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PONSFORD, 'the famous
STORY OF
TO-NIGHT'S BOXING
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The German lad can take any
W.Australian bateman, who aur amount of punishment, and is very
BAER-LEVINSKY BOUT INFURIATED HOLDER POUNDS KINGFISH TO CANVAS
MISUNDERSTANDING OF GESTURES
Chicago, Ill., Dec. 28.
A typical Baer swing, a right to the head, to-night put a stop King Levinsky's world heavyweight boxing championship as pirations.
nounced his retirement from first-fast on his feet. In a fight in class cricket at the age of 34, will Singapore I saw him fight Battling be remembered in England chiefly Guillermo, the then Malayan welter for his magnificent batting in the weight champion to a draw, in one to Leeds and Oval Tests last season, of the hardest hitting battles ever and for a glorious Teat century, seen in the Malayan ring. again at the Oval, in 1980.
To-night's bout, which in schedul At the wicket his squat and ed for 10 rounds, should so the sturdy figure, surmounted by a cap full distance, providing. Appleby is with its peak well on one side, gave able to stand up to the German's him at the same time a bulldog and sledge-like blown
He knew A. B. Robinson, who meets an a. puckish appearance. how to concentrate for hours at a American, Mel Hermes, in a six
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atreich, and was always twice him-rounds welterweight, contest, was self on great occasions.
formerly one of the finest light-
HIS BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY
ONSFORD used to indulge his PONSFORD Hade by playing
American's Challenge Hermes is also no novice, and bas
FOOTBALL
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Kowloon's Defence.
A good encounter should be wit.. nesand at Kowloon where the East Lancs meet Kowloon,. Both teams are fairly well balanced, but the
soldiers will start with the advan
The blow ended one argument, that between Baer and Levin
a team for some considerable time, sky, but only added fuel to another that has engaged the interesttage of having played together as of countless thousands of the nation's sports followers--whether whereas, Kowloon have just signed or not Maxie to-day hits harder than Jack Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler of a bygone day, b
Baer. to-night resembled the Dempsey of ten years ago that fight fans of America Idollsed. He hit Levinsky so hard in the opinion of most observers that his forebears must have felt the
far.
on new players who have not quite
settled down in their new team.
Morrison, Davis, and Jones, play- ing at left-back, right-half and in- side-left, will constitute a menace
to the East Lanes' attack, and if The
end came fifty-three: The crowd left the stadium the soldiers are to succeed then weights of the Home Fleet, and, seconds after the bell started the satisfied that Baer will be king these men must be subdued at all
costs. fought Macfarlane to a draw for second round of the scheduled of the heavyweights for a good-
Navy For 3rd Round - Scotland a few years ago. the Lightweight Championsip of four-round engagement, wherein ly period of time at least until
Max's world's championship was someone comes along that is able In the Junior Shield, the Navy, who entered the Second Round last not at stake.
to give more than he takes. on the spectators. After hitting a
Max landed two vicious blows BUDDY BAER'S WINweek by a win over the Eastern, bumpball to a feldsman's hands,
On the same card, and proba- should have no difficulty in enter- and apparently giving a catch, he met the best of the junior American to the head. He dodged a vicious
He sank a left into bly a source of inspiration to his ing the Third Round this after- would walk several paces towards professional welterweights, and, haymaker. the pavilion, amid great cheering, judging from their reputations, the Levinsky's body-and three-quar "big brother." little Buddy Baer, Boon when they encounter Kow only to return to the crease with about promises to be one of the out-ters of the fans in attendance 236 pads of beef and brawn, toon at Causeway Bay
The East Lancs and the Club, standing Items on the programine. grunted painfully in sympathy. stoppelene Stanton in one broad smile..
In the other bouts, AB. Win- While Levinsky wheezed round. Stanton weighed 216 who clash at Kowloon, and the Uni- He loven 'cricket; and is very fond
versity, who meet the Service · of England. Late last September, grave and A. B. Fancy, who met a Baer followed his advantage up. pounds.
