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PETERSEN & MCAVOY BOOED

(Continued from Page 4)

"Let's have a bit more boxing." he said.

I was interested To see "Pa" Petersen, immacolate in evening well dress. at the ringside. He did His injunction might as Zare remained unspoken. It was not approach his son's corner, and not until the twelfth round, when said in reply to a question:

"I am not the slightest bit McAvoy came bounding out of his corner like a tiger and swung interested in the fight. I am on series of two-banded punches to holiday." the champion's body, that crowd was stirnd spairing lethargy.

the

from its de.

A Courageous Battle Although the 15-round contest between Dave McCleave, formerly Petersen returned the fusillade, a brilliant amateur champion, and hut McAvoy scored again to the Chuck Parker, of Barnsley, for Head. He tried to repeat the the welterweight title of Great whirlwind attack at the opening Britain lacked the glamour of the of the thirteenth, but his punches big fight, it was an incomparably to the body caused Petersen little better spectacle.

distress.

Only Thrill

The two men traded punches from the bell. Even as early as end of the first round Me- The only thrill-in view of the the lack of incident for most of the Cleave was obviously the master. Acht. it deserves, to be described He was faster, his punches were as a "thrill' in the fourteenth harder. his movements cleaner. occurred when the champion trip:: ped and fell.

He damaged Parker's eye with

a right in the first round. In the

If the Petersen-McAvoy affair second, he went in two-handedly

had

been the last fight of the and pursued Parker all round the night the Stadium would probably ring, scoring heavily but taking have been, half-empty by the time ja, hard right to the jaw in retum. the final bell rang. which would have

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THE CHINA MAIL. MONDAY, MAY 11, 1936

When the Spanish Cortes voted President Niceto Alcala Zamora from office, Diego Martinez Barrios, President of the Cortex, became temporary President of the Spanish Republic while the people choose new elec- tors who, with the Corten, will select Zamora's successor,

FILM STAR'S RING RECOVERED

Lost Many Years

Ago

Today's Complete Short Story

BULLDOG

CRUMMEL

By Russell

Hil

LD Tom Crummel lay dying] "You needn't "ave 'ung about if in the little house within you 'adn't wanted to." retarted

a stone's throw of Millwall the woman coldly. "You're 39 Docks, on the Isle of Dogs, nephew any ow—although from where he bad lived alone since wat I've 'eard there ain't bin the death of his wife, save for much love Jorst between rer." the daily ministrations of the widow Walker and the com- panionship of his bulldog.

The man sneered. "Hat ave you. bia 'anging about for he demanded.

"Fer

On the woman he had exercised the same reason as me. I reckon This crude sarcasm and irascible on the orf charnce of gittin' temper; on the dog he had lavish-somethink cuter the oľ screw. ed such affection as his stern. un-That's wat we're all 'ere for. compromising character was captain't it?" able of displaying.

"You speak for yerself. Bill As the footsteps of Dr. Sturgess Paulin." broke in a younger man were heard descending the stairs. hotly. "I don't want nothink a woman's untidy head appeared outer the ol' man; but 'e'a me at the partly opened door of the gran'father, an' w'en 'e wrote me little front parlour. whence the ter come I couldn't de no less. murmur of voices sounded.

could I?" "Ow is 'e, Doctor?" she asked; in a whisper.

The doctor pursed his Hips and shook his head slowly.

"Failing fast, Miss Pummice," he replied.

*

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's Story will be "Eight O'Clock Call," by Matt Taylor.

"Thank you, Doctor," whispered the woman, without emotion

Barely waiting for the practi- 02 thousands meant that

He continued to score with both

tioner to let himself out by the paid good money hands in the third, in which he spectators had

A plain gold ring-by which front door, she drew back into single stirring jammed Parker on the ropes and Greta Garbo set great store, al-the parlour. valy to miss the

"Git out!" growled Paulin con- dazed him with books and upper though she would never passage of armas in the contest.

reveal!

**E's goin-fast." she announe temptuously, spitting disgustedly Last night's Sight will probably cuts.

why has been discovered among ed.

into the grate. "If you was end McAvoy's hope of getting a Parker was fighting a cour-the ruins of an old studio Metro- "Well, 'e's bin long enough

fo'o'sle 'and, like wat 1 aun. in- return match with John Henry ageous, but obviously losing. bat Goldwyn-Mayer have been pulling about it." growled a rough-looking, stead of 'avin' a soft job ashore. Lewis. world's light-heavyweight tle. McCleave kept bustling him down in Hollywood.

middle-aged man standing with

you'd spin a diff'rent yarn. champion.

strongly, and would probably have When Greta Garbe lost the ring his broad back to the fireplace. "I'm 'is nephew, but 'e's TO Peterson And Lewis

scored a knock-out early had he some years ago, it is stated, she "And w'at's bin the good of

Lis body was After the contest a cable was thrown the weight of

greatly distressed. The im anging on day after day like more'n a perishin' 'ulk to me an

I don't mind 'oo 'ears me say it. received from America stating behind his blows.

studio was turned inside out in 'e fas? If 'e's got anythink

"But if there's, a bit o' dough) Parker's that Petersen would be matched

pluck was

amazing an attempt to find it but it was leave, w'y don't say 'ow much i my name on it in one of is with Lewis.. As yet. nothing is Although his damaged eye was

never discovered.

it is and loo's to 'ave it, instead known of Petersen's plans for practically closed and he

lockers. I'm goin' to make fast. visiting the United States, but he bleeding from a cut in the back is bound by contract to box for of the head, caused by a collision Wembley in his next fight. of head, he refused to surrender.

