BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1729, 21 April 1913, Page 4

BOXING.

"DAVE" SMITH DEFEATS JEROME. Hi TelearaDh—Press Association—Cocrrltrht (Rec. April 20, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, April 20. "Dave" Smith defeated "Jerry" Jerorno at tho Stadium last night in the eighteenth round.

JEROME'S CAREER. After "Jerry" Jerome's recent defeat of de Balzac in Sydney last month, many predicted that tho popular Queensland aboriginal heavy-weight would provo a worthy opponent of "Davo" Smith. The fact that Saturday's contest went eighteen rounds proves that tho prophets wero not far wrong. Jeroino is a boxer described as in his prime at forty-two years of age. ll© is a married man with a largo family, and in addition to being a boxer has .been a very successful'runner. 1 Ho is a teetotaller and a moderate smokei.

;"How did he first tako on boxing?" his trainer was recently asked. He replied: "There came a man to a town named IVarra, where '.Terry' was living, ami challenged any man therein to fight in the good old-fashioned style for a fiver aside. Knowing that 'Jerry' had settled the pretensions, of one or two young 'shrewdies' who thought they could take n l-iso out of him, the hitter's friends accepted tho challenge, and Merry' won his first important, or, hotter still, first pro-l>crly-rogulatc<l contest. Ilis first clove tight of any imporlanco was 1 with 'Ned' Foran, whom ho beat in four rounds in 11)07. Ito also beat 'Abe' Williams in a lileo number of rounds in tho following year; and 'Max' Pardella was knocked out in three rounds in 19DS. In tho following month ho was beaten by a wellknown heavy-weight in four rounds, in connection with which it is alleged that Merry' was dosed, and as a result was dangerously ill for a couplo of weeks. In 19119 ho beat 'Cliewey' Williams and Wilson, both by knock-outs. He accounted for 'George' Eeidy in 1910, but lost on points in 20 rounds to 'Arthur' Cripps and "Ted' Whiting in the same year. In 19X1 ho spent a busy time, for after being knocked out by 'Johnny' Thompson in thrco rounds at Brisbane 'Jerry' made n visit to'- Sydney for the first limp, and sull'cred defeat at the hands of 'Bill' limld who put liini out in eight rounds at the old Gaiety. On his return lo Brisbane lie won from Tiegan, Godfrey, "William?, and Scunlon. Ho has since been defeated by 'l?oy' Kenny, but turned the tables on the American in their return match; and also accounted for 'Bill' Kudd when (hey met the second lime; also 'Arthur' Cripps; and lias twice lost to perhaps tho cleverest big Australian boxer, 'Les' o'J)«nnel. Do Balzac he boat in one round at Brisbane, and later knocked out the Frenchman . a second lime in Sydney."