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BOXING NOTES.

Stadium Needed in Hongkong.

THE COLOUR BAR.

The Franch Concession, Shang. bal, already famous as the beauty

THE FONGKON TILIGRAPH.

FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1923

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it is the right thing that these tourneys be held under the auspices of the Hong kong Boxing Association, so that the Winners of the various tournaments can be re- cognised as champions in their respective grades and their re- porda kept from the beginning of to be blamed. A few of our real

impression at Manila is evidentir from this heading of a report of the fightBeitling Key bas two-fisted wallops." It speaks for itself. Good luck to him He did daring his Manila tour. not get much of a reception here. but then the colour bar is again are

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I see from the Shanghai papera that Key is booked to perform there soon. Again, good luck to him. I am an orang Singapura myself, so the interest in Key is oatural, and I trust the tender! will excuse me introducing his came in this article, in which I set out to speak about Hongkong boxing and boxers,

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spot of the Northern Settlement, has recently been further am sure, would be only too glad to run these shows" provided, of banced by the addition of A modern boxing Stadium. For this, course, they are assured support in the matter of trophies, belts, Shanghai's boxing fans have to thank the enter rising proprietor, etc. Is this support too much to expect from local fight fans? I Mr. Sullivan, leading porties think not. Surely, if local sports light in our neighbouring port Its rownager is an equally popular men can come forward so readily and well known sportsman. He provide trophies for athletic not for is none other than Mr. Billy sports meetings, why Bellew, who some years ago held

"Young" Maher, the Hong- the Welterweight Championship

"Then again, as a matter of kong lad who won the Amateur of the Far East. Many old

course, we would have to have a Lightweight Championship of the timers will remember "Billy's many performances in Hongkong Stadium in Hongkong sooner or Colony by virtue of bis victories (he used to make his headquarters later the City Hall is too small over Willis Ward of the Revenge for such thinge BL2 boxing and Hainan of the Navy, bas here), particularly his long-to-be- remembered fight with Bill Lewis, tournaments so why not look, been in changbai for some time These two made history for local the home in the face right now He is not doing much boxing there begin making provision at present, however he upheldi boxing, and set up a high stand and

for the future? I am cor-fi Hongkong's reputation in a few MADE DAILY "UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION ard here which it is gratifying to note has been maintained by their dent the Government can be per- bouts while a new arrival at the succeegore, notably our popular suaded to grant a site to the Northern Port, but has since ex H.K.B.A., provided they can "Sky Kerrison, ant "Raitler" Morgan.

now

To cut a long story short,

"Billy" has been exceptionally busy at the new Stadium, and according to all reports to hand, very successfully too.

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raise the money for the building rights, his amateurstatus prevent. Who will help? There are manying him meeting good men. who can, and I hope this appeal

“Iron” Bux, also a Hongkong kong's boxing superiority is threa would not go unbeeded. Hong-

boy," is now reported by latest tened and everyone who has the arrivals from Manila to be doing welfare of the sport at heartwell in the middleweight division should rally to the assistance of there. Some say he actually holda tournaments in a little over the local governing body. the Manila championship at that month is quite respectable

weight He is excellent piece of promoting work.

We in Hongkong will have to example of what a Hongkong especially as the standard of b. x- ing is reported to be of a high order. be independent of the Navy and man can do when given a fair Arty for our boxing material chance, and if the latest reports before long, especially if the about him are correct, he will The last tourney was held on June 1. It is with this tourner Singapore naval base scheme hare set up the unique record of that I am most concerned for the goes through, and we won't have holding a championship at every purpose of this article. It is, in the warships here with us so weight, from Bartam to Middle fact of considerable interest to often. Then clearly the supply Father Time does not seem to give all local boxing enthusiaste be- would have to be local if the game him much trouble, and he bas What chances do certainly lived up to his ring causeyoung Chadwick, our worthy is to survive.

we stand of securing that aup.name. He certainly has an iron Lightweight Champion, figured is it, and, what is more, he kept upply under present conditions? constitution.

