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BOXIXG.
SIMlPijON BEATS GREEN.
MOST UNINTEKlTiNG CONTEST.
-Although the star attraction at the Melbourne
Athletic 'Pavilion last evening wa< the 20-round
contest 3'minnte rounds) between. Charlie Simp
son (Vie.) and Ted Green (N.S.'tt.), it suffered
terribly a an attraction by comparison with
the preliminary 2-minutc "S" ' Ju „
lietween George IV ells (0 st. 3 lb.) and Barney
.Thorn jison (9 st. 6 lb.). It ;l »00ll»
mined bout from start to finish, and w:w really
the content of the evening. MclL at once at
tacked, hut Thompson mixed mattera briskly,
slinging riglit and left to Hie side of the head.
11 1 la opponent was adopting similar tactics.- There
- was goo- 1 fighting in the seeon<i round, but
neither 'man was making much use of body,
punches. Thompson got winded, and had to
cover up: hut his opponent was almost m the
same state, when a good, well-directed iqipercut
might have giren him the decision. Wellfl had
done all tlie forcing, but both were in great
condition. During the third round, when Hie
fighting was most ' furious, and the boxers had
very little strength left, there were cries from
Thompson's supporters of "Downstairs George.
Still thev continued to swing for a knock-out
blow. At the beginning of the fourth
round Thompson received severe punishment, but
he rallied, and at thc end he had his opponent in
difficulties. The pace was swift in the fifth round,
and at the close Wells seemed to be thc fresher
of the two, Wells forced the paee in thc last
round, but Thompson seemed to be more clover
and scientific, and the decision went his way.
The event of the evening— Simpson v. Green-
was, in point of fact, Just a hamils. boxing con
test. The men had met twice before, and Simpson
had won. The betting last evening was 5 to 1 on
"hira, Green (S st. 4 lb,) us 9 lb. lighter than
the well muscled Victorian.
Mr. "Snowy" Baker acted as referee. In the
opening round, thc principaU necmcd to be leth
argic. Knock out punches, meant possibly for the
jaw, invariably were, about 6 inches short. The
referee had absolutely nothing to do except walk
round the ring. In tho third round, when the,
combatants were boxing skilfully, but very good
humorcdly, a pathetic exclamation from thc back
of thc building, "Ain't wc lambs. Snowy?" al
most stopped the contest. It went on for 12
rounds, then Green's seconds threw up the sponge,
the cause being that his thumb had been in
jured. . '
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