THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1941.
FIRPO'S WHITE HOPE
SATURDAY'S SPORTS
FOOTBALL
NO less than 15 Soccer League
Games were played on Satur- day and results were more or less as expected, though Eastern were given a fright by the lowly-plue - ed Club, and only won by the odil
goal in Ave.
St. Joseph's were beaten in the last minute by Navy.
and a try (8 points) after being led at the interval by 5 points.
Combined Services "A" beat Combined Club and Police "A" by
table through their win over 30th leading at the
Interval by 85. Keeble scored a try and enverted
Two of the Services tries
Tex Rickard once said to Louis Firpo, the man In Second Division, Royal En-two goals and a try (13 points) to who knocked Jack Demp-gineers remain at the head of the a goal and a try (8 points) after sey out of the ring in RA shile in Third Division, An never - to - be forgotten Force did well to beat 20th R A. scrap, "If you find a man 6 goals to 1 after being in at of the build of Dempsey, your punch, and a small chin. I will have an un- beatable champion."
Firpo now claims to have all discovered λ man with these ring virtues, a farmhand named Able Cestax, who 21.
is
"Cestas," says Loubs, "punk hes He is built twice as hard as I did like Dempsey, but has a longer reach."
There seems to be a big supply of these white hopes.
Hall a dozen 01 these grant White hopes have been announced m the past few weeks, and only recently Jimmy Johnston said he was matching his latest And, 18st Abe Simon with Joe Louis.
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CRICKET
ATHLETICS
At
THREE Athletic Sports meetings were held on Saturday. Causeway Bay the heavy ground prevented any good tintes being returned at the Queen's College whole, the sports but, on the standard was high.
At Pokfulum, Gegg equalled a 10-year-old record in the 100 yards event at the University.
Sports, while Mazuza was the in-.
dividual champion,