1939-04-25 — Page 33

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April 25, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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Henry Armstrong Looks Forward To His Scheduled Fight With Ernie Roderick

Certain He Will Get A Square Deal From English Boxing Crowd

(By Henry Super United Fress Staff Correspondent)

New York, Apr. 14.

Henry Armstrong snapped the lock on the last trunk, rushed to a doctor's office to have the plaster casti removed from his left hand, and announced that he was all set for his first fistic expedition. to England.

How about the English o

elals-

The little perpetual motiun mon Henry said. That suits me Ane, be from Los Angeles, champlon of the cause I like to work against that lightweight and welterweight divi- kind of an opponent. slons, ils to defend the welter crown on May 22 in London against Ernie Roderick, the British cham- was Henry worried over the fact that plon, and "to have some funz.”

the referee renders decisions and It will be one of the largest fistic that there are no judges? migrations in years with a party that "No. Other Americans have gone Includes Armstrong, his wife and over there and got a square deal. I boby daughter; brother Harry; know my style is a little different manager Eddle Mead and his wife; from what they are used to in that Eddie Walker, another manager and I like to fight in close and keep friend of Mead's and Chalky Wright, crowding. But I think perhaps it one of Walker's Bghters.

might make a hit with the English crowds because they've never seen that style of fighting before."

Armstrong, who injured the knuckle on his left forefinger when he defended the welter-title for the sixth time with a 12-round technical Armstrong, whose left hand was pul knockout victory over Davey Day, in splints to-day, hopes to pick up wasn't worried. He was too excited some spare change appearing in over the prospect of his first occan exhibitions If his hand gets in shape trip.

soon enough.

HUGE GUARANTEE

NOT WORRIED'

He was guaranteed £0,400 for the Roderick fight and, if by chance he "I'm going to take electric treat- should lose the welterweight title he ments on the boat," he said, "and I still would have the lightweight don't figure on going into training crown left. And he will pick up until about two weeks before the ncat pocketful of change defending fight. If the milt is OK. 1 might ac- that one in August against the man cept an offer to appear in a week he won it from, Lou Ambers.

in London musle hall and fight "They tell me Roderlek is a stand-some exhibitions

in Scotland fighter and hard puncher," Italy."

up

SPORT ADVTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

and

"Supposing you lose to Roderick?" Armstrong was asked.

"I'd just lose the title, he re-. sponded. “And you can't laugh off the kind of dough I'll get, win or Jose. I won't stay around and try to regain it either.

Anita Louise, Bette Davis and Jane Bryan (left to right) as the small-town sisters whose lives and loves are vividly portrayed in "The Sisters" adapted from the best-selling novel by Myron Beinig. The picture is now being shown at the King's Theatre,

of

Presentation To Local Swimmer

the Victoria

Prior to the annual meeting Recreation Club to-morrow, His Honour Sir Atholl MacGregor, on be- half of the Royal Humane Society, will make a presenta- tion to Lionel Roza-Pereira, the well-known Interport swimmer, for saving a woman from drowning outside the V.R.C. Jast summer. The woman was washed down into the harbour following heavy rain.

The presentation will take place at 5.30 p.m. and ali members and friends are "invited,

"I'm not worrying. I've got an Baseball Draft Programmes and Entry annuity paid off. I own some pro- Forms for the Fourth Extra Race perty In Los Angeles. And I'll pick Meeting to be held on Saturday, up more cash in London and against 6th May, 1939 (weather permit-Ambers this summer."-United Press. ting) may be obtained at the) Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- ing: The Club House. Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club, and the Stables, Shun Kwong Road.

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 27th April, 1939,

By Order,

Inside The Maginot Line

With M.O.T.

YANKEES FORGING AHEAD

New York. Apr. 24. The following are the results of C. I. BROWN,

The latest issue of "March of Time," matches played in Major League Secretary, entitled "Inside the Maginot Line," Baseball to-day:

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Colony Badminton Players Checked In Shanghai

Shanghai, Apr. 21.

