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THE CHINA MAM, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1936
Sporting Pages
JOE LOUIS AND MAX SCHMELING CLASH TO-NIGHT IN NEW YORK ELIMINATING BOUT FOR
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
"James J. Braddock, left, world heavyweight boxing champion,
· looks over Joe Louis, the principal challenger for his crown, at the Detroit Bombers' Lakewood, New Jersey, training camp where Joe was getting into shape for Max 'Schmeling, whom he meets to-night at the Yankee Stadium, New York, Braddock insists that Joe is his next logical opponent.
A. HYDE-LAY SECURES
NARROW WIN
JONES PUTS UP GALLANT, BUT UNAVAILING FIGHT
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BROWN BOMBER HOT FAVOURITE
AGAINST BLACK, UHLAN
(By REFEREET)
HT
HUNDREDS of thousands of fight fans will gather at the Yankee Stadium, New York, to-night where Joe Louis, hailed as successor, to Sam Langford and the redoubtable Jack Johnson, meets Max Schmeling, of Germany, former world heavyweight boxing champion, in their elimination bout to determine the challenger for James J. Braddock's world heavyweight crown.
The "Brown Bomber" from Detroit, as Louis is known., is a hot favourite, and it is confidently expected in boring circles that he will secure victory inside of four rounds. His meteoric rise to stardom has been nothing short of miraculous he has beaten among others Max Baer (in four rounds), Primo Carnera, the Italian "Man Mountain" (in six rounds), the Basque Woodchopper Paolino Uzcuden (in four rounds), Kingfish Levinsky, the Chicago fish peddler (in 141 seconds), and Charley Retzlaff (in 85 seconds)..
Schmeling has not been wholly inactive during the past year. having knocked out Steve Hamas, the German-American heavyweight, in the ninth round of their bout at Ham- burg on March 10, On July 7 last year, he was fully extended by Paolino Uzcuden. the Basque Woodchopper, at Berlin, having to fight hard for a points decision. The Black Uhlan, as Max Schmeling is known as, first came into the limelight on June 12, 1930, when he defeated Jack Sharkey, of Boston, in the fourth round of their 15-round contest to deter- mine the successor to Gene Tunney. Sharkey being disqualified for a foul At this stage the title was vacant, having been vacated by Gene Tunney, who retired undefeated after hav-
ing twice successfully defended it against Jack Dempsey....
Jack Sharkey, however, was, out to avenge his earlier defeat and allegedly outpointed the German heavyweight in 2 15 round contest at Madison Square Garden on June 21, 1932, to secure the title, which he lost the following year to Primo Carnera, who knocked him out in the sixth round..
Schmeling is the one remaining heavyweight within the last five years who has not been outclassed
HE A. Hyde-Lay-F. Jones match, in the Open Singles Lawn by the Detroit Brown Bomber, but, THE Chamionship, which formed the subject of so much though he is conceded a better discussion in the Press and lawn bowls.circles last week. was chance of standing up to Joel re-played on the Hong Kong Football Club green yesterday even-Louis because of his stature and ing when Hyde-Lay won by 21 shots to 18, the scores being a experience, sports writers the very fair indication of the run of play. Mr. W. Russell the world over are of the opinion that Football Club Green Ranger, was the umpire, the game coming he will not last more than three,
to an end at the 28th head.
or four rounds at the outside.
Big Drawing Card
JOE LOUIS' LAST YEAR'S BOUTS
Quick Knockout Of Charley Retzlaff
The following is a record
of
Louis fights last year,
January 12. beat R. Birkie 10th round-Pittsburgh.
roand-Los Angeles.
дол in the
Long Interval
Max Schmeling, the "Black Uhlan,” left, admiring Joe Louis". powerful right-fist with which he knocked out four of the leading contenders for James J. Braddock's heavyweight crown. The above picture was taken just before Louis' successful bout against Max Baer, whom he knocked out in the fourth round last September.
C.R.C. ALL SET FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
GRAY ONLY K.C.C. PLAYER
TO SHOW GOOD FORM
As the result of their 6-3 win over the Kowloon Cricket Club
Louis has only refused to partici- pate in one professional fight since his sensational rise to the top of the (heavyweight class-his clash with Isadore Gastanaga, the Spaniard, against whom he was matched at Havana Following several kid- nappings, în which wealthy Cubans had to pay out over $70,000 in ransom money. Joe Louis refused to meet the Spaniard in Havana, although he would have willingly met him in New York or Chicago.
yesterday at Causeway Bay, the Chinese RC (1) team have now only the Recreio to beat to win the "B" Division title The greatest ambition of every in the Lawn Tennis League. bearweight is to secure the world side on August 5, and should win to secure the title they lost They will meet the Portuguest heavyweight title February 22 beat L. Ramage-2nd hands of James J. Braddock, who last year to South China. Should they succeed they will have
San Francisco. March 9. beat D. Barry-3rd round outpointed Max Baer, the "Liver-won the title 12 times in the last 13 seasons!
