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BOXING WORLD.
Bandsman Rice Beats
Max Robur.
Rice
of
body. Bradley landed bie right with some effect in rounde one, two, four, and eight, and inadd an effort in the last couple off rounds, during which Lepreux retaliated tit-for-tat. Apart from that the French lad put in all the work.
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Basham Defeats Nelson,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1914.
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The Sporting thronicle of March 13, contains the following boxing reports:-Whatever claim Max Robur, the French heavy- weight champion, hae to the title
As the principal attraction a: Singapore on Saturday the 11th ist. at in his own country, if bis display
the Stadium, Liverpool, lasta.m. Is due to arrive here to-morrow against Bandsman Wednesday night in the Belfast night, Private Johany Basham, Theatre Royal is any oriterion he Royal Welsh Fusiliers, opposed secure the Dick Nelson (the Dauo), America will hardly ever world's title, which most of the ia a bout of fifteen three-minute welter-weight Less than rounds at the best men are after, two rounds sufficed to end the limit, 10at 7lb, .- contest, as far as Robur was con-
cerned. The men were boxing twenty three-minute
•
The ball was packed to the door. rounds In the first round the lads lost under N.S.C. Rules, and as soon no time, and body exchanges wers as time sounded Rice waded into the order. A laft book by Basham Robur, whose crouching style went dangerously low, and seemed to puzzle the Englishman, though the audience shouted the He was waiting to land a knock- Dane made no protest. Soon in out blow, but lice forced matters.holds, Nelson jabbed the left hard to the face, and a series The initial round scrappy. Early in the second of light exchanges ensued, in round a hard right to the body which honours were fairly even.
was very
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The 10-round affairs, three in number, each of which wont the distance, were not up the usual standard, and in the victory of Charlie Holland (Belfast) over Billy Padden (Glasgow) the decision gained a mixed reception, and certainly it was a fortunate.verdist for the Belfast lad.
Jimmie Patterson
Was
The lade were quickly at work in the next round, Nelson leading with a couple of light lofte to the face, Basham tried a left, which had it reached its mark would have put an end to the contest.
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Long rango work followed, and then Nelson was censured for bit-Straits ting bia man low. The remaining portion of the round was all Bas am's and at the close the soldier was well in front on pointe.
Commencing the third round both were cager for work, the (Glasgow) defeated Seaman Allen Dau leading with splendid leila to the body.. Basham (Belfast), but the latter giving away too much weight, easily get out of danger, but his yet he boxed pluckily. Patterson, responses were very light, while however, deserved bis win. Two there was no doubt about Nelson local lade, Harry M'Larnon and trying to get home a punch to Jim Lagan, met, and the latter end the bout. Extremely clever,
the Welshman scored times out! gained the award after a very of number, and then covered to poor bout,
The officials were:-Referee, save Nelson's return. Mr. J. Murray (London); time- keeper, Mr. Fred Duckworth, junr. (Belfast); and M. C., Mr. Jim Harria.
Win for Patsy Cokeley: Bob Fitzgerald, of Bow, and Patsy Cokeley, of St. George's formed the attraction at The Ring yesterday afternoon in a ten rounds contest.
Towards the closs Nelson got home a right look to the jaw, and later Basham slipped down, no damage being done, and he rose quickly,
Very heavy exchanges opened the fourth meeting both reaching the head and ribs, and the Dane appeared to hit the harder, but Basham's splendid footwork sub equently took him out of danger. A good left by Basham reached his opponent's face, and after wards be reversed the order with left to the ribs. In the fifth meeting Nelson commenced with
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The first named, who belonge to the cunning, careful brigade, had all the botter of the height and reach, but he did not use his natural advantages as well ne he right book, jarring his man's might have done, and Cokeley. head back. This roused the stepping in with a short dig on Welshman, who rushed in and the body, scored rather freely mixed matters with a heavy rally. with the left.
Nelson had now settled down, Fitzgerald covered up awk-and started out to keep his op- wardly, and used some unlovaly ponent going all the time. Hie Manzanillo & Guaymas (Mexion)--Per
which he strokes at close quarters, but he heavy left,
kept could not get away from the left-swinging all the time, would, bad handers that Cokeley usod con-it reached its objective, have put stantly, and at close quarters he paid to Bashara's chance of cham- was always badly beaten. Towards pionship honours. Quick, tricky, Swatow--Per FAIMUN, 19th inst. 9 a.m. the finish of the bout Fitzgerald and elever Basham had the sixth tried hard to bring the affair to round almost to himself, and a sudden termination, but Cokeley though now and again sending
punches which really Japan was not to be caught, and keep-home ing in front all the time he won seemed to light, he appeared at this point to have got the measure comfortably at the finish.
of his opponent.
two Ike Bradley's defeat by Lepreux. In
rounds the next Baahom's clever work practically Ike Bradley made bis appear.
ring last nonplussed his man, who rarely French evening, meeting Leproux at got in an effective punch, Giving
in
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YANO, 21st inst: 10 a.m.
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a fine display of gameness. Nelson kept coming into close quarters, Shaghai very
but he found Basham well able to
the Palais de la Boxe. Lepreux's last performances
are
meritorious. He bas beaten repel bis attseks. "
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He
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The Welshman's superior draw with Johnny Hughes over cleverness had now made it a Straits & Colombo-Per KASHINA the twenty-round course.
certainty, and beyond a knock confirmed these success by com- pletely outpointing Bradley last out he must win on points. Every ovening, taking a slight lead is now and again in the closing the initial round, and maintaining rounde Nelson.raised the hopes it until the end. Ike demon of his exporters by getting home Atrated his usual ruggedness and good punches, but Basham was plack, but appeared dead out of always the predominant feature, and at the conclusion he got the
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