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EWIN-COOMBES.
What would have been a ten round Catchweight contest between
SATURDAY'S TOURNAMENT. A.B. Ewin (143 lbs.), of H.M.S.
HINDLE THE FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPION.
BY BANTAM.]
Hermer, and A.B. Coombes (140) b.), of H.M.S. Wyvern, was ended A DISAPPOINTING DISPLAY. ou the fourth round, when Ewin lifted his man off his foot with a left upper cut. Coombes fell with a thud and took the full count."
The bandicap was too great. Ewin had the advantage of weight, reach and height. Coombes, however, was as keen as mustard. He scored with some neat punches to the face and body in the first two rounds and The boxing tournament at the was always willing to "mix-up." Ie feinted very successfully on one oc- City
Hall of Saturday night casion and then swang in with both was somewhat disappointing. The hands and got Ewin square on the main event between Hindle and face. Halligan for the Featherweight Championship of the Colony and the M. Young belt had ahnost Soporific influence on the spectators. There was hardly any action throughout the bout.
The other items on granian were also below the usual standard seen at the City Hall tournaments,
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In the third round Ewin opened with a solar plexus, and swung his man out of the hopes. He was cau tioned. Coombes was punished in this round, and before the gong sounded Ewin added to his score by sending home a neat upper cut. In the fourth round, Ewin sparred for an opening. He then feinted. and Coombes sent in one to the jaw, but Ewin was waiting for this opportunity, Simultaneously with Coombes landing the blow," Ewin jaw. drove straight to his opponent's
16th, 1927.
THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
RESULT OF AMERICA'S
CLASSIC RACE.
[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
LoUSIVILLE, May 15th. The Kentucky Derby Race result- ed as follows:-- Whiskery Osnand
- Jock
Fifteen ran
3
Winner is owned by R. P. Whit-
ney,
The Winners' Purse amounted to 0.32,525, in addition to a 8800 Gold Cup. 80,000 for 2nd; $9,000 for 3rd; $1,000 for 4th.
All starters carried 9 stone.
BASEBALL STAND
COLLAPSES.
Coembes was lifted off his MAN KILLED: 50 SPECTATORS feet, fell and was counted out.
HINDLE-HALLIGAN.
The Ewin and Coombes fight was a one sided affair. Ewin had the advantage of 12) Hs, height and rench, and when Coombea took the count in the fourth round, it was A.B. Hindle (125 lbs.), of H.M.S. no surprise to the spectators. In-Delhi, and A.P. Halligan (126 lbs.), of H.M.S. Fruhisher, failed to cidentally this was the only knock thrill the spectators in their fifteen out of the evening.
round contest for the featherweight Stoker Gold, marine Hills and title and belt presented by Mr. G. Warder Grant dianppointed their
M. Young. supporters.
WHITTINGTON-BAKER.
The curtain raiser was a six round Leightweight contest between Stoker Whittington (141 lbs.) of H.M. Submarines, and A.B. Baker (1441⁄2 lbs.), of H.M.8, Hermon,
The first round opened tamely and neither contestant showed much science. There were more misses
than punches in the second round, but in the latter half of the third round, Baker was more aggressive and scored with face and body punches.
were
INJURED.
REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
PHILADELPHIA, May 18th,
A man was trampled to death and 50 other spectators injured by the collapse of a stand at a baseball
match here.
Both contestants lashed out the fifteen rounds, and although the decision was in his favour, Hindle HISTORICAL AND MODERN won a very poor fight.
the hout. Towaards the end of the Slow action prevailed throughout second round, there were some rapid exchanges.
Hindle was the more
blows to the face and jaw. In the aggressive and got home, several third round Ilindle was still lend-
DANCES.
DEMONSTRATION AT CAFE
PARISIEN.
Prol. Thercaes and Miss Mar- Hindle fought smartly. Halligan's display at the Cafe Parisien on
In the fourth and fifth rounds,
guerite Senour gave 窺 dance left was almost useless and his pun Saturday night before a large ches were very weak.
