IN THE RING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1948, 3 January 1914, Page 12

IN THE RING.

IBr -\"Miboort."J .i Davo Smith as the Blushing Hero.

By the timoHtheseriiiotcs'.' appear 8 ; ■-in.'; print the great event of;the; boxing year, in these parts—Smith v. ■ 31'poorly — will bs iiumbered ; 'among tli-o-things that have been,- and "for that-.reason ."Mercury" is not. burdenod;'wiih the task of picking the winner.: 'But : mention cf "Dave" Smith brings to 'mind tho fact that the Newigealander;:ha.s blossomed forth as an actor,, His ' first' appearance is thus recorded, by .'.the "Referee"..:' "/Dave'-■; Snuthy|stho'i;;v : hcavy-weight champion l)oxerj r '.is -just-'-completiiig anengagement with,-the;?. Western - Pacific ■Films Company, ill which he plays .the" leading part. . it is said..thai it is tho first iu the history of .film masiu-: facturet 'Imt .j'Vs boxer sv has-played the blushing hero?';.-Tins" iilm'is.-cntitled 'An. Australian Hero,' or .'The.; lted Spider.',;' 'Dave' performs some daring feats. He hits a 6 and wins, the filial ot tho cricket championship. He'descends into a cellar infested with .5 enoraous. red "spiders and 1 rescues the girl ~of hie heart. ■_ Racing Hiotor-cnrs, horses, 'Dave's' boxing, ami a secret society t are prominent ;in the latest 'celluloid' drama." ' • '' CarpsnHor and His Critics. . Georges Carpentier's."acceptance'"'and subsequent refusal ,of tile terms offered by Mr. R. L. Baker has not lessened 1 lio Australian promoter's eagerness, io procure the French - crack's appearance at the Sydney Stadium".'.VHlo price offered was considerably.', over.: £COOU,, and tho Frenchman's refusal of; it on the ground that it was a far-cry" to Sydney would make it appear that ho is making more hay on his native heath. Srnno critics, however, have drawn attention to the fact that Carpenficr, so far from having beaten anyone in-tho very front rank of tlw game, has' himself been beaten by tho only two of his opponents —Klaus "and I'n.pkc—hnviiig pretensions to world's championship honours. ■On form, these .two are inferior 'to M'CJoorty, win defeated Klaus, the conqueror of Papke, while "Dave" Smith was at least i'apko's match. Defeat at the hands of cither M'Goorty or Smith would bo the- cause of Carpentier's losing' much of the popularity ho enjoys among liis own . people, . and this loss would affect his stage prospects. But in spite of all this, Mr. Baker is still Sancuine of feeuring him" for .Australia. Early in January # lie will set sail l'or Burdpo and traolts' of Carpentier." ' "Gui«ba£'.'; ; :"'Smith',' and* "Willio" Ritchie; Lansford's Chances. .. "Sam" 'Langfo-rd's decisive, win over "J00" Jeannetto at Paris would seem ' to be proof that the black champion is in much better condition than ho was a 111011 th or two back, when his superfluous fresh was sucli as to make riug«;dors wonder how ho managed to move along the street,onmch less , about the ring. No>v that 1 "Jack" ; Johnson's misfortunes have . culminated ".in. a broken arm —suffered, in. his 'latest match —Langford will find._ it to' his interest to get as near his best form as his lapso into, high living_ will permit, for with "Johnson 011 the downgrade his chances of winning tho world's championship look bright ui last. Still, lio will need a careful preparation for "Gunboat 1 ! Smith will be after him again and "Sam" M'Ven, who' has been living quietly, and who win in _ the pink of condition tor his battle w'tli Colin Eel! iast Saturday night, will probably suit for Paris in the near future. At Melbourne recently Waldemar Hoiberg threw away a certain victory by foufing "Alt'." Goodwin in the fourteenth round of their battle. Armed with st iiood left, but.' a left scarcely powerful enoicli, Goodwin shone in patches, notably in the ■ seventh and eighth rounds, but, the greater part of tlio battle the Dane had things his own way, scoring with loft and ■ right hooks and swings, and at close quarters quite overpowering Goodwin. 'Tiie end in tho fourteenth round was caused by Holberg hitting in the breakaway. The referee's decision had a mixed reception. When Frank lliorn "put it- all over" "Jimmy" Hill, who just previously had wrenched the feather-weight title from "Joe" Russell, it . was clear that Thorn had recovered most if not all of his old-time form. Consequently, ho was an odds-on favourite in his battle with George Taylor at. Brisbane a fortnight imo. The consternation of his backers may bi> imagined-when Taylor, with some Clb, the worst of the weights, played liavoe with "Frank" during the eaiiier rounds of the contest, liven when Thorn's extra weight began to tell, Taylor held his own, and it was only in the last two rounds that Thorn put tho issue beyond doubt. Taylor, a mors youth, weighing but Sst. 61b., lias the makjng of a champion, and lie has plenty of room to fill out and still keep within tho feather limit. ■ Jeroroa's Worst and M'Coy's Bast. ; "Jerry" Jerome went into the ring agamst* Englishman Arthur ISvernden very much out of condition, wliilo his opponent was ill good trim; and fighting heavier -_ than ' m any of his previous battles.in Australia. "Jerry" performed ■ his' "hurric-ano act" in tlio second round, but. afterwards his hurricanes only, blew.'.for' the first ten seconds of a round, and finally died away to a more zephyr,-. Kveriiden consequently piled up. the -points, and tho decision in his favour, was received without dissent. It was Jerome's-.worst performance. in Sydney, and the' aged aboriginal is evidently in need ot" a spell. "Herb" M'Coy's... win., over "Harry" Stone- clears the--wayfor a battle between M'Coy ' : and'' : "Hughic"' Mehegan. and on actual ' performances ■ M'Coy should winf . He 'has beaten-Stone,-'who beat'"Pal"'-Brown, who gained' 3 clearcut. victory'over, .tho?Australian;champion.' -This-'-Mefcfttjihowpvci', -Mehegan subsequent ly. ■ wiped' out. . If-M'Coy eft 11 beat Mehesa'n. and-X\;clls,tHe}w.ill bc'well in the-running for- »craek'at'S"Winio'!>! Ritchie., and.. '> Fr.etl cl.ib'i^W.elsh^ ' AFI7CE\FIi:TKEN;.YICAItS.;n -.'.'For fit'teW ; 'years?!;,suffered 'fronr consHp;aio:i am! - I -tould. get 110 .relief," ~.: New Canterbury '.;Ko;>!!, Veiersiiam, ;N.S.\V.' VT'hen 1., faw . t.'iianiborhun's yr#bleU' ; adwrti«edi;#hdslaking|them«'ac-, cordins to (!ir-, ctior,s found-' tlwyrre-ieved me-alter the iir.-t'dofe .or Iwo.';: f At r : i;» timo.: -1' was.,,completfiri; t'wei with ■iviml in"my slfmia'ch, but I'do not kn-oiv what.ithatMs-iiow- for-iChauiberlain's, Talile'js have ccnir'.etely- cured',iao