Knocked Through Ropes

"HAT TRICK"

FOR PEARCE IN

-

bras

He was knocked through the ropes at the end of the tenth and knocked down for a count of eight;

FINAL GAME in the eleventh, but, still strong.

(Continued from Page 4)

he scrambled up and stood. toe-to- the with McCleave. swopping punches.

McCleave was so far ahead: on

to

Now when Garbo returns to the o keepin' us all ere, loafin' about private studio in Hollywood which fer dura'd near a week? I miss- has been specially built for her, ed one ship. Blaret me if I misses she will be handed her. precious another.” ring.

CLARKE IMPRESSES AT K.C.C. TRIALS

(Continued from. Page 4)

Mrs. Hosford also showed good at the net

many badly needed

the previous day, the defence was paints that his defeat was impas-form, her steadiness all that could. be desired. Forrow sible unless he were knocked out winning was commanding in midfield and He gave Parker no opening to points. and Hynes and Millington both take that slim chance, and again accomplished useful work.

had the Yorkshireman, down for the fourteenth and alt Bickford recovered something seven in

and but out on his feet in the final of his early

season form a harassing time, round. gave Swain while Drown, Lammert and Ernie

Strange il contributed

ཎྜ

dig.

The following were the accres— "A" DIVISION

E. C. Fincher and G. Bodiker- beat N. A. E. Mackay and F.

Broadbridge 6-2

SPORTS CAR USED

AS HEARSE

Owner's Fatal Fall

From Cliff

BODY FOUND WITH NECK FRACTURED

an' give the blarsted sea a miss fer a time."

The younger man looked at the speaker with evident dislike.

"I wouldn't give the smell of an oll rag for your charnces, any’ow,” The said

"Bulldog Crummel likes you just about as much as a cat likes castor oil E sent fer me too- but I don't expect nothin'. It's jest an idea of 'is, I reckon. E wants w'at's left of Ris fam❜ly fround 'im Wen 'e slipe 'is mooria's

-that's all.”

"Well, that ain't enough fer me." snarled the man at the fire- place. "An' I'm goin' ter tell 'im The sports car in which Miss so, w'ile 'e's got sense enough to

daughter ear wat I think of "im." Eileen Mary Salmond,

With a heave of his

*g

massive

beat S. A. Gray and G. C. Bernett of a retired tea-planter, drove to The cheers which greeted both GI

la Welsh beauty spot where the shoulders, the seaman started to to the men at the finish were as well beat G. Clarke and T. Palos 6-1.

alurch towards the parlour door. of

A. W. Ramsey and E. F. Fincher-met her death, was used dashing display of a galvanised earned as the rowk

"Don't be a fool Bill Paulin," pleasure which

lost to Mackay and Breadbridge 2—6 [hearse for the funeral after the had farewelled Club team.

lost to Gray and Burnett 3-6. inquest at Llanrwst, Denbighshire said the woman, interposing ber The East Lancs. had their Petersen and McAvoy.

beat Clarke and Palos 6L.

last month.

meagre body. "That Walker wo- but,

A. E. P. Guest and F. Grose- the 03

Night's Sensation bright intervals,

The coffin was placed in the car man's up there, an' won't let no. whole, they seemed unable to get The true sensation of the night bent Mackay and Broadbridze 6-2.

and was driven to Capel Garmon one in till 'e tells 'er to." and gave working smoothly

a fell in the eight-rounder between beat Gray and Burnett 6-0,

Church, where the burial took heat Clarke and Paloe 6-3

the With a coarse expletive, rather inept showing. Harms-Jackie Brown, former flyweight

"B" DIVISION

place.

Seaman swung out of the room worth kept a good goal and Law-champion of the world, and Ted C. E. Watson and E. S. Capell-

Miss Salmond, daughter of Mr. and climbed the stairs with to send bis Green, of Sheffield

beat A. L Fischer and A. G. Philip David 31. Salmond, lived at Bet-heavy tread. ton strove manfully

Brown went for his man like a pens 6 -3. forwards away, but the remain-

A tall, elderly woman met him beat N. J. Bebbington and L. E. Kir-tws-y-coed, North Wales. der of the team failed to live up diminutive cyclone, and within by 5-2,

was 31 Her badly injured body on the landing. and half a minute brought him downbeat D. Or and H. Couble 6--2 was found in the River Conway (Continued On Page 10) Steele, Generally a sound defen- for a short count with a right to lost to J. S. Smith and J. L. Ander sive pair can hardly have had the jaw.. Green scrambled to his such a worrying outing. In addi- feet and at once Brown was on tion the shooting of the forwards him. both hands stabbing at his frew with lacked direction and several seor-jaw. Again,

to reputation and Swain

BON 1

G. A. White and W. M: Gitting—

Fischer and Philippens Green went downbeat Bebbington and Kirby 6-4.

were absolute-and was counted out.

