THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 21, 1939.
BOXING
FARR SUGGESTED AS NEXT
OPPONENT FOR
FOR HARVEY The Enormous Success Of Harvey-M'Avoy Fight
More Talk Of Louis Being Matched In England
London, July 25.-I have seen boxing in all countries, but nothing comparable with the scenes on the way to and inside the White City Stadium last Monday night, writes a correspondent, when Len Harvey, boxing like the master that he is, outpointed Jock M'Avoy for the light heavy- weight championship of the world, and Jack Doyle was made to turn turtle by a left-handed crack on the jaw from Eddie Phillips, inside two and a half minutes.
A little more than a week ago the Empire, and the British and Empire promoters would have been happy to heavy-weight champion. be sure of a crowd of 40,000. There
America has already put up Bettina
was then no great demand for places and Billy Conn as the best of all the -indeed there was a fear of a flop.cruisers by way of a reminder that So enormous was the rush to She-they do not recognise Harvey as the pherd's Bush that the journey from Central London in my own case took Lewis. But that will not cause us any rightful successor to John Henry two hours. Harvey, Doyle, and others sleepless nights. Len Austin Harvey, of the boxers were held up to arrive so late that the time schedule had to courageous and much gifted M'Avoy, on his showing against immensely be scrapped.
would have beaten any light heavy- Eighty-two thousand paid for ad-weight in the States. mission, at least 30,000 were shut out, The thing for Harvey now is to de- and in the crush many accidents hap-fend the heavy-weight title against pened-happily, none of a serious Tommy Farr who, wise man, remains character. If adequate arrangements in strict training outside Brighton. If had been made to cope with all the negotiations, which are afoot do not wouldbe spectators the attendance break down, we shall see them in the would have been the biggest in box-ring some time in September. Harvey ing history, and it was a hundred will not accept an invitation to fight per cent. larger than any that had the winner of the Bettina-Conn affair ever been present at fighting in Brit-in New York. If either of these two ain-proof positive that there is an young men wants Harvey, he must unlimited public for worth-while fight-come here. ing.
Eddie Phillips having, I suspect, sur- prised himself by knocking out Jack Doyle with the first real punch he sent along, is out with a challenge to Har- has vey and Farr. So, too, is Tommy the Martin.
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AT THIS RATE, LOUIS MAY COME Small wonder that there is again talk of bringing Joe Louis here. may be taken that Mike Jacobs been tremendously impressed by number of cash customers at the White City.
Doyle, for his part, is not in the least disposed to hide his head. On How much money was taken I do the contrary, he is certain that he will not know. At the moment of writing reach the top of the world. He is accounts have not been squared, but irrepressible. Nothing may take from it is a fact that the various boxers who him his sense of superiority; but if he were on a percentage will come into a applied himself to a process of analy- windfall. Harvey was on a guaran-sis he would find many kinks in his tee - round about three thousand, Iarmour-so many that he need fear understand. He must be vexed that any straight-punching, fast-moving he did not take his chances on the opponent. turnstiles.
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NUSSLEIN RETAINS
PRO. TITLE
London, August 9.-Hans Nusslein (Germany), holder, yesterday again won the singles title in the Southport Professional Lawn Tennis competi- tion, beating W. T. Tilden (U.S.A.). 6-2, 7-5, 6-4.
DÖYLE-WORLD CHAMPION AT 301 finals, but has still to win the trophy. Tilden has now appeared in three Still, he has every reason to he I agree that he had Phillips in Yesterday he failed to reproduce the abundantly satisfled, not only with Queer Street when Phillips was lift- form which enabled him to eliminate his wages, but that he fought the ed off his feet and sent with a bang Donald Budge on Saturday. He fight of his life, and finished Arst on his broad back, but that was only made a fight of it in the second set after being nearer to defeat than ever because Phillips, as ever, was nervous when he had three set points with before in his long and distinguished in the opening stage. It seemed to the score 5-4 in his favour, but al-
be any odds on the Irishman putting
lowed Nusslein to recover. Nusslein In the fourteenth round he was Phillips to sleep, when he fell all of gave a convincing all-round display. punched so hard on the jaw that he a heap to be counted
Donald Budge and H. Ellsworth out. Twice Vines won the doubles final, beating was robbed of the semblance of
a Doyle put Phillips down, and if ever W. T. Tilden and L. R. Stoefen, 6-2, guard, and his legs were made to a man was scared, and had only a 7-9, 6-4, 6-3.-Our Own Correspon- dither. There he was with his back foggy. notion of what he was about, dent. against the ropes completely at the it was Phillips.
career.
mercy of M'Avoy, but by some magi- I have been expecting to hear that cal means he held up until the bell, Doyle was through with fighting, but, and, what is more, when M'Avoy no.
