THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1935.
TWO AND HALF MINUTES IN THE RING WITH LOUIS
WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT
TIME AT CHICAGO
KING LEVINSKY ASKS FOR FIGHT TO BE STOPPED
BLACK MENACE ONLY ONCE STRUCK BY HIS OPPONENT
CHICAGO, Aug. 7.
In just two minutes and 21 seconds Joe Louis, the most sensational heavyweight since Jack Dempsey, reduced King Levinsky to helplessness before a howling crowd of some 70,000 at Comisky Park to-night. The Brown Bomber from Detroit with dynamite in both fists was awarded the victory by a technical knock- out before the first round was finished, though the scrap was scheduled to go to 10.
Levinsky, wild-swinging Jewish! fighter, was downed four things by the Negro youth and was sitting on the bultom rape in a reutral corner when Referee Norman Meliurrity stopped] the fight.
"Don't let him hit me again. *** through," the Chicago former Han peddler begged the referee. Louis, immobile, hardly bend of perspiration on his brown body. His "dead pan" face was
was expression. less throughout the brief encounter. Louir, who has skyrocketed to the top of The heavyweight henp in a professional
little more career of .R than a year, took, the aggressive from charging across the ring as the start, the bell rung and proceeded to punch with terrifie effect as the throng raised a tremendous cbeer. The king- Ash landed just one solid punch, A right to the head, and then he was through.
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Lerinsky went down the Brst time and was up the count of two Then he went down ngaźn unl McGarrity counted five. A third time he hit the canvas and again get to his feet at the enunt-of ßve.. When he wan ·bowled over the fourth time he had taken a count of four when the referee halted the slaughter.
BRITISH GOLFERS' SUCCESS
IN FRENCH OPEN TOURNEY
AMATEUR PLAYERS AT GRANVILLE
Granville, July 21.
Eight British players are in the Inst sixteen in the French Amateur Open Golf Championship, which started here to-day with the first
and second rounds.
The outstanding victory was that of Colonel G. D. Hannay over Brigadier-General A. C. Crlichley
The Tug-O-War Team of the 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. (Photo: Mas Cheung),
TEN WICKET
WIN FOR YORKSHIRE
WILLIAM BOWES
IN FORM
WARWICKSHIRE TROUNCED
"DON'T CHASE To-day's "A"
THE SUN"
WARNING TO FRED PERRY
FIVE SUMMERS IN A ROW
London, Aug, 3.
Division
Tennis Ties
INDIAN CRICKET TOUR OFF?
TARRANT MEETING.
DIFFICULTIES
AUTHORITIES NOT HELPFUL
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Another Negro Athlete
EULASE PEACOCK
Lincoln, Nebraska, July 15. Another Negro athlete, Eulase" Peacock of Templa University, has lemped into the spotlight by administering a stunning sot-. back to Jesse Owens, most talked-of track and field `star since the days of the famous North American Indian, -Jimm Thorpe, and breaking two world records into the bargain.
Peacock, considered one of the nn-
Melbourne, July 13. Because of the continued delay by the Board of Control in in- dicating what players Mr. Frankton's top-notch sprinters, but not re- Tarrant can select for his project-garded na being in the same strata ed cricket tour of India, the whole with such as tour is in jeopardy.
Owens, and Ralph | Metcalfe, sent 15,090 spectators wild with excitement at the National Mr. Tarrant all to-day that he A.A.U. championships here when he does not know where he stands. The won the 100-metres event in the amaz players that he provosed should be ing time of 0:10.2, beating Metcalfe allowed to go were being embarrassed to the tape by inches, and leaving by the uncertainty of the position, Owens in third place, inches behind and the Indian cricket authorities were Metcalfe.
In a state of uncertainty which was preventing them making their rangements.
The existing world record 1# 9:10.3 Arxet by Percy Williams of Canada, at Toronto in 1930, and equalled at Los
"On June 17," he continued, "I for-Angeles by) Eddie Tolan, another great warded to the secretary of the Board erro
Games track and field af Control, for the beard's approval, a 1942 Olymer and member of the U.S. ilst of 19 players from whom I pro-team. Metcalfe also equalled it : posed finally to select my team. Budapest in 1932. couple of days ago I was informed Omelala said that Peacock's time
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by the secretary that my list had been would not be submitted to the Inter- submitted to the 13 members of the national body for recognition as a board in the six States, but that re-new world record, because Peacock pilon had not yet been received from † was assisted somewhat by a breeze
at his back.
Not content with one victory, Pex- "From other sources I hear that cock then compoted in the broad jump there is a disagreement between New event, won it with a leap of 20 feet South Wales and some of the States 3 Inches and thereby broke the over whether cortals players will be
Nambu of Japan, of 25 f
allowed go, and that this may cause Ched world record held by win-approval of players, and the itinerary 11 in.
to be withheld until the board's meet- Owens, who recently leaped 20 feat could I possibly wait until then to mitted to the International body for ing in Melbourne in September. How 8 ins., which mark in being sub- complete arrangements 7"
CHINESE TO MEET INDIAN R.C.
