Won by Jack Hood in Disappoint The emergency mobilization of Volunteers and special police kept many yachtsmen on shore and their boats at moorings, whilst sundry others who thought they had allowed themselves plenty of time to get to the start before the first flag, found the wind so light that they were hopelessly late, The result was that they missed the tide when well short of the halting place and as the wind, though fairly strong at times, kept dying away to nothing, ' they a very straggling process: sion and late thay triangular races we impossible. ing Fight London, May 31
At Holland Park to-night, 20-roand bout for the Britisle Welterweighe Championship, Sack Hood beat Harry Mason on points, The match was staged by the Na. tional Sporting Club.
There have only been six fights for the welterweight title in 25 years.
The last took place 10 yeaew ago. former lightweight cham entered the wetter In the el better to await for some booty may not have been in the race. An outstanding cident of th The bout opened at w fast ps Hood towering over the stockily-built Mason, who took a count ise in the (bird round, duel betwee Half through the fight Masa whilst the a only Byrne boats. starting well up until the run through the harbour, when they fell away. A feature of the day's bie attendance of ruisinge boats, which the quite an imposing apand when at ahead on points spite of a pavily out eye.
There was exciting sloping 12th round, Hood liventng up. Mason punched hard inthe 4th, 1 fine right shaking Hood, Hoot became aggressive from the 18th" although by was painfully, slow. He fought the last round though he considered the only way to gain a favourable verdict Was score a knock-on TELEGEAM from Tokyo to the pret says that the Soviet [Government recently concluded secret railway agreement with the: heads of the so-called Mongolia' Republic for a construction of two railway Haze in Mongolia, was a disappointing fight. Hood was dow throughout,—The venlict was unpopular, "hoot drowning the cheers of the winner'y Reuter.
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