There are Bome., good Hongkong's reputation in no un certain style, in spite of the fact boxers in the waking among that he was greatly handicapped local lada visit to the boxing to the tune of about 15 lbs. in tourney of any school will con- weight and many inches in height vince one on that point--but what and reach. Chadwick ronde his encouragement have they got to initial appearance before Shang. continue their boxing after they hai's fight fans as an eleventh-eave school? None under the hour substitute for one "Battling" present colour bar, which is s 2 British Colony. Gleason who broke a thumb while shame for

never drawn the training. Chadwick's opponent Britain has

was a lanky fellow named White, colour lise until that Siki-Beckett

a no mean performer ax reports episode, and then Siki asked for

However. the 1-3 pound it by his unbecoming bebaviour.

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Cannot the Naval and Military sporting papers up North, made authorities be persuaded to recon- short work of White and sent him sider their decision for the sake down for the full count in four of British boxing traditiona? short rounda, in every one of hope they will play the game for which there was only one man in the benefit of Hongkong boxing the show. Chadwick made an after matters have been explained instantaneous hit with the audito them, as I am attempting to do ence, and no doubt he will have now. I am sure that nothing was not a few supporters to-night farther from their minds than to (June 15) when he will be prit to create a boxing monopoly for the the test against Capt. "Matty Navy and Army when they made Smith, the Lightweight Champion of the Australian Overseas Force, and the best man Shanghai can pit against him.

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that decision--but that has been I beg them to give a the result. thought to the future of boxing in Hongkong after they and their men have left these shores.

Although little is known about Smith here. Hongkong bering Battling" Key the young enthusiasts will feel confident of Chinese Lightweight Champion Chadwick's ability to hold his of Malaya, who was bare last own against the Aussie, for it year, has done well in his first must be remembered that, al bout in Manila, where he knock- though quite a youngster, Chad-ed out Kid Apache, one of the wick is by no means a beginner top-rungers, in two rounds at in the "manly and" and it is his at the Laguna Stadium, San proud record that he scored a win Pablo. That Key has made an i over Buzler Lake, the man who

is making a "hix nöise" in Eng

Jand at the present time.

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To return to the Stadium, Sul- livan and Bollew bave excellent plans for the future of boxing in Shanghai, and they Fearching the country for likely material to train for high boxing! honoure in the Far East, if not farther afield. They have secured the services of capable physical and boxing instructors for the novices, and have already quite a little array of youngsters receit ing lessons regularly. What is more, they are not drawing the colour line, either, and number British, American, Swedish, Rus. Rian, Portuguese, Eurasian, Fili pino, Japanese and even Chinese lade among their pupils.

This makes one feel very p483- imistic for the future safety of local boxing, and if we do not take steps to keep pace with the timer and our neighbours, Hong- kong will be hackward as in must everything at present, and the time will come, very soon, when we shall see all our champion- ships held by out-iders...

The first thing we shall have to do is to get rid of that silly colour har motion and give everyone who chooses to take on the boxing came a fair chance to make good,; Then we could hold inter-school, inter Scout Troop and Novices tourneys for the purpose of "dis covering" dark horses. Of course,

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Another Hongkong lad. George Gifford, I think (I am not sure of his first name, is doing well among good raters in the United States under the fighting name of Pitts. He has been meeting, with a good degree of success some very tough lads "out West."

A fouh Hongkongite. a Portu- cuese youth who battles under the name of "Fighting" Rozario. has been upholding our reputation in Tientsin where, he holds the Amateur Lightweight Champion- ship. He has done exceptionally well, being a little more than al beginner who took up, baxing a little over a year ago. He bas good future before him if be sticks it.

These are a few examples I am offering to support my contention that local lads can rise high in the roped arena. All they need is encouragement, so I will close my article with another appeal to the powera-that-be here. to re- move the local colour bar and give some of the coming lights- at present mere schoolboys, buti soon to travel the bighway of life-a chance of emulating the excellent, records of those who: bave gone before them.

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