The Chinese R.C., virtual F. J. Perry, who has just re- tained his singles championship ners of the "A" Division of the London, Aug. 12. at Wimbledon, had better re- Lawn Tennis League, are down Yorkshire still persist in their main at home and benefit from to meet the Indian R.C. to-day habit of winning matches in two the bracing effects of an Eng- and a draw is all that is neces days and in their latest county lish winter which is partly res sary to give them the title for sald Mr. Tarrant, which suggested
clearing Certain statements had been made mition, took second place to Pea.
20 #
ft. 2 in. also bettering
Nambu's figures. cricket, fixture they beat War-ponsible for his success. wickshire at Bradford by ten
the fourth year in succession. that, as he had assured the board, country regarded the championships Every follower of athletics in the William Bowes, the fast bowler, saying in Australia, following matches to play and have not yet been quired for Test or Shield cricket, he before. It was considered "his show," wickets, in a match in which At least, that is what they are
when he arrived here in March that here xa Owens's great chance to prove The Chinese have three more he did not destro to take players re- himself even more than he has done took cleven wickets for 81 runs. discussion prompted by the ques-heaten. One of the fixtures in against should not have ireluded this player but Peacock atole it from him.
The present leaders in the tion: "Does 'chasing the
sun their own "B." ruce had first around' so affect the bodies of athletes that they become 'played out through lack of the bracing effects of winter?"
in the first round, Hannay winning championship
by six and five. Both these play-innings and rattled up a score of THUNDER OF CHEERS ers have formerly won the title, 351 runs, Warwickshire, collapsed Hannay in 1923 and Critchley in against Bowes and at the fall of The Kingfish, the first in the ring 1938. Colonel Hannay won bis the last wicket there were only for the main event, was warmly re- second round match against J.105 runs on ceived but when Louis appeared there Leglise by two and one.
the board. Bowes was a thunder of cheers from white
-captured six for 32. H. G. Bentley, one of the favour- In the and black sections alike. The scrap
second innings War- was advanced an hour because of aites, was out of form in the first wickshire met with better success round and had some difficulty in but the total of 250 was only Louis was a two to one favourite beating Robinson Murray. In his sufficient to save an louinga de- in the betting but there was plenty second round match he beat A. M. feat. This time Bowes took five of money on Levinsky, his hackers Vagliano, a former holder of the wickets for 40 runs, belleving the man good enough to halt title and five times winner of the
Requiring only two runs to win Jack Dempsey's comeback campaign French native championship. The Yorkshire's opening batsmen hit and to beat Jack Sharkey had a Hon. Michael Scott beat the Ger-one boundary and then the game chance against the Negro. They were man amateur open champion, II. L. concluded.-Reuter.
threat of rain.
in weights, Louis scaling 1984 Archibald in the first round, but
pounds to 107% for Levinsky,
lost to R. Sweeny in the second.
ar that
AL- In his list to the board.
The nervous tension of the 100-
The Indians have draw one of though he knew who would be wanted their matches and lost one and only for the Test tour of South Africa, how more contestants was obvious at the an outright win will give them a could he tell who would be needed start of the final. Four times they chance to secure the championship.
for Shield cricket, unless he submitted made a false start
The three ebony flashes were side- all the names of possibilities for hla by-side in separate lanes; with George The full programme for to-day,ls as tour and allowed the board-acting Anderson making the fourth contest-
probably on notice from the States ant. concerned-to say i hom he could have
They shot away at a blistering paco nud whom he could not?
and at the 65-metro mark Metcalfe. had a tiny lead on Owens, and either
fessor W. A. Osborne, Professor of follows:
The subject was raised by Pro-
Melbourne, following the news of Chinese "A" Physiology at the University of
Australia's Davis Cup
debacle Recreto "A"
Craigengower against Germany,
Chinese "B" And, as a mere mutter of theory and not in the nature of excuse, it is pointed out, there may be some- thing in the point raised.
Jack Crawford, Australia's lead- Ing player and second, in the world ranking list, has not seen a winter
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Indian R.C. Hongkong C.C. U.S.R.C. Recreio "B"
ENDURANCE RECORD
answored the ringworma' question J. de Arum, the title holder, had FAMOUS WALKER'S for four years. In other words, YOUTH'S... CONTINUOUS
The dramatic outcome left บ
with regard to Louis-"Can he take it
A terrific puncher, no opponent has yet hit him hard enough to pro-
vide the answer.
It did answer, however, the question
two easy victories. He won his first round match against A. Snively by seven and six, and his Hecond match against G. de Roths- child by eight and six. To-mor-
of Lavinsky when he signed up for row, in the third round; he opposes to-night's bout: "Who do you think can punch the hutier, Baer or Louis Sweeny. This match promises the
Max Baer, then the heavyweight champion, knocked out the Kingfish in the second round of an "exhibition" here on December 28 last, becoming the only other man to make the tough Chicagoan hit the canvas.
