The morning call., 1892-09-21
Extending a Scientific Contest to a
Fight to a Finish.
THE BOSTON LAD THE BETTER TRAINED.
Maber Had Slight Advantage in Height and Reach,
but This Was Mere than Offset BY Smiths
Superior Clevrness.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 20.-Billy Smith OF
Boston and Billy Maber of Australia fought
before the Pastime Athletic Club tonight
for purse of $1,000. Maber was knocked
out In the twenty fifth round. The contest
was the most exciting that the Pastime
Club has yet given and was witnessed by
large crowd.
Before the contest began Referee Jack
Dempsey announced that the event was TO
bs a twenty-round scientific contest ana
that he would stop the fight when he saw
that one of the men had no chance 10 WIZ
He closed by saying that the days OF tho
cruel prize-rng were past.
Maber and Smiths appearance IN the
ring was the signal for applause. Both
men seemed in good form, but Smith bore
evidence of being the more carefully
trained, to which fact was due his victory.
Maber had slight advantage in height and
reach, but this was more than offset by
Smiths cleverness. Smith took the agrees
sive in the first round. After feinting he
swung his right on Maber's ribs. bringing
him to the floor Smith then led with his
left. but Maber got out of the way. The
round closed with long-range sparring.
In the second round Smith rushed Maber
against the ropes and caught him in the
wind as he was getting away.
In the third round Smith again rushed
Maber against the ropes aud smashed him
on the jaw with his left hand, anil Maber
retaliated by bringing his left hand against
Smiths w.
In the urth, Smith forced Maber against
the ropes. A clinch followed, and Smith
tapped Maoer over the heart, getting In re-
turn singer on the neck.
In the fifth round the same tactics were
pursued.
The sixth round was the most scientific of
the fight. both men getting in number Of
blows.
In the seventh round Smith tried the
pivot blow, but fell short
The eighth round was opened with Maber
still OIL the defensive. Smith kept up his
rusheS. but Maber got away without much
damage.
Fran the ninth to the fourteenth round
but little effective work was done. In the
fourteenth Maber was knocked down by
rigbt-hand blow on the breast. He came up
groggy. and just as time was called was
again knocked down by a singer on the
jaw.
From the fourteenth to the twenty-frst
round Smith continued his rushes, and
Maber began 70 show the effects Of Smiths
body blows.
At the close of the twentieth round
Referee Dempsey announced that one or
more rounds should he tonight, until one OF
the men had a decided advantage.
The twenty-first round found Smith APP
parently as fresh as at the first, while
Maber seemed weak in his legs.
From the twenty first to the twenty fifth
round 1t was apparent that Maber was
whipped, but all Smiths attempts to deliver
the Knockout blow were unayailing. He
tried the pivot blow repeatedly, but always
fell short; and meanwhile Maber was so
weak that light tap would send him to the
floor.
In the twenty-ffth round Maber went
down four times, once from pivot blow ON
the chest. Smith then swung his right
and landing on Maber's jaw sent him TO
the floor. Maber rose just after time was
called He was called out and the fight
given to Smith.
MaDer said that he did not hear the last
second called. but that he was satisfied. as
bis legs Marh gone.