SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1928.
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IN THE RING
CARPENTIER'S FAVOURITE BRITISH BOXER
[By Eugene Corri]
that reason he hoped the Birming- ham young man, if he must go out of his class and do battle with the middle-weights, would give him match, preferably at Milan.
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"Chau Kung "1 On Sunday next the Club will sail the first of the two parts of the annual match against the Army, 'and tho' the Army suc- cccded during the week in "pass- ing it to the Senior Service, who On demand
sight have already won the first "eg" Credits,
On Berlin-m of their contest with the Club, I anticipate that the Club will rise to the occasion and show the Sol
On demand 1 learned from the French party diers "how."
If I were Hood! would rather meet Johnson than Jacovacel, for the reason that the coloured Italian carries a very considerable punch. I am also ready to agree that he fought under a heavy handicap at
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Since Leone Jacovacei came to be of the Francois Descamps stable, he has been one of the most-discussed middle-weights in Europe. Well, he Bello Vue. has been seen in this country, and has lost to Len Johnson at Man-the chances are that Izzy Schwartz! The annual race round the On demand.... On Bombay- chester on points, in a fifteen rounds and Emile Pladner will fight at 2 lb. Island on Sunday last was the Credits, 60 days' sight 50% contest. Fudged by his perform over the fly-weight limit when they second race for the Cruiser Cham- ance, the claim that Descamps has meet at Paris on December 1. If pionship, and "Carlew," by get Wire ... made that Jacovicci is the beat that is so, I shall be surpised, for I ting second place, to "U and I" is On demand . man that could be found for Mickey took it that the one object in bring-consolidating her position in the ing the American and the French "prize money." With the points Walker will not hold.
youth together was to decide who she got for her "first" in the race was the best fly-weight in the world. round Lamma she now has a fair lead; for the boats which were However, we shall see....
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I am not writing Jacovacci down us n moderate fighter. He is more than that, by far; and I have an
If Schwartz and Pladner fight at second and third. In the Lamma On demand ...... 98 idea that we did not see him at
I fear the race did not do so well round the at Belle the fly-weight limit, nything like his best Vue last Tuesday night. He de- Americans will not accept Pladner 'island.
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and after the as a world-beater if he wins. But. "Wanderer." which I saw was zo day's night (privátr
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On Yokohama fight, that he was far from being whatever the result, I take it that described in
well till her top-mast went over on demand fighting it, and complained bitterly Johnny Hill will be on the premises "aggard of the fleet," did very that when he arrived at Manchester to challenge the winner. The more the side. She seemed to be foot-Gold · Teaf. 100 fe
I think about the fly-weight posi "If I had known that there was tion, the more cermin am I that Hing it as fast as "La Cigale,"
latter had not been up on the slip buying rate) not a single gymnasium in the city stands alone. I will not have it though it must be admitted the Sovereign (Bank's
for some time.
Silver (per oz.) where, I could put the finishing that America at the moment, has a
When "Wanderer's" sails have Bar Silver in Hong touches to my preparing," he de- better little man than the Scot. If
stayed in Schwartz wins, he can be matched stretched and she is enabled to
Kong clared, "I should have
amount with Hill right trim her sheets somewhat more Copper, Caah London until the morning of the for any match, and worked at the National away. As for Pladner, he must.correctly, I think she will bej Chinese Copper Cents 6% Prem. Sporting Club." Jacovacci, I am beat the American to make it worth found always in the first three or Rate of Native In- told, found that he was some five the while of Hill to engage in four of the fleet. Great credit was due to her skipper, Mr. Grist, pounds over weight, and this he had, third contest with him.
I see that a considerable sum of and his crew, which contained Mr. money has been put up by the Shields, the Club's Commodore, backer of Scott for a fight with Ted, for the workmanlike manner in cleared away the Sandwina. I am wondering what which they
to get off by burning himself out in the Turkish baths. Before get ting into the ring, he told Descamps that at the most he could not be strong for more than half-a-dozen rounds. Descamps advised him to go all out to, finish the fight in three rounds. Said Jacovacci"I felt as weak as a kitten. I could not move around."
Like Jack Johnson
All I can say is tha: Jacovacet
the outcome will be. It is at least wreckage and jury rigged the time that Scott fought again. But yacht to enable a topsail to be set
should have thought that he could and so complete the course. have found a more formidable op- ponent than Sandwina. However,!