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BIG OVATION ACCORDED BOY JOCKEY
London, August 9.-Bruce Hobbs, who won the 1938 Grand National on Battleship when only. 17 years of age, and lay for months encased in plaster of paris after a vertebra of his spine was fractured by a fall at Cheltenham last November, was given a great reception when he re- turned to the saddle at Newton Ab- bot yesterday.
Poor Duke, his mount in the islington Optional Hurdle, carried a saddle cloth numbered 13. Hobbs thus defled superstition, but it need- ed all his cleverness to avoid trouble when a horse fell and baulked his mount after a mile and a quarter had been covered. Eventually he steered Poor Duke into fifth place.
After he had dismounted, he said: "I feel fine, and all the time I was in hospital I never accepted the belief in the minds of many peo- ple that I would not ride again.'
Hobbs was operated on after his accident, and now has a piece of his shin-bone grafted on to his spine. He has taken an early opportunity to return to the saddle, as the meeting at Newton Abbot yesterday marked the opening of the 1939-1940 Nation- al Hunt season.-Our Own Corres- pondent.
RODERICK-WALSH FIGHT DATE
London, August 0.-The fight be- tween Ernie Roderick, British wel- ter-weight champion, and Jimmy Walsh, former light-weight title- holder, which was to have taken place at Liverpool Stadium on Au- gust 17, has been put back to August 24, in order to give Walsh more time for training. Our Own Correspon- dent.
APPLYING SPIN
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SPIN CUT
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needed on pitch shots, hit downward When a moderate amount of spin is through the ball letting the clubhead trajectory of the ball, If it is contract- follow a straight line to the hole. The ed squarely, will be right for the pin, falling a bit short and rolling in ab- breviated fashion to the objective. In cases where a very
quick stop is needed however, it is batter to direct
Says he: "I mean to fight on I hope to see a lot of him. His chief rushed in for the kill he stopped him until I am, at the top. I shall be cham- objective is M'Avoy, but he will be with a right hander.
pion of the world before I am 30." well advised not to be content More surprising, in the last session If I am to take him seriously, I sug wait the pleasure of the Lancashire Harvey not only made most marks, gest that next time out he measures man. He has been promised work by but defied M'Avoy to get past his de-himself against Jack London. fence. I made him a clear winner, would be a fight, more than any other, re-open at the Empress Stadium in That the National Sporting Club when they as did-C. B. Thomas, the referee, but to tell us whether, as he believes, his September. In the meantime, there is M'Avoy and his henchmen were sure knock-out by Phillips was a gigantic much that he might profitably do. that he was behind.
fluke. If they do meet, my money I shall be at Leicester on Monday to HARVEY WOULD HAVE BEATEN will be on London,
see Eric Boon in opposition to Len ANY AMERICAN.
Fred Henneberry the Australian Wickwar. Our boy champion M'Avoy has asked for a return middle weight champion, won me over have all he can do to beat the accom, the blow across the line of fight from
will match. I am afraid he will not be to him by his defeat-of George Davis plished local light-weight. If accommodated. And, really, have we of Notting Hall in what was his first weather is at all favourable the fight club
the the outside in. With the face of the not had enough of Harvey and fight in this country. In every re-will attract a tremendous crowd
opened somewhat M'Avoy? They have already fought gard he lived up to his home reputa- the Leicester Rugby football ground, ball. The Bight of such a ball will to amount of spin can be applied to the four times. Harvey now holds five tion.
where the ring will be pitched. Syd-be rather steep with a little titles. He is champion light heavy- It is probable that his next contest ney Hulls, the promoter is counting from left to right- weight of the world, Britain and the will be in Scotland. Whether or not, lupon near to a sell-out,
Wednesday/Turning The "Body.
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