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Excerpts from The Ballarat Independent August 1906...Ern Waddy has improved considerably since his first encounter with Jack Howard some years ago, and his footwork and feints completely nonplussed his opponent...Both men entered the ring at Sydney Stadium in splendid condition prepared for a hard go over the twelve round distance...Waddy weighed in at 13st 7lb without an ounce of superfluous beef, while the champion was a solid 13st 11lb...In the first round no real harm was done on either side, both men sparring, and each getting the measure of the other...Matters took a turn in the second round, when Waddy feinted then landed a terrific right on his opponent's ear, causing him to reel on unsteady legs...Howard seemed to recover and fended off the younger man's assault...The men continued to mix matters in the third and fourth rounds, but it was clear Waddy was landing the more effective blows...The fifth round saw the sudden end as the Adelaide lad forced matters, and after shooting a stiff left to the body, swung his right, which landing on the jaw sent Howard to the canvas...He managed to come up at the end of 8 sec, but a short uppercut jolt to the head put Howard out on his back where referee Arthur Scott delivered the full count, then raised the hand of the new Australasian heavyweight champion...In the only preliminary, Sid Neilsen (Sydney) won on a technical knockout over Bill Walsh (Melbourne) seconds into the tenth round...Neilsen, dubbed "The Great Dane", now has an enviable record of 16 wins, just one loss and two draws, and is now ranked third amongst challengers for Waddy's title, behind only Jack Howard and Empire champion Colin Bell by the ANZBF...At Melbourne Stadium visiting American heavyweights Al Palzer and Joe Bonds lost to Bill Turner and Archie Greaves respectively...At Sydney's Golden Gate Club Pat Doran (13st 9lb) was awarded the win over American Jack Lester (13st 12lb) when the fight was stopped because an accidental clash of heads in round 4 opened an ugly gash on Doran's forehead that bled profusely and forced the stoppage by referee Joe Cullen in round six...An examination of his scorecard caused Cullen to award the fight to Doran on points accumulated prior to the stoppage...At Kalgoorlie Miners Institute, George Cook outpointed veteran Jim Griffin over six rounds and Jim Tracey took the decision over favourite Harold Hardwick over the same distance...Cook looked sharp as a razor but Hardwick appeared overconfident and under-trained...Albert Kid Lloyd won against Jack Darcy last evening but did not look impressive doing it and was panned by the press of his home state for a visibly lackadaisical effort...Lloyd needs to up his game and fight tougher opposition...Dave Hawkes the Queensland newcomer won accolades from ringsiders for his points sweep of the more experienced Bert Russell on Monday last...Hawkes looked the ring wise professional as he easily took all six rounds with fast and accurate punching...