Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 12, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
IT'S NO USE-
NANCY
WONDER WHAT NANCY WILL SAY WHEN SHE SEES
ME COME
HOME AGAIN!
Now ENTERING CITY LIMITS
I BET SHE'LL
BE MAD
AT ME...
I AIN'T GOT D' NOIVE TO GO IN AN' FACE HER TONIGHT./
I'LL STAY HERE 'TIL MORNIN'--- DEN I'LL HAVE
MORE COURAGE!
I CAN'T
SLEEP NO SENSE STAYIN'
IN BED
SNIFF!
JOE LOUIS ON VERGE OF DEFEAT IN HIS FIGHT AGAINST TWO-TON GALENTO
Challenger Had His Chance
To Win The Title But Failed To Take Hold Of It
By Trevor Wignall
New York, June 29.
Ballyhooed as the roughest, toughest and most dangerous fighter in the world, Tony Galen- to lasted exactly 11min. 29sec. in his world heavy- weight championship fight with Joe Louis, the holder, at the Yankee Stadium. The end came, as I predicted, in the fourth round, with Galento in a hopeless state of exhaustion.
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Gatenta was bleeding from the was short-lived. Louls backed mouth, and from at least five differ-, the rupes and held. He was obvi- ent places on his face, and ns he ously glad when the bell rong. Aurelied into the ropes und fell into the fourth round was massacre. them he was so far gone that re- Louis regained, the confidence he free Arthur Donavan had no hesita-had lost and padded after the lurch- tion in stopping the Bigt.
ing Galenta in the manner of a pan- Donovan told me that he arted her. For two minutes Galento was entirely on his own authority. But just a punching bag. It was com-
it was the opinion of all in a post-pated that he took dozens of lofts
im to see that if he had not donsjand rights to the brud.
sa Galento might have been injured Galeato was a pitiful sight, but we for life.
were now seeing. Louis in his mod
In the dual round, after nearly terrifying aspect,
THE AWFUL END losing his ille on two distinct occhi- sions, Loula become a "killer." He The champion had taken full mea threw all enution to the winds and sure of his opponent, and was no inflicted such merciless punishment longer nervous of the punches that that the marvel was Galento was might fall on him. Only sible to stand up under it.
to see.
was
he
ronecrned with punching down NOT A MACHINE
Galento with that awesome precision Louis was not the cold machine, for which he is famed. with the precision of a guillotine, do not think Juve ever seen that most of the onlookers expected him so cruelly merciless as this. It was all Louis. He was still hitting He was brought within il hair's out with all his strength when the breadth of defeat in the first minute referee pulled him away. when Calento, crouching very low. The fight was the most sensational and looking more hike a gorilla than and thrilling since Dempsey fought human being, buckled Joe's knees Firpo. From the point of view of with a left hook that brought up a;excitement and action was thet large bruise over the champion's eye greatest reene for yours. And, to thej und sent him hurtling Into the general surprise, there was no sug- rupes.
.gestion
Iculness. of
Both 'men That was the beginning of a long fought in the fairest fashion, and the but rapid series of sensations. referon did not have "tó“enütion
There were times when Galento's either. heud was so near the canvas that The
The expected burlesque when Tony Galento, above, fought Jon Louis for the heavyweight boxing championship of the world did not materialise, and in its place was one of the best fights ever seen,
Of Story Sam Snead's Disaster In
outstanding moments) two
he seemed to be touching . But were when Louis and Golenta were
I was Louls who was the first to ftoured; but not for very many moons
be afflicted by apprehensiveness. will another such shuut be heard as
As his legs wenkened he looked un-, when Lands was toppled over. xlously in the direction of his corner, GALENTO'S LEFT HOOKS and hugged Galento with all bil
This is what referce Donovan stud might as the challenger tried desperto me at the finish: ately to bring off the biggest Bstle sensation of modern times,
LOUIS DEFENDING
by
American
Open Golf Tournament
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Tonnis League
Important "A" Division Encounter
A
Indians To Play University
match
of considerable Im-
portance to the Indian R.C, will be played at Pokfulam in the "A" Division of the Tennis League, this afternoon when they entertain the University.
. Having lost only once, the Indians are still In the running for the championship and therefore cannot afford to take ony chances with the undergraduntes to-day,
The Chinese R.C. won another match in this division on Monday when they dcfuated the University by six sets to three.
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TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME Apart from the "A" Division game already mentioned, there is arranged programine of matches in the "C" Division of the League.
The League Hand-book says "Postponed blocks of matches, due to Inclement weather, ure to be played in their original sequence on sub- sequent Wednesdays."
It is feared that not all clubs are following this rule to-day.
Newcomer To Strengthen K. C. C. "B" Miss Stokes An
Acquisition
The K.C.C. "B" mixed doubles league team against the Recreio un Friday will include Miss Stokes, a newcomer to the Colony, who_Inst year renched the fanls of the Scot- tish Junior and Hampshire junior; singles championships.
Mba Stokes, who has a delightfully free style, and hits strongly on both hands, promises to be a decided oc- quisition, and given, normal develop- ment of her game, might well become the Colony's champlon within a year dr two.
"You will probably never see an-
*London, June 20. other fight like this. When Louis
Henry Cotton in the News of the World tells the following story:- went down front that left hook he
"Everybody knows that Byron Nelson won the Open Championship The huge crowd beenme frantic us was separated from defeat no of America after tleing with Craig Wood and Benny Shute, but I do not Louis leaped out of the danger zone more than the width of a finger nail, think the story is generally known of Sam Snrad's disaster when victory and fell strictly on the retreat. Austher punch would have taken his was in sight, for, with a 5 to win, 6 to tle, he took 8 for the 72nd hole.
The champion, however, rallied in tile away.
