BOXING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14391, 5 January 1911, Page 3

BOXING.

-—— —» IN SYDNEY, SMITH BEATS PAPKE. Considerable interest was manifested in Timaru and in New Zealand geuerally in a big boxing match which took place in Sydney last week, between Papke, the world's middle-weight champion, and Dave Smith, an Australian, who has come into some prominence of late. Says Uio "Eeferee" describ.ng a remarkable feature of the pontes;:— "Many thousands of people witnessed, at the Stadium, on Monday night last, the spectacle of the winner of a great battle writhing in agony on the boards of the ring, completely oblivious to all surroundings, and -absolutely deaf to referee. "Snowy" Baker s announcement that the spoils of victory were for him (the incapacitated, one), white the other party to die combat sat —all h.'s wits clear—watching closely developments connected with .the &isnblemenfc of a bravo i'oemnn. During the height of the fury of a desperate rally in the tenth' round, Billy Papke, the world's middle-weight champion, had, wh;le crouched, swung his right to the.bottom of Dave Smith's stomach and, .with a ha;li-smoxhered squeal forced by most acute pain the Australian dropped to the floor, convulsively agitated. It was clear to everyone that a foul had been committed, most probably unintentionally, and the doctor's examination backed up this opinion, so ..amid great . cheers, Smith was awarded -the bout/' "Up to this stage however, • Smith, had a good lend, and ; even looked like maintaining his", advantage, for he was the stronger of the pairi ', Papke in the eighth" and ninth. rounds seemed to be breaking up; a. j>it for the fight was one of the fastest."seen., for many a .day; The "Referee", further■ remarks: — Papke swung somei terrible-looking blows, but very few of;them landed —Smith's fine foot .and -head) work .beat almost every. ■ one; Papke. would advaneo crouched, the, right; trailing pretty close to the. . floor, as the larger, members of the '.. Simian "family are often pictured carry-. • ingl-one or the .other of their shoulder \ lirflbs. : .When he thought the distance ■ right and the moment, opportune, the ; man> from this., Stars and Stripes used , to bring tihe swinging weapon upward and round", to find, often, that Smith liad skipped away, and the mighty, wallop smote nothing more solid than the atmosphere, and finished about a' foot above the boards. Nearly all the ■ chances were mndc- the most of by Smth, who rattled both hands, to one or other side of the head, to the jaw, or to either side of body, the differe.it punches- being punctuated by wild* cheering from thousands of throats, to*, whom the local man's ascendancy scorned a, hupto surprise." It is. understood that Papke and Smith will meet again in the neari future;