Winning two matches, the men's and ladies' singles, out of a possible three yesterday evening on home courts, Clube Lusitano led Clube de Recreio of Hongkong by three matches to two upon completion of the second day's play in the Inter-Club Badminton Serica. The local players need only to win one more out of the remaining two tussles which are to take place to-day in order to win the com. petition.

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CLUBE STRIKES BACK victims at the hands of Misses O.

Clube Lusitano was bent Rebeiro and M. Silva in two straight winning the men's singles in order to sela by a score of 17-14 and 15-5. be hopeful of the final outcome which But the superiority of 13. V. de Senna, hinges on to-day's last iwo matches. one of the city's foremost exponents, oral supporters, however, and Mrs. A. A. Remedios, ranking satisfied by B. V. de Senna's brilliance among local Portuguese, Im in completely outplaying his op- mediately turned the tables on the ponent, M. Oliveira Senna played visitors as they cach disposed of M. an all-atacking game from start to Oliveira, and Miss M. Xaxier in casy finish and it took him less than style by the scores of 15-0 and 15-5 twenty minutes to polish off the in the men's singles and 8-11, 11-1 Clube de Recreio representative, and 11-3 in the ladies' singles.

inning fairly easily by 15-9 and 15-3. At no time was the local per- Yesterday's programme was head-former on the defensive.

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E. mixed doubics. In the absence of Mrs. A. A. Remedios, in trying to

1 Mike D. Eardley, who was not able

ve her team from submerging, gave

1 to turn out, Mrs. B. V. de Senna her suppariera no small amount of played in her siend and paired up anxiety at the end of the first set

up-and-coming young visitor.

the with J. J. Remedios of Hongkong, which she lost to Miss M. Xavier, an

The pair, after winning the first set 15-10, dropped the next two by 15-11 and 10-7 to Miss M. Ribeiro of Hong- 3 kong and C. A. da Silva.

TIMELY RALLY

Both players made a slow start, ing and winning back the serve allernately until Mrs. Remedion struck an unreturnable cross-court drive to break the ice. Misa Xavier

The local Iudies played an erratic replied with a similar shot and the

4 game, especially towards the closing two begun to please the crowd with

0 stage when the opening set was prac-a stream of scintillating plays. The tically in their hands. Twice they local player had the upperhand, tend- had a lead, once at 11-0 and then at ing at 8-3, 14-0. Miss Rebeiro started a timely raily with a fine placement.

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haru 1 Silva followed suit with

Miss Xavier staged an uphill battle, smash. These two points rattled the

She won o local team. Mrs. Collaco lost her fighting determinedly. grip and made two mistakes on her alt tap shot and got into stride to returns. Mrs. Costa also blundered wear down her opponent in quick 3 twice, to make frst a deuce and then time. Mrs. Remedios had her hands all and slipped off to hand the first 3 concede the advantage at 15-14.

set to the Hongkong girl at 11-8. With two more points to go, the Mrs. Remedios' breath came back, visiting couple fought with great evidently the brief respite between cunßidence. They sent back every sets serving like tonte. For upon thing Shanghal could offer. Miss the resumption she jumped off in Silva slashed good shot over the invincible style and garnered eight nct to win the next point. Mrs. Col- points in succession. Miss Xavier laco became unsteady as she mishit took the next point but the local ex- Miss Rebeiro's serve and gave awayenent gained the next three to finish the opening set.

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In the second set the Hongkong, Queen's College football ground, WASHINGTON, Apr. 24-Mr.icorn continued to shine, gaining twoj The third and deciding session shw Causeway Bay, on Sunday, April 30, James M. Slattery to-day took the safe leads, 4-0 and 7-2. Then Shang- the ultimate winner snatch a lead of from 11 am to 5 pm. Mrs. Fung oath st new Democratie Senator for hai fought back but lacked tho 10-nl. She gave away the next three Ping-wah has consented to distribute Illinois, in succession to Senator punch to keep on with the pace. points before winning the conclud- Die prizes.

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