THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 19, 1988.
Henry Armstrong's Distinction
ONLY CHAMPION TO HOLD 3 TITLES
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N.B.A. Ladder System Has Its Loopholes
(By AIR MAIL) ·
RMSTRONG, the American negro boxer, who recently beat Ambers added the lightweight championship of the world to the welter and featherweight titles which he already holds. It is cer tainly an amazing performance to hold three world titles simul- taneously, but Armstrong is an extraordinary man.
Tommy Farr Expected To
Meet Lou Nova
New York, October 5 (By Air Mail).
Tommy Farr is expected to meet Lou Nova, the Oakland ́› (California) boxer, who surprisingly scored a technical knock-out victory recently over Gunnar Baerland, the Finnish heavy-weight, in a 15-round contest, on December 16, in one of Mike Jacobs's “heavy. weight elimination bouts."
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BIRMINGHAM BEAT KENT AT A negro is almost always bigger above the waist than a white man of the same weight, owing to the comparative light- BOWLING ALLEY
ness of his legs, but Armstrong has this racial peculiarity to an abnormal degree.
Death Of Boxer Who Was Never Knocked Out
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(By AIR MAIL)
London, October 4.
The Gunroom Officers of H.M.S.
¡H.K.F.C. TO
RAISE THEIR SUBSCRIPTION
Resolution Approved Yesterday
Anyone looking at photographs Kent and of H.M.S. Birmingham of the contest between Armstrong met in a match at the Hong Kong and Ross for the welterweight Bowling Alleys last Monday even- championship would at first ing when the latter team won by Football Club held yesterday, a re- At a meeting of the Hong Kong glance suppose the negro to be the very narrow, margin of 36
|sultion affecting the entrance and the bigger man, and actual mea- points. surements show that he was
The Birmingham were one player solution affecting the entrance and much the more muscular except short so Mr. Moris Weill filled the passed. Mr. H. R. Forsyth was in the chair, assisted by Mr. E. L. in the legs. He is not, however, vacancy.
detailed Strange, Secretary. musclebound, but a very hard and quick hitter. There seems to have scores: been little between Armstrong and Ambers in the actual contest, which the negro won on points, and Ambers is said to have been the fresher at the finish.
the Following were
H.M.S. "KENT" Sub. Lieut. H. H. Dannreuther. Mid. G. St. C. C. Clarabut Pay. Mid. W. T. Blunt Sub. Lieut. A. W. Hazelwood
Mid. C.W. St. C. Lambert Sub. Lieut. (E.) R. D. Roberts. It is doubtful whether Armstrong Pay. Sub. Lieut. C. C. H. Dunlop. will long retain his featherweight | Mid. S. Falle championship. He had quite a hard
fight with Sarron, from whom he won it, and we have seen Sarron
in
Total
H.M.S. "BIRMINGHAM"
Total
Frank Gess, veteran Glasgow box in London. He was a good man, Mr. M. Weill (Reserve) boxer, who claimed that he was
but certainly did not look a world-Sub. Lt. R.N. V. R. Hewlett
It is never knocked out in more than beater.
probable that Paymaster Cadet. R. H. Sharps.
Sub. Lieut. (E.) A. B. Dickie a thousand fights, died yesterday Armstrong will have difficulty
Mid. I. D. McLaughlar. in Duke Street Hospital, Glas-being strong at 9 st. after serious Mid. C. D. Brownrigg
contests at a much heavier weight. Mid. E. B. Ashmore
AN OLD SYSTEM
Mid. A. B. Wood The ladder system which has been suggested by the National Boxing Association (in effect the National Union of Boxers with some addi- cussion. The theory is that rank- tions) has aroused considerable dis- ing lists are to be made out for the various weights, each boxer to have the right to challenge the man above him and take his place if he
Gess fought more than 1,000 fights between the ages of 7 and 50. His last fight was against the rheumatism which had been slowly crippling him since he re- tired from the ring 14 years ago. Doctors say the old man's heart kept him alive so long that he fought superbly to the last.
Frank Gess made his first appear- ance in a boxing ring with his elder brother as Britain's first pair of midget boxers.