Buddy's fight was also a brief Corps on the Valley, should pro- when many of his fellow-tourists fortnight ago when the former won He rapped three fast ones to the
Several blows were ex-vide the best games among the were visiting France and Spain, myun a techical knock-out, again clash head that had the ex-Chicago fish one.
changed that Stanton easily other Junior Shield encounters. colleague, Ronald Symond, met him in a six rounds welterweight con- peddler back-pedalling,
Levinsky sagged backwards as ducked. Then he forgot to duck To-morrow, In addition to the on the roof of the pavilion at the test, while in the remaining Welter-
and the roof fell in for him. It South China "A" and Navy Senior Oval, quietly enjoying a busman's weight bout, A. B. Parker of H.M.S. the last of the trio landed..
Maxie crossed a right to the was one of a series of such vic-League clash, the Police meet the Medway meets F. O. Davis of holiday watching, the Champion
chin-just as powerful and well- tories which. Moxie's younger Lincolns at Kowloon in what H.M.S. Kent. County play against the Rest.
Corporal FitzGerald of R.M.S.timed a one as Dempsey could brother has been piling up in re-should be a very Interesting en- Ponsford then said that he had'
Kent meets A. B. Clarke of the have done in his prime and the cent weeks most of them counter.
against set-ups, although boys There is one Junior League game Medway in a six rounda, middle-fight was over,
LIFTED INTO MID-AIR with plenty of beef and brawn scheduled for to-morrow, the En- weight bout, and this clash should
Levinsky, all the 201 pounds of
After Buddy's powerful exhi-gineers and the Lincolns and the produce some good fighting.
him, was virtually lifted into bition, Maxie received a tumul- latter should win comfortably. mid-air by the force of the blow, tous welcome from eager fight He did a beautiful back jackfans when he entered the ring knife and landed flat on his back against the Kingfish. -colder than a hostile mother- Weighing 211 pounds, Maxie in-law
was apparently in excellent con- Referee Tommy Thomas bent dition.” over and started counting. He CLOWNING TACTICS only counted ten as per Marquis Despite the fact that the bout country and climate, comfortable of Queensberry regulations. He was a four-round encounter, it travel and lashings of real South could have counted 100. was not an exhibition. Maxie's African hospitality, And a hand- The Kingfish was still out when title was not at stake. With some profit be shown at the end the count finished. He was car both lads using 6-ounce gloves, of it.
enjoyed the season greatly, and was in no hurry to leave our shores.
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THREE OTHERS
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Aful has played his last game S everyone knew, W. M. Wood-
for Australia, but it is surprising to hear that W.: J. O'Reilly has finished with big cricket and that with him into retirement will go T. W. Wall, the fast bowler, and Li Nagel, the Victorian who played against Jardine's tears for his State:hai
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Maxie dropped the first round
on points to the Kingfish because
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FOOTBALL TEAMS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
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It is a fine proposition beautiful
FELL THROUGH
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of his clowning tactics. He made was due mainly to the four game faces at the Chicagoan and the penant clinching series played here ex-fish peddler opened a gash to wind up the season.
Tokyo Dec 29, of its veterans, but by all accounts
Baseball in Japan may be at the ried to his corner unware that he however, if Maxie had been Incidentally, it is learned that if there are enough youngsters who will be quite ready to fill the gaps beginning of a transitional stage in had suffered his first knockout in knocked out the title would, un- there are no takers among the pro- when the next M.C.C. team lands which professional ball may come 77 professional ring engagements der boxing regulations, automati-fessional clubs named, the invita to the front as one of the leading in the course of which he has cally have gone to Levinsky.tion will be sent to the British Army met Jack Dempsey, Jack Sharkey The first round started slowly soccer authorities asking that a Inational amusements."
