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THE CHINĄ MAIL, JUNE 1, 1937.

PROBLEM OF SARRON'S PURSE

HINT OF BOXING BOARD ACTION

BUDDY BAER'S OPPONENTS

(By HAROLD LEWIS)

London, May 8.

over

U.S.R.C. MIXED DOUBLES "FIND"

(Continued from Page 18) drive is a winning stroke. She has yet to improve on her back-hand, however, but is not afraid to jump

the

Mr. Sydney Hulls, the Har-for an overhead "kill" very much ringay boxing promoter, found resembling Mrs. Kayll when himself

latter made in a predicament

her debut here. I the £1,200 purse

he paid to think what really is lacking in their Petey Sarron for the fight with display was a lack of practice and Dave Crowley on Thursday.

at times of concentration.

MINOR SENSATION

Sarron, who is the American holder of the world's feather- Locke and Miss Tyler caused a

Real

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weight championship, was dis-minor sensation when they trounc-Brussel Sprouts "S. & W.” (No. 2 tin)

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ten rounds

contest for hitting cheuk and Mrs.

Tak- Chiu Chun-chiu

6-1, and then went on to beat Willy Ceylon Tea, No. 1 “Lipton” (1 lb. tin)

with the open glove.

According to the rules, Sarron's Hung and Miss Cheung 6-4, after

purse should have been handed by sharing eight games at one time. Cooked Peas "Beaulah” (11 oz. tin) the promoter to the British Boxing They lost their last match against

Board of Control. The Board would Lee Wai-tong and Miss Rumjan, Dill Pickles "Del Monte” (No. 21⁄2 tin)

then decide whether the money, or more through lack of concentration

part of it, should be given to the than anything else. This encoun-

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boxer. But as Sarron was leaving ter was played in fast falling light Grapefruit Juice Cordial “Brookes” (per bot.) 1.05 Hulls had let him have his purse drop shots, was responsible for Honey, Clear "Getzbest" (174 oz. bot.)

for South Africa yesterday, Mr. which, combined with Lee's excellent

money before, the fight.

MORE DEFINITE

the U.S.R.C. pair falling away bad- ly.

Mr. C. F. Donmall, secretary of Locke is a very useful player,

Jelly Crystals "Chivers" (per pkt.)

the Board, said yesterday: "I know having a good fore and back-hand, Lime Juice Cordial "Roses” (per bot.)

nothing about the money being paid although lacking sufficient pace on in advance, and, of course, if any the latter to make it a really dan- difficulty arises, that is a matter for gerous shot. He was careless over- the future. I cannot speak of the head at the commencement, but im-

until I have something definite be- his best shot at the net. fore me."

GOOD RALLY

Loganberry Juice “Libby" (No. 1 tall tin)

promoter's or the boxer's position proved later, his angle-voleys being Olives, Cocktail "Maconochie” (per bot.)

L. Goldman and Mrs. Rice-Evans, Pork Sausages "St. George” (1⁄2 lb, tin)

Sarron said before sailing from

Southampton: "I do not see how paired for the first time this sea-

the referee figured it out that I hit son although they have played to- Washing Blue “Reckett” (1 doz. in box) with the open glove. start my punch with an open glove, but close my fist just before impact."

IN JO'BURG

gether two seasons ago, were not very impressive, although they com- bined well as

Goldman's a pair. court-craft and vast experience of Sarron will meet Harry Mizler, Mixed Doubles play made itself the former British light-weight felt, and he never lost his head champion, in Johannesburg, and when in a losing position, especial- afterwards either Laurie -Stevens or ly in their encounter against Tu Freddie Miller.

Tak-cheuk and Mrs. Chiu Chun- Crowley's manager, in the mean-chiu, when, after leading by four time, has been busy issuing chal-clear games, they lost the next five lenges. He offered to fight Sarron in a row, but rallied from love 40 for £500, either for Sarron's to take the next three games, for world title or at the light-weight the match. limit. This, in my view, is some- what optimistic.

