BOXING

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10919, 21 August 1928, Page 7

BOXING

GRIME. BEATEN BY SMITH. United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Bridgeport (Connecticut) Aug. 18. Billy Grime the Australian, had the judge’s decision against him in his fight with Steve Smith. Grime weighed 1281 b and Smith 1271 b. In the first round Grime staggered, the veteran Smith with a series of rights to the chin. The second round Grime took easily with left hooks, an elusive dodging attack employing a long left and a short right. In the third round Grime won the applause .of the crowd by neatly outboxing Smith. In the fourth round Smith got under Grime’s open defence, and drove him about the ring with rights and lefts to the lace. In the fifth round Grime’s defence failed, and Smith opened a rut over the Australian’s right eye with a flicking left. The sixth round was even. In the. seventh round. Grime floored Smith briefly with a right. The eighth an.l ninth rounds were even. Grime out-boxing Smith, but the latter landing enough blows to even the score. In the. tenth round Smith outpunched Grime and won the round and the judge’s decision, which was unpopular with the crowd and the newspaper men present. Grime, hr*wever. showed the need of further practice, and the accomplishment of more effective defence tactics. The fight was, fast, and bloodless and very nearly even, with the consensus of opinion apparently favouring Grime.