It was all over in 41 seconds.

ing opportunities

ly thrown away,

Club's Early Score

The opening minute provided a

TOO BUSY TO TAKE

thrill as the Club moved straight from the kick-off" down the left.

A HOLIDAY

66.

drew with Orr and Couble 6-5.

J. S. Smith and J. L. Anderson-

lost to Fischer and Phillippens 36. drew with Bebbington and Hisby 6-6 lost to Orr and Comble 4-ɛ. bext Watson and Capell ——1.

W. W. Hirst and D. Broek--

of the field, and Hynes profiting The Teesside and North York-lost to Fischer and Phillippens 36

lost to Orr and Couble 4-6.

MIXED DOUBLES

by clever work by E. Strange and shire iron and steel works were lost to Bebbington and Kirby 1-6. Bickford, gave the Club an early se basy at Easter that there was lead. A prompt equaliser then no break for the holidays.

G. Bodiker and Miss A. Mackenzie seemed certain, but Fartow trip- There are now 30 furnaces in beat E. F. Fincher and Miss M. Gris- ped Sandford and Rodger flicked blast on the north-east coast. Lawton's ze-kick over the bar.

5ths 64. lost to A. E. P. Guest and Mrs. W. M.

Hosford 3–6,

A. E. P. Guest and Mrs. W. M.

Hosford

She

on Thursday night, after she had been missing since the previous Sunday.

Her brother, Theodore David Salmond, said she had no worries.

Inspr. Louis Jones said the car. engine was switched on and the There was empty. petrol tank were dangerous precipices in the neighbourhood. He had no ́sus- Picion of foul play.

Medical evidence showed that death was due to dislocation of the neck, caused by falling from a height.

An open verdict was returned.

CONSCRIPTION FOR 100,000

Well over 100,000 20-year-old

have been registered for military with E. F. Fincher and Miss M. youths of the Philippine Islands to E. C. Fincher and Miss O. Dal-service in accordance with the

new military service law.

CC

Grifiths 6---6.

minutes the East from behind a bunch of players beat E. C. Fincher and Miss O. Dal- After 10 Lancs, equalised

ziel 64. in peculiar to give Harmsworth little chance. fashion. Sandford broke through Three minutes later Hynes sent away and the winger and completely beat Bodger from Bickford short range, the ball striking the crossed to Lammert, who tapped drew woodwork and rebounding to-it back to Pearce for the latter lost wards Hynes, who was lying on the to flash in a low drive to make turf. The Club half-back attempt the Club total three. After the ed to kick clear, but only suc-interval the Club's forwards were ceeded in lifting the ball over the still hammering at the East Lancs. stumbling Rodger into the agt! goal, Lammert, Pearce and Drown Harmsworth next dropped a shot all being on the target, while at Ernie Strange the other end Rodger had several

one

ziel 3-6.

Gift Of Four 'Stråd”

Violins And £20,000

of

the

the

from Drown and

back to Pearce, exciting thrills in front of his Four Stradivarius violins and trust fund, the income from cleverly passed

occasion be £20,000 to finance their use-have|which, under the terms but his successive drives were charge. On

point blank drive been presented to the Library of trust, will be used for the main- charged down by defenders. Lam-saved from a

tenance of the violins and mert tried a long distance affort from Gorman, and after Nicholls Congress, Washington.

return off The gift was made by Mrs. Mat-financing of musical programmes that Harmsworth only just man-had booked Griffen's ared to scramble away and then the line, he was back into posi-thew John Whittall on behalf of in which they will be used.

The violins will be. under the came a "let-off" for the E. Lancation to dispose of a drive from the Gertrude Clark Whittall Forn-

dation

care of the music department of when Bickford crossed to Pearce Lawton. After 25 minutes Pearce

when he la making the presentation Mrs. the Library, which will make ar- and the centre's shot from a concluded the scoring sharp angle was only partially registered with a fine first-time Whittall explained that she did rangements for occasional public stopped by Harmsworth, the ball drive from a centre by Bickford not want the violins to become reconcefts at which they will be travelling across an empty roal Strange; Millington, Forrow, Bynes; time, in skilled hands, they would

Rodger, Nicholls; S. lies but hoped that from time to played by well-known players.

In thanking Mrs. Whittall "for a bare inch outside the line.

Lammert, Drown, Pearce, E. Strange be put to the use for which they her gifts, the Library wrote that and BickforĽ Three Goals For Pearce

East Lance. Harmsworth; Swain,

were intended.

they formed “a unique and most After

half-an-hour's play,

A Trast Fund Steele; Cor, Lawton, Gorman; Grif-

notable contribution fast Pearce registered with

fin, Smith, Sandford, Ridings and

The money part of the gift is alculture.” ground shot, shooting quickly "Crook.

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