Race to Macao
since the German-American has The Boxing Day race to Macao been telling the world that he is all over a course of 70 miles will see itching to fight our champion, the a very good turn out, as I under- sooner the two get into the ring stand the following will be waiting the better.
for the starting gun at 7.30 on should have taken precautions not
Kid Pattenden has shed the Wednesday morning next"La to exceed the agreed weight limit. It is pot like Descamps to have his effects of a poisoned toe, and all is Cigale," "Azuma," "U. and 13 man sadly overweighted. But about How in readiness for his fight with "Isis," "Wanderer." "Norseman, Johnson. He has the most wonder-Young Johnny Brown for
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ful style of any fighter at presont before the public, and he affects ways calculated to put even a world- beater out of his stride. He had Jacovacci handcuffed. There those who might urge that Johnson carries defence too far. I think he does. In this regard he is worse than Roland Todd was. It may be said that he fiddles rather than fights his way to success. Jacovacci, after the fifth round, could make nothing of him.
There may be some referees who would be critical of Johnson on the score of holding, but it is not. easy for the presiding official to make a case out against him. For Johnson is one, of the most skilful fellows who ever drew on a glove. If he holds he does it at any rate so cleverly that not even an 'expert could detect him. I'll warrant the majority of the six thousand people who looked en believed that it was Jacovacci who was doing most of the holding.
I would not rate Len Johnson loo highly, but I have to say that in many particulars he reminds me of Jack Johnson in the way in which he finds it possible to take the sting out of the other fellow and to get him all tangled up. His judgment
of distance is positively uncanny; his belief in himself supreme. He is one of the most self-contained fighters I have seen for years. But, with many of those who were at. Manchester, I doubt whether he will become a world-beater. He has, not the punch to account for such aloggera as Mickey Walker. He cannot even hit as hard as Jacovacci. But he is much of a wonder, never theless, and, I can understand his great popularity in his native Man-
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the "Queen Bee," "Feathers," "Cur- lew," "Typhoon," "Coquette" and possibly Ladye Jean."
The mark boat off Macao is very kindly being put in position by the Netherland Harbour Co. and will carry the Club's ensign by day and display 3 lights--- green-white-green-by night. are reminded that
Members
they must carry a lifebelt for cach member of their crew and show the usual navigation lights - white light at matshead and |stern-when under way during darkness. Members who require extra lifebelts may obtain them' from the Club No. 1 after Sunday next, spare belts having been made available through the kind-| ness of Capt. Davison, R.N.R., of the Canadian Pacific Co. The limit for the race has been set at 1 am. of Friday, December 28, but with anything like a breeze ݦ anticipate the first boat being hack near to midnight of Boxing Day.
With the "Time on Time" sys- tem of handicapping, a close finish will probably result, and I rather fancy "Queen Bee," Là Cigale," "Feathers"-if there be n good breeze. "Coquette," if! the wind is N. W. and then backs after the fleet have rounded at Macao, to make it a peg to wind- ward all the way home, will be in the picture; but who knows? "Awful deeds are done under the cover of darkness" and perhaps that crew of pirates on "U. and Ï.” may shake the lot. She is to carry three or four holders of extra master certificates I believe. Would not the Gods laugh if she Frunz Dziadek, the famous German 8tuck on the putty off Sau Chau? walker, starting off from Brandenburg-Hi Ya!!! Gate in Berlin for his "Hindenburg
Hike" around the world. He hopes There are nearly thirty thousand to pass through Vienna, Budapest,
chester. Johnson is of the kind Constantinople, Cairo, Afghanistan, tennis courts in Britain. One firm
who never shirk a fight, and the are all for a fighter who public makes no bones about fighting any one who may come along..
What the plans of Johnson are for the immediate future I do not know, but that his ambitions. are high I am sure. I should say that he would like another contest with Jack Hood, who was introduced from the ring. And I auspect that Hood, for his part would relish an-
by boat to Australia, then walking to alone has built 12,000 since 1911, Sydney, then by ship to San Francis- and to-day it cannot cope with new co, walking across the United States orders. The same applies to other and then by hoat back to Germany makers, who, because there is a Dziadek is an East Prussion marathon: runner, who last year ran from East big future. for good hard courts, Prussia to Berlin carrying a mest-have sprung up like mushrooms- age to President Hindenburg on his S. W. Doust. birthday.
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other crash with the coloured Rodgers (Police), Hen Sun-chi, Mancunian. Whether Hood would (Hung Kui School), and Tea Kwei- be able again to defeat Johnson is,shing (Chinese team) have been of course, a matter of speculation. suspended for the rest of the Personally, I am all for another season by the II. K. Football Asso- match between the pair, though it clation for, deliberately kicking. is true that Hood may still do the welter Hmit without difficulty.
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