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Week-End

Soccer

By

"Linesman

With the exception of the South China “A”-Kowloon Football Club of League game, the programme soccer matches for this week-end i uninteresting. All the games fea-

that be-

THE CHINA MAIE, APRIL 16, 1997.

TOMMY FARE BEATS MAX

BAER IN HECTIC FIGHT

HEAVY PUNCH IN FIRST

ROUND CONTRIBUTES CLEAN POINTS VICTORY IN TENSE STRUGGLE AT HARRINGAY

London, To-day.

saw

Baer retaliated with a right Farr's temple and followed up with a left-hook to the ribs Farr's movements Baor's-task difficult

FAST ACTION

The eighth round saw much fas

some

both cut eye-brow. There was a ring

One of the finest boxing programmes seen in ducking and weaving unin resided strength, and the London for several years was staged at the now fa-made Bartek a incult one and picking of winners is not going to mous Harringay Stadium last night, when Petey a solid blow. be such a very difficult job after all.

Sarron, the American holder of the world's feather- The match which should draw the weight championship, beat Harry Mizler, of Lon- biggest crowd should be

China don, in a 10 round bout, while Tommy Farr, of Eng-ter action and Farr commenced tween Kowloon and South "A". South China should experi-

land, the British and Empire Heavyweight cham-with an outright winner when he ence little difficulty in defeating the

the ser- pion, outpointed Max Baer, of America, the former shook the American with a straight- Mainlanders, for without

left to the jaw which he followed vices of Wong Mei-shun and Lee world heavyweight champion, over 15 rounds.

up with

a right, causing the won the Kwok-wei, the Chinese

blood to again stream From Hong Kong: Senior Shield in no un-

One of the most fashionable

The opening round certain manner. Kowloon have al-

crowds seen at a fight in England boxers settle down immediately and hectic fighting on the ropes ways played a much better brand of

for some time witnessed the bouts.Farr landed several snappy lefts the ninth round with Baer scoring football on their own ground, and the notables present at the ring which opened a wound above Baer's with telling short-arm jolts to the fully expect to see them fully ex-side including Lord Hewart, Lord left eye, the American being half-head and neither the boxers tend the Chinese for the first 30!

Burghley, the famous British blinded by the blood. Farr then the Referee heard the bell at the minutes, after which, the Chinese

sportsmen and Olympic hurd-followed with a tigerish onslaught end of the ninth when the seconds will dominate the play.

ler, Lord Kemsley, Lord Loch, in the second round,' using his left tried to stop the boxers, but the Re-ˆ Of the other matches, South

Lord Stanley, the Marquéss and beautifully. Baer's grimaces made feree ordered them to box on until Chiba “B” should beat the Eastern, Marchioness of Queensberry, and little impression on the Welshman: the timekeeper called “time.” and St. Joseph's, who have been Walter Neusel, the German and the "shock-team" in the past two European heavyweight boxing months, should take away with champion, who will probably bef them the points in their encounter meeting the winner at Harringay with the Clhb.

Stadium, during the summer. EQUALLY DUEL

SARRON TOO FAST

FARR'S NEAT WORK'

HECTIC (PÉRIOD”“

ΠΟΥ

Baer commenced the third round The pace was fast and furious' in a grim, businesslike manner and and Farr sustained-'a damaged left- clouted Farr's ears and then caught eye after a hectic period in the 11th Sunday's games are equally dull,

him at close quarters. In the fifth round when Baer, who was the ag→ the match that will be of great in-

round, Baer chased. Farr round the gressor, landed repeatedlysons terest to football followers, is that

The featherweight clash between ring with a lightning attack of Farr's face. Both boxers went all between Eastern and the Rifles Sarron (U. S.) and Harry Mizler, staggering short blows to the head, out in the 12th round; Baer tryingt The latter team is fielding a side (G. B.) was the first of the main this lasting till the beginning of for a knock-out, but was kept at bay minus several of their regular fights and in the opening round the sixth round when Farr sudden- by Farr's finely timed feft. team, and this is going to be their Mizler towered over Sarron, wholy stopped retreating, and lashing The decision' awarding the fight great worry at this stage of the immediately commenced to swing out with a beautifully timed straight to Tommy Farr was received with League championship.

in terrific blows to the body, bein left, jolted back Baer's head to fola terrific ovation and there was no They are going to miss Campbell much the faster of the two com-low-up with a crashing right into doubt that Farr was the victor in a in a great big way, for there are batants. He often bewildered his Baer's injured eye.

clean and keen fight-Reuter.. few centre-halves in the Colony British opponent with two-fisted who puts in so much work as this attacks. player,

Sarron almost knocked-out ® Mizler Recreio should slip it over the in the second round with a right to Kowloon Chinese, and the Police the jaw, but the Londoner recov. should score comfortably over the ered and fought back strongly, pro- Chinese A.A.

viding a ding-dong struggle to the finish and twice sending his American opponent to the canvas for counts of one in the last. two rounds.

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