Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-28

was a case. however, of leaving ones
own home to earn recognition. Upon
our return to Australia there win
likely be return matches with Nc
Goorty and Clabby, who intend to re-
main there Mr.. Baker will also try
and induce the winner of the Chip
Murray match to cross over to try
conclusions with Smith. We are will
ing to meet the winner in San Fran
cisco. and will make known our in
tentions to Mr.. coffroth'
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'Tis well, of course, for managers
to be strong for their men. but
Lippe's assertion that Smith defeated
Mike Gibbons is the biggest f1b of the
year. In that particular bout Glib
bons made jeff look like the poorest
fighter in the world He hit him a
thousand times, and l don't believe
Smith landed, half-dozen blows on
Mike. 1t was a very disappointing
battle, for jeff felt very confident be-
forehand, and some of>his Jersey City
friends, including Sandy Clements,
lost heavily on him. JEFF Smith may
have beaten all the men in Austria
liza, and he may have beaten Clabby
and Chip, but he didn't beat Glib
bons. That is one sure bet.
O.
When Smith fought Clabby in the
Antipodes and was given the decision
the claim was made at the time that
Clabby was robbed. Since then re-
ports have come to. this country that
jeff did outpoint Jimmy and that the
decision in his favor was just one.
This information comes in a letter
from Snowy Baker, the Australian
promoter, who declares that Smith
earned the verdict-in that he did the
better work throughout the contest.
This will be pleasing news TO the Bay
onne boys friends in this vicinity, for
Jeff is a popular fellow, and he is
fairly idolized over in his home town.
Smith has always been a pretty good
fighter. But he never did show quite
up to championship form in his bouts
in the East. Since going to the
Antipodes, it is said, he has improved
greatly, and he may be able to beat
the best middleweights we have now.
A match in the East between Smith
and Chip would be treat, and IL
jeff could defeat Chip it would
aSta nIish. him right away
C.
Jimmy Johnston, Kid Boonton's
New York manager, intends to keep
the boy from Orange on his toes. The
Kids fight with Tommy Stage at the
Olympic Club. New York, next Mon
day night, is to be the first battle
of a strenuous campaign for Boon
ton. Johnston says the Kid can
fight at Troxler's on Labor Day and,
1t is believed, Banty Lewis VIII be
his opponent. If not, Troxler will
get some other good boy to meet the
Kid. Boonton is in training now at
Del Hawkins's quarters, in West
chester, and Manager Johnston ex-
meets 70 give him a strenuous cam
paign.
Karl HI. Behr, by defeating r.
Lindley Murray in the fifth round OF
the international tennis tourney at
Newport yesterday, got his revenge
on the critics who objected to his Sc
lection on the Davis Cup team. AT
the time it was pointed out that sew
eral players figured better than Behr,
among them Murray. Behr, however,
was chosen because of his ability In
the doubles, but the committee, after
considerable thought, selected Thorn
as c. Bundy as the partner of Maui
rico E. Mclaughlin. That was all
right, perhaps, but in the trial
matches Behr was more successful
with Mclaughlin than was Bundy,
yet it was gossip that McLough-
lin insisted on playing with Bundy.
No matter, though, Mclaughlin and
Bundy lost, and so, perhaps, would
Mclaughlin and Behr. Nevertheless,
defeating Murray was a big feather
in the cap of Behr. who is a classy
all around tennis player
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The match between Behr and Muir
ray attracted considerable attention
and a large gallery turned out to
witness the contest. 1t was a Cruel
ling affair, lasting five sets, the last
set going Sc 1t was a most exciting
match and Behr played brilliantly
throughout. Murray was sensational
at times, but he was not consistent
| Behr played with vim and dash that
created favorable discussion, and II
the Davis Cup matches were to bt
| played tomorrow the chances are
| Karl Behr would be Mclaughlin:
partner, or somebody else's partner
If Mclaughlin would. refuse to play.
o
As a result of the games yesterday
in the National League, the st. Loui:
Cardinals are this morning the con
tenders of the New York Giants fol
the championship. Boston, beater
again, has dropped to third place, ant
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