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CENTENARY ROWING REGATTA

CANTON R.C. HAVE PROUD RECORD

HONG KONG TEAM TO PARTICIPATE

The Canton Rowing Club have decided to hold a regatta on Sunday, March 14, in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of rowing in Canton. Invitations to take part were sent to Hong -Kong, Manila and Shanghai, but unfortunately only Hong Kong were in a position to accept.

It is hoped, nevertheless, that the regatta will provide some of the best sporting entertainment that has been seen in Canton for some time.

The Club is under the distin- guished-patronage of H. M. Con-

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 6, 1937.

Mortimer B. Zerwick, left, and J. George Fredman, of the Non- Sectarian Anti-Nazi League of New York are seeking to prevent the Schmeling-Braddock heavyweight championship boxing bout. Fredman, executive director of the League, says "we regard Schmeling as a com- modity and want to prevent the Nazis from profiting by that commo- dity in the United States.** Their opposition has dealt the prospective match between the German and Braddock a staggering blow.

sul-General Mr. A. P. Blunt, and J. BRADDOCK

a strong committee has been form-

ed to organise the events and look MAY RESIGN

after the comfort of spectators and

oarsmen.

course.

THE COURSE

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WORLD TITLE

To Promote Louis

Schmeling Bout

New York, February 8.-James

STARTING TIMES FOR FANLING

To-morrow's Golf Pairings

The following are The Royal Hong

The course lies within the Har- bour Limits, and runs from the uncompleted bridge to a point a little below the end of Belchers Island, the bridge having interfer- ed slightly with the old regatta J. Braddock, the world's heavy- weight champion, who is under It is hoped to have a prograinme contract to defend his title against of 10 races including a race for Max Schmeling, but prefers a International fours, a Veterans' In-match with Joe Louis, may over- terport Race, and six other inter-come the difficulties of his posi- port events. The first race is set tien by resigning the title, promot-Kong Golf Club starting times for for 2 p.m. and a service of launches ing a fight between Schmeling and Fanling for to-morrow. will be available to convey specta-Louis for the championship, and tors from Shameen to points. of challenging the winner. vantage at the finish and along the Lawyers who have examined the contract binding Braddock to Ma- dison Square Garden for the first defence of his title, say that the only way he can get out of the 9.32 fight is by resigning the title. The contract, in their opinion, binds 9.44 Braddock only as champion:

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course.

DINNER

Spectators will be the guests of the Canton Rowing Club at tez, and in the evening a dinner is to be held for the visiting oarsmen

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The proposal is that Braddock Hong Kong are assured of a warm welcome, and should get a third of the net re- the Canton Rowing Club hope that ceipts of the Louis-Schmeling title as many as possible will make the fight, from which he would trip. There is certain to be some bably get more than from a boy- 10.08 keen racing, and Canton is deter- cotted fight with Schmeling. In mined to make its Centenary Readdition, Braddock would have a 10.12 gatta something quite out of the fight with the winner, which would ordinary.

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