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JOE LOUIS RETAINS HIS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

Tommy Farr Puts Up A Gallant Show

New York, Aug. 31: Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion, last night de feated Tommy Farr, the British challenger for the title, on, points in a Afteen-round, bout at the Yankee Stadium.

In the Arst round, Farr, grim faced, came out of his corner and attacked furiously from the start. He obviously intended to keep Louis moving and kept up, a two- Asted attack. Louis was forced to the ropes but fought back and got in several straight, lefts' which Jacked sting. Farr's round.

JABS EXCHANGED

THE END

In the fourteenth round Louis chopped and Jabbed and was now. making the pace. He parried Farr's straight lefts. Louls' round.

In the last round, the afteenth, Farr tattoed Louis, with lefts, and exchanged short Jabs. Farr caught Louls on the neck and the Negro countered with a two-fisted attack body and plastered the to the Welshman heavily, driving him to the ropes, Loula' round.—'

rufer.

FARR BREAKS FINGER Farr has probably broken the ittle finger of his right hand while Louts has bruised his right hand which will have to be encased

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1937.

LEAGUE TENNIS LARWOOD

DIVISION

Kowloon CC Lose To CRC.

At King's

Park yesterday,

the

Kowloon Cricket Club" lost to the

REFUSES

£1,000 JOB

G. O. Allen Makes Two Points

"I Would Rather Stay the importance

With Voce"

Chinese Recreation Club in the Some time back-as you may "A" Division. Tennis League, by 81 I remember Harold Larwood, Eng-

|land and Notts fast bowler, refused | gets to 24.

his a tempting offer to leave county and play for Nelson. the Lancashire League club. Larwood was offered £1,000

year by Nelson, but he refused partly be cause as he put it to me "I would rather stay with my pal Bill Voce."

E. F. Fincher and S. A. Gray (K.C.C.): drew with W. C. Hung and Tslu Wai-pul 6-d; lost to Wong Shlu-wing and Luk Wing-cheong f6-8; lost to Tu Tak-cheung and Lee

Yu-wing 2-6. --

E. C. Fincher and G. Bodiker KC.C. Jest to Hung and Tstu 3-8; lost to Wong and Luk 4-6: beat Iu and Lee 8-2.

A. E. P. Guest and A. Crawford (K.C.C.): lost to Hung and Tslu 0-8; lost to Wong and Luk 4-6 beat Iu and Lee 8-4.

WATER POLO

The Royal Navy water polo team drew with the Royal Artillery in in a plustercast for at least a a friendly game of water polo held month: his left hand, is also swal-at the H.M. Dockyard Bath yester- day afternoon. The result was a goalless draw.

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Farr, who was not supposed to have a chance took everything except the decision. says the "As-

In the second round. "after a clinch, the boxers fought at long range and exchanged a series of left jabs. Farr was like a ballet dancer. leaping lightly away from Louis" blows. Farr's round.

The third round saw both mensociated exchanging light

Louts blows. tried a terrine right to the head and missed by a wide margin. He forced the Welshman to retreat, however, and started Farr's right .oye bleeding. Louis' round.

In the fourth round Louis was doing all the forcing and worked Farr into a corner, but the Welsh- man got out of danger. round.

Louis'

The firth round started with both men packing lefts to the tacc and then the pace slackened, the men Aghting at long range. landed a terrific right shaking Farr, who, however, fought back savagely. Lou's' round.

FARR BATTERED

Press." and not only stunned the experts but thrilled the comparatively small crowd by the game and determined fashion In which he carried the fight to Louis.

PRESS COMMENTS

The "Daily News" says: Farr fought a cute battle. weaving and crouching and then standing up und jabbing.

The "Daily Mirror" writes: Farr won the moral victory by staying the full d'stance though. the official victory la Joe's by decision.

"He Louly

Mo more the same Louls, even as early as the second

Bald round;"

Max Schmeling. "Farr

good and tough was a Aghter. He fought a brave fight but you cannot win only on

only brave Aght. If he could punch."

