni, when i: he- -a me a|,| ia 1 -an I n- Ih ': T-1 ’d had o;d -e-i 1 nudum -1 avei e . vcw w il.’l d, a. ti. ... ami ihe a- 1.. - - win he I- sit i i w el di fca l •y 1 lie mu-!' ha, e known tout only a a j r- rind he chargad a.ml 1 Itinged a- t.tte Il ' po- o- -'ed. l!o was ver, w, -'ii. v- ry IS j halt.me i I,' I. all that wa- vomtl-afed ie i him a. a- a defclma I illli .' 1L t 110 lI f • 1 ' | el! i rat • ! u' | Cl.!' N Sit; ’!' . I >!: r i Tr-.ld’s me da ,!■ . , m-ieldiig Mo'> -. \o n I man mol p,.-ih|y ! , v .er or lift hill | alni - : - 'th Id did !; a! n ign t unless -- nt; il ' hidden quaky i-i.gie to hi- a -si-lam e. !- |lt .at e!y m. 1 h • a dil'H le.uae w he! her '.- i I- '••’! ■ drove for Ihe i odt or for Ihe m ! vn 1 1 to r:d l );• h l-.v ,k. r- ; Boi 1,-: 1 id- 1 ■ omp'-a-.i- .-<1 :To LI ;e | was net , 11 !y 111.- def.. -ml.-r. lie wa-, al.-o ctlir'ei! the at I o-k ia, Lewis. Not fIV- ! q ueu tly a: y 1 I, - *; gin . hut always 1 w itli in- It !1. 'lt. wa - t l-e la I ter. more !-.. I linn anything el-e. that do) rived la-w is I- l of hi- many ohunipinnsbiT . it- could i ts I lei Ilcl-e out (if ns way ; crutlil Cot ' ■I- ; 1 Inch out a moans i av .iding it. i ei !',dll's ie-1. la -1 night was what IP's-! h j veil - use'! to ha in t lie old days. 1 1 1 o j «m- Cm pel-fee l point sen -er a- We!! a , .- j ihe Itiiqlit .-i intied soUfi-e of irrilnif,in. n WO.' AS 111-: I.IK FI). I eld. in a word, wan a- lie liked. 1! IF- tli ieali-d I ev> i- at v ital 1 lily ean 1 he de-r.lted a- hi- (I a.-w is’-l own game, i o lie i-eeghi-d tvhr-li roughing served i-i-i .. I‘iirpos; iii- -o iix, d ill- body- , -peciai- ! ly v. lu-n Ins o; i-oii.-nt Ii it t led for on in- | lighting [-* rit ’oi: tha t it a- tint oit'.-li- j | a Ilia. .-; m! lie wl ipp-ad itt ha k-iianded ! ; n ueln w itli 11 elm ,-t ness t lint would j - hwo dime credit to Few is at his !■ -t. ! . 1 Towirids ,1m ,-tid Toth! cinph veil a. de- j t | velopl.'i -ut o! the one-t wo | niit-li a i I I '■•■•in drove lo the libs and a iV.llnwing I pHueil v. It toll ii; cv it a I ’ly I -oil 11 Or tei I with : ■ i Few i- * - fi.ee. Tilt- expression , f eon- j . | St I'l-lUI 1 lull which ti'ansfermed Lewis re- | • I q'r'irwl to he seen to be helii veil. It j . 1 «’:)- a- llmugli he felt he were living j : a dream. ! ’! he ia-t t-onml v.a- meiiiorahie. Todd | ‘ aliin-t mtinarked—id.i-olutel.v so -nve j Fir a. liny “mo:;-e“ hetieailt his right j eye knight with an abandon which j was nearly idatOil to gaiety. Few i- i j "as 1 o tired lo stand. When the I i Ft-ll sounded for the la-t time he te- ; j Minted t” hi- oortmi- wearily and ties- ’ i pundcntly. j ’I he ti-rritie ehiimmi- that -wm- must ! hav>- t- h! him. ii he did not already j know, ulmt the verdict would In'. Tlm ; Mg building was tilled with cheers-. Ap- i parent ly they wm-e all for Todd, for 1 "hen the 1 iii ia! decision was given t k<- was immediately hoisted shoulder- ! ktgli and earned itt triumph around j the hull to hi- dressfng-rooi'i. The , nM-e was ear-splittiug ; Todd utis re- j tening the customary plaudit' of the j conqueror. I.ewi'. the one win, passed passed, returned to his room with only the cheers of the faithful F,-.,- to hearten him in his moment cf defeat.