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TENNIS LEAGUE RETARDED

Programme Held. Up By Rain

Owing

(BY "F. B.")

to

Inclement weather

there were very few marches play- ed during the week. The most im- portant fixture was that between

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1935.

CARNERA'S CONQUEROR

HOME CRICKET

DETHRONED

Braddock Wears Baer's

Boxing Crown

New York, June 14,

former Braddock, the dock labourer who a year ago was

James

C.R.G. (1) & U.. S. R. C. The C. R.C. receiving the American equivalent Braddock continued to pound out!

although expected to win were not prepared to come off with an 8 to 1 victory.

to the dole, staggered the boxing world "läst night by outpointing the world champion, Max Baer, For the winners H. Ka Lau & over 15 rounds at Madison Square W. C. Hung excelled and on pre- Garden Bowl, Long Island, thus sent form will take a good pair to becoming the new heavyweight lower their second, even the Rumboxing champlon of the world.

& very Braddock brought off a Jahn cousins. They had good set against Capt. Manners &mendous long-shot to the great Goldman and I think they were a delight of millions of Americans trifle lucky to win after being 3-1 and won fame and a much needed

fortune overnight. down at one period.

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Lee Wal Tong & Luk. Ding Cheung although losing to Capt. Manners & Goldman played very well together and I think a good future is in store for them.

I was very disappointed with Tsut Wal Pui & Iu Tak Cheuk They won all three sets but were not impressive. I have always said that Tsui is essentially a singles player and not a doubles player. His smashing and volleying was weak. Iu on the other hand play. ed a very nice game and was able to smash from all parts of the court. a better partner for In would be Tennie Kwok.

tre-

Baer was only a shadow 04 himself, as compared with "the

the title from Bae that won

Mast of the ringside Carriera. critics thought that, Baer had been painted too brightly and that he was just another heavyweight last night, and that Braddock had proved what they had always said, that, as Tommy Loughran and Ernie Schaaf had done, a' boxer could always beat Baer.

BAER OUT-BOXED

Braddock's victory was due to a Wonderful late rally, during which he outboxed 'Baer and made him look far from the terrible fighter he was reputed to be.

onwards were nearly all Brad- dock's, Baer getting in, occasional books, to the jaw and head.

punches to the head and left and right jabe. Baer was sent to the ropes in the fourteenth and again in the fifteenth, where Braddock put over a crashing right to the jaw.

TWO INJURED RIES Braddock's manager Informed

Braddock that

fought Reuter with two injured ribs for which he was under the doctor's care for the past week unknown to any- one.

BAER TO QUIT RING. Broadcasting."after the fight, Baer said that he would quit the ring, but the threat was not taken

up seriously by the papers. Most critics think that Braddock is not

a great champion but a powerful hitter. Beuter.

"THE BOXERS TALK

more

New York, June 14 Braddock said he knew he would win in the third round when. Baer landed a hard right and did not with "his Sunday punch."

The referee said that he had penalised Baer in six rounds for back-handing and other irregu- larities.

Of the U. S. R. C players only Goldman & Manners were able to

Not once did Braddock stop try-floor gut up anything like a show and they were unlucky to lose two offing. He often forced Baer to the ropes, landing scores of fine blows the three acts.

to the head. His boxing during the last four rounds was much better than Baer's, who through out. appeared over confident, though he did not clown so much

Tollington & Ravenhill were not steady enough, Tollington being over impetuous, Ravenhill had ‘an of day. Withington and Milne were but combining too well but will improve once they understand each other.

as usual

Baer was 5 to 1 favourite. There was tremendous excitement at the finish, even policemen and camera- Towards the end, when he saw men falling over each other as the means of making big money they clambered into the ring. K. C. C. C. R. C. “B." fast disappearing he tried desper-while 40,000 yelled until they were The Cricketers won this matchately for a knock-out but failed, hoarse. "after the second round annexing

five sets.

