Show EDDIE SMITH IS YOUNGEST REfEREE IJ Cal Feb 19 E Eddie Eddi dic Smith of Oakland who will referee iee th the Battling Ad Nelson Wolga Wolgast t tight light on Washington's birthday is tb t youngest judge o of or gl great at lights tights in fn ti lie P country Smith has Juo just l turned 32 12 and mc has behind him a a. continuous record o of teen years of satisfactory work as us the third man in th the ring Smith Is an Oakland newspaper man being spot sporting ting editor of the Tribune in ii that city lIe He has the reputation of never nc having bet a dollar on a a. fight tight in his life and is regarded as absolutely hon hon- est Years ago when Joe Joc Gans was ou out here with Al AI Herford the latter called ailed on Smith with a proposition to referee a crooked fight tight Herford figured that tha Smiths Smith's name for honesty alone would deceive the public Herford was treated to the surprise of his life Smith mith crossed aright a aright aright right to his jaw and a left to lo the wind and AI Al was forced to crawl all the time wa way to the nearest trolley line The sporting editor referee e officiated In his first cl championship battle when he hI was only 23 years ears old being the third man in the ring when Rube Ferns is and andAI andAl andAl Al AI Neil Kell battled battle for the welter weller weight ti li- li tie tiC Since that time he hns has r refereed freed the Nelson ALt ll battle and also the he contest between Ketchel and Thomas Nelson and anc and Gans Nelson Kelson and land H Britt and Enre and man many other historic ring Rera affairs lS Ho Tic Is a a. man above medium height weighs 17 ITS pounds and is as strong enough to handle any two pugilists on earth in a It ring ringo II He Tie is a cut clean chap holds a It city position In addition to his newspaper work worl is well educated and originally a native e of New York City |