Hindle on attendance.
the other hand landed several smart blows.
The dancers, who come here from The fourth round was a laugh- Becaking out in the sixth round, Shanghai with a great reputation. able one. Both men appeared to Hindle brought home two terrific were given a warm welcome. Miss be on their last legs and first one stood still for the other to hit and blows on Halligan's face in rapid Senour delighted the spectators succession, Then the men closed with her skill and artistry in then vice vera The fifth round and a series of boily punches were character, and historical dances. was a replica of the previous one exchanged.The seventh round was Both the professor and Miss At times, both contestants about to godown. They, however; three blows exchanged.
very tame and hardly more than Senour won loud applause for their In the demonstrations of the Jazz, the kept on pushing each other, and eighth, Halligan had the better of tango and the flat charleston. waited for, the punches to come. the exchanges. The teath round The last round was not at all was faster and Hindle feinted and casons during his stay here.
Prof. Thereses will give private unlike a Charley Chaplin'e comedy; delivered a neat upper cut with his Whittington WAS groggy and stumbled but Baker did not follow left which be followed up by one or up his advantage. Baker won the two more blows to the face and
body. From the eleventh to thei decision..
last round, the fight was uninterest- ing. Both men made constant use of the ring. Halligan was given Staker Gold (123) lbs.) of H.M.S.igan was given more opportu Hermes, and A.B. Kirkbead (124 nities, but failed to take advantage
s.) of H.M.S. Frobisher, fought he had no punch at all.
of them. His action was slow and Hindle was more aggressive and won the
GOLD-KIRKHEAD.
a toe to toe six round contest in
the Bantamweight claes Gold was fight on points. more aggressive than bis opponent
At the conclusion of this bout,
the first round, and many Mr. R. M. Dyer presented the G. stinging blows were exchanged.
Gold returned to his old method M. Young Belt to Hindle.
of fighting with his head down in
the second round. He kept boring with his head and received three punches on the jaw na conse- quence.
good
SPALDING-GREEN.
RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
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Pte. Spalding (145) lbs.), of the final and 20 per cent. for the year.
Semango Rubber Co.: 16 per K.O.S.B., crossed gloves with A.B.
Kirkhead woo fighter at long range. In the third Green (1484 lbs.), of H.M.S. Procent. final and 35 per cent, for the
year.
round, Gold again put his head bisher, in a 6-round Welterweight Seremban Rubber Etate: 10 per
contest.
Pahang Consolidated Tin Co.:
down and was rewarded with o next 'hook.
Both contestants possessed heavy cent. firal and 15 per cent, for the Kirkhead was out for? a K.O., and was piling up points Punches but they had not much year.
Trafalgar. Ltd.: 10 per cent. At times there were ringeraft. rapidly. In the fourth round, Kirkhead was still leading. He some wild slogging and some wide final and 10 per cent. for the year. Inisses. In the first three rounds eaught Gold with two swinge Green was the more cautious of the which lifted his opponent's head up two. for sometime but Gold subsequent
Spalding was inclined to be
In the about quite unnecessarily.
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to date.
Teloh Kruin Tin, Ltd.: 10 per:
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ly again went in for infighting and erratie and side-stepped and dodge cent. interim and 15 per cent. to the referee bad to break the men fifth round, Green had the upper free. In the sixth round Gold was hand. He hit out at will and scored warned several times for leaning i
occasions, or several
Ulu Piah Co.: 5 per cent. interim The last and 5 per cent. final and 10 per on his opponent and using his round saw Green fighting well. He cent. for the year.
Ulu Yam Tin: 13th 2/- and 1/-1 popular delivered one to his opponent's
bonus.
head. Kirkhead won -decision.
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Gold was not in the same form mouth and followed this up with a Green ns when he fought Hindle, and his neat jab on the forehead. Supporters were disappointed at was given the decision.
his performance. Kirkhead, on the other hand, has improved greatly since his last appearance at the V.R.C. tournament.
HILLS-GRANT.
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