Despite the fact that the first and Primo Carnera, all rated as Maxie danced around, clowning "combined services" team be sent. professional club has been or among the hardest-hitting heavy- and laughing at his fiercely-
lunging opponent, recalling the WHY SALE OF CARDS You may think I do not know it
aports weights in ring history. authoritative ganized, is December with all this talk writers belleys that it will be of cricket. But the summer game several years before professional is right in the news to-day. Here baseball as it is conducted in is another item of great interest. America gets a genuine start here. Mr. W. H. Brain, who died at Japan is not ready for it, they Dinas Powls, could claim the un- believe, principally for economic equalled record of having stumped reasons.
TO-DAY three batamen with consecutive While popular Interests in base-Football-Sealor Shield,— balls in a first-class match.
ball seem to be on a par with that Club v. Fusiliers
A new man entered the ring marked in spreading the following That was in 1893, when he as-in the United States, the sports
(Club Grd., 2,30 p.m.) for the second round. Maxie tables for public Inspection East Lancashires y Kowloon
(Kowloon, 4 p.m.) came out like a tiger and the end captaincy of the great "W. G" and inter-city matches, which now South Chine "B" St. Joseph's was soon in sight. United Press. C. L. Townsend was the bowler and provide 30 first class games a sea-
(Caroline Hill, 4 p.m.) “ME, THE CHAMPION" three Somerset batamen, one after son, just about supply the demand. Junior Shield
"I was willing to make a nice another, walked into the trap.
Navy v Kowloon Low Admission Chargei
(Navy, 2.30 p.m.) lively show of it but when poor Baseball interest still centres on East Lancashirea v Club
old Kingfish asked me, the cham- the universities. Attendance is
(Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.) pion, to fight, I had to let him Royal Artillery v R.A.F.
have it," Baer observed after the TN view of the ban on Australian excellent and sometimes reaches
(Military Grd., H.V., 2.90 p.m.) cricketers' wives
for a single gume.
fight R.A.0.0. South China HON
(Chatham Road, 2.30 p.m.) Baer's murderous punches fol Club de Recreio v Police AN lowed gestures at the start of the (King's Park, 2.80 p.) second round which he took to
RA.S.C.
mean come on and fight." (St. Joseph's, 2.80 p.m.) Fusiliers,
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"better halves." It is believed that there is not I am not saying that they won enough loose amusement money to because their women-folk were support a professional league with Golf: there, but the fact remains that the a schedule of anything like 154 wives were present and that the games a year. By bulk of the prize-money is ear The Tokyo University League, marked for America.
the outstanding organization in The happy married golfers were Japan, took in a total of 240,000
Club de Recrelo v St. Andrew's Craig Wood and Densmore Shute, yen during the 1984 season or ap-Marina Grd.,, 2.46 p.m.) who tied for the British Open, Paul proximately $80,000 United States B.A. CR.S.
-(King's-Farky-8-p Bunyon, Henry Cooper, and Leo currency The writers-point out Diegel.
that this figure once represented Miscellaneou
Kowloon C.C. Children's Sports, I liked the spirit in which they Babe Ruth's annual salary.
Rugby-Triangular Tournament: embarked on this world tournament. "College Spirit Mon
Clubv. Navy
VAS(Happy Valley, p.m.). They made an undertaking that Fandom can just about pay for
HAAKKOITO-MORROW: they would share all prize-money what it is getting new. A con- Football Senior Shield. and exhibition fees.siderable part of this expe
Navy v South China
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“Businesa in business,"" Wentz re-
AT HOME
With Chicago
82,520
With Cincinnati
75,850
With New York
55,898
With Pittsburgh
49,883:
With Boston With Brooklyn
27,023
25,623
With Philadelphia
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Total
984,821
ABROAD
At Chicago At Cincinnati
112,457
$39,737,
At New York
150,190
At Pittsburgh
71,742.
36,125
At Brooklyn
54,835
At Philadelphia-
Total
29,489
494,086
At Boston
Wentz asked:
The Schoolgirls, although they
"What assurance have I that have played better as a team these last few weeks, sadly miss Misa new owner will cause an increase In Rail-from-among-the-forwards, attendance for the Cardinals at St. though their defence layed one Loula?
of their best games o; he reason last week against the Saints,
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