BOXING
WILLS DEFEATS SMITH. IN THE SECOND ROUND. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 13, 12.60 a.m.) NEW YORK, October 11. Harry Wills, the negro heavyweight, knocked out Homer Smith in the second round of a 15-round bout. Smith, who is a third-rate heavyweight, fought Luis FirpO in August, ana the Argentinian was Unable to knock him out, although he won easily C points. Wills, for over a year, lias n seeking a match with Dempsey.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11649, 13 October 1923, Page 10
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