BOXING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15123, 14 October 1912, Page 10

BOXING.

DAVE SMITH'S DEFEAT. [rEOM orit own COIUtESrOXDEST.] SAX Francisco, September 18. "Dave Smith, the middle-weight pugilist who Rained a shining 'American reputation by liea-tinr I'apke in Australia more than a year aco. put up a sorry exhibition ■when ho. met Eddie McGoorty in Xcw York on the night of September 2, losing in the first round. Since the death of Ketchel ilia middle-weight division has been demoralised, there being several claimants to the title. The Australian was looked upon as one of the- two or three most likely contenders, but American followers of the sramo arc disappointedly roleeatiii;; him to the Bill f-qrare-j class, who also was beaten in the first round of his first match in this country. Smith and McGoortv hadn't been fichtintr much over a minute when the latter landed a, smashing left to the jaw, and Smith went down. He sot un, weak but went down a second time with a right upper-cut. Before the count of ten was completed he was once in >re en h-& f.»<-t hut was so palpably a 'ucatsn man that the referee awarded the fight to McGoorty, The winner had an advantage of Elba, weighing in at 1671b5.

A WIN FOR "CYCLONE" THOMPSON. By Telcsrapb..— Association.— . NEW YORK. October U. ■ In a boxing contest at Fon-du-Lae,. Wis. consin. "Cyclone" Thompson defeated Art. Godfrey, of Minneapolis. The light was (stopped in tho eighth round, the referee desirinc to save- Godfrey from tuvthcr »Mfiishmcat.