1937-06-23 — Page 20

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D. J. KNIGHT'S CLASSIC INNINGS

London, May 29.

fore-arm batting of

D. J. Knight, of whom a school is so largely made,

BAER BEATS FOORD INTO SUBMISSION

THRILLING END

TO FIGHT

TOWEL THROWN IN

London, May 28.

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In one of the most thrilling finishes provided by a heavy- weight contest for many years Max Baer, the American champion of the world, battered Ben Foord, the young South African, into submission at the Harringay arena last night. The fight was scheduled to last 12 rounds.

But before the end of the ninth it was all over. When the gong went for this round Baer. jumped out of his corner and made the pace. He landed two terrific rights on Foord's head and Foord went down.

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The South African rose, but left from Baer knocked him right across the ring and under the ropes. FOORD COLLAPSES

After a count of eight Foord staggered back into the ring. Then, without another blow being struck, he fell on his face, and the referee, Mr. Jack Hart, stopped the fight, Baer being declared the winner.

Baer was the first to reach Foord. He assisted him to his corner and remained there until he had reviv- ed.

"BIG BAD BAER”

In the earlier, rounds Baer, exud- ing confidence, danced around the ring, smiled at the crowd, waved to friends, carried on a conversation with his opponent, and generally gave the impression that he could win whenever he pleased.

When Foord landed 2 terrific punch to Baer's head the American just laughed and said, "That was Baer a good one.” Many times grimaced, shouted "Boo" and pre- tended he was the "Big Bad Baer," as he likes to call himself.

A POPULAR VICTORY

Throughout these

rounds the

crowd was frequently langhing. But there was

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Baer's fooling. He played with his opponent as a cat plays with mouse. This was noticeably the case when, in the midst of a pose, he broke off to land......... a terrific punch.

After Foord had taken a batter- ing in the eighth round he walked to the wrong corner and had to be turned round by Baer and directed to his own.

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POLICE HELP. The American's victory was popular one. Although the arena was by no means full. Baer need- ed the assistance of the police to reach his dressing room, so great was the crowd of his admirers.

Before the Baer v. Foord fight, the young Golbourne blacksmith, Peter Kane, beat Ernst Weiss, of Australia, on points, over 10 rounds.

taken in adding 164 runs to their overnight total in the two hours'. play before lunch.

mastering career robbed cricket for It is not possible the days. Sad it was that it was all to no Knight's 100 was one of the most

cricket shots that sent fine leg scampering exaggerate purpose; that the rest of Surrey some years, stirred the memories of the enjoyment to be derived from could not live up to this resplendent some of us and the pulses of all of some of Knight's swiftly-dealt. example us at the Oval yesterday took us blows at the Hampshire bowling; back to the days when England's that slash through the covers off a most sporting declaration înnings opened on a defiant strident Budd; a drive off the back foot to note.

the long-off boundary: half-a-dozen Ten minutes of Mr. Knight at delicate Infe cuts; another half the crease was worth hours of the dozen exquisitely turned and placed

delightfcl seen at the Oval for some years incidentally, it was his first in first-class cricket for 16 years. För Hampshire had declared He scored 105 out of 159 while and he was at the wicket, and when at set Surrey the task of scoring 308 tea time, Surrey had 160 on the runs in four hours, a rate of run-board for the loss of two wicketa, to have the match getting that was slightly slower they looked than Hampshire themselves had won.