Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-12 | Page 14 | British Boxers Prove Superior

BRITISH BOIES MEjpitt Greb and Moore the Only) Americans to Win Decisions De-cisions in Tourney. I.O.N I OX, Of,;. 11. -An interallied ,.- big tournament, in wliii h m-'ii from t i i Itiitlsh and Aniorlran furces part h -ipat ed, i u-.'is held hero tn lay. I ln the bantamweight ,-iass Jimmy! V dd the Cril Isii IIvw.'ImIiI I'hainpioii. from Joe Lynch of the A :i u-ri. -a n ! ui my. I In the lightweight Ha:;, .John Miller, h-pish army, d.- fi-aled i:bhle M i t he! 1 , ' nit. m1 Stairs navy. In the welt-rwe"lgbt t.J;iHSi A vVllkln- son, Hrltlsh arm v. won from .fake A I el. ' l-nitr-il .Stuffs arm v. . j t '.roves of the Itrlrish ai mv ti-u-:, d 1 allendcr of tin; American n;uv on point.-, in a My weight conl.l. In another ilyweight hour, .!; I't-rrlval. tritlsi army, knocked out Sims of I'aii-nJa I'aii-nJa In the second round. In the lighi-heavvweight divi-dou, II. -'. ;r-b, American navv, h.'al liak.T of South Africa, wlilic Meckett. HrUlsh army. ho a vy woil; h I , vo(t front Joe Cox, American navy, i hi- decision In both i'Oii-tets i'Oii-tets being awarded on points. I'al Moore Winner. l-'nl Moore, American navy, was nwanl- j ffl tho, derision on points 'over Pattern. 1 Hrttidi navy. In a bantamweight bout, i The contests were held in the Roal Ah'C't hall, and (he tuiiVnament was the mrgest ever staged tit. ue. The I'nltod States, Kngland. ( 'anuria. New a aland , Hml onlh Africa ail were represented in i the bouts at tin: eight rha nipionshi p , wotghts. The m.-n fought In learns and I the trophy for the winning team is a sil- . vr shield, the gift of King .oorgo. The- . compe.tHiun Is to bo conducted on the t elimination principle, and (he tiaal bout , will take place ThurHda v night. It is ; expected t h;it King Ceorge will thou be , present and personally hand the liophv , to tho winning team. ! Admiral I'.eatty, commander-in-chief of r Hie grand lleot. was present today and received a ureal ovation. Exciting Bout. The hout between S-aman Ai it he, ! 1'. S. N.. and Sergean t - i nsl ructor Miller whs an exelLinu go. Miller was on the offensive all the time, and, though In the third round Mitchell Moored him, Miller gained the verdict on points. In the heavyweight contest between Meckett and Cox. the KnglNhman had all the better of the going, Cox being slow 1 "kI apparently not In the best of eondi- 4 m. Cox landed one or two heavy blows "1 i Teckett In tile third round, but the ri ,. preventative of the Uoya) air forco iined a well-deserved victorv on points, r: Jimmy ilde was at a disad antage in 'heiKht, reach and weight in his contest i -'ilh Joe I,ynch, but. nevertheless, - the 1 'rit Islier ;i3 awarded the decision on A 'jlnty. 9 ' .