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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1938.
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FAR EASTERN
HENRY ARMSTRONG MAKES BOXING HISTORY BY BEATING ROSS Negro Inflicts Terrific Beating On Champion
New York, May 31.
By winning his fight against Barney Ross, holder of the welterweight boxing champion of the world, Henry Armstrong, the negro-boxer known sometimes as "Homicide" Henry be- cause of his wonderful knock-out record, has become the first man in the history of the ring to wear the featherweight and the welterweight crowns simultaneously.
the
The verdict awarded to Armstrong | Ross was tired and retreated help- at the Madison Square Garden Bowis lessly. Mr. to-night was unanimous. The negro
Donovan consulted Ross' battered Ross into a bloody, helpless managers who told United Press "We bulk. but latter fought like a true won't let the continue much longer." champion and weat
weathered one of the
However, Ross was game through- He did out and fought Instinctively. most merelless beatings ever given in any ring. He was virtually helpless not perinit Armstrong to floor him. at the end of the ten rounds.
Sometimes he parried feebly and A crowd of 35,000 saw the devas-
often lanited his punches Ineffectively. inting dusity ring dynamo
add the but he kept intact his record of never welterweight crown to his other tro- having been knocked out or lost a eight phics. Rose was in auch n state that Bght by a T.K.O, decision in the crowd screamed to the referee, years of fighting. Mr. Arthur Donovan, to balt the
Judging by his showing, Armstrong slaughter in the Inst four rounds. in likely to wear the welterweight crown for n long time.--United
RELENTLESS BEATING Ruas fave looked worse than Jess | Press. Willard's after his fight with Jack Dempsey.
Armstrong's relentless hooking attack puffed Barney's right eye, which became completely closed after the seventh round. Ross was bleeding from the mouth and nose. and there were gashes over both eyes. It is expected that Barney Ross, who married recently. Will retire
after this terrific brating.
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London, May 31. The boom in business which Great in Britain is enjoying is reflected Agures showing new capital issued during the month of May,
New firms, with capital totalling £27,397,800.
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New York, May 31. The fight threatened to be a "frost" in both the weather and financlul | have totalled angles at 8 pm, when an unexpected. ly small sprinkling of spectators
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There was the usuni introduction, of celebrities before the fight. Jo Louis, the heavyweight champion, and Jimmy Braddock, the former title- holder, were amongst those pre-tury Club, whether heaters were T.T. Singapore sented.
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report Barney Ross' managers, Sam Plan and Art Winch, objected. Mr. Arthur Donovan was the referee. The ob
Ringside writers were blowing their Angers because of the cold, and T.T. London same "fans" were humorously naking Demand Mike Jacobs, of the Twentieth Cen-T.T. Shanghai
T.T. Japan
avallabic. United Press.
Jection lodged by Pian and Winch NEW YORK YANKEES
was based on the fact that in the second fight between Ross and Jim-
my McLarniti in 1934, there was spitt decision,
and Mr. Donovan as referve voted against Rom,
FIGHT DESCRIBED
Ross won the Lirs1 and second
infighting
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New York, May 31. rounds narrowly. Furtous mauiing Only one match was played in the 4 m/ L/c London
do. the New 4 m/s D/P Rif
Two Baseball League to-day. featured the rounds.
York Yankees beating Boston Red 4 m/s L/c U.S.A
12 runs to five in the Ameri-14 m/s France Sox However, from this stage onwards the fight was entirely Armstrong's can section. The Yonkees registered 30 d/s Indla The negro won all the succeeding 10 hits against Boston's five, and had U.S. Cross rate in London
only one error against Boston's four. rounds except the seventh, which
Jimmy Foxx hita home run. for went against him because of a low blow.
Most of the rounds which Artn- strong wou were by the widest of margins. In the aird, he opened up and kept boring into Ross, trying for He landed a hard left an opening.
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and Rolle did likewise for the Yan- kees-Reuter,
to the face, followed by another left MRS. WILLS MOODY
to the face and a right to the cheek.
to
knocked the floor.
IN FINE FORM
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BING CROSBY. forcing Ross to the ropes.
In the fourth round, Boss rallied
the chin and a right to
London, May 31. Henry's mouthpiece
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody However, the negro was not troubled fine form to-day in the second round and he returned to make Ross' nose of the St. George's Hill tennis cham-Monday, bleed with a hard left.
pionship at Weybridge where she de- Armstrong continued to box strong-feated Miss Penelope Anderson by ly and landed punches nimost at will. 6-2, 6-0.-United Press.
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