Farr's eyes were bleeding at the end of the fifth round but he came out strongly in the sixth and drove the Negro across the ring, slammed away and did not stop attacking. He hurt Louls with a powerful lett to the body and took the round.

In the seventh, Farr led with some shappy lefts and scored re-

with

left peatedly

well-timed 'swings. Louis was forced to give ground from the force of the -plows. Farr's face was a terribly.

gory sight. Louis' round.

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"TOMMY'S" ROUND

In the eighth round Louis was eager for a kill and rained a series of blows with relentless jabbing to the head. Farr retallated with a ceaseless attack to the body and the round was fought at terrific speed. Farr flailed Louis to the ropes. Farr's round.

In the ninth. Farr tore in fur- tously and drove Lou's to the ropes, The Negro later continued to con- centrate on Farr's eye. Farr was still holding his own and sent in Some stinging lefts and again drove Louis to the ropes. His right eye was puffed and after a fierce attack he once again carried all before. him and again drove Lou's as the ropes. Farr's round.

SENSATIONAL ROUND

The tenth opened sensationally. Farr landing rights and lefts to the face and stomach and scoring repeatedly with left hooks to the body. Louls replying with weak lefts. Louis was again driven to the ropes but fought off a possible knock-out with а hay-making right, scraping Farr's face. The Welshman concluded the round by missing the Negro with round-house right. Louis' round.

CLEVER DUCKING

Long-range Aghting was again seen in the eleventh round, and Farr, with his clever ducking and weaving, was a most difficult tar- get. He forced Louis to the ropes and ended the round with a fusli- lade of lefts. Farr's round...

In the twelfth round Louis open- ed with a barrage of straight lefts but Farr stung the Negro with a Series of left hooks to the head and The drove Louls to the ropea. Welshman had a magnificent de- Team Bound even.

In the thirteenth round both boxers exchanged a series of letá and then circled the plug. Fart' landed heavy rights to the body While Louis retallated with several left hooks. Towards the end, Louis belaboured Farr with rights and lefts to the head and the Welsh- man wilted. Louis' round.

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Once again, therefore, the Eng- land fast bowler who used to be a terror to the Australians has shown himsel; as loyal to his friend and inseparable companion as he was to his country when he bowled in the fierce heat "down under."

0.0 Allen, answering the toust of Cricket in an Intelligent and amusing speech at the M.C,C. 150th Anniversary Dinner, stressed ot producing wickets that give the bowler a fair chance and therefore lead to at- tractive cricket. He made, in- cidentally, the perfectly good point that "nearly all executives are composed of past batsmen,"

FISH DEALER ROBBED

MAN COMMITTED

TO SESSIONS

SOLDIERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION

More Contributions Urged

With the aid of guns which they

At a meeting of the Standing used two men on July 31 carried

Committee of the armed robbery in broad

Hong Kong out an daylight but only one managed to Chinese Women's Soldiers Relief cover his tracks and is still at custody large. The other is in awaiting trial at the Criminal Sessions.

The latter With

Lau Yan-kwal Was brought before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magistracy yester- day charged with robbing a fish dealer, Lau Sing, of approximately $600 in currency and one gold "watch with three American gold coins with a jade and gold ap- pendage attached.

The Duke of Gloucester, who was the chief guest, said that at least he has il in common cricketers that both "preferred to

■ decent sized moving · bali hit rather than a small stationary

one,"

Death Of Noted Jockey Club Official

S. I. Whant said that on July 31, Lau Sing and two others went'] to a teahouse in Morrison Street Major Leorge Wilmot, said to be after spending the evening in No. the only Jockey Club official to

14 Wing Kat Street They left the

Association, which was held in the hall of the Chinese Merchants Club, Ch'na Building, yesterday evening, the Chairman, Mrs: Tam Sal-fan announced that a sum of about $10,500 has been received up to date, and it is hoped that fur- ther contributious will be enthusi astically forwarded to the associa- tion by the general public, “

The Committee decided to or ganize a sub-Committee for the selling of flags to raise funds. I was also decided to hold a carnival dance and a charity bazaar. The dates will be announced later.

