A HEFTY DANE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 26 June 1926, Page 9

A HEFTY DANE

Porsson is a good, strong, rugged fellow, always immensely fit, and after a make more calculated lo extend Scott than was McCormick. Tt is agreed b'y cvervhodv who saw the Manchester show that MeCoirmick has had his day. The result I fully expected, as everv man with a knowledge of boxintr did. Apart from physical disparities—all in favour of Srr.if —McCormick had little to recommend him except his gallant indifference to conseouences. ' For this reason fault has been found with the champion because he did not win by a clean knock out; and very rc-idil". (e-o. Oood iudges of the game saw infinitclv more in the contest between Charlie Smith, the elongated Deptford voulh. and the very bulky Con O'Kellv. nf Hull. And do vou know that T should not be in the least 'iirprised if Smith, given the opportunity, would cause Scott furiously to think. His almost insolent unorfhodoxv nvikes him a vorv difficult man to Heat. At first he sets vou laiiehine bv the (.-.-|>:iv;ii'.'inf ivay in which he appears to invite trouble. But he has sneli an (ve. and is such a rare judge of distance, ihat he has quite an exceptional defence, and. believe me. for clean piinchimr. he tells most, considerably. Wateh Charlie Smith. He may not have been "boosted," but as our present dav heavyweights go. there is more in him llrni meets the eye. We can now understand why Francois DescaniPs did not accept the very handsome offer for Paoloni to fight i'hji S, oil :il the National Sporting Chili The big Basque, at the time Mr i.innrl l'ettiiison was over in Panu, was coquetting with Ernrinio Snnlln. ■in-1 the Iwo arc to take the ring in Spain for what Descamps, no doubt, is sure will be mere monev than be conM irel in T.ondon. Personally, T nitieh prefer the ninfeh which the NSC'.'has marie for Scolt with Harry T'crs.-nn.