1939-01-11 — Page 32

Wednesday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

How Eric Boon Knocked TWO PROMISING

Out D. Crowley: Unexpected End

Eleventh Round Punch Swings The Balance

Hy Harold Lewis

London, Dec. 16.

Hundreds of people rushed the ring at Harringay last night, and at least 50 succeeded in fighting their way over Press tables and through the ropes when Eric Boon, 18- year-old blacksmith of Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, won the British lightweight championship by knocking out Dave Crowley, of Clerkenwell, in the 13th round.

Supportera of 13oon had come tram all parts of the Fen country, and the thrilling climax caused one of th most fervid scenes of exeltiment and delirious Joy newn at a fight fur year

his vision must become more hazy.

Erle Moon

more and

CROWLEY FORGES AHEAD

Sull, I thought Boon won the firs! Iwo rounds, Just lost the third, shared the next two. After that

Crowley began to forge ahead.

Crowley, having started by boxing in the most compact style, with weaving a foreing a battle at close quarters, gradually opened out. He thok no risk whatever, but evidently planned to win by steadily out- pointing his opponent,

There was little power in his blasts, but he kept darting in with

left to the face, sometimes landing this blow four or five times in sue- cession without reply.

YOUNGSTERS

Arthur Danabar

A Aght between them is previtable.

Here And There

With "Abe'

Two Young Boxers To Be Brought Together Soon

January 11, 1939.

FAIRER CONDITIONS FOR

Germany Files Entry

For Davis Cup

Berlin, Jan. 10. Germany has filed her entry for the Davis Cup Competition in 1939, according to a state- ment issued here to-day,

The German Davis Cup team will this time consist of Henner Henkel, captain, the South German Roderich Menzel (who played for Czecho-Slovakia in former years), George von Metaxa, and Hans Redl,

The Berlin player, Rolf Coep- fort, will act as emergency man.--Tranя-Occan,

Hockey

'VARSITY BEATEN IN TOURNEY

RYDER CUP GOLF

NOW ARRANGED

London, Dec. 10.

Here is great golf news. An agreement has been reached between our Professional Golfers' Association and their opposite number in America that in future the Ryder Cup tournament, staged every two years, shall be played in time and place to the choice of the visiting team, so far as this can be arranged.

Badminton

K. Tong "B" Defeat S. And S. Home

As a start, when our men go Across In 1939 to play in the United Stales, they will probably play in October OF November, in either Florida or Collfornia,

This will be greeted with cheers Iram former players, for кото Brush Ryder Cup men can recall having to play this match in mid- summer south of the Mason-Dixon Hne, when Negroes were dying of the heat, spectators at the malch fainted, and our men played against medieal advice and under the watch- ful eye of doctors. That, obviously, was not golf.

A REAL TEST

the Americans Similarly,

have complained over here that they have J. A. V. de Soures and J. Frank been forced to play in a gale and (K. Tong) beat Walker and Thorn blinding rain, to which they are not 21-7; beat Cusack and Nicholson 21-accustomed. Each side undoubtedly 10; beat Griffiths and Manuel 24-21. had a grievaner, and the desire to A Chan and T. Tang (K. Tong) make this great annual match a real lost to Walker and Thurn 12-21; beat test of golf is all to the good. Cusack and Nicholson 21-15; lost to Grifth and Manuel 10-21.

Kowloon Tong "B" played the was Saffor ind Soldiers' Hone last even- An

encounter Interesting

ing in the "B" Division of the Bad- the Monday when witnessed on

minton League and won by 7-2. RA.O.C. met the University on the Scores:

the Hongkong; lalter's ground in Hockey Association Tournament, and after a hard match the Ordnance managed to take both points when L/Sgt. Lang netted the only goal of the maleh late in the second half,

The Ordnance were well served by Cpt. Tracey at inside left, Sgt. Evans and Sgt. Drake at half back, and Pte, Locke was the best back on view.

