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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1989
FARR BACK IN ENGLAND
Bussed To ""Girl Still
At College"
WOULD LIKE TO MEET LEN HARVEY
(By AIR MAIL);
TOMMY FARR, smiling broadly and flashing a huge diamond ring
on the little finger of his left hand, has arrived home from America. The former British Heavy-Weight Champion has come back for the third time from the United States "to see to one or two urgent little family affairs and business matters.”
He made it plain to a reporter on board the Queen Mary at Southampton, however, that, if circumstances permit, and arrangements can be made, he will be quite willing to fight while he is here.
H.K. AREA NOVICES
BOXING PRELIMS.
LAST NIGHT'S. RESULTS
Some good boxing was seen at
He is engaged to be married to a twenty-year-old brunette, who gave him the diamond ring for a wedding present. Farr would not at first admit the romance, but later he said, "Yes. I am engag-
ed. All I can say is that she is twenty years of age; is an Ameri-| can girl of English extraction, and is still at college.
"I have too many family troubles Nanking Barracks, Shamshuipe, to worry about weddings for a Last night when the preliminary while, but I hope it will happen one bouts of the Hong Kong Area Army of these days, and then I shall come novices Individual boxing cham- home and settle down here in Eng- pionships were held.
land where I belong
The semi-finals: will take place -to-day and the finals to-morrow at[:
8.30 p.m.
Results were:
FEATHERWEIGHT::
L/Cpl Brown (Royal Scots) beat Gnr. Bailey (8th Heavy Bty., R.A.).
"You can
disbelieve all the stories which have been told about me becoming a naturalised American."
Bnds. Edge (Royal Scots) beat WANTS TO FIGHT LEN HARVEY Trumpeter Griffiths (8th Heavy Bty, R.A.).
Pte. Dormer. (Middlesex) beat Pte."I want to fight Len Harvey. I think Manderson (Royal Scots).
LIGHTWEIGHT:
neha. 10
Arthur Danahar, right, who was sponsored by the National Sporting Club in his unsuccessful lightweight title bout' with Erie. Boon, the Chatteris Blacksmith, is seen in training above for his re turn bout with Boon, which will be fought in three months time. in the welterweight class. (Copyright, Fox).
LOUIS TO DEFEND TITLE
AGAINST VETERAN
New York (By Air Mail).—Mike Jacobs, the promoter, announces World Heavy-Weight title against that Joo Louls will defend his the veteran, Californian, Jack Ro- per, in a ten-round contest at Los Angeles April 18.
Roper over 35, but he is thought lot of in California. He has reely beaten Patsy Perroni, Jorge Gracia, and Eddie Simms, all easy victims of Louis.
Discu.ising his future, Farr said, BOXING BOARD that would make a grand open-air OF CONTROL AND side of my business to my manager, I.B.U. TALKS FAIL
Pte. Bickerley (R.A.M.C.) beat Pte. contest.. I left all the managerial .C. Childreff (R.A.M.C.).
Pte. Dry (Middlesex) beat L/Cpl. Joe Guold, in America, and of Locharic (Royal Scots).
L/Cpl. Morley (Royal Scots) beat course he will have the final word.” Gunner Mace (8th Heavy Bty., R.A.).
WELTERWEIGHT:
Colony Badminton Tourney
Programme For Next Week
It is announced that the matches In the Hong Kong Badminton Cham- pionships arranged for this com ing Friday, March 9, which were to have been played at Taikoo, have been put forward to Thursday, March 2, as the Taikoo court is not available on Friday.
The games affected are two men's doubles: P. S. Bun and M. S. Lim v. D. F. Fincher and H. Kew, and M. A. Oliveira and M. A, Carvalho N. Smith and P. Wilson. The former game starts at 8.30, and the second at 9. p.m.
A
drawn up for next week and is as
new programme has been
Paris, (By AIR MAIL)-Com- menting on the meeting between Farr does not know how long he the British Boxing Board of Con- Pte. Allen (Royal Scots) bent Sap-is stopping in England. He would trol and the LB.U, M. Paul Rous per Cox (B.E.).
Pte. Manfon (Royal Scots) received like it to be a few months. Negotin-seau, secretary of the LBU., sald w.o. from L/Cpl. Morgan (Middlesex). tions, he said, are going on for him that it would be very difficult to ar- follows:
Pte. Galladhan (Royal Scots) beat to fight "two-ton" Tony Galento in range European Pte. Urquhart (Royal Scots).
championship will have to return accordingly. America, and if that is fixed up he matches in collaboration with the
B.B.B. of C
Pte. Cavanagh (Royal Scots) beat Gor. Hogan (8th Heavy Bty., R.A.)..
