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GUNBOAT SMITH'S
VICTORY.
Why Bombardier Wells Collapsed,
The following aconunt, from "Boxing" of Gunboat Smith's startling victory over Bombardier Wella on Friday, March 14, at New York, will be read with in-
torest :-
There was
A
tremendous gathering at Madison Square Cardon on Friday, March 14, when the English champion, Bombar dior Wolle, entered the ring to show us how much he had im- proved physically. The man selected to try him cut, Gunboat Smith, though nòt hitherto re- garded as being among the first flight of White Hopes, has yet proved himself to be an exceed ingly awkward out to orack. He has climbed slowly but steadily to a moat respectable position through a serice of 40 contests, no less than 30 of which he has gained by the ko. route. Gun- boat hasn't been given any vast amount of Press boosting, but he bas put more mon to sleep at abort notice (in one or two rounds) than almost any heavy-weight who has ever been in the business, He is as gamo and as strong as they are made, and has a wallop in either hand which isn't far short of being a battering-ram in ite effects.
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Susono ought to bave put the Bombardier wise to this, but if anyone did como along with the straight dope it must have got mislaid on the way. For Walls just walked up to his sudden and smaabing defeat as though he wasn't expecting oven a goatle pat of any description,
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championship was already in their grasp, and I don't suppose there were twenty people present who expooted to see Smith laat longer than another round or two at most.
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It was perfectly plain that Wells intended to settle all the He trouble right out of hand. jumped up from his sent at the gong and advanced to meet Gun- boat, looking as though, he was the greatest thing the sun had yet beamed upon. It was a fatal over-confidence, because although be let out at Smith as the latter came tearing in on a do-or-die mission, Smith ducked under the jab, which just brushed his hair, and smashed a terrific right to the 26th and Saturday 29th the body. Wells was taken badly March. by surprise. He wasn't on his toes, made no attempt to upper- cut or aide-step, and so paid the penalty. That punch practically won the contest, for Wella doubl
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ed up as the blow landed, and Philippine Islands, Yap, Maronn, was plainly badly hurt. He managed to away away, but it was more like a reel away than an intentional side-step, and he was too badly hurt to get out of Smith's next rush, which caught him on the totter. Smith saw that he had snatched a victory out of the fire, and he isn't the man to miss chances: A vicious left hook to the bead got home, and the Bombardier's head turn- ed round, only to be met by a hard right swing which connected with the jaw.
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The Bombardier went down in a leap, loking out to the world. Ile wae clearly half dazed, for bo roso at the count of 5, but couldn't lift his arme. Smith, who had been waved back by the referee, charged in again, sending in a That first round was his undo- shower of blowd which caught Wells on the head, faco, and body. ing. The English champion won it Front gong to gong, "and made funboas was almost boaide him- Gusboat look like one of the self with excitement, and was veriest novices who ever got kid. hitting wildly, bat Welle wasn't dodinto funcying himself a boxer., steady enough to get out of the Wolls found Smith's face with away, and took at least half a dozen swift left drive almost as soon as purches before a terrific right Gunbiat came facs to face with swing came down on the back of him. Smith tried a rush, but bie neck and brought him forward the Bombardierside-stepped with on to his face.
The Bombardier was all out, the utmost case, and, walking or dancing around the husky but made a terrific effort, and Westernor, proceeded to jab and once more managed to struggle jolt his face no fast ne the beat of up. Nine seconds had gone, and bie case was hopeless.. He stood a watch, almost. Smith swang round all sorts of ways. He tried swaying like a tres in a wind, and persistently to heave some terrific, Gunboat had only to measure him awings over with either right or and put in a right to the jaw to loft hand, but Wolle either dodg. send his big opponent down like a ed or blocked thuse, and now and log. This time it was the finish-Shanghai, North China, Japan again varied his persistant face or Wells was counted out, and pecking with a sharp body drive, had to be carried to his corner by his seconds, fully ten minutes Gunboat was all at sea, and ap-. peared uuable to make oilter elapsing before he cooki regain head or tail of the situation. He was swinging like a gate in a gale, and oven when he absolute ly flung himself on top of Wells the Briton blocked him neatly and checkmated all his efforts. Smith only landed a couple of punches in, the entire round, and neither of thess hurt to any extent. Gunboat meant one of them to burt, but Wella broke most of its force be. I fore it arrived, while the second
of delivery was more of a dab than a punch. On the other hand, all referred
the Coronation Wells' punches were carrying plenty of steam, and Smith wOB
Garage. This should have been both braised and bleeding when the Dragon Cycle Company. hogoturned to his corner. Tho Bombardior had exploited a wide yariety of punches, and had shown himself to be Gunboat'e master at every point of the game as far ay that round had gone.
consciousness. It was the most sensational and unexpected end- ing which could be imagined.
Wells had the fight in band easily, and has only himself to blame for his defeat, which was entirely due to over-confidence.
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