Next year's arrangement menns a N.A.E. Mackay and J. L. Anderson good deal more to our men. It (K. Tom) beat Walker and Thorn means that they will have the chance 21-7; beat Cusack and Nicholson after the Ryder Cup match of play- 21-12; beat Griffiths and Manueling on the winter circuit of tourna

ments, which offers about £10,000 in prize moncy.

21-10.

Boon's triumph was both brillant and, until fals in the 11th round, entirely unexpected. He was being steadily and confidently outpointed by his experienced and crafty op held very close, fucking, ponent until a single punch the 11th round caused a violent swing in the Aght, That

puncht wow a tremendously powerful right hook to the stomach, planted as Boun slipped a loft Jeri and came back with the full force of the shoulder turned into the blow. Crowley, who had been boxing with speed and mastery which rupjusted

Occasionally noon was able to land that he could have gone on for twenty-five rounds it fired be, col-a solid punch. He was also made Inpsed to the floor. swing passed over the head

ex- to miss badly, as his rather frantle pressed in his face showed eletrovicy by six or nine Inches. Lisat he was badly hurt. Crowley

In the fifth, Beon caught Crawley rose after seven seconds, and Boun had the good near and coolness to with a heavy punch, a fraction 100

to repeat that high on the jaw. People cheered; i ritish boxing, they should be kept un which he may arrange fights. If keeper was very busy. The Ordnance Recreio night relentlessly

grinned perkily. It was punch. De succeeded in landing Crawley several more heavy body punches perilously close to a knockout punch. before the round was over,

CROWLEY DEFENDS COOLLY

tut that incessant peppering from defended Crowley's left increased in the same Crowley, however, coolly. Ils weak spot had been ex-proportion as did Boon's badly timed posed the only time he had ever wings, and it became obvious that been knocked out in nine years of nothing short of a knock-out would

be of any use to Boon. boxing was in exactly the same way -but he masked his trouble, and in Boon's which the twelfth round, Inexperience led him into some wild swinging for the head, Crowley gradually settled down and started to steal punches again.

KNOCK-OUT ONLY HOPE

In

NOWN as "Sonny" to his friends

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

The first half was very even but The following is the programme the Ordinance essшned superiority in to-day in the "B" Division:

St. Andrew's "A the second stanza and the University Chung Wal

A few minutes Inter the Ordnance

went ahead when Sgt. Lang, receiving

a well-placed shot,

Pass from Cpt. Tracey, scored with:

The University rallied and attacked hotly but the Ordnance defence held out.

V.

+

St. John

V.

St. Andrew's "D"

V.

V.R.C.

South Africa Has Made A New Hutton

So now, please, no more grousing from beaten players; and no more irritaling slanging matches by teams

Inst their return home. The packet was getting serious.

all

TWO GAMES PLAYED IN F.A. CUP

WITH such a shortage of really would fight him in his back gor- promising material in the British den providing it was at Ost. Dib," box.ng world, it was inevitable that Arrangements fell through when the annoimeed: "Boon and two such promising youngsters and B.B.B.C. of

sure-drawing cards as Eric Boon and Danahar are licensed boxers and can Arthur Danabar would be brought only fight on premises Heensed for together sooner or later. There are boxing. The promoter, too, has those who feel that for the sake of licence which collocates the premise

w away from each other for at least Mr. Hulls wants to promote a fight were unlucky not to take the lead. Toni! "A"

when a Bne shot by Cpt. Tracey went Wanderers But since Eric Buon elsewhere he will have to apply only inches wide of the post with the another year. knocked out Dave Crowley to win the board for special permission." the British lightweight championship, Most baxing enthusiasts were against keeper well beaten.

meeting of the two the two lads meeting in private, the clamour for youngsters has become even louder: holding that the public, which had of both the and it is probably to satisfy public followed the careers demand that the two have been boxers, should not be barred from matched. They will meet at Har- seeing the Bght. ringay on February 23 and Boon's Something happened in the ninth itle will be at stake. Len Harvey, Eric Boon's Career round which should have warned the British heavyweight champion, Crowley, Boon was learning during and one of the most astute Agures

