1938-08-18 — Page 21

ARMSTRONG WINS BOXING CROWN FROM AMBERS

First Man To Become A· Triple Champion

New York, Aug. 17.

Henry Armstrong, the negro fighter who already holds the featherweight and welterweight boxing crowns, added the light- weight title to his list to night by beating Lou Ambers, the holder, on points. He has thus become the first triple champion in the history of boxing.

Armstrung won seven rounds, two were even and Ambers was

the verdict in alx.

Hiven

won two

The negro would have more rounds but was deprived of them for fouling his

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

Duration Of Tests Discussed

London, Aug. 6.

The following statement has been issued by Lieutenant- Colonel R, S. Rait Kerr, secre- tary of the M.C.C.:~

"The question of the dura- tion of England v. Australia Test matches in England was discussed at Lord's at a con- ference between representa- lives of the Australian Board of Control, Mr. Justice Evatt and Mr. W. H. Jeanes.

"Various aspects were con- sidered, and the whole maiter will be submitted to the Eng- land and Australia Boards of Control in due course"

Lightweight NORWAY DECLINES

oppe Title Only To

However, he had built up a strong- cnough lead to overcome the penalty. It was a very gruelling fight. The decision was an unpopular one with the crowd,

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Oslo, Aug. 17. The Norwegian Olymple Commit- tee informed the International Olym- pic Committee yesterday that it had decided not to conduct the Olymple winter games in 1940,

Armstrong wen the first three Armstrong Expected To application

rounds with hard right hooks and body punches. Ambers got in some blows to the Jaw from dose in, but was forced to the ropes several lines.

FLOORED TWICE The negro forced the

gist, but Ambers got in several good blows to the jaw.

Ambert was floored twice. The first time was in the fifth round when he was put down by three successive rights. He was saved by the bell.

The second time was in the sixth round when he was down for nine from a right hook, but despite Arm- strong's demon-like endeavour score a knock-out, Ambers won the ruund.

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Win World Crown

advance

Norway will, however, send in an to the International Olymple Cominiiice to direct these sports in 1944.-Trans-Occan.

New York, Aug. 16. Mike Jacobs, the promoter, hused and not Armstrong's feather and

announced that tickets welterweight titles.

"Louis Ambers' modager said, clatedly

now in the best shape of his career." amounting to $55,000 have been sold

Armstrong-İ ze for

7-2 Armstrong However, the lightweight favourite. Ambers bout for

The promoter, Mike Jacobs, ex- championship of the world. Ile pre diets an attendance of some 17,000 pects a capacity 20,000 crowd

$100,000 gate-Reuter. and a total gate of $126,000.

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TECHNICAL DECISION Meanwhile, Armstrong is a 3-1

New York, Aug. 16.- favourite, though many are support- į

berause of his speed.] Pedro Montanez, 136 lbs., beat Ray Napolitano, 14311⁄2 lbs., of New ing Ambers Jumpiness, stamina and ruggedness. York, on a technical knock-out in Armstrong won the next Wo Ambers weighs 33411⁄2 lbs., and Arm-the third round of a ten-round bout rounds, but Ambers gained the

stron: 134-United Press. verdict in the ninth. The tentli was

.even.

Then Ambers won the eleventh nd twelfth on Armstrong's fouls.

Both men were very tired in the thirteenth and fourteenth rounds, but Annstrong came back strongly in the fifteenth and was still falling his urs at the finish.-Reuter.

Lightweight Only

New York, Aug. 17.

to-day-Uilted Press.

BOUT DRAWN

Los Angeles, Aug. 16.

On the eve of the postponed Arm- Glen Lee, 159 lbs., of Lincoln, strong-Ambers title fight at Madison Nebraska, fought a draw with Al the State Athletic Romero, 154 lbs. of Los Angeles, Square Garden,

ten rounds to-day-United Commission announce that only Lou over Ambers lightweight title is Involv-Press.

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HOW SOUTH AFRICANS LOST GAME

Inspiration Saves English Golfers From Defeat

London, Aug. 3.

Britain won a great international at Walton golf challenge match

when Reginald yesterday Heath Whitcombe, the "open" champion, and Henry Cotton, ex-champion, 72-holes four-ball match won the for £1,000 from Babby Locke, the 20-years-old golling prodigy and Sid LWO most Brews

Africa's South famous players by two up and one to play.

Fully 7,000 people, many on horse- back,

the watched

match and

almost

down bracken trampled shoulder high to get vantage points. But there was no need to hurry.

one of the This will go down as slowest, as well as one of the great- est, matches of recent years.

Locke is meticulously careful about every shot he plays. It is slow- motion golt so far as he is concerned. After consultations with the coddle ond practice swings several minutes were occupied with each shot he played, and each round took nearly iour hours.

Cotton frequently snt dangling hist legs in bunkers while waiting for the opposition to put, und Whitcombe firgeted and was obviously a little) disturbed by the slow play.

It was a great up and down struggle but the British pair found themselves in the critical position of one down with seven to play.

COTTON'S INSPIRATION

Then Cotton had an inspiration witch changed the whole trend of the match. For the second me he determined to try the almost im- possible feat of driving across the corner of the dog-legged twelfth and reaching the green.

In the normal The hole, played manner, is 370 yards, but the straight line is probably 320 yards, with a of bushes and ferns vast expa small patch of grass to carry to a before the green.

For the first and only time in the mateli Cotton changed the order of striking, and asked Whitcombe to drive first. He explained afterwards that he wished to see his partner straight down the fairway before he attempted his big drive.

Cotton's ball went straight across the "sea" of trouble, pitched just over the waste of bracken and rolled forward to within ten yards of the

green.

Cotton had accpmpitshed a carry of 280 yards, and had only a simple: run-up to play for his secondi.

Then he laid to within a foot of birdie three the hole and gained n

to square the match. Whitcombe, as It inspired, played at his best, and from that moment the tide turned away from the South Afrleans.

EUROPEAN "Y" TO PLAY ARMY AT WATER POLO

The European Y.M.C.A. and the Army will meet in their third water- polo encounter in the European "Y" pool at 0.30 p.m. this evening when home exelting sport should be wil- nessed.

The Army have made one or two changes while the "y" will probably field the same team as last week, with possibly one change.

The teams are:---

Berry (Mid- The Army:----Pte. dlesex): Gar. Howell (R.A.) and Gnr. Wilson (RA): Lieut. J. M. Sergt. Collins (R.A.). Calvert (R.E.): Pie. Stemp (Middlesex) and Ptc. Haigh (Middlesex).

European F. w. webb; G. Payne, and F. Ashford: W. Banham: W. F. Kerr, J, Didgan and R. Gold-

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