Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-24

- IyNEiy 'AuSlEsiildt M1N H. 1uC
fight between Dave Smith and Jimmy
CIabby tU. S. Al in Sydney Stadium.
May 20. turned out one of the best
cOmbats seen In Australia for many
months; probably better middle-
weight clash has not happened I'm the
world for some time Though il came
fresh after the Darcy.Costica fiasco.
Il drew a huge crowd OF fans, whose
sympathies were strongly with the
Australian. Dave Smith is much
better fighter than America in gener-
al believes him to be, his reputation
in. United States being mostly determ-
med by the history Of his fights with
McGoorty-a TRAGIC history for The
Australian. McGooS.y has. knocked.
him out three times-on two occas-
ions in the first round. But Smith.
and Clabby have fought five battles.
Jimmy has had the hest of the Sc
quence. for he once knocked Smith in
a round, catching him unawares with
a lovely Jolt while Dave was mutely
arguing Jolt while Dave was mutely
of mitigating. Soon after that encoun-
ter Smith caught Clabby lnsufficiently
prepared for a fight in Brisbane, and
punched him all over the ring for ~
rounds. But apart from his fights
with Clabby and McGoorty Smith held
the Australian supremacy from middle.
weight up to heavyweight. and Is a
beautiful boxer Of conventional type
He had been out Of the ring for over
a year, but as he conducts gymna-.
sum, and moreover has been Darcy's
tutor for nearly two years, he did not
lose his freshness and, toughness in
the game.
ciabby,s In-Fiqhtine Beats
Australian Methods
Some fairly experienced ringsiders
swore at the finish that they had
never seen a finer middleweight ex-
position OF the game. That's as may
be. but the fight was certainly a splen.
did one. Clab0y took complete charge
of the first round, but Smith then
found himself, and Mt the end of q
dozen rounds he was distinctly ahead,
Then it became the, Americans turn
to assert definite superiority.
Smiths signs Of exhaustion appeared
in his legs. grown unused to 20round
strain, while Clabby's strength lasted.
all through the journey. In one round
near the. end, Dave was groggy from
some heavy punishment. but he was
never beyond the power OF retaliation.
A, feature. of the battle was Clabby's
free scoring in close fighting. When
the men stood off and fought Clabby
damaged Smith with singing lefts.
but accepted whole lot Of damage
to himself from heavy rights which
puffed his eye, ear and cheek. That
heavy right cross was landed by the
Australian with surprising frequency
in the first half of the combat, but
thereafter Jimmy generally got his
shoulder or glove In the way of 1t.
AS soon as. they were close together
Smiths, jaw and face got no. rest.
Clabby's loop-the-locp blow has never
landed so often and so effectively on
an opponents jaw and though Smith
sometimes chung unreasonably he
could not keep clear of it. When Ref.
cree Arthur Scott gave his decision
for Clabhy the bigger section of the
house roared disapproyal; probably
because they did not see the infight
ing as the ringsiders saw II. The mar.
gin in Clabby's favor was distinct,
though not great.
Smith was beaten, but after so
grand a, fight that, he comes back with
q jump to a high reputation. Snowy
Baker has now matched him with
Colin Bell for the heavyweight title
Of Australia, which Bell probably pos
sesSes, though there has been Nttle
heavyweight fighting to decide that
lssue.f Ii he can beat Bell there is |
talk of puttirg Smith against Les Oar.
own pupil but the, chances
are that the pupil has gone ahead OF |
the master. ~
Can ciabty Beat Darcy?
At the end of his fight with clabby.
Dave Smith praised the splendid form
ne found his opponent in, and. yentur.
ed the statement, "If Darcy had met
Clabby in that form Darcy would have
been licked" Not many OF the fans.
how the chamtion was |
all over Jimmy in that ffaf1t. win |
agree with Smith; but ft Is fact fhatI
14abby is in the very pink Of boxing /
iorm, fast and tricky and powerful. /
There is no present arraneemeut for
another match between him and Darcy.
but with the two men occupying the
strongest boxing limelight. talk Of that |
laturs Is sure 70 be revived. The en- !
sagements made for ciahby are first !
Rith Fritz Holland and then with
Dave Smith Jimmy Is having a turn
# boxers luck on the racecourse; and