1936-06-02 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG

France Expects To Win Two Olympic Boxing Titles

HOPES ON LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT AND FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS

The lutter is not very hard hitter sure for Jean Despeaux, the latest

Two Olymple boxing titles are Olymple post and possibly an Olym- the team. already counted upon as the pro-ple victory.

He

post.

perty of France when her team of with either hand and is unusually find, is pressing him closely for the boxers meet the world's best amateur wily for un amateur. sluggers at the Berlin Games in August.

The two boxers who are expected to turn the trick are veterans as for:

us non-professionals are concerned for both of them took part in the last Olympics at Los Angeles in 1932. The first, light heavyweight Roger Michelot lost in the inal and was crowned European champion, while flyweight Gaston Faynud was climinated in the first round by the

went on to win the Olympic title. In 103 Michelat went to Chicago with a French team and won the "Gölden Glövés lide.

GREATLY IMPROVED

NOT A LARGE TEAM France will not send a large team to Berlin. Rousseau sald that on seven, men would be sent to the German capital, which is one re- presentative from each class except the heavyweight. There is no man "worthy of representing his country in this class", sadly reflected

the French president.

As the team will not be designated until the last week in July anything may happen between now and then. All of them have plenty of fighting to do in the next two months and some Inds not heretofore considere:l

as prospects may forge ahead of the present favoured ones.

Rousseau told United Press that all of the likely prospects will he Hungarian Stephen Enakes. who While no great hope in held out sent to the military camp at Join- for the other five men of the team, vilie, on the outskirts of Paris, in they are nevertheless counted upon July where they will undergo In- to make a creditable showing with tensive Two of them locked upon as semi-week, he said. the team

training. During the last Analists and dualists. These two are picked

will he and "they will be sent to featherweight Robert Wagner and Berlin on the 28th in order to give lightweight Francois Aupetit, both them at full week to adjust them- "These two men have improved of them champions in their respec selves and become acclimatized to greatly since 1932, Paul Rousseau, tive catégories. president of the French Boxing Wagner is a

the new conditions. One thing you Federation, told United Press. "While the game and succeeded to the title my boys get into the ring in Berlin comparatively new in can be sure of. That is that when 11 is risky to make any predictions held in 1935 by Robert Peyre, who they will give a good account of so far ahead of time and without was not able to defend it. Both themselves for French fighters have personally knowing the foreign fighters, I confidently expect these are on a par but it is for more always done well in foreign rings." two youngsters to give a good ac- to go to Berlin, Despite his lack kely that Wagner will be picked count of themselves and possibly of experience Wagner is fast, strong score triumphs for France in Ber-un

and very game. Iln,"

Some newspapermen and critles are more outspoken than Rousseau and confidently count upon Miche- lot and Fuyaud to win.

These qualities coupled with the fact that he is a southpaw may decide the issue in his favour.

Aupetit won the title for the first time this year. If thin-games-were- full year away he might be in- cluded with Fayaud and He was the revelation of the season Michelot. but is still too crude to get by the strong foreign competition in Berlin,

plon, will have to fight it out with Roger Tritz, middleweight cham-

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

Sixth Extra Race Meeting, 1936.

The Second day of the above,

or the two Fayand is undoubted ly the classier fighter. In March he won the French flyweight crown for the fourth successive time and in April won the British crown for the second year running. Fayaud, who is 20, is fast, clever and boxes with the sureness of a professional. In Jean Andreotti for the Olympic post.postponed from Monday, 1st June, winning the British title in 1935, he Tritz successfully defended his title will be held (weather permitting) Accomplished something that 10 in A very close fight from Andreatti, other Frenchman hnd

ever done As Tritz, because of his style of on Saturday, 6th June, 1936. The before.

Michelot is the mare experienced very popular here, it is quite likely p.m. and the first race will be run boxing-holding and stalling is not First Bell will be rung at 1.30 and ha been light heavy-weight champion for six years. Despite his that the younger Andreatti will be outstanding class he had to give his picked for the team.

By Order,

best to eke out a close victory against

Jean Deguerre, France's infest And,

It was his experience that proved Pierre

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FRENCH OLYMPIC SWIMMING

PROSPECTS VERY BLACK

Jacques Cartonnet Will Be Notable Absentee From Berlin

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Paris, The spring-board diving assignment, Her sister Therese, who will be France's Olympic swimming will be handled by Roger Heinkele. France's representative for the 100-

He is inferior to hopes have always been rather French champion who recently re- fastest time. The third swimmer, Hear! Poussard, metre back-strokes, has 1 21" as her black. This year they are tired and who finished seventh at Los 16-year-old Louisette blacker than ever.

