The Archive · 1931

Len Harvey Again Foiled

New York, Feb. 13. nny British middleweight champion, met R. J. Shaw was good at back, with "lorne "wellpineed Ricks euch, "the tal as now in. the hanghai half. The visiting "for-

captain, RD. Ks Silby, were play death the exception et he ing badly." Hongkong wore always Ficeltey playing & prominent pa ting the all" from the. scrum

H.'M, Howelt was was apt to get off-side. Selby, the Jornier "Scottish International, puzzled Shanghai repeatedly by his wonderful play. Hongkong's smash-nig attacks resulted ina try. by Griffiths after 27 minutes, but. the ick failed. "(Hongkong 3, Shang Poor Team-work 'There was not much team-work' gpa thee part of Sangha) "whereas Fiver minutes fron half fong long. "were combining. well led many blows which would have knocked out an ordinary man, but Dundee was very tough. The: American "often" Tanded powerful blows, but he was ottbexed"

'A win for Harvey would probably have, een inno ght Yor the with the holler, Mickey Walker. arid's "midlewight championship The New York papers. say that the decision was an unpopular one. The "Herald-Tribane" sums up the [general opinion in these words:—"Harvey must be wondering what he best try seen In Hongkong this RAS me, with to win a fight in the ed States. " Harvey' won' nine More exploited a. reverse pass for Grifiths, to score between The: posts. Turner converted. "At half-time, Hongkong were leading by, 8 points to. nil The second half was a debacle, Shanghai being played "out. The visitors concentrated on "marking, Lammert, the Hongkong tight wing, withthe "result that More" and Grits, on the Toft. wing, had many opportunities.

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