Joe Louis, the sensational “Brown Bomber" seen above croaching above his sparring partner whom he has knocked out, is ranked second to Max Schmeling in the list of heavyweights, accord- ing to "The Ring."
U. SERVICES DEFEATED BY H.K.C.C.
GOOD BOWLING BY OWEN-HUGHES
WHITMARSH IN LIMELIGHT
Hong Kong CC defeated the United Services by 146 runs in the cricket match concluded on the Club ground yesterday afternoon.
After the Services had taken a slender lead of six runs on the first innings, the Club scored 242 runs in their second venture as a result of contributions of 56 by T. E. Pearce, 42 by A. W. Hayward and 41 by Holden. The latter was sent in to play out time on Thursday afternoon and is to be congratulat-
MONTANA TO MEET
PAT PALMER
Feature Clash Scheduled For March 4
London, January 28. Small Montana, of Manila, former firweight champion of the world, to-day signed a contract to fight Pat Palmer, of England, on March 4. It will be a 10 round bout. (On Monday, "Mon- tana was outpointed by Tiny Bostock, ex-choir boy, in a 10 Round bout in Manchester).
Montano recently lost his title to Benny Lynch, of Scotland, on points in 15 rounds. The British champion had a weight advantage of four pounds and overshadowed the Filipino in height and reach.- Associated Press.
Second Innings
ed for taking full advantage of his Capt. Murray, e McLellan, b opportunity. Whitmarsh was again Owen Hughes
the most successful bowler and Capt. Whitmarsh, c Owen Hughes,
b Holden captured four wickets for 44.
Major Rawstorne, c. Mackenzie, b
Club then dismissed the Services Owen Hughes for only 90, Murray being top scor-Lt. Garthwaite, c & b Owen Hughes er with 29. Owen Hughes return-t. Prichard, b. Wodehouse
ed the excellent analysis of 17-8- 356. H.K.C.C First Innings
H. Owen Hughes, e Wauchope, b
Whitmarsh
|Capt. Mackintosh-Walker, c Ride,
Sab McLellan
Cmdr. Wauchope, e Holden, b
Owen Hughes
82:
Tel Tufnell, b Owen Hughes Capt. Walch, run out
Lt. Barron,, not out
S. Warr, e Holden, b Owen Haghes
Extras (B9)
Second Innings
T. E. Pearce, c and b Barron; F. Marshall, st. Warr, b Prichard HB. Neve, st. Warr, & Prichard. --- 28
56 Q.
21
E. L. Holden, e Prichard, b
Whitmarsh
:41
Total
A W. Hayward, c. Wauchope, b
Whitmarsh
42
1 Holden
D. McLellan, st. Warr, b Prichard
14 Owen Hughes
McLellan
10 Wodehouse
2
L. T. Ride, Ibw, b Barron
R. L. D. Wodehouse, c Tufnelt, b
Whitmarsh
A. K. Mackenzie mot out
G. A. Stewart, e Warr, b Garth.
waite
Extras (B.12, LB.3)
BOWLING ANALYSIS
Total
Garthwaite
Barron
Tufnell
Whitmarsh
Prichard UNITED
BOWLING ANALYSIS
0. M.
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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 13, 1937.
WORLD BOXERS ARE REVIEWED
BRITISH FLYWEIGHTS
TO THE FORE
HEAVYWEIGHT SURPRISE
(By HAROLD LEWIS)
London, Jan. 16.
RANKING the boxers, lawn tennis players and pastime in America. Several individuals and col- lective bodies in the United States have an annual ranking of boxers, and one of these, usually relia- ble as a guide to American opinion, has been pub- lished by "The Ring.".
Of the 57 boxers named in the different weights 29 are Ameri- can born, while the remaining 28 consist of nine from Great Bri- tain and Ireland, five from British Dominions, and the rest from other countries.
Coming from an American viewpoint, this proportion is more generous than usual towards the world outside the United States, even though some of the remaining 28 are boxers habitually fight- ing in that country. The proportion, possibly, is not very far wrong, though impossible to dispute either way.
The first surprise is that Max Schmeling is ranked No. 1 heavy-weight, with Joe Louis, the negro,
whom Schmeling knocked out, second, and the re- cognised world champion, Jim- my Braddock (an American) third. This is a frank view of the fact that Braddock has not fought during 1936, and, re- membering that Braddock is 31, that he was defeated by many moderate men before winning his title, and that he has been ill, there is sound reasoning here-
BAERLUND FOURTH
Max Baer, the former champion, is not in the list. But Gunnar Bäer- lund, the young Finnish heavy- eight, whom I mentioned recently
as a possible world title contender, is significantly ranked fourth. Walter Neusel is ninth, and, quite rightly, no British heavy-weight is mentioned
Jock McAvoy," above, of Great Britain, is ranked fourth by “The Ring" in the world light-heavy weight boxing division.
An Englishman, Jack McAvoy, and Pat Palmer (London) fourth the British middle-weight cham-and sixth respectively. pion, ranked fourth to John Henry Lewis in the light-heavy- ed
weight class, Len Harvey, who put up a good fight against Lewis, does not appear.
THE "RING'S" CLAIMS
British boxers are also mention-
the among
feather-weights, with our champion, Johnny Mc- Gory, sixth, Dick Corbett ninth, and Nel Tarleton, the former. Bri- tish title-holder, tenth. Walsh, Mc-
"The Ring" claims an American, Grory and Lynch are the only Brit- 9Freddie Steele, as the leading ish champions among the 57. The middle-weight, with Marcel Thil, of leaders in the ranking list of "The 14 France, second. This is world Ring" are:
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2 champion by right of conquest in the ring, whatever may be said to the contrary. But Steele, take it, is merely considered the best mid-
6 dle-weight, and is not being named
here as the champion:
The British light-weight cham- wpion, Jimmy Walsh, creeps into
10 1 25 1 11th place in that division. Walsh 17 3 35 6 is a good fighter, but a comparison
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WEST HAM'S NEW BACK
West Ham have secured the 242 transfer from Rotherham United of
Heavy Max Schmeling (Germany). Light-heavy-John Henry Leviz
(U.S.)
Middle Freddie Steele (U.S.). Welter Bärney Boss (US). Light-Lou Ambers (US). Feather-Petey Sarron (U.S.). Bantam-Sixto Escobar Fly-Benny Lynch (Scotland).
*Puerto Rico).
Fly-Benny Lynch (Scotland);
McGrory will fight Sar
with those put above him cannot be the title in Lond made, except that he once beat spring, and effor Wesley Ramey, of Michigan (placed to get Amber ninth) on a disqualification.
BRITISH FLY-WEIGHT LEADS "The Ring places Benny Lynch
22, has been at Rotherham for four of Scotland, first of the fly
2 seasons, and previously played for
Stephen Ford, a right-back Ford is
0. M.
3
W
11 -2
86
J
11:2
23
13 4 174
70%
ERVICES
640 Sheffield Wednesday. Since Septem
ber, 1984, he has missed only two second ggifirst team matches.
against Walch. somewhat
Time
Borer of the have
and
ance.
Walsh has also improved vastly
ní "one
of e-boltter 80
Small Montana (whom Lynch suce he
at Wembley on Tuesday) would not consider his
Peter Kane
third and Jim Warnock
a world Belfast) good as that of McG