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RACING APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL

AUSTRALIAN CLUB FIGHTS RADIO

and the respondents are the owner of the property on which

was erected and a commercan - broad- casting company.

The club is appealing against the decision of the High Court of Australia upholding a ruling of the Lower Court that the action of the respondents did

not amount to an actionable nuisance,

nor to the breach of any legal duty in the use of the adjoining hand

JUDGES DISSENT-

Two judges of High Court of

Justice Evatt, dissented from the ma-

BROADCASTSFROM Australia Mr. Justice he and Mr.

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jacent land had never been held to be

able notwithstanding. Its destructive

THE CHINA MAIE, MARCH 11, 1933.

UNKNOWN ITALIAN BEATS HOUGH

TOWEL THROWN IN AFTER SIXTH ROUND

(By HAROLD LEWIS)

London, February 8.

'jority decision. Mr. Justice Rich held FRANK HOUGH was beaten and technically that the right of observation from ad- knocked out" at Earl's Court last night by Mer- PRACTICALLY EVERY RAC-an absolute right of property exercislo Preciso, an Italian boxer, whose name had never ING CLUB OF IMPORTANCE efect upon the enjoyment of the land been heard before by many of the thousands of IN AUSTRALIA IS INTEREST-overlooked ED IN A CASE WHICH IS Mr. Justice Evatt argued that a per- Hough's admirers, who have been flocking weekly LIKELY TO COME BEFORE son who used devices to enable the to the National Sporting Club tournaments to see THE PRIVY COUNCIL IN premises of another person would gen- the season's idol.

public to overlook or spy upon the

LONDON ON AN APPEAL erally become liable to an action of SHORTLY.

age. discomfort

annoyance

nuisance, providing appreciable dam- DISAPPOINTED AND ASTONISHED AS PEOPLE WERE It involves the right of a per-caused

AT THE OBVIOUS SUPREMACY OF THE SWIFT. HARD-HIT- son to erect a platform overlook- Racing attendances in Australia TING ITALIAN IN THE FIRST FIVE ROUNDS, THE SIXTH, ing a race-course and to allow a have dropped to a point where it is WHICH PROVED THE LAST, LEFT THEM DUMBFOUNDED BY commentator, to broadcast

TACECOUTSEs. hardly profitable to run des-

because people take their racing from THE SEQUENCE OF EXTRAORDINARY EPISODES WHICH criptions of races.

the radio. Australian officials say ENDED WITH THE TOWEL BEING THROWN IN — DESPITE that the threat to racing will be even THE HEATED PROTESTS OF HOUGH AND IN HOUGH'S SEC- more serious when television' is added UNDS LEAVING THE RING. to broadcasting..

A petition for special leave to appeal has been lodged. The appellant is the Victoria Park Racing Club, Sydney,

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During the sixth round Preciso landed a succession of heavy right-hand punches flush to the chin. Hough grined in res- ponse to the first three, but col- lapsed after two more. As he sank to the floor Preciso struck Fim again an illegal blow, but accidental and of no great im- portance.

HOUGH HELPLESS

Hough, whose chivalry in the ring has endeared himself to everyone, struggled to his feet after six seconds, still dazed, and tottered towards his oppoñent with outstretched glove. Preciso did not understand. He hit Hough on the chm, and after the referee had told Hongh to box on followed up with another battery of punches, and Hough fell in a heap.

This time, Hough struggled to his feet at once, helpless, but in response to loud shouts from his corner, went down on one knee

The bell ended the round, Hough went to his commer, fell on his stool, and kalf a minute later the towel was thrown into the ring.

A heated argument followed in Hough's corner.

Preciso was always too strong, too quick and too accurate for his rival. He won every round Hough- looked unusually slow, though ing

may have been the effect of com- parison with Preciso.

~PUNCHING LESSON Preciso also gave Hough a lesson in the art of punching. Here was no throwing of punches, no side-lit- ting, but clean cracks with the knuckle.

A right to the heart steadily weakened Hough. He had no de, Terce against this fine punch, and it was in attempting to block it with his elbow Jaw unguarded

the punch that

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action ( his throwing the towel und saved. Mr. C. B. Thomas the counting him out. Heugh wa to tears in his dressing room. wards, and his only consolat be that his conque edly a very n8

were Hough, 12st 21⁄2 lb 12tst 53416

AAA APPOINTMENT

Major C. P. Spart Chas been

secretary

Athletic