"It was also decided to send letter to the authorities of the On one occasion in Australia, hold licences as fudge, handicap-tea-bouse about 4 pm. They walk- Chinese Medical Association, · re- after a long morning of muscle-per, clerk of the course, and clerk

ed along Des Voeux Road Intend- questing them to organise a First straining. heart-breaking work of scales, died suddenly, aged 63.

ing to hire a car but as they ap- Ald Rellet Claas, so as to enable Larwood lay all through the lunch at Lingfield Park Club, Lingfield.proached Cleverly Street two men members of the Association to "

frum a heart attack. interval in the changing room with

appeared and one of them fréd a have the chance of learning" and He went to France in 1914 as a shot from a revolver. The friends qualifying for active service ice packed round him so that he

in could be ready for more destruc-Lieutenant in the Royal Warwick-of Lau Sing

але ran and

of North China. shire Regt., but was gassed and tion in the blazing afternoon.

the mauraders fred another

Those present at yesterday's invalided home in 1918 He was

shot. They then covered. Lau meeting were Mrs. Li Shu-fan, awarded the Military Cross and

Bing with their weapons and retired from the Army in 1919.

snatched the articles mentioned in with the rank of Major.

Sporting Fixtures

TO-DAY

Bowls.-Open Singles Quarter- Anals. S. Randle v. A. S. Gomes; U.M. Omar v. G.H. Sherriff (Hong Kong F. C. green), 5 p.m.

Tennis. "B" Division: University v. South China AA; Chinese R.C. v. Gralgengower C.C.; Hong Kong C.C. v. Club de Recreio; U.S.R.C. V. Championships: Singles: A. Gosano v. A. Crawford; W: C. Hung v. Cap. Loch;-S. A. Rumjahn v! 1. Mahan Singh. Doubles: Wong Fuk- nam and Lui Kwat-tan v. S. A. and. Li Kwal-hung v. A. L. Sullivan and Goldman; A. V. Remedios and

J Gonsalves v. G. E. Clarke and G. C. Burnett.

TO-MORROW

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Tennis.-"D"

Division: Police R.C. v. Army T.C...Kowloon Indians V. Chinese R.C.. Indian R.C. v. Craigengower C.C., Civil Service C.C. v. South China A.A.; Club de Recreio v. Kowloon C.C., U.S.R.C. A. L Championships:-Singles: Sullivan v. S. A. Gray: F. H. Kwok v. E. W. Liang: G. Choa v. Wong Fuk-nam. Doubles: A. V. Gosano and B. T. Gosano v. R. R. Todd and G. E. R. Divett, S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn" v. Capt. Loch and J. I J. Pengelly and Tomlinson: Agaturon v. T. K. Leung and J. Hsu.

For 17 years he was secretary of the charge from his pockets. The ròbbers fired another shot and es- Lingfield Park Race Club. He was the brother of Mr. Frederick Wil-caped. Two men were injured by liam Wilmot, the owner and breed-Stray-bullets; one was a friend who had accompanied Lau Sing, and er. whose Improvements during his management of the Lingfield course were largely the justifica tion of the title "Lovely Lingfield."

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CHUNG SING GALA

$2,500 Raised For War Relief

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In connection with the Chung charity Sing Benevolent Society gala, the sum of $2.500 has been SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

paid into the Bank of China for Bowls-First Division: Craigen T.T. remittance to the Kiu Mo Wal gower C.C. v. Police R.C.; Kowloon Yuen Wai, (Oversea Chinese Com- C.C. v. Kowloon B.G.C.; Kowloon mission in Nanking for War Re- Dock R.C. 7. Club de Recrelo:ief. The sum represents cash im- Civil Service C.C. v. Hong Kong mediately available for disposal

the other a street coolie. (The ac- cused was arrested on August ₫ in Yaumati on information.

