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The MoVes-Langford Fight.
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that he hadn't s'ohance to hit all of it twice before the last gong sounded. MoVes aimed at Lang ford's faco-for preference, and oload his right eye in one of his rushesThat was about the 16th round, and thereafter Langford The Parcel Port Ayslem to the fought a somewhat one-sided Lllowing places in Chins le for the campaign. Towards the end, the present spended Hupsh, Breshasa fun of his other eye threatened to Hunan, Kualchow and Tengstal;
set also, though these were the There were no visible evidences only signs of damage he showedis of deterioration on MeVes, except that he sometimes wore a moro hostile expression than at other 000 hot and dusty people for the more andible of the two, but times. Langford's bills wore far
A BRIGHT DESCRIPTION. The following description the Langford-MeVea fight at Syd, ney on Boxing Day is from the "Bydney Bulletia" and is quite to good to misa-
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agreement, for Referee "Showy images of the Lord done in great part of the morning. They sent ebony, or, rather, in burntsion-linched an extraordinary in d. There was the usual gather-bor of times in every round, and ing of ruale, supporters at tho were mostly heedless of Snowy " corners of the ring, and the adjutions. So that athletes had clothes of that gathering were trousers and antidy felt hat, an
to rush to the spot in his greenish wonderful to behold. The parties tear the lint, slippery gladiators included bottle holders, fanners, apart, and he was kept busy. It Macao the men in charge of the lock is at these times that Langford of ico to put on the patient's on the back.
used to slap McVea so cordially Barring ano nook, the gentleman who oue! occasion, when the referee said water over his princips, the something about a suspicion giver of good advice, an the of elbow work in a clinch, there wan no heal to issue wern-
teemed.citizens can be found in the daily pross. The audience applauded a little when some ladies entered, and the man with the megaphong announced that Jim Barry, a United States heavyweight, recently arrived; was just aching to hit the winner where it would do him mo good.
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person who bestowed moral supings, and the mon didn't, talk port. The names of these to Ench other or to the audience Shanghai, Kobe and Moji-Per Nam Johnson did when he was swarm- during the scrap, as big-murky Ling all over Tommy Burns. Fur the first half or more of the gagoment, things seemed ab solutely level, Thon Langford waded in to do a finish, and pat in three rouails of extraordinary pack an effort. Apparently, he realised, that he was up against a very hard wall, and resolved to knock the coping-stone oft il before his strongh give out. But, though the biff ho did was his hair was eat so sort that he something tremendous, it was had practically none, MeVen was generally a rotreating wall that much bigger, and had a mat of he struck. At this stago laVea's wool on his cranium. He land long, impassioned logs did him Macao-Per Sui Tai, 19th Jan. 1.15
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the longer rench and the greater good service, and he seemed to Joselton, Kudat and Sandakan-Per weight, and he had twice as much have an ambition to fire the hair on his legs as his rival. Ilis olier man out. After that it extremities were like masta and was a very weary Langford who his chest suggested the side of a fought the last three rounds! quarry Langford wore an affablengsinst a much less exhausted Countenance, which might, if MuVen. Still, the smaller Samuel necessary, do service in nigger had made so good a showing, minstrelsy, while the other man bath for skill and-courage, that looked on the world with when, at the finish, "Snowy
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a chin that stuck out like the steaming ahoulder of MoVon, concatcher. It was a fighting and declared him the winner, a countenance that McVea turned considerable section of the audi- on the admiring multitude. On once was surprised, and said so appearance, in fact, the one frankly. This section said it was feature of equality was that both sorry it hadn't brought a dend men were named Samuel, Laug-cat with it. Some rogarded it as ford arrived first in a remarkable a draw, and not a few would havo) Manila dressing-gown. MeVea turned up given Langford the verdict. Lang- Later in an amazing garment of ford sat down heavily in his corner similar description, and, accom- at the finish, and looked a very Meco panied by a red and blue umbrella tired man. Moves leaped in the of herois dimensions. Langford air with a bright, fresh leap when Manila, inspected Moves critically, as if he heard of his victory. Whether Shanghai Per Choreaug, 20th Jan searching him for hiddon weathe expression on his face was pure pons, MoVea didn't inspect Lang joy, or largely astonishment, it ford at all. Referee "Snowy was difficult to say,
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