Durban, Dec. 20. the fight, trying every sort of punch the Dritish ring, recently declared: and to the 5,000 inhabitants of

In South Africa going to make a he knew to penetrate the close guard "If i were managing either boy, his native Cambridgeshire village of Danabar at 10 is exceptionally de- should steer him clear of the other Chatteris, blue-eyed, ruddy com- tached when in the ring. For a In this round, picking the right for another year at any rate, if plexioned Boon has been fighting for Aghter of bis scant experience, he new player of Len Hutton? Asks

two boys were to meet to six years. At the age of 12 he wan moves very fast. When he weighed William Pollock.

I had not seen him since I spent For Boon, with only three rounds to go, this was a moment for dessement as Crowley dashed in, Buon these

to the body, le morrow, there would be a firework beating boys much older than him in nt Ost. 134lbs. for his bout with

10. he had Kestrell rumours spread that he had thirteen long weary hours while he perate action. In the 13th round he achieved this most difficult but da-display and no mistake. But the self. again whipped in some heavy body maging punch admirably, and one loser would probably be lost to the fought 40 Lmes and won mostly on dificulty in making the lightweight laboriously built up his record in-

In August, but we Oval could punches, and then, with Crowley

see that he thereupon began game and the winner would have ni knock-outs. Until last year he con- limit. Protested Danahar: "I can do nings of 304 against Australia at the

fight knocked out of him. We tinued working in his father's forge, st. 91b, whenever I like. When different Halton here to-day. keeping his guard down. Boon to concentrate upon it.

won my amateur title I weighed Øst,

He had the luck to be missed at Clyde stashed him with right and left to

In the 11th round, as Crowley are too short of material to sacrifice whence he reckom he got his power- the jaw.

pounded

again, he put it in this manner, and I suggest they ful punch. The crowning achieve-gib. Yet three days Inter i senicil upon him everything he had into the counter.

to their own way for a bit." Not-nent of his career, of course, was 10st. 21b. I intend fighting for the the wicket early and has been hit- withstanding this advice, the two his victory over Dave Crowley last lightweight title, and all I have to ting the ball good and It won him the fight,.

youngsters have been matched-for month in a lightweight championship do is watch my dick" Well, here's quently putting his cars back to get

punch into open-shouldered shots.

feels the time has now come for him better or worse only the future will boul. He was being led on points his chance.

I have always known Hutton has to step on the gas a bit. reveal.

when his powerful punch came out

the strokes and wished he would use them more freely. He showed an He went twice as quickly as Edrich air of being very much master of at the beginning of the innings it tea all the quite stendy bowling he time, giving the bat plenty of back surveyed, and no one had the right lift and not checking the follow- to dispute him

through in his drives. Perhaps he Well, the Tests are mercifully only feels now established in top-class four days here, so Hulton apparently cricket and sure of himself.

It took Crowley eight seconds to get up, and then, after a few more punches, as Crowley was falling into the ropes, Boon turned swiftly and chopped him to the jaw with as clean and crisp a right-hand punch as one would ever with to see.

made

That punch finished the fight. It was delivered at great speed on a difficult target the sort of punch which Carpentier

famous when he knocked out George Cook. LIMBS PARALYSED

recovered consciousness Crowley well within the 10 seconds. But his limbs were paralysed. He was un- able to move and had to be carried to his corner,

Then the pandemonium, started. Apparently Boon had several thou gand friends in the hall, and they all wanted badly to shake him by the hand.

One must give Boon every credit for this victory, belated though the real turning pt was. Within a minute of the start of the fight, as the two men rushed at each other. Crowley's head came into collision with Boon's face, and a swelling op- peared at once, high up

on the cheek-bone, below the left eye.

