The Archive · 1929

Dramatic Fight in Race New York

"important Change in Conditions Slattery Beaten by Braddock on this Year Technical Knockout Ne" Srectat Siavice Land New York, Mar. 11

This year's Schneider Trophy will be flown over course, instead of triangular, as all previous races, This decision has been reached by the racing eommittee of the Royal Aero Club owing the difficulty of making sharp furs at the tremendous speeds now reached by racing: seaplanes. addition to lessening the strain on pilots and machines involved in making hair-pin turns at 200 mites an how:

James Braddock won a technical Knockout over Jimmy Slattery the ninth round of their 10 round boxing match here to-nigh The first five rounds were tame, both met! sparring for openings and holding their blows. Inthe. sixth round, however, Slattery foreed the Sxhting and the next two rounds Drcught uxt some furious boxing which the critics considered about)

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