HILL v. GODFREY.

NZ Truth, Issue 685, 27 July 1918, Page 8

HILL v. GODFREY.

Jii.mi my.Hill must now be considered well In the game again, saya a Sydney writer. How he is likely to get on depends very much upon himself. The ball 13 &t «is feet. Success m athletic competition, particularly professional boxing:, has traps and pitfalla In Its wake which need a good deal of side-stepping. Only a strong-minded and ambitious man can be depended upon to avoid them. Hill naa not m the past demonstrated the possession of these qualities. His drop rrom the high position ha occupied and tne remorseful hours he must have experienced during that long lay-off caused by the disqualification imposed upon him py the Stadium management, may have had a salutary effect. Besides, Jimmy is older, and he should consequently b« better armed than previously. Hill looks like getting back to the pinnacle of fame once more. He stripped well on Saturday. His muscles were strong and lissom, and his wind as sound as a bell. . Sid Godfrey stood up m great fix. He I has broadened out and thickened In a manner which might surprise one who had not seen him during the past twelve tnonths. . Neither had anything over the other m weight. Hill scaled 9.4, and Godfrey 9.3. There was plenty of speed m the work of the battle, and considerable skill, also, occasionally, a good amount of vim. Godfrey being outpointed m a 10-round bout.