"Perhaps to unfair to say '1⁄2 to win and 6 to tie' when Snead was Her backhand ground strokes are answer to the frenzied shouls of his "Fortunately for him, Galento wasj seconds, and in the final 30 seconds unable to deliver that punch. But out early, before the lowest scores were posted: yet the fact remains that exceedingly good, und her alice of the round, with short arm pun-the challenger's left hook deserves to he wanted a 5 for a total of 283, which would have been 1 below the aggre- forchand drive, though fast, is ably ches, he brought blood from Galen- become memorable in boxing. If he sales of the tree who ultimately tied. What happened was that on the controlled. She has a service typical 558 yards (par 5) 18th hole the 72nd of the Open Snead hooked his of the trained player, throwing the to's mouth and opened cuts over his could have followed it with another drive Into the rough smothered sort of shot. He forced the ball out ball very high and hitting it at the
only half as good and accurate he with a wooden club, but it went into a bunker down the course. The ball, top of her reach. It was Galento's round, ond it was would be champion to-day.
was lying heavily in the sand, and Snead's first shot to get out his the top Her progresa in Hongkong will be "It was an easy fight for me easy to see that Louis was bothered
10 of the banker. His next shot was hooked Into the crowd, and Snead was watched with interest. by his apponent's unorthodox style. handle: There were no legalities.
now done for, as he wanted a miracle-ta hole the shot, Snead put the The selected K.C.C. "B" team to In the second round it was a dif- "When you cable this message will ball 30ft short of the pin, went for his putt, which raced 3ti past, and he play at the Recrelo is: S. A. Gray ferent Louis. Jack Blackburn had you give my regards to my old pals missed the next. The result was an inglorious &. Poor Sam!
and Mrs. Kevan, A. V. White and advised him to make the pace, with of the Royal West Kents? I was the result that Gulento was taken with them near Albert during the "Obviously Snead had the Open in his hands, and, at a low estimate Miss Bradbury, and F. Grose and -right out of his stride.
jwur. And you can tell England that this one hole east hhm £5,000. I think that if Sam had known he needed Miss Stokes.
Give to win he would not have taken the risk of using a wooden club lo The challenger crunched mare we say a wonderful fight." than ever, but midway through the Galent un entering, the ring was play his second out of the rough, but he wanted to put in the lowest score round a right, followed by a left, given a much warmer reception than possible, and bis gamble failed."
eyes,
sent him sprawling the boards. Louis. He diet not appear to be ner-ļ Gulento was up before 1 count yous, but I was told by Dr. William could be started, but he was so Walker, who examined him in the groggy that the mystery is that Louis dressing-room,, that his blood pres- did not rush straight in and attempt sure was dangerously high. 10 nish the affair.
The pressure was 155, when it As the second round ended should have been 125. Dr. Waller Galento looked terrible. He had ns-fsaid that if it had been five points similated punishment which few men higher he might have been tempted could have taken. There were erles to rule it unsafe to permit Galento from the rlog-side to stop what to enter the ring. looked like slaughter,
Only Max Boer had similar pres- Even in distress, however, Galento sure before meeting
Louis. But WAS always dangerous, especially Gulento lost all traces of nervous- with his fierce left hooks. He did ness once the bell rang. His display not use his right so much as his left, was really better than anybody ex- but every time he caught Louts with pected, though it merely furnished the left the negro was shaken to his, the clenreal-proof that Louis has no toes.
DIGGEST THRILL
The third round provided
greatest thrill of the night.
the
cpponent in the world with any chance of defeating him.
ONE OF THE BEST What was feared would be Galento was bleeding from a gash burlesque of a championship fight Inside his mouth, and from the many turned out to be one of the best ever cuts on his face. In the final minute, seen. The crowd was bigger than however, he made a bull-like rush}nven the promoter expected,
ht
towel
and smashed his left to spot be-} One sidelight was thin! Galento dis- tween the Jaw And the throat of dained the dressing-gown and Louis.
peared in the ring with +7 Louis went down in a heap, but thrown round his necle. he, too, was up before
count It will be a long time before he
the
could be started. The noise as the recovers from the terrific battering negro crashed was tremendous, and he took, especially in the fourth
it was ensy to see, as he sprang up, round; but he would be a great draw
!.
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That mild-looking chap who seems to be tending to his kallting Is that he was on the verge of eclipse, if he were given a fight in. England. none other than America's Mister Average Man tiimself, as portrayed by His eyes were wild, his thick lips To-day the night is the talk of Jack Haley in 20th Century-Fox's "Thanks for Everything," which opens were trembling.
Now York. Instead of hurting box-to-morrow at the King's Theatre. The others are (lop, feft" to "right) Galento jumped high when he sawling, ar was anticipated, It has done | Adolphe Menjou, Binnie Barnes, Arleen Whelan) (bottom row): Jank the chance he had. But his triumph it much good,
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Olympic Games.
FINNS ORGANISE TORCH RELAY FROM ATHENS
Helsinki, July 10.
The organising committee of the Olympic Games at Helsinki next. year have definitely decided to ar- eunge torch relay from Athens, Greece, tocne of the first Olympiad, to Helsinki, following the example of the Berlin Olympic Games 1936.
In
The dale for the various competi- tlons at the Olympic Stadium have also been fixed. The organising committes have, however. decided not to hold gymnastic competitions for women.
Forty-five nilions have announced their intention of participating in the games including: Janan, whose Incluilon has been doubtful up the prerent. Iran will, for the Arst time, bo represented at the Olymple Games —Trang-Ocean
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JAPANESE SWIMMERS
to
The Japanese Amateur Swimming Federation has nanounced that they will send a team of 20 swimmers, including a team of divers, to the 1940 World Olymplad, to be held at Helsingfors-Domel.
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