Yesterday the steadiness of the Chinese played havoc with more Adonis," in a 15-round con- the visiting team, and they were full value for their success. Jones drew first blood when he scored a single in the opening;
March 30. beat N. Browne-10th test on June 13 last year. round-Detroit.
|S: A. Gray and A. Crawford were the only visiting pair to look head. but that was the only time in which he held the lead,
April 12, beat R. Lazar-3rd round
[at ́all dangerous, Gray being quite the most outstanding player though he was never very far behind. In fact he drew level on
That Joe Louis is a drawing-Chicago
Not since Jack Johnson held on view. Had he received more support from his partner, this the 26th head, when he scored a single to make the score 18-all card is not to be denied he April 23. beat B. Bennett--let the title from July, 1910 to April, combination would have finished up with three sets. Crawford, hat that proved his final effort, for a two and a single at the next has made over £80,000 during the round-Dayton
1915, when he lost to Jesse Wil- however, was overawed by the occasion and failed to produce his two heads gave the K.C.C. player a well-deserved win.
last year, when be won 21 out of Jove 25 beat Prime Cartera-6th lard, has a Negro attained the top best form. 26 fights by the knock-out route, round-New York.
Angust. beat King Levinskylet step in the heavyweight division, The game was one of the best The gate receipts accruing from round-Chicago.
but it will not be long before he September 24. beat Max Baer4th does so.
F. F. Tsoi and Lau Man- ONLY ONE BOWLS MATCH FOR seen so far in the Open Cham-his clash with Max Baer amount-
pionships. and although Jones led to $186,589, or the sixth largest round-New York.
Schmeling, recently training at sive home pairing, although kwong were the most impres- invariably sent down a couple in the history of professional
December 12. beat Paolino Uzeuden Napanoch, New York, stated that Lau tired very early in the 4th round-New York, of very good shots on every boxing.
January 17 (1935) beat Charley he was not afraid of meeting encounter. head, Hyde-Lay managed to His bout with Baer was wit Retzlaff1st round-New York.
Lee Yu-wing gave Louis and was confident that he a very useful display consider- beat him to it with 2 clevernessed by Jack Dempsey. Gene Louis scored his quickest knock-would win the contest draw, but, far
He ating the fact that this was his from
being Tunney, and several old-timers of out against Charley Retzlaff, send-tributed the defeat of the other first serious match since his shamed, Jones did extremely the ring, all of whom were of ing the latter to the canvas for the top-notchers to stage fright. How-motor-cycle accident. well to hold his own against a the opinion that be is the final count after only 85 seconds. ever, public opinion is that there K.C.C. skip who was at his hardest hitter since Dempsey was (Kingfish Levinsky was sent to is no fighter to-day in the same best. Both players were given in his prime.
A W. Ramsay and G. C. Burnett PORTUGUESE Although his glove sleep in 141, seconds, Paulino class with the Detroit Negro, in-were very disappointing, lack of a round of applause when the is reputed to travel not more than Uzcuden and Primo Carnera both cluding Schmeling and Jim Brad- understanding and careless stroke game came to an end.
8 inches, he packs a steam-ham in 2 mins. 32 secs, in the fourth dock, the heavyweight champion production being responsible for mer blow behind each punch and round of their respective bouts of the world.
|their two heavy defeats. Baer, Primo Carnera, Paolino and Max Baer in 11 mins. 50 secs.
In two years Louis has beaten In the Open Pairs Champion-Uzcuden, and Charley Ratzlaff all after the start of their bout.
The CRC. played well but they ODD ship, T. Grimes and W. Weir gave bore testimony to the Brown Bow-
everyone willing to meet him, and will have to show an improvement most of them inside half the if they are to beat the Recreio. up after being 343 down on the ber's terrific hitting powers after
scheduled 16th head of their inatch against their respective bouts!
distance.
How long Max Schmeling will last depends on the circumstances involved and
THIS AFTERNOON
Recreio Pair Favoured To Win Open Fixture
Of the two Open Lawn Bowls Pairs Championship matches originally arranged for this after- noon, one has already been decid- ed, leaving only that between F. A. Machado and . F.
Ozario
(Recrein) and A. Spary and
I.
Jack (K.C.C.) to be decided.
This match will be played on the Kowloon Dock green and should result in a Recreio couple.
win for the
Other Games
INTERPORT LAWN C. Souza and R. F. Luz on
BOWLS
Hong Kong's Letter Discussed
Itte C.S.C.C.
only scored
green. The losers
20
two ends-2 single on the 5th, and a two the 15th!
OF
The Kowloon Docks Recreation Club was the scene of another Shanghai, June 13. high-scoring match when R. Dun- The local Lawn Bowls Associa-can and S. Randle, of the Kowloon tion have received a reply to their Bowling Green Club, beat their
formal invitation to send up a team
for the ussial Interport
clubmates, K. C. Hamilton and J. |G. Meyer by 36-11.