CROWLET NEVER AHEAD Although Sarron was penalised for repeatedly hitting with the open glove, Crowley at no time had the lead, while Sarron was also the stronger when Mr. Douglas ended the fight.

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Mrs. Rice-Evans could improve her play by practising her back- hand, while her service needs streng- thening. Her volleying was fairly with her lobbing. accurate and she brought off several Iu. Tak-cheuk and Mrs. Chiu were deadly overhead from any part of good winners in her driving duels. the best of the visiting pairs on the court with the exception of the Goldman was in his usual form, al-paper, but they did not come up to last set against Goldman and Mrs. though careless at the net in the expectations, probably because. of Rice-Evans, when he cracked up. first set. He found his true form the poor prevailing conditions. Mr. Hulls's chief problem yester later, and brought off some brilliant has not very strong eyes and day was to find the next opponent retrieving volleys. With a little poor light did little to help him. in London for Buddy Baer, who more practice they have not played Mrs. Chiu served very well defeated. Jim Wilde, of Swansea, together for some time, while Gold-scored with several "aces," but she with ease. Max Baer is to meet man has only had. two days of was very weak in other depart- Ben Foord at Harringay on May tennis since he returned from leave ments, notably on her backhand,, 27, but much of the former world's a fortnight ago, this pair should go which invariably presented the op- champion's glamour has departed far in the League.

position with a “kill.”", since his limitations were exposed

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER ··

-

TWO SETS THEN

Iu

the

L. Goldman and Mrs. N. Rice-Evans

(U.S.R.C.). and beat Iu Tak-cheuk and “Mrs.

: Chin Chun-chiu.

beat Lee Wai-tong and Miss

R. Rumjahn

bent W. C. Hung and Miss WK Cheung MM.

A. L. Sullivan and Mra, D. 1. A

(U.S.R.C.)

i

lost to Ju Tak-cheuk and Mrs: by Tommy Farr, whereas his young- Probably the most improved play- Lee Wal-tong and Miss Rumjahn er brother, the giant Buddy, is nower in the Colony; A. L. Sullivan was took two sets to get mottled and beat Lee Wal-tong and Mise being hailed as a coming world-jin deadly form with winning back-then surprisingly beat Locke

RumjahnEITENSPAREN and beat Hung and Miss Cheung beater.

hand drives. The latter stroke was Miss Tyler after sharing the first Capt, Locke and Miss Tyler CU HEAVIER THAN CARNERÁ very good yesterday and made a four games. Lee's spin service beat Iu and Mrs Chip Buddy Baer is to fight Jack Lon-profound Impression upon the op- had little effect on the opposition, lost to Lee and Miss Bumjahn,, don, of West Hartlepool, at Swansea position on those poor courts, where who hit him for winners on aleat Hung and Miss Cheung)*** on May 24, and should win. His the ball refused to bounce up to the most every occasion, but where he strength is the equal of that of Car- required height. Sullivan was very did score was in those neat drop nera, and his punching far heavier good, at the net and almost every shots, which, coming soon after & than Carnera's ever was.

thing overhead was killed with rally, had an unsettling effect. Mins Yesterday Buddy Baer issued an deadly precision. There was a vast Rumjahn played a baseline game

* The M, C, C, announce that, in open challenge to any heavy-weight difference in his displays of yester- and was very steady,

order to provide statistics of the in- in England, including Farr, Doyle day as compared with those of last Willy Hung and Miss Cheung fuence of the recent change in the (whom he knocked out in one round season, Mrs, Ashton gave him combined effectively, but Miss 1,b,w, law, umpires and scorers have în America), and Nensel. I do not fairly good support, but has yet to Cheung was very weak on her been instructed to continue to sig- see any reasonable prospect of his discover a winning stroke, although sliced back-hand, although shenal and record their decisions in meeting any of these,

she had a fair measure of success brought off several surprise winners the same way as in 1935 and 1936,

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