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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 10, 1940.
BROTHER PUT FIGHTING GRAPHIC GOLE
BLOOD IN ZIVIC'S
A Real Champion
Following
A
Slow Start
MOST FIGHT FOLLOWERS were astounded recently when Ferdinand Zivic, a despised short- ender, had Henry Armstrong flat on the floor at the end of 15 rounds in lifting the world welterweight championship at Madison Square Garden the other night, writes a correspondent from New York.
They remembered too many of
the Pittsburg lad's early reverses as a professional. Practically everybody beat Ferdinand, who took the name Fritzie when he joined the Henry Armstrong money ranks.
But the youngest and last of the Five Fighting Zivics got going in 1937, when he knocked out Johnny Jadick and repulsed Bobby Pacho,| Chuck Woods and another one or two.
And then, as his brother Jack,
a fine lightweight in his day, re- marked at the time, Fritzie had fighting blood put in his veins.
CONN NOT
LIKELY TO
MEET FARR
VEINS
STUBBS SHIELD
Following are the results of the First Round of the Stubbs Shield. Competition of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club:--
H.K. and Shanghai Bank bent C.S.D. at 10th:
R.A.O.C. beat Headquarters, China
·Command-at 19th, ----
Education Dept. beat Army Dental Corps 4 and 3.
5th A.A. Regt. beat A:P.C. at 10th Dairy Farm beat K,K.V.D.C. 1 up. J. D. Hutchinsun & Co. beat · Leigh and Orange 2 and 1.
Byes:-Gilman & Co., HK.S.RA. 12th Heavy Regt. R.A., Air Rală”* Wardens, Port Office Dept., Butterfield and Swire, Dodwells, Govt, Medical Dept:
YESTERDAY'S
YACHTING
The women's sweepstake race over 7:8 miles, held by the Royal- Hong Kong Yacht Club yesterday' resulted: Redshank
4.29.49 Miss P. T. Prit chard
1
1
True Blue
4.30.24 Mrs. H. Craw
hall Wilson
2
4.31.20 Miss B. M.
Richards
.3
4.34.42 Mrs. S.
Christenson
I take with the prover-Gull bial grain of salt reports Cur
Fritzie nearly died of pneu- that Tommy Farr can
Artemis
4.34:59 Miss N. Potter 5
monia. It was Jack's blood in a have a match with Joe Typrone Chal 4.36.03 Mrs. W
transfusion that turned the tide.
·
Doctors said Fritz would never Conn providing he will go fight again, but he was back into America, writes Nor- the thick of things on Christmas
right of that year, when he 'man Hurst.
dropped a decision to Tommy I do not doubt for a moment Bland in Pittsburgh.
Beat Angott,
Meets Armstrong
An attack of pneumonia seem- ed to improve Tony Galento, and
that the big, young Weishman could be matched with Arturo Godoy, the Chilean, but I doubt even Mike Jacobs' ability to get Conn in the ring with Farr.
Against Farr, "Conn, conceding two stone, would have everything
had 'the same Effect on Fritzie to lose and nothing to gain, for
Zivic.
Conn won his way to within hall of a match with Joe Louis, while Farr lost five matches over the
He started rolling in 1988, and has been hitting it up-in high ever since. His only serious setback other side.
Thus Conn's manager would put since his sick spell was a knock- out at the fists of Mit Aron in up the fight manager's age-old Chicago, but he had Aron in the smoke-screen of "let Farr go and lick one of the others before he slag four times before he was
meets Conn." clipped.
Yet Fritzie Zivic was doing one-, On the record book Conn is consistent winner, night stands around the country shown as a
until he qualified for the Arm while Farr is a constant loser so strong match by beating Sammy far as America is concerned. Angott, "the N. B. A. lightweight
leader, in a non-title affair.
In seven years of boxing, Frit-
Permit Question
"zle has learned to do it all well. Then there is the question of He can place his head against that obtaining the "exit permit," "the of a rival and whale away until permission necessary to leave this the cows come home, and he can country, which must be obtained box like blazes at long range. He for any male between the age of
16 and 60. has a fine left jab and a hook as well as the right hand uppercut to the body and chin which upset Armstrong. He takes a good belt and is totally unafraid,
Battered Armstrong May Hang Up Gloves
Mike Jacobs is said to have mentioned that the British Red Cross would benefit as the result of Tommy Farr travelling to but America and fighting there, "Unc.e Mike" does not say whe- ther the entire proceeds of this show are to be turned over to ine British Red Cross or just a per- centage of the receipts.
Zivic was then matched to meet Al Davis of Brownsville in a 15- It must be chalked up to thei round 'non-title battle at the Gar-credit or Farr that he says: "Ali den, November 15, and was sign-he wants is his expenses. out of ed to give Armstrong another the deal."
chance, January,
Those close to Armstrong doubt that he will be ready to return
to the wars in mid-January, how-
ever, and question whether
will ever fight again.
he
Zivic opened all the old cuts
and some new ones. Armstrong
C.S C.C. CRICKET TEAMS
has plenty of money, and may no On Saturday, the first and se- longer have the urge when his cond teams of Civil Service Cric- ket Club will be engaged in wounds heal.
The Armstrong's slashing style made friendly cricket matches. nearly all of his many fighis hard first XI will be playing the Indian Recreation Club on the latter's Those who saw the rough and ground at 2 p.m., and the secona cruel party at the Garden the XI will also be meeting the LR.C. other night would not give the at the same time but on the home Armstrong who has been so badly ground.
ones.
battered much of a chance against Following are their teams:
18. XI: J. E. Richardson:
Zivic in a return bout,"
For the Fritzie Zivie, who so (Capt.), K.-J. Attwell, E. Baker. suddenly arrived after a slow T. V. N. Fortescue, R. H. Griffiths, start, is far from being a cheese B.. C. K. Hawkins, D. J. Hollidge, D. McLellan, A. E. Perry, N. L. champion.
Smith, N. Whitley.
SUNDAY'S HOCKEY
2nd XIH E. Strange (Capt;)." G. Ainslie, J. Burrow, W. Hi Col ledge, G. Davidson; F. E. Law- rence, J. F. McGowan, J; Mitchell, G. Stone, A Watson, A. M.-J. Wright.
Following is Sunday Tournament THE CAPTAIN'S CUP
"hockey programme N
AN. Other
Políco "A"
Necrolo
Punjabla
At 10.80A.M.
by 5th A.AZ"B"
v University...”
v Nomada
At 4p.mi
Gunboats"
SV Bighals E WKhalia="
The following qualified in the December round of the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club's Captain's. Cup during the week-end::v
Old Course!K, S. Robertson: 70-0-73723 entries).
Naw Course)-H, A. MI) BB-
08 (ventries)
Whittaker
G
WHISTLE, WHILE YOU SWING TO PROMOTE SMOOTH STROKE.
MUSCLES MUST BE ||LOOSE FOR SUCCESS.
10-29
SMOOTHING OUT THE
STROKE
By BEST BALL
Whistling while one, works. at his golf stroke serves a two barrel purpose. In addition to keeping the player in good 'humour, under sometimes try- ing conditions, it aids a relax- ed stroke. It is not recom- mended for use in actual play for one's opponent may take exception to the tune, particu- larly so if he has just blown e two or three foot putt, How- ever it is useful on the prac- tice tee..
Strive to maintain a rather low and
even pitch all ́ ́through the stroke, At first it
won't be easy,"It is quite like- ly to cease just a bit befort
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