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THE ✨ HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1918.
THE BOXING WORLD, prefera) for He is af an age whan scientific baring, or hard, solid bitting, come alike to him."
The 'So-called'' Mystory
at Geneva.
Blake can take a hit without showing that evidence of pain According to the Peking Gazette,
that is so encouraging to an Chao Erb-henni, late Governor- The spectacular, boxing, ma chopponent, and punches that are General of Manchuris, will arrive is the one in which a really clever hard enough to make most men shortly in Peking, thereby com-boxer is opposed to a man who is squirm, and, probably,“ tako s plying with wish of the not quite so olover, but just good count, ara brushed aside with President for the visit
enough to enable the better rann sort of breeziness that makes you' to show his good work. When wonder whether he can be hurt kow are offering a lon to the National Sporting Clab last of showing his teeth at times, but Five financial groupe at Han-Wye and Smith met at the to any great extent, He has habit Hupeh provincial authorities to onday they gave us an instance that dess not mean that his pon- reconstruct Hankow, and they are of how two men superlatively ching during that period will be prepared to lend ten million clever can give a show that wild. It is merely the outward pounds to Vice President Li Yuan-merely makes you wonder what evidence of an intention to finish hung if required:
है either would do with a man not off the bous as quickly as possible, quite so good. If you can im It merely means that he will not To Minimise 'Telescoping." An invention which aims as agine the fact, these two men hit quite so frequently, but much minimising or abolishing "teles gave a display that was not ex-barder. That stage had arrived coping" in railway accidents han bilarating because there were when Harris thought be would be been adopted on the Grand Trunk dozens, scores, of bl ws that were just as well off if he left off. Pacife Railway in Cannda. In delivered so cleverly that me order to avoid too much rigidity, could hardly imagine them fail- the upper portion of the car basing to land-but most of them hitherto been connected with the did fail.
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Is It a Joke P
Jack Johnson has been besten at last, and it has baju done. by the boxing wins-beads of the world. The International Boxing
Union have decided that Jobneon
is not the champion of the world, because he had been sentenced in his ow country."
body by two single "King" pins. When Wye punched his hit The object of the new device is was so prompt, so timely, that to retain freedom of movement was hard to think of anybody in the cars and trucks whilst pre, but Smith being able to get out of the way. When Smith punch viding a maximum of rigidity, Flanged circular keys are used, you could not imagine anyone This sounds something like a preventing the body rising even but Wyo getting out of the way
jske, and it is probable that John an inch from the truck. In case of the blow.
son would smile at it if they of collision the care would bø
would give him another opportu forced outwards,
nity to prove that he is the tast boxer in the world whatever may by the Aretican opinion of his matrimonial state. I have won
Historie Shipment.
The Reason Wys Won.
worse than some white man the big negro has been, and of how Any white boxere have "given "under the pursuit of femi-
WAY
So the affair went through the fifteen rounde, until one bad to On October 21, 1876, the first reat convinced that Wye had won commercial shipment of wheat by the accident of physique, his out of Manitoba was made from longer rench enabling him dared, with "Exile," how much Winning. The shipment was land just that trifle quicker and made by the pioneer morohanie sot keep far away as to miss the of Winnipeg, Higgins and Young, counter. In the latter respect and the 807 1-6 bushels of Smith was 14 80. successful. wheat shipped to Steele Brothers, The loser was as clever Buine hero-worshippera. seedemen, of Toronto, was for the winuer, but physical Since infited "ideas converted: seed purposes. It took a number Advantage gave the verdict, a Johnson from the modest errt of of farmers in that day, recalle a very just one, to Wyn.
jerson he was when he came over Canadien paper, to make up a Some people seemed to think here in pursuit of Tommy Baros shipment that to-day would be that Smith had done enough to te lost the general sympathy that considered hardly worth the deserve a draw at least, but such was his, and he did not improve while of any mndern Manitoba an opinion must have heau large is reputation for sincerity when farmer. The wheat was collectly the result of the sympathy that lie failed to keep his word regard- ed la small quantities from farm-es out to the smaller man. Young that match with Longford at ere in several districts Best Smith sa struggling ahe Nations! Sporting Club.
Winnipeg,
new
the time to make up for his de-
as
Other boxers have done that fiioncy in retch, and they who withnat being struck off the rolls Surgery In Mid-A°r. Sitting natride a steel bear on watched calmly, the number of in the manner that Johns the highest section of a
times upon which Smith failed even though we may agree theatre under construstion, an
with his counters and the non-that be has done thinga which no American doctor recently oblcro-ber of times upon which Wye man should do we shall all find formed a stinctural ironworker, managed to get there when Smith it very hard to think that even and snapped into lace the bones was going back could not lielp but now he is not the best boxer in the of a dislocated shoulder. When tave the same opinion as the re-world. He is dethroned, but he the accident occurred the work fores.
It mus be described as a most the most remarkable mixture will go down in boxing history man was left bel pleas, says the
Such delightfulf boxing science and fighting Philadelphia Record, as both clever l-int. arms were disabled and there1dgment as to distance, with ability that the world has ever was no means of decent except those few inches of withdrawing known a series of ladders. The doctor and immediate ging in when removed his bat, coat, and vest, the fist that had been intanded and began the dangerous ascent. to strike a blow was on the re- Aworkman followed with the treat, hany seldom been seen in doctor's surgical caso. After the one contest. operation the workman was able to make his way down the ladder and was taken to his home.
poured"
Boxing for Points.
Jack Ward's Match.
I see that the enterprising liverpool Stadium management are after the match between Jack Ward and Willie Farrell, I think you know Ward, but perhaps Farrell is new to you. He is worth seeing, and will please you with his clean cat manner of boxing. He is more of the
rather than ran riske by attempt ing hits that are likely to upast his none too tight gaard.
He has not had the experience
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It is a self-evident proposition game left the club that right with punished just as much so he wast that the infety of the public may the knowledge that they had seen be teriously endangered at any two of the most clever men in the moment by the sudden failure of world, I think it is probable a physically defective chauffeur. that the two will meet again, and It is simply a matter of common-if they do 1 would not miss the sense precaution, therefore, that bont for a great deal. any candidate for a licence to drive any kind of automobile The widdleweight boxer I told should be required to pass a you of some time ago, Bandsman
After the Johnson “knock-out”. medical examination before be- Blake, bas won once more, and
we are told that the French ing granted a certificate, raya the that against an admitted light Boxing Federation have "Jim Medical Press. At Teicester a heavyweight, Privatóla ria, who Lancaster." Carpentier last few days since an inquest was has hean talke 1 of as contander victim, under inquiry. Bless the held on the Lody of a chauffeur for the Lonsdale belt for the latter federation people, are they not who fell down in the street and weight, if that trophy ever makes conversant with things boxing? died from heart di ase. Had its appearance. this man been driving in the Blake forced Harris to retire busy streets of the town at the and I can quite understand the time of his death the consequences truth of what was told to me, might have been verions! There that Harris showed some of his is argent need for some drastic best judgment when he looked ring with Carpentier ? shor legislation It is to be hoped boldly at the fact that he had not
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