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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 11, 1989

BOXING.

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ACCOUNT OF

LOUIS' WIN OVER GALENTO Colourful Scenes At Ringside On Big Night

Loser's Amazingly Game Battle

YANKEE STADIUM, NEW YORK JUNE 28.

A FORCE OF NEARLY 2000 POLICEMEN WERE PRE- SENT HERE TO-NIGHT WHEN JOE LOUIS, THE CHAMPION, AND TONY GALENTO, THE CHALLENGER, CLIMBED INTO THE RING FOR THEIR WORLD HEAVY-WEIGHT TITLE FIGHT.

A strong force also patrolled Harlem, the negro district of New York, to prevent any out breaks of rioting such as follow- ed the Louis-Schmeling fight in 1936, when Schmeling knocked out the negro.

clinch, and then Galento lands a left and right to Louis's jaw. Louis covers up and backs to the ropes. Galento lands another left and right to the head. Tony was then more cautions, and missed Louis with a right to the jaw. He watched the champion care- fully. They clinched, and Galento landed with a right and then with a light hook to Louis's jaw. Louis came back with a right hook and attacked with both fists at close quarters. Ga- lento's round.

ROUND 2

Following allegations made by Joe Jacobs, Galento's manager, that Louis might have had a weapon in his gloves when he knocked out the German in the first round of their return fight Last year, General J. J. Phelan, chair- Both began sparring Galento weaved man of the New York State Athletic in and landed a left hook to the jaw. Commission, announced to-day that Louis landed a right hook and a left the fighters will have to have their Jab to Tony's jaw. Louis landed a left hands- taped in the presence of the to the jaw, rocking the challenger, and Deputy-Commissioners in their dress-then attacked Galento's body with both ingrooms, and that they will be ac-hands. Galento's lip, was cut. He at- companied right into the ring.

At the weighing-in this afternoon, Louis scaled 14 st. 4% lbs., and Ga- lento 16 st. 934 lbs.

Galentó

tacked Louis, and laughed when re- ceiving a right hook Both missed; then Louis landed two hard rights to the jaw, and then another. A crowd of approximately 45,000 replied with a straight left, but he was in trouble and bleeding. Even so, he larger than was at first expected managed to land a left to the body. jammed the Yankee Stadium for the Lonis put over a terrific right to the most unusual Heavy-Weight Cham-jaw, and Galento went down. He was pionship in years.

up again on the count of one, and be- Four rows of seats were set UP gan boring in. Louis's round. round the ring for петврарегmen, and beyond them, in the first ringside seats, was a colourful assortment of State Governors, film stars, ex-fight- ers, Mayors, and Commissioners.

scene.

ROUND 3

Miss

AN INTERESTING photograph in view of recent events Stammers (left) and Miss Marble after the victory of the latter in the final of the Beckenham Tournament,

9TH A.A. BTY.

Galento came out of his corner over 20 years by becoming the [ARMY TENNIS crouching, and Louis jabbed him up holder of five titles simultaneously.

a left The night is perfect and cool, with right. Galento landed with a half-moon shining on the

hook, but he was still bleeding badly

Harvey, as usual, showed good Two small airships and some aero- at the nose from Louis's right hooks. generalship and revealed himself Louis-jabbed him again, and Galento planes are cruising overhead,

The general opinion as to the likely rushed into a clinch. From a right as a master tactician. He allow. result of the fight is in keeping with hook Louis went down, but was up ed the rugged McAvoy to force an amusing cartoon of a New York again before a count could be started: the pace for two-thirds of the fight evening paper, which shows the in-Louis landed a right hook to the law, and then applied pressure when terior of a hospital with a nurse an-but Galento replied with a left hook

ROUND 4

awering the telephone, and saying. to the chiu, and another which rocked McAvoy was tiring after the 10th.

the negro. Galento's round. "No. Mr. Galento is not here yet."

One spectator entering the stadium the same time as the Press Associa→ tion correspondent, came up. saying, "Hey Mac, where's the body to be seen ?"

Of some sixty sports writers poll ed for opinions, only three picked Ga- Tento to win. Louis, is about an 8-to-1

favourite.

Pandemonium followed in the fourth round., Blood was pouring from Louis, Galento forced. Louis and rocked him **

**

AND R.A.P.C SCORE WINS

· Harvey landed rights and lefts to the body and head almost as he The 9th A.A. Battery, Royal Artil- pleased and had McAvoy distress-lery, beat 8th Heavy Regiment, Head Quarters, Royal Artillery, by 5-4, at ed.

Sookunpoo, in their

Division League tennis match yesterday.

Lt. Hook and Lt. Munro (8th Heavy beat. L/Bdr. Savage and L/Bdr. Regiment);

** Mew lost to Lt. Whittaker, und Gnr.

Manley

with a left to the body. Louis was McAvoy punched, desperately in overhand with a right to the jaw, but the 14th and forced Harvey to hang landed a hard left, followed by another. on grimly. The fight finished with Tony was bleeding at the nose, and as both standing toe-to-toe hitting The flash lights of the Press photo-soon as he straightened up he was recklessly. graphers."popped" as Lapis entered good target for Louis, who landed a the ring accompanied by a roar of terrific right hook and then three more. cheers. He was wearing his usual Galento was very game, but the re- blue and red bath robe. Galento was feres came between them and halted dressed in a plain blue dressing gown the fight. with the word "Galento" written across his back. He got a good reception.

AN UNUSUAL SIGHT

There was an unusual sight when 4 dwarf some three feet tall entered the ring and shook hands with both fight

ers.

The

Galento' looked very serious. challenger's face was somewhat greasy, and the referee, Arthur Dono- wan, wiped it with a towel. Louis was as calm as ever.

In accordance with General, Phe- Ian's instruction nothing in the form of salve or medicant could be used in either. Than's face. Among those in- troduced - In the ring was Melio Bet ting

inding contemter for vy-weight "championship,

Tig Ja

Louis was awarded the verdict on a technical knock-out.

Barraclough

Harvey won seven rounds, Mc-beat LBdr. Stevens and L/Bdr. Avoy two and six were even.

8/Sgt. Skinner and Bdr. Jame lost to Savage and Mew Heavy Regiment). ⠀ lost to Whittaker and Manley beat Stevens, and Barraclough

Bdr Osborne and Bdr. "Bennett (8th lost to Savage and Mew. Heavy Regiment), ****** beat Whittaker and Manley. : beat Stevens and Barraclough

McAvoy continued his forcing tactics in the sixth, seventh and During the third round Joe Jacobs, eighth rounds, punching from all Galento's manager,protested vehe-angles and rocking Harvey, in the mently against the negro hitting low. In Louis's corner they were apparently seventh with left-hooks, followed

by rights. giving signs to Louis,

closing stages, Harvey, with

The fight developed in the

timed punches топоро exchanges.

Galento put up an amazingly game fight, and shook the champion with his terrific lefts and rights. cation.

OXING

Asso-

HARVEY BEATS MCAVOY

There were scenes The wildest enthusiasm as Harver donned the Lonsdale Belt and kissed his wife, PHILLIPS KOS, DOYLE Dia Phillips knocked-out Jack

utes, and Histior a 10-round

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beat Capt. Gilbertabn and Lt.

Dou lous beat M.S.

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