The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-24
M0|R AND WILSON TO
BOX IN NEAR FUTURE
Smith Was No Match for British
Gunner" in Recent
Battle.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
LONDON, March 2S-The biggest fs,ic
encounter of the past few years took place
recently at the National Sporting club, IN
Covent Garden, when Gunner Moir de-
featcd Tiger Smith In one round, IL
was not only as a probable great nght'
that the event fastened the interest OF
the sporting public In defiance. Of the
accepted theory of the noble art" Smith,
who Is eft-hander In all his habits.
adopts the unorthodoN attitude OF extend
ing the right arm and shaping with the
right leg. Moir, on the other hand con-
forms TO the common style, which has
served him well In all his battles
Apart from that detrimental popularity.
Smith compares very unfavorably In the
. feet % inches and weighs $50 pounds.
and the Wclshman is nearly three inches
shorter and no less than twenty pounds
lighter. On the theory that good big
'un is better than a good little un, Moir
therefore was established favorltc but
this amounted TO very little. remarkable
dubiety existing as TO their respective
capabilities
The match. Invested with the dlstlnc-
ton of the heavyweight championship Of
England and involving Il sum OF $3.50,
possesses the additional attraction of an
international MoIr being an English
man and Smith OF Welsh nationality.
Such was the enthusiasm created by the
meeting that even offers of S25 failed ro
buy a seat. every available place in the
theatcr from which a view could he OBJ
tained having been booked several days
in advance.
The uncertainty Of boxing was again
demonstrated by the fight II ended
contrary TO all expectations. quickly
indeed. in two minutes forty sec
onds. 10 be correct, little longer time
than it took Hackenschmidt TO beat and
break the arm OF the Turk. Madrali. The
Wanted smartncss OF Smith was pain
fully lacking. From the moment he took
the middle OF the ring after the caution
administered by the referee not TO hit
In holds and to stand clear when either
were many who arerrcd that the betting,
B to i on Moir was not justified But II
was 1t was supposed by the hackers IisI
he would force the play and tire out the
burly Gunner Molr. But that was exactly
the programme which the favorite fol-
lowed
Moir dashed on his smaller foeman \
huge, straight drive on the face, and
Smith was dazed. \ chance left from
the latter found its way on Moir's face.
but 1t only served the object of steady
ing him. Down his shoulders fell-thc mo-
ton reminded one of lIackenschmidt's be-
fore a spring-and he lurched all his
strength into a series of straight lefts
and rights on Smiths face and body
The little fellow reeled and fell. MoiI
stood back AT the referees request, and
when his antagonist rose again, Moir
ratified all his artillery info him, and
Smith sank once more Smiths show
ing was disappointing iii the extreme. He
smiled grimly through his gore. but he
was helpless. Twice Moir propped him
up against the corner OF the ring near
the tImekeeper's seat and beat his face
and body unmercifully. In all. Smith fell
FIVE times. the last time not 10 rise 9gair
and 10 be counted out. Motr earned his
s675o at the rate OF $40 per second.
Mor is not 20 rest long on his laureIs
A challenge from Charley Wilson was
published previous 10 the set-to between
the gunner and Smith. and though the
first named will take a ell-deserved rest
he and Wilson, II is understood. vii
come together at the National, In al
probability. in Derby week, June 3.