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Show PUGILIST LEAVES ARMY. India's Champion Boxer Retires to Private Life. Tribune Special Sporllag Service. ' CALCUTTA, Ol. G. .1. Smith, the ehnmpion boxer of India, has resigned his position as sergeant-major in tho Tenth Hussars at Mhow. and has left this country for England. The fact, however, is sufficiently interesting to make good reading foMhiFP interested in boxing in England. Smith was able to buy his discharge. Doubtless he has been able tu save a good few rupees from his many fine boxing exploits, and his retirement from a good position in the ranks leads one. to this view "Tiger'' Smith was a veritable glutton in the rincr, earning his first name from thn fact that, ho always al-ways displnycd a tigerish ferocity in liis aggressive tactics. He was seldom anything else than an aggressive boxer, and his opponents were invariably clean knocked out before thev had lime to realize their proner balance. JJere are some of the best things in his carer: Middle and heavy-weights army and navy. Aldershot, 1S0S; heavy-weights army. Aldershot, 1S90, defeating Driver Pine.hhi in six rounds; bent Dick .lordon in six rounds nt tho National Sporting club; beat Sergeant Mcf'abe, - R. M. A., in throe rounds; beat Pic Braehou, Scots Guards, in two rounds; beat Jerry Driscoll on points Ht the National Sporting club: bent Pte. Cook in two rounds in South Africa; Af-rica; tried to got a match with Tommy Tom-my Duggnn middle-weight champion or1 South Africa but failed; middle and heavy-weights, Lucknow tournament; tourna-ment; middle. and heavy-weights, Toona tournament: beat Lampier in two rounds; ljea.t Jack McAuliffo for ehajnpiomjhip 'of-'India ip four 'rounds at. Xalcu t.ta; . beat ", . C. . iSt . Clair American, middle-weight3t Calcutta in two rounds: bent Lauce-Oomoral Smith, Lincoln?, on August 16, 1005. in 2 minutes. 2fi seconds, Tnork-or,t; i boat Private Kirk |