Owing to an examination. W
series, from the Hong Kong At Cameron, of the Police, could not sociation. The Colony in their replay and C. Pile was given per ply state that they are prepared to mission to take his place in send a team to represent them Mair's Police riak. about the end of September or the
beginning of October,
This is hardly likely to prove ac-]
W.
Results of yesterday's games were as follows:--
Open Singles
ceptable to Shanghai, as at that A. Hyde-Lay 21, F. J. Jones, 18 (28 time of the year, there is not only beads) at HK.F.C the question of failing light to con- tend with, but there is
also the
Open Pairs
LC. R. Souza and E. F. Luz 34. T. Grimes and W. Weir 3 (16 heads)
question of weather conditions, at C.S.C.C.. which" may be too cold and alto- B. Duncan and S. Randle 36, K. C. gether unfavourable.
Hamilton and J. G. Meyer 11, However nothing can be done in EDEC
Open Binks
t
the matter of acceptance, until the J. Watson, E. Hall, J. Fraser and local Association's next, meeting W. McFarlane (skip) 25, V. Sorby, in about 10 days' time. Most Gow-N. M. Currie, A. R. Mina and C. G. lers are of the opinion that it a Silva (akip) 12, at P.R.C.
L. J. Silve, L. F. Xavier, F. V.
at least three weeks too late in the Riberio and EL A. Alves (skip) 24, C. season to play an important series Pile, B. H. E. Marks, A. E. Carey and of matches, like the Interports. {W. Mair (skip) 15, at LRC.
Joe Louis, the Sen "Brown Bomber,” from above, is here seem pipel his victory over Max; September.
."
GREATEST BOXING
**GATES"
Tunney-Dempsey Bout the strategy employed in Louis'
Heads List
It is confidently expected that by to-night the gate receipts will exceed those of the Baer-Louis clash of last September which amounted to $186,589.
ever was
The greatest "gate" £531,734-the occasion of the second contest. between Jack Dempsey and. Gene Tunner- at Soldiers' Field, Chicago, on Sep- tember 22, 1927.
Other million-dollar
|were?———
“gabes"
Dempsey v. Tanney, at Philadelphia, September 23, 1926279,140. ?;
| Dempsey v. Firpo, at Jersey City, February 7, 1931—£377,720. Dempsey v. Jack Sharkey, at New
York, July 21, 1927–5215,700,
CHINESE ATHLETIC WIN
AT WATER POLO
判
In a water polo match at North Point last night, the Chinese Athletic Association beat the 24th! Heavy Battery by ive goals to nil The goals were scored by Chan Sek mái (1) Cho Chat
Tai (2) and Lo Wai-kuen (2).
corner during the battle..
(Continued on Page 11)
A recent portrait of the “Black "Uhlan,""'zs "Max Schmeling, the
Germzir contender for the world. heavyweight boxing champion- ship, is known as.
Scores:
N.
P. F. Taoi and Lau Man-kwong| | (C.R.C. *A*) .....
beat A. W. Ramsay and G. C.
Barnett
lost to S. A. Gray and A. Craw-
ford
beat G. Polglase and N. A. E.
Mackay
TRIUMPH OVER
CIVIL SERVICE
SET SUCCESS AT THE VALLEY
AGAFUROFF AND BENDALL IN LIMELIGHT
At the Valley yesterday, Club 60 de Recreio beat the Civil Service Cricket Club by 5 sets to:4 in their 4-5 "B" Division Lawn Tennis League
encounter, 6-3
C. C. Lak and-Iu Tak-lam (C.R.C. "A"
beat Ramsay and Burnett. beat Gray and Crawford
beat Polglase and Mackey
Lee Yu-wing and P. C. (C.R.C. "A")
lost to Ramsay and Burnett
lost to Gray and Crawford
beat Polglase and Mackay
1. Agafuroff and · J. A. Bendall were the outstanding home pair, 6-1 winning all their matches with the 6-4 exception of that against J. J. Re- 6-2 medios and L. F. V. Ribeiro, which
ended in a draw.
Lerng
5-7 Scores
4-6
6-1
EL H. Skute and B. R. Todd (C.S.C.C.)
"B" Division League lost to J. J. Remedios and L. F.
Recreio
H.K.J LE C |HK.C.C.
C. B. A.
Table To Date
A Ptr PW LD F 3 3 0 0.21% 5% 6 “A” 3 3 0 0 2076 32.18 18 94 4 2 2 0 22 22021
2 20
14 174
0 12
24
2010
0 14 21
1334
2
2
- Total 36 18. 13 0.159 159 36
played match of 6 ́sets v LRC.
V. Ribeiro
3-6 bert W. A. Reed and A. A. Reme
dios.
7-5 flost to L. A. Carvalho and M. A. ~
Olveira
1-6
1. R. Fergelly and F. H. Bradley (CSCC)
drew with Remedios and Ribeiro 6-6 lost to Reed and Remedios 16 flost to Carvalho and Oliveira. 3-4
Lexfarol and IA Bendall
drew with Remedios and Ribeiro €6 best Reed and Remedios Ibeat Carvalho and Oliveira