A BRISBANE CONTEST.

NZ Truth, Issue 217, 21 August 1909, Page 3

A BRISBANE CONTEST.

Elliott Beats Ted Green.

At the Brisbane Stadium on August 7 last, BUly Elliott— whose last appearance m Brisbane was as an amateur at the Brisbane Gym— met Ted Green, the Balmain Sydney bantam. Green scaled

8.2 i, and had m his corner Dave. Smith, Jack Dowridge, aud N. McLeod, while Elliott, S.G, had P. Burke, D. Lee, and P. F. Frawley towel-waving for him. The fight started at a willing pace, and Green led until about the fifth round. In the sixth EfTiott drew blood from Green's mouth by a hard, straight left. In the seventh, "Green uppercut Elliott, and the latter went down for six seconds. After this round Elliott forced the fighting all the time, and amassed a pile of points. The pace was fast, . and Green entered the tenth visibly limping, his right leg appearing to give him trouble. Elliott jolted Green all round the ring, and during the eleventh, while Elliott was playing havoc with his opponent, the bathroom ensign came floating from the latter's corner. Elliott was winner after the best eleven rounds that have been seen at the Stadium. Green said that cramps prevented him continuing, and he would fight Elliott m a fortnight's time for £25 aside. Elliott's reply was that he could satisfy Green m the stated period for as much as he liked. While m Christchurch last week, the writer paid a visit to the Christchurch Gymnasium m Peterborough-street. The ex-champion featherweight, Mr Jas. Watson, presides here, and he has some very promising lads under his care, several of whom have already distinguished -themselves m Canterbury and Otago..

A Dresden correspondent reports thai 5000 Socialists, after meeting and demanding universal suffrage, attempted to storm the palace of the King of Saxony, at Dresden. After severe lighting, mounted police routed the Socialists, wounding 2J. severely aud 70 slightly, whiist 30 arrests were made. Well, arrests hare preceded the attainment of nearly every worthy object. The lawyers of Chrislchurch took a remarkable interest m Mr John Norton's wordy duel with Mr Justice Dcnni.ston. It is so unusual tor a Christchurch lawyer to question a statement made by the learned Judge that Mr Norton's sturdy refloat to be put down, and his tendency to cany the war into the enemy's country, left timid local practitioners breathless ; also, it was an entirely new experience for his Honor. Mr Norton spoke for ten hours and three-quarters, and liad not then exhausted his authorities, but.reserved the right to cite them m a higher court should his application foe a re-hearing be refused.