Fleunet mus Angeles. The other distances and turned in 6' 47" for the 100-metre Jean Taris, the best French swim-events will not have French entries. free style. These times will not even mer extant, took second place in the Prospects of a woman's triumph qualify these giris for the semi finals 400 metre free-style event at Los are still immer, with the excellent in Berlin. Angeles in 1932, If he finishes as far field of American and Dutch swim- up as fourth in Berlin in August, his swimmers will be making their Olym- Roby Poirier and a 100-metre four-

imers as opposition. France's women Spring-board champion performance may well be considered pic debut.

woman relay, which will probably in- exceptional, considering the

progress made by American and Japanese pate in the 100-metre free-style, has Fleuret, will round out the women's Rene Blondeau. who will partici- clude the Blindeny sisters and le. slomers since the last Olympics. only 1 8.8" to show for her best time. cum.United Press. Taris, if anything, has deteriorated.

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to halve her match. Her long putt nearly went down, but she missed the return, and there was Great Bri- tain urgently needing the only re- maining match out to halve on the day,

The one straw of hope to which the French eling is u possible Olympic victory by their water-polo team. The Federation. officials say there is a good chance for victory in Berlin but with the same breath they admit the existence of High grade competition. i

The last time the French sent a water-polo team to the Games, they won the Olympic. title, That was hack in 1924, Hungary wo it in 1932 and is a heavy favourite to re- everywhere except on the green. In peat, Germany, Belgium and Hol. fact, at the start of the round she land, at worst can still be considered even holed some good putts and the Miss Jesale Anderson, after win- on par with the French team. The match was square with five holes ning the first hole la great 3, hnd Federation's hope is not likely to be played. Then after reaching the been lust heard of 2 down with 6 to realized.

long 7th in two impressive shots she play; later news still was of her took 3 putta and allowed Mrs. Vare bunkered at the 18th. But she come ONLY DOZEN COMPETITORS. to emerge from the deep gulley on out grandly, and holed a 3-yarder to win it in 3, Mrs. Cheney unaccount-

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down. Her 4 at the ting first, put her material

10th The most notable absentee will be had three putta there, but after that one a trifle shorter for her match

and Jacques Cartonnet, until recently the Miss Morgan could not win another holder of two world's recards, the hole, and Mrs. Vare won by she stuck it just long enough, struck It

perfectly, and I dropped. Strongheaded, lazy but plea- Mrs. Holm, meanwhile, had only sant, he has been consistently in hot played one bad shot and one bad water with the Federation. At pre-hole against Miss Patty Berg. Mrs. sent he is very much in that body's Holm was level 4's, omitting the 6th, bad graces.

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Anal and 5. blow was Cartonnel's ultimatum that But Miss Barton was 2 down by he would gladly represent France at then to Miss Glutting, and there the Olympics, but only on his own were only five holes left to play. Mow W. Morgan. Mrs. E, 11. Vare, 1/2 1 terms. Naturally the Federation na Miss Barton attacked bravely, then, Mrs. A. M. Holm, 4/3 1 Mies 1 J. Berg ... 0 decided not to include him on the got down in one putt to win the 14th, Barton Miss C. Gletting, up Mr. 1. B. Walker Mrs. J. D. Crews, I up Mir d. Andron, 1 p 1. Mrs. 1. B. Cheney Mrs. t. Garon. 7/61 Mrs. O. S. 10...

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nearly holed a chip at the 15th, won Tarin, whose best time for the 400-the 16th and went to the last hole metre free-style in 4' 47", will be

only 1 down. France's representative in this event, only

But a pulled second He is by far Europe's best swimmer and gorse bush meant she could do at this distance but that bit of glory ng more than halve the hole, und won't get him far against the Amer-there was the whole match stand- can and Japanese swimmers. Tarising square again.

APPOINTMENT AUTHORISED will also participate in the four-man be in extremes, 3 down and 4 to go. Mrs. Walker had been believed to 800-metre relay. The other three

Washington, June 1. swimmers are Alfred Nzcnche, Marco But all her fighting Irish blond rose:

The House of Representatives has Drenor and Rome Cavalera. Their then, whilst Mrs. Crews had become passed and sent to President Roose best time is 9 20". If they Anial miserably chilled with the ever-in-velt for signature the Bill authoris among the first six, said a member creasing wet and cold; they came tog the appointment of an acting of the Federation, "we consider that the last green with every chance of United States High Commissioner in progress."

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