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WEDNESDAY, JUNE

1938.

HENRY ARMSTRONG MAKES BOXING HISTORY BY BEATING ROSS Negro Inflicts Terrific Beating On Champion

New York, May 31.

By winning his fight against Barney Ross, holder of the welterweight boxing champion of the world, Henry Armstrong, the negro boxer known sometimes as "Homicide" Henry be cause of his wonderful knock-out record, has become the first man in the history of the ring to wear the featherweight and the welterweight crowns simultaneously.

Mr. Donovan consulted Noss' ninegers who told United Press "We won't let this continue much longer,"

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FAR EASTERN COUNTRIES MAY BE INVITED TO 1940 OLYMPICS

Tokyo, June 1

The Olympic Organising Committee is understood to have applied to the International Commitice for permis- slon

to invite five Far Eastern countries, Manchukuo, Slam. French Indo-Chins, Straits Settlements and Netherlands Enst Indies to take part be held at in the 1940 Games to Tokyo. Retter's Special.

Business Boom In Britain

The verdict awarded to Armstrong | Ross was tied and retreated help- at the Madison Square Garden Bowls lessly.

The negro to-night was unanimous. buttered Ross into a bloody, helpless bulk, but the latter fought like a true champion and weathered one of the However, Hoss was game through- most merelless beatings ever given in out and fought instinctively. He did

London, May 31. any ring. He was virtually helpless not permit Armstrong to floor him.

The boom in business which Great Sometimes he parried feebly and Britain is enjoying is reflected nt the end of the ten rounds.

A crowd of 35,000 saw the devas often naded his punches ineffectively. Agures showing new enpital tating dusky ring

ndd the but he kept intact his record of never, during the month of May. dynamo welterweight crown to his other tra- having been knocked out or lost a Ross was in such a state that Bght by a T.K.O. deelston in eight the crowd screamed to the referee, years of 4ghting. Mr. Arthur Donovan, to halt the Judging by his showing. Armstrong

Is likely to wear the welterweight, d slaughter in the Inst four rounds.

long time.---Unlied

phies.

crown

RELENTLESS BEATING Ross' face looked worse than Jess | Prens,

ter his fight with Jack Willard's niter Dempsey. Armstrong's

relentless hooking attack puffed Barney's right eye, which breatre completely closed after the seventh round. Ross was bleeding from the mouth and nose, and there were gashes over both eyes. It is expected that Barney Rass. married recently, will retire after this terrifle bealing

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New York, May 31. The fight threatened to be a "frost" in both the weather and Anancial have totalled angles at 8 pm when an unexpected-Wireless, ly small sprinkling of spectators turned up. The indications carly on were that the promoters would be lucky to get $100,000 gross.

£65,541,577,--British

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There was the usual antrunkelium Ringside writers were blowing of celebrities before the fight. Joe their Angers because of the cold, and T.T. London Louis, the heavyweight champion, and some "fans" were humorously asking Demand Jimmy

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in the second fight between Ross and Jim- my MeLachin in 1934, there was split decision, and Mr Donovan as referee voted against Russ

FIGHT DESCRIBED

Arst and Ross won the

second rounds narrowly. Furious mauling and in@ghting featured

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Only one match was played in the 11 p/ L/c London

do. Baseball League to-day, the New 4 m/s D/P York Yankees beating Boston Red 4 m/s L/c U.S.A. However, from this stage onwards Sox by 12 runs to five in the Ameri- 4 m/s France

The Yankees registered 30 d/s India

rounds.

the fight was entirely

Armstrong's con section.

The negro won atl the succeeding 16 hits against Boston's five, and had U.S. Cross rate in London rounds except the seventh,

which only one error against Boston's four. Jimmy Foxx hit a home run for went against him because of a low

the Red Sox, and Henrelch, Dickey blow.

and Roife did ilkewise for the Yan- kees-Reuter.

Most of the rounds which Arm~ | strong won were by the widest of margins. In the third, he opened up and kept boring into Ross, trying for an opening. He innded a hard left

-------

to the face, followed by another left MRS. WILLS MOODY to the face and a right to the check. forcing Ross to the ropes.

In the fourth round, Ross ralliedi

cliln the

knocked and a right to

Henry's mouthpiece to the floor.

IN FINE FORM

London, May 31.

wis Mrs. Helen Wille Moody However, the negro was not troubled fine form to-day in the second round

in

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

RACE

THE SIXTH EXTRA MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 4th and MONDAY, 6th June, 1938, commencing at 2.08 p.m. on Saturday, and at 12.30 p.m. on

and he returned to make Ross' hose of the St. George's Hill tennis cham- Monda... Bell will be rung at 1.30

bleed with a hard left.

picnship at Weybridge where she de- Armstrong continued to box strong-feated Miss Penelope Anderson

ly and landed punches almost at will. 6-2, 6-0, United Press.

by

Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, the famous American lawn tennis player. arrived in England recently. She is here seen at practice at Wimbledon, where she la to compete this year. She will also help the United States in the Wightman Cup matches against Great Britain.

p.m. on the First Day and at 12 n'clock Noon on the Second Day. The Tin Interval will be after tho Recond race (1 p.m.) on the Second Day.

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