DISAPPOINTING

NZ Truth, Issue 1207, 17 January 1929, Page 8

DISAPPOINTING

The Crowd Did Not Like Willie Smith (By Cable.— From "N.Z. Truth's" Sydney Rep.) Though Willie Smith (8.10) stopped Cowan-( 8.4) m ( th© eighth round of their match at Sydney on Saturday, he proved a disappointment. JJIS footwork was bad and his blows* *^ lacked force. Cowan gave him a boxing lesson m the outfighting stages, though ■ Smith scored m the clinches. I He wore down his lighter and weaker opponent m the eighth round, dropping him for nine. Cowan rose and was dropped again by a left hook. The referee stopped the fight and crowned Smith. . The crowd howled at Smith's tactics, which were often unclean. The crowd demonstrated angrily and four thousand fans asked how Smith ever beat Baldock.

Tricky Tyson # POPULARITY does not always rest with the • winner o.f a match, as Billy Tyson found recently when awarded the decision by the technical knock-out route, over Ray Kelly at Leichhardt's Stadium late in' December. As a matter of fact, the rafters literally lifted by the storm of hoots fired at the winner. ' Tyson was full of tricks which hardly coincided with Marquis of Queensbury rules and was classed as mighty lucky dodging disqualification. It was generally agreed a course m clean boxing methods would do Tyson a lot of good, and the fans made no error m voicing disapproval of his unsportsmanlike tacticsJ Dunleavy 's 1928 Record THE Dunleavy gymnasium record for 1928 makes great./reading. Pugs, from that gym. took part m 151, contests, 78 being won, 21 drawn and 52 lost.. Three championships of the/ British Empire were won, also one Australasian, an Australian, and a State title. The heavy-weight crown for the southern districts of New South Wales was also gathered m.