It was a pure accident, of course,

but a most unlucky one for Boon.

It meant that ho had to defend that

swelling, have it pinched and ints- saged during the intervals, and that

of the champion.

tried a counter

BOON'S PUNCH POWER

Boon will be 19 on Dec. 30. He

the

R very усипк to achieve Buch Attempt Failed

eminence in boxing, but for six

with as much force as most men a stone heavier.

months he has been an outstanding N November, Mr. Sydney Hulls

Strongly huili, ho

caused a sensation when he an- lightweight. boxes well, is very fast and hits nounced that he was signing them up on behalf of a wealthy patron to fight at a private party he was giv It has been a short championship ing. The purse money was declared reign for Crowley, and this little to be £1.250, to be shared equally sportsman deserves some sympathy between the contestants. When Boon amid the admiration for his con- was informed of the arrangement by Crowley 100k nine years his manager, Jack Solomons, he said, queror. to achieve his ambition, held the title for less than six months, ac- cepted the first challenger and lost used to box-ns he did when he Inst boxer, Crowley has never had the title to him. A very clever little met Carrick-would have given him h a smart lesson in the penalties for danaging punch.

wild swinging.

Before he WAS

once again and knocked out Crowicy. Danahar's Career

Soccer Interport

ALTHOUGH · Manila has not yet given a definite reply to Hongkong'o

A dark-haired, grim-looking cock-invitation, it is almost certain that

ney from East London's Bethnal team from the Philippines will be

up

This

ar-

for

Green attracted the eye carly last here during the Chinese New Year year of John Hardlig, National holidays for a series of matches. Sporting Club secretary. Son of a The officials of the Hongkong Foot- professional fist-slinger of early post-ball Association are working on war years, Arthur Danahar had a assumption, und have already normal urchin's elementary school ranged for the Mania team to play upbringing. When he was 17 be three matches in the Colony. History started as a lightweight under the will be made when the visitors play amateur code.

Danahar representative Young

Hongkong side, quickly won the Amateur Light-never before have the two ports met weight title of Great Britain, and at soccer, though several Colony last February was taken up by the enms--not representative-have paid N.S.C. Father Dannhar applied visits to Manila in the past at the Mr. C. B. Thomas, of Wales, was

the British Boxing Board of Control, Invitation of the P.A.A.F. The first But in the third round one of for a second's licence, but the Board meeting may well prove the first link: the referee, and the weights were:

chain these swings found its mark. He was slow in replying, and he watched in a

possessing a future 03 Crowley, Ost 741b; Boon, 9st 91b.

took three

counts in Johnny McGrory.

former Grory

this his son's first few monry-making historie as the Hongkong-Shanghai feather-weight champion, was besten round, and although he avoided the efforts from a seat in the Press row series. Soccer has made great strides on points over eight rounda In re- worst of the trouble afterwards, heat Earls Court Stadium. Arthur's in the Philippines in the last decade. turn fight with Jack Carrick of Hull. never looked like winning.

first big professional performance and therefore the keenness of the was to slop Beyn Rees in March. Filipinos to plt their skill against Since then he has gone on un-other Far Eastern ports was only to He seemed rather depressed by the FEATHER (8 rounds) Len Beynon defeated. Last November he took be expected. While not as scientiae tactles of Carrick, who rushed at him (Swanseal and Billy Walker (Stratford) only one roundi to best tough Welsh perhaps as the Chinese, they have with the wildest of swings through-based draw.

WELTER to rounds): Norman Snowman Douglas Kestrell, unstopped in easily adapted themselves to the very speedy. Ther out the first two rounds, landing (Northampton) outpointed Harry Craster 300 fights. Apart from the fact that game and are scarcely a blow, McGrory as be

Jic has an attribute rare in English-matches in the Colony are certain to men to-day-a wallop-Arthur be interesting.

the

McGrory boxed below his usual form

and, I thought,, without confidence.

OTHER RESULTS

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