New-York tribune., 1921-03-03
Midget Smith
Injuries Hand,
But Gets Draw
Garden Crowd, However,
Thinks Collins Entitled
to Verdict of tho Judges
By w. I. Macbeth

1y w. J AvadAOClll
Marty Collins, of the East Side. n
so called bantam, sprung tho surprise
OF the season at Madison Square Gar
den when he stayed twelve rounds with
Midget Smith, who has been knocking
all the good bantams hereabouts into
seven kinds of cooked hat lately.
Collins was substituted for X 0
(Joe) O'Donnell, OF PHILADELPHIA, who
was prevented from keeping an en-
Sagement with the Midget because he
overlooked the formality of procuring
q New York State license.
Collins not. only stayed the limit
with the killer" from Panama but
IN the opinion of nine-t tenths of the
patrons should have been awarded the
decision. Joe Humphreys's announce
ment OF the judges draw verdict was
greeted with Kisses an catcalls which
continued fully FIVE minutes. The in
censed multitude roarcd down Hum
phreys when he attempted to announce
Johnny Dundee and the principals Of
the final bout.
Midget Suffers Handicaps
In justice to Midget Smith it should
mere be stated that he suffered unusual
handicaps and that under the circum-
stances he gave good account of him
self al a wonderful demon stration of
gameness as we'll. Smith had to travel
most Of the distance with broken
right hand. Early in the third round
when he landed on Collins's elbow. the
Midget parted q fracture which he
suffered in the Garden several months
ago Furthermore, Smith had to give
away five and half pounds. He
weighed only 118 to 123la pounds for
the substitute.
After the second round Smith seldom
used the right and when he did use it
merely slapped with the side. The
deadly right with which the Midget is
wont to drop 'em, OF ali sizes and
weights, might as we'll have been left
at home.
1t did not take Collins nor his han
dlers long TO realize that Smiths chief
stock in trade was out of commission
for the evening. Consequently the
heavier Collins went right ont after
the Midget and gave him q very busy
evening OF it. Smith had no resort but
to keep off his antagonist with
straight left jab
There seemed no doubt 10 the minds
Of any but Judges Harry Walsh and
Tommy Shortcll that Collins was en-
titled to the decision by big margin
Beecher Trounces Loadman
Dick Loadmsn. Of Buffalo, proved
nothing more than punching bag for
Charlie Beecher in the closing bout.
loadman was entirely at sea from start
TO finish and put up one Of the poorest
exhibitions seen here this wear Beecher
hit him when and where he would, but
couldn't put his man away. though
Loadman was helpless and practically
oat on his feet throughout the last four
or five rounds.
Johnny Buff, the Jersey City bantam.
gave frankie Daily, Of Staten Island.
sound pasting IN the opening bout. but
uecause OF has gameness and ability to
assimilate punishment the vanquished
lad was given almost as big hand a.
the victor when the pair left the ring
Ruf weighed ll5A and Daly 1l7l4
pounds.
Through the early rounds This bout
was somewhat tame, but along in the
eighth Buff had his opponent sized up
and Went about the work OF polishing
him Of in masterful style He pep
pered Daly's mouth and nose with 4
straight LETT lab till il was ore gory
smear. RI the while whipping stiif
tight chops into the nidsection.
Il was not until the eleventh round
however, that the punishment began TO
tell heavily against the Staten Island
battler A right to the jaw early in the
twelfth almost Joppled DAILY, but. try
as he would, Puff could not put him
away.
Bloom Has Easy Time
Phi Bloom. the old war horse from
Brooklyn, who in the bygone days was
Il resi- lightweight hope, gave Jimmy
Kelly Of the Bronx, boxing lesson
i'm the second encounter. Kelly is
bone bruising nauler Of passive tenn
permanent and sedate department. He
took the rain of gloves that beat tat
too en- his nose and drumhre on mis-
short ribs as matter Of everyday
routine.
iKelly is an Italian with an Irish
monicker, and his best qualifications
as g pugiiist were set of mono
gramned green Japanese silk tights
two beautiful cauliAower lugs and q
badger hair cut. Bloom made Kelly
appear very much Ia fromage, taken
by and large. Phil was not only too
crafty, but also too clever for the
Bronx boy, whose only stock in trade
was q wild right, which seldom found
the mark.
Bloom kept Kelly at bay with q
straight left jab that soon altered the
Italians map. At infghting Bloom had
all the better o. the milling, and com
ing into close quarters he invariably
scored on the face and body In the
last three rounds Bloom handed Kelly
everything IN the category and had him
slmost out at the end.
Princeton Skater Injured
PRINCETON, n. j., March .
Priuceton's hockey team received its