After evidence was given, the ac- cused was committed for trial at

the next Criminal Sessions.

BALL BREAKS

GOLFER'S LEG

Action For Reckless Play Fails

One golfer sued another at Derby Assizes alleging "reckless, careless, and negligent" play resulting in his leg being broken by a golf ball.

Clement Frederick Holmes,

盘

Mrs. L. Shu-put. Mrs. Wong So, Mrs. Wong Sal-wal, Mrs, · Chan

Yau-chuen, Mrs. Wong Wing-sin, Mrs. Kwok Lam-Del Mis, Li Cho- yau, Mrs. Ho Sal-wah, and others.

MUITSAI CASE

was

A remand of eight days granted by Mr. K. M. A. Barnett

at the Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday in the case in which Shing Po-po, married woman and Cheung '

married Chung-po

women, of Shanghai, were charged with (a) Keeping an unregistered mui tsal at their residence at No. 797, Nathan Road, (b) Ill-treating Wong Slu-lan, aged 14, the mul isal. (b) assaulting a child under the age of 16, and (d) common assault on the child..

Mr. O. E C. Marton appeared for defence. The case will be

Tennis. "C" Division: Club de Recreio v. Chinese R.C. (2); Kow- loon C.C. v. Craigengower C.C.; South China A.A. v. Radio Sports last, Club: U.S.R.C. Championships:F.C.: Second Division: Indian R.C. and the balance will be remitted Chesterfield, sought damages for nesday. Ball was. Axed at $150

"New York Times": Of Farr it can truly be said he was beaten but not disgraced. Louis won but

it was not a hollow victory.

Louis "Herald" Tribune": everything but the title. Renter.

NET RECEIPTS

:

Singles: H. Y. Ho v. J. L F, Smal- lery: Major MacDonald v. Chan Kam-moon; A. E. P. Guest v. Y. C. Lau; M. A. Oliveira V. I. M. A. Razack. Doubles: E. C. Fincher and . Bodiker v. S. A. Gray and

Wong Shui-wing v. E. F. Fincher and D. J. N. Anderson.

A total of 36.903 spectators paid for entrance. The attendance was 33,469. Gross receipts totalled A. Crawford; Iu Tak-cheuk and $265,753 and exclusive of 855,000 for film and broadcasting rights the net receipts were 8220,463. Lou's receiving $110.185 and Farr $60,000.- Beuter.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Meeting Committee Meeting of

Club Equine Sports

(Kowloon Magistracy), 5.30 p.m.

v. Kowloon C.C.; 'Cralgengower as soon as other promised con- Co. v. Club de Recreio; Police R.C. tributions are received. v. Hong Kong F.C.; Third Division: Club do Recreio v. Kowloon -F.C.; Kowloon Tong R.C. v. Civil Ber- vice C.C.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Bowls. Gutierres International

JOCKEY CLUB DRAW

schoolmaster, of Chatsworth-road, heard at 2.30 pm. on next Wed-

personal injury from George Wil- Ilam Boocock, also of Chatsworth- road, a fellow member of the Stap- age Golf Club. They were playing parallel holes.

Mi. Justice Singleton said that many dangerous shots must be course. Holines have seen the other man

The Hong Kong Jockey Club played on that announces that the Draw for the must Shield; Philippines V. Malaye: 1938 Australian Subscription ponies Portugual or Switzerland v. Scot will take place at the Stables at land (Craigengower O.C. green.) 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, September 3.30 p.m.

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but took no steps for his own pro- tection, thinking he was safe.

He gave judgment for Boocock, with costa.

each.

Mr. H. W. Fraser, Inspector -of- mul taal, prosecuted.

ANOTHER CASE

Pang Man, 20, woman," residing at No. 20, Essex Crescent, also appeared before Mr. K M. A. Bar- nett at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on the same charges.

The case was remanded till · Fri- day, September 3. at 2.30 p.m.

Player's "Please

IT'S THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS

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