CAPACITY HOUSE
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high spot of the championship."
LAWN BOWLS TO-DAY
· FEAT
Englishman's World Record
A.A. Cooper (Woodford Green
this:
SWIM
he has lived eight successive suni- mera during that time. He has played abroad in the northern Hemisphere summers from 1932 to In an attempt on a world's en- 1935 inclusive, and in Australia in durance swimming record, Geoffrey the summers from 1931-32 to Gillam. of Melbourne, has already 1934-35 inclusive.
covered more than 280 miles at the Professor Osborne pats it like Olympic Pool there.
Since April 1at he has daily, in- "When a Kangaroo is sent to eluding Sundays, awam 100 laps. A. C.), the A.A.A. two miles cham- London, he produces his Australian which is equivalent to three miles pion, beat the world's record for winter coat in the English summer, and 150 yards. So far he has lost the 3,000 metres walk at the Pon- and never learns to do otherwise, nearly a stone in weight. ders End Charity Sports at The human body also functions one Durants Park on Saturday, July Way In summer and very differently If he achieves his object of, 12 20, his time
months' continuous swimming, he being 12min. 38 in the winter. 1-sec., which is 15 3-6sec. Inside "After a summer at home, an will have covered about 1,100 miles, the record made by G. Rasmus-Australian becomes physically pre--Austral Newa, sen, of Denmark, in 1918,
pared for winter. If he then
Cooper was
In a specially framed handicap, has to face it, as it were, with his Fulbam centre-forward, has decided
itravels into the English summer ho
Lambert, the former Arsenal and at scratch, D. E. Brown (Belgrave H.) received 50 winter skin on. yards, A. H. G. Pope (Woodford winter, and his body prepures it the course of a few days.
"When a man misses winter after to join Margate F.C., who expect to sign a celebrated goalkeeper in A. C.), 65 yards, A. Eself for the winter which does not Plumb (Enfield A. C.) 105 yards, come, he is physiologically upset." on account of the rain and for the A. C.)
The match was originally put off D. Bernard (Woodford Green
150 yards, and
So, Great Britain had better keep T. W. Perry at home, or perhaps pack, (Woodford Green him off to the arctic regions if he
The crowd, one of the largest in proximately $200,000. The seating capacity of Comiskey Park, home of the Chicago White Sox, American League baseball outfit, was Increased to 68,000 for the occasion and it was Singles match between II. A. Alves It is hoped that the Lawn Bowls jammed.
Ringside seats sold for $16 before and T. Armstrong will be played the scalpers got hold of them
for off this afternoon, it having al- other perchors down to $2.40.
ready been postponed for the past Green three weeks.
Chicago's fight history, pada Singles Contest Between
Armstrong And Alves.
It was the 24th fight and the 24th victory for Louis Aince he turned professional over a year ago. 19
having been by the knockout route Inst two Tuesdays Armstrong has fichardson In addition to tonight's technical knock out. He reduced giant Primo Carnera to a hulk in six rounds of pounding at Now York on June 25
Inst.
(Continued on Page 9).
not been able to play even if the A. C.) 220 yards. Conditions were is to be in his best form to help weather had not interfered with very favourable and the trackward off next year's challenge! the programme as it did..
was in excellent order. Cooper
This is the English champion's
Aives and Armstrong meet on completed the mile in just over fifth successive summer, as he was the Kowloon Cricket Club Green.
6min.
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Another player who has been "chasing the sun" is V. B. Me- Grath, who, although so young, is now in the middle of his sixth successive summer,
GOING ON TOUR
London, July 15. Fred Perry, the tennis champion, will play in the American cham- pionships at Forest Hills, then he will go to Australia. He expects to get back to England early in April,
AUSTRALIAN VISIT
Brisbane, July 18, Upon his return from Sydney the President of the Queensland Lawn Tennis Association (Mr. A. N. Robinson) said it was expected the British Champion, Perry's first tournament appearance after his arrival in Australia during the first week in October, would be in the Queensland championships in Bris- bane, towards the end of that month.
The brilliant Australian junior Huxley has been mentioned Perry's likely partner.
"The board had the mattor entirely
In its own hands," he concluded. "It of them seemed likely to win. Few
hae only to object to a player, and I
cannot take him.'
Mr. Tarrant denied that any Aus tralian players had retired In order to go to India. They did not know, he said, that he was taking a team to India when they announced their re-
lirenient.
"RECORD SOCCER
CROWDS
MANCHESTER CİTY'S. ATTENDANCES
Manchester City F.C. it was stated At the annual meeting of the by the chairman, Mr. A. H. Hughes, that the club now held the record
paid any attention to Peacock, Ander son was not to be considered.
As they left the Co-metre mark be hind. them, Peacock, who was then about a metre behind Owens, put on A torrific spurt and hurtled past Owens and Metcalfe into the lead. He never slackened his speed for an instant after that and was running at a tremendous clip when he broke
the tape.
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