For the winners Grose & Pagh were very impressive considering i was their first appearance,to- gether. Burnett & Guest also did

very well to get two sets. This may b: Guest's last appearance in the "A" Division this year. Owing to health he is considering reser- ving himself for the Mixed Dou bles only.

The Pincher Bros were not play- ing well and only managed to get I sets. They should really have won all three but took matters too confidently,

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Baer'a strong point was in-fight- Ing. otherwise he was never really effective.

"

Braddock won the 1st, 2nd, 8th. 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th rounds. while the 3rd and 11th rounds

even. Braddock

were

WES

con-

Baer said after the fight that the trons microphone satisfied the referee's decision. His left hand was swollen, but when asked whe- ther his hands were injured, he replied "I have no alibis." Baer. was a real sportsman, embracing

tinually landing left and right the successor to the title heartily

jabs to the head and body and carefully evaded Baer's attempts to get home terrific rights. Baer clowned in the second round, but this was the only occasion he was allowed to indulge in such antics.

TWO-FISTED ATTACK Braddock boxed well throughout and landed several right hooks on Für the lasers Kong & Kwok the face and one on the heart played well especially the latter He attacked strongly with both who I think is a much better dou- fists and landed several blows on bles-player-than-Tsut-and-should--the-arms-and-right jaw Baer partner la Tak Cheuk. Kong was inclined to be a bit erractic but sarved very well. Kwok and Liang played a forcing game but found their opponents too steady for them. Tu Tak Lam & P. F. Choy played a nice game together and would do better if they torced their play a bit more.

The only other matches during the week were those in the "C" Division between the S.C.A.A. and the I. R. C., and the C. B. A. and the C. C. C.

South China easily beat the 1. R. C. by the big margin of 7 sets to 2 thanks to H K, Chan and C.

L. Lau who obtained 3 sets.

replied with a two-fisted attack. The crowd then booed Baer, in the fourth round for something which was not apparent. Baer waved a sarcastic acknowledgement.

on the

and congratulating him victory. It is understood that he said to Braddock before the final round "good luck to you if you win the title."

The victory is a real godsend to Braddock, who has a wife and three children. They were in a poverty-stricken condition last year and it was only the fact that the landlord was a boxing fan which prevented Braddock frum being turned out into the street as his rent-was-in arrears.—

There was an incident in the twelfth round when Braddock's seconds leapt into the ring and threatened Baer for hitting after the bell had gone, but the trouble subsided when a policeman enter-

"Baer weighed in at 14 st. 131 lbs. and Braddock at 13 st. 9 Reuter.

Baer had thoroughly warmed up in the sixth round and attacked the ring. ed. viciously. He pretended to Tall in the eighth round but sprang up suddenly and landed a right on the head. He had most of the round, Braddock becoming ragged and the pace slackened.

In the tenth round Baer landed what appeared to be a low blow. The eleventh and from the twelfth

Qralgengower also easily ac- Lock and E. B. Hamson whose counted for the Central British by ster diness obtained for them 24 61 sets to 21 sets thanks to J. Tsets.

SPALDING

"KRO-FLITE"

GOLF BALL

BRITISH MINISTERS SETTLE DOWN

London, June 13.

---

The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, as Chancellor of the Cambridge University presided ät the Convocation for the confer- ment of honorary degree: this morning and later in the day re- turned to London.

Other Cabinet Ministers who have assumed new offices since the reconstruction are also back in. London. The new Foreign Secret- ATY

Bir Samuel Hoare received courtesy calls at Foreign Office from Anibassadors and Ministers in London.— British Wireless

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MAX BAKK

1894

BIGGEST UPSET "(Special to the Hong Kong Daily Press"), Telegraph, Copyright, Tate

Ordinanes. Messages graphic Received, June 14. 7.50 p.m.)

Berlin, June 14. The defeat of the world heavy- 'weight champion Max Baer by the veteran boxer Jimmy Braddock at New York on Thursday is causing a sensation in German sporting circles, "Gwoelfuhr Blatt" calling it the biggest upset in the history

of boxing of the last decades. The paper points out that Max Schmeling also suffers from this denounement since his projected return match with Baer is now out of the programme.