MIDDLEWEIGHT:
Pte. Jacobs (R.A.M.C.) received w.o. from Trumpeter Robertson (5th A.A.).
Pte. Emery (Middlesex) beat Pte. Huggonson (Middlesex).
Pte. Moore (Royal Scots) beat Pte. Golden (R.A.M.C.).
Gnr. Campbell (5th A.A,) beat Gar. Ballhard. (8th Heavy Bty., R.A.).
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:
Pte. McDougal (Royal Scots) beat Gar. Dickenson (8th Heavy Bty., R.A.).
CHELSEA'S
AMBITIOUS
PLAN
"DOUBLE-DECKER STAND
AN EASY WAY?
"Mike Jacobs, the promo, ter, has offered me 30 per cent. of the gate to fight Galento," he added, “I think he is an easy way to another bout for the world title with Joe Louis."
TUESDAY, MARCH 7
At Talkoo
He declared that the IB.U. rules had existed for 26 years. They op
S. H. Boone v. L. Sung at 8.30 peared to be complicated, but they M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Silva p.m., D. Kwok and Mrs. Wilson v. were always strictly applied. They were liberal rules, which enabled at 9 p.m., and P, K. Hui and K. any boxer to fight any champion. Xong v. C. N. and A. M. Silva, at But these rules did not please the
9.30 p.m. British, who, he said, were more concerned with the financialTM as: pect of the matches.
The talks between the I.BU. and the BBB of C. had been postponed
Speaking of his five successive defeats in the States, Farr revealed ei te dje. that before the last two-against Lou Nova and Red Burman-he
went to a health farm, where he lost LIGHT BLUES
25 lbs, and had not regained his
proper weight when he went into GOLF TEAM the ring for the contests.
Farr would not discuss, the $750 COMPLETED
damages which the British Boxing Board of Control awarded against
(By AIR MAIL)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8
At Club de Recreio
F. Koh v. T. F. Yong at 8
P. K. Hui v. J. S. Ho at 8.80, and · C. Au v. S. F. Hon at 9 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10
At Taikoo
J. S. Ho v. C. N. Silva at 8 pm.
A. L. Fisher v. Boone or Sung at 8.80, and L. Sung and T. F. Yong. v. Oliveira and Carvalho or Wilson and Smith at 9,
TUESDAY, MARCH 14
and
Chelsea F. C. hope to make im-him some months ago. When that J. D. A. Langley, Cambridge captain, provements to their ground at matter comes up, I will have my in the Inter-University golf match at has completed his team to meet Oxford Stamford Bridge during the next answer," he said. Contrary to ex-Royal St. George's few years at an expenditure of pectations, Mr. Sydney Hulls, the March 21 and 22, by inviting B. D. Sandwich, on
At Taikoo over £100,000.
London promoter, did not meet Farr Carris (Harrow and St. John's) and
Fincher and Kow or Bun Mr. A. L. Knighton, the Chel- at Southampton.
G. L. Reynolds (Cheltenham and Pem. Lim sea FC. manager, stated that a
broke), to fill the two vacancies,
y. D. and F. H. Kwok at start would be made during the
The Cambridge tema 18:—
p.m. and M. A. Oliveira v. K. L.. J. D. “A Langley. (Stowe „close season with a stand at the
Yong at 8.30. and Trinity), W. 8, I. Whitelaw (Win- totalisator end of the enclosure,
cheater and Trinity), PATTY BERGS SUCCESS
RB. How which will afford cover for stand-
(Eton and Trinity), ~ W. S. G. ing spectators, and extra seating Coral Gables (Florida), (By Air Emmanuel), W. H. Halstend (St. Beca Dalloy (Hamilton. Ontario," and
At Club de Recreio for about 8000. This part of the Mail) Miss Patty Berg, United and Care), E. S, Browne (St. Hoe's and and C. Au and Misg Remedios
D. Kwok v. A. Keown at 8 pr schema will cost over $20,000. States lady champion, won the Pembroke), N. H. FA Mann (South A. L. Fisher and Mrs. "Clark.
Emmanuel), R. B. Booth (Stowe and A huge double-decker stand Miami Biltmore Invitation cham Africa and Pembroke), B. D. Carris It is stated that 7. E. Tong has later on is envisaged, but no date pionship for the fourth consecutive (Harrow and St. John's), and G. L received for this section of the work can year. She defeated Miss Dorothy Reynolds (Cheltenham and Pembroke), round d. the hon. at present be stated.
Kirby 3 and 1 in the 88 holes final.
wo places remain to be filled in the Oxford side.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15