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hard
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wins.
The idea is an old one, and I have known it tried, without much suc-
POLICE SPORTS GROUND
To Be Opened To-day- By Governor
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Mr. Forsyth said the Club was in- corporated as a company in 1982 106 when the assets were about $24,- 108 009. The total cash surplus between 94 1983 and 1987 was $7,940 and there 79 was a deficiency of $14 this year. A total of $19,408 was expended on 43 improvements to the clubhouse.
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Mr. Forsyth mentioned the great improvements to the club in the past 10 years. The liquid resour- 145 ces had been converted into fixed 132 assets, which was quite in order.
09
[but unfortunately, the, income
on
96
98
which the club relied, slumped sar-
56 iously. The financial stringency.
42 with which they were now faced
could be remedied, however.
85
698
INCREASED SUBSCRIPTION
Subscription
:
sformed the bul wark of the club's income as 籍 source of income, gate receipts were unstable. The Committee had come to the conclusion that subscriptions could he increased to the benefit of the Club's Income without incon- veniencing members, especially in view of the vastly improved facili- The new Police sports ground at ties the Club offered. The altera- Boundary Road, near Nathan Road tion In the subscriptions, however, entrance, will
His Excellency of Association, for which purpose the Governor, Sir Geoffry North- the meeting was being held. cote, is to perform the ceremony.
difficulty of compiling the lists, the to-day at 3 formally opened involved alteration in the Articles
or for next
Later, after a spell of schooling in boxing booths all over cess, in tennis clubs. For profes- the country, he won the 9st 10lbssional boxers, apart from the initial championship of England, never beaten in this class.
Gess toured Scotland with his boxing booth for nearly 40 years. At the age of 50 he was offering 5 shillings a round to any one who could stand up to him for three rounds-and still/making money.
He worked in an oll refinery un- til two months ago, when Illness compelled him to give up,
trouble would be that in many cases they would have to box in private
to nothing, for there There will be tea for the official] The effect of the proposal was would not be the slightest guaran- guests and exhibitions of tennis, that, the general committee would tee that such contests would pro- basketball, hockey, and an exhibi- be empowered to adjust subscrip vide good matches.
tion soccer match between a Com- tions under conditions such as the There is the further difficulty bined South China team and a Club was at present experiencing, that in boxing, far more than in any Combined Police team at 4.30 p.m. After pointing out that other clubs other sport, the fact that A. beats will be provided.
B, who in turn beats C, is very little The opening function is 'free,
all the public.
Mrs. Gess told a reporter yester-evidence that A can beat C. day: "We were very happy touring with our booth, and we both enjoy-
ed the life. When the cinema `be- came popular most of the other booths closed down, but Frank al- ways managed to keep his going strong and bringing the crowds...
"Then there was the great day when we left the booth for the old Wellington Palage in Glasgow where Frank beat Jim Waldie for the championchibiz.t
"He was fightins the time, he retired
« {never resting.
#Ufrom the
youngster
Young Stuhley,
coach the
kvisited · Aus- tralia-'a' few montha: back, and WAS docisively beaten by Fred Henneberry, ne has been doing well tin the roped square since returning to his native land. Last month he had no difi- culty in beatin"/" Jack Moran and stopping Eddie Boyle.
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in the Colony had also found it ne. cessary to raise their subscriptions, Mr. Forsyth put the resolution to the meeting. It was seconded by Mr W. Pryde.
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THE RESOLUTION
The resultion proposed waS: substituted for Article 28: "That the following Article shall
#28. All members shall pay an en- trance fee of $10 and such annual subscription as the Committee shall from time to time decide. Junior
members (.e. members 18 years of
age or under) shall pay an entrance fee of $5 and such annual subscrip». tion as the Committee shall from žime to time dochis.
Mr. C. B. Robertson, seconded.. Mr. W. MacFarlan
$19.50, $22.50 & $24.50 amendment that the
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Committes", be deleted and * gral meetinger be substititan.
Put to the meeting, the amend- ment was defeated, and the resolu- tion carried.