Bowling Feat By Gover

Londob. June 13, Surrey severely trounced Wor- cestershire in the County Cricket Championship to-day when A, R.. Gaver, dismissed the opposition in the first trimings for 73 runs at Worcester. The Surrey fast bowler captured eight of the wickets for 34 runs, including four with suc- cessive balls.

In reply Surrey knocked up-318 runs for nine wickets declared and then dismissed Worcestershire second time for 270 runs. "Gover had another four victims for 58.

Without loss Surrey knocked off the 30 runs for victory, thus win- ning by ten wickets.

W

- FOURTH CENTURY E. A. Rowan, the South African batsman, scored his fourth century of the tour when the tourists beat the Club Cricket Conference at Lord's by six wickets in what turn- ed out to be a one day match.

been

The Axture was to have played yesterday and to-day but owing to rain there was no play yesterday.

The Club Cricket Conference batted first and scored 69 runs. The South Africans lost three wickets in passing this total. How- ever, they played out time and at the drawing of stumps had tak- The Icading sporting paper en the score to 138 for four. "Bezetam Mittag" opines. that Rowan was thus able to score a Baer alone is to blame for his de-century and when play closed he feat and that. Braddock, despite had 103 runs to his credit without his victory and newly acquired having lost his wicket- title of heavyweight champion. | Reuter. cannot be classed as anything else but a second-rate boxer, and his meteoric rise within the past year to the merely bears testimony

mediocrity of avaliable American heavyweight contenders.- Transocean Kin Min

SPECIAL

IN

U: S. BASEBALL

Pirates Fail To Score

New York, June 14. In the National League to-day. Pittsburgh Pirates were blanked out by the Dodgers New York Gianta scored & double over

Reds. Cincinnati

and Chicago trounced the Phalles Cube al twice.

Resul, as cabled by Reuter fol- low:-

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Washington Chicago.....

R. H. E.

6 14 0 10 12 0

(Powell and Myer scared homered runs for the Senators and Bönura for the White Sox).

1 8. 2 C 6 11 (Greenberk homered for the Tigers).

Boston Detroit

2

Philadelphia

3 8 1 Cleveland,

6 15 (Higgins scored a home run for the 'Athletics).....

FANLING GOLF

Starting Times

The Royal Hong Kong Club starting times for Fanling course for to-morrow are as follows:-

Train leaves at 8.30 a.m. 9.24 am Sommerfelt

Marselfle

-12

V.

다.

9.28 a.m.-L. J. "A. 'Fielden v. H. A. Browning. 9:31 a.m.-I. E. Geare v. R. A.

Rodgers. -!.

9.38 am Bathurst v. A. T.

Lay. 10.00 a... H. Dodwell v. Com-

modore Sedgwick.

ERROR RECTIFIED

In our bowls notes of yesterday under the nome-de-plume of "F.B"we inadvertently stated that. L. A. Gutierrez played a great gume as No. 3 to C. G. Silva, whereas it should have been F. V. V Ribeiro. "Gutierrez gave ad- " mirable support: to F. M. de Silva in their match against R. F. Luza rink.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

R. HE

Chicago Philadelphia

050

3 6 .0

"Pittsburgh" Brooklyn"

(Van Mungo pitched for the Dodgers).

Cincinnati

New York

(Carl Lombardi

.....12 15 3 1 6.14 (Chuck Klein scored a home run for the Cubs and Dolph Camill for the Phillies).

Chicago

9 7 3

2 7. 10 scored

4 2. 0

2

Philadelphia

7

7

4

(Galan and Bryant scored home runs for the Cubs and Joe Moore for the Philles).

1

6 2

St. Louis Boston

9 1

0 6.1 3

9 12

1

home run for the Reds and Moore for the Giants)

*

Cincinnati

New York

(Jackson scored a home run for the Giants).

(Danny McFadyen pitched in his first match for the

Braves).

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