The Archive · 1929

DUD CANS VICTORY OVER ALDE

Earlier: Defeat Redeemed in a Gruelling Fight Donald Duncan redeemed himself as Shanghai's favourite at the Town Mail on March 26 by decisively feating Young: Alde on a judges! decision after ten rounds of the most. furious fighting the Settlem ent has seen in a long time. Alde's vaunted right that spelled defeat for the British tar on their previous meet-wax used successively but Duncan had well learned Jessen and though it opened a bad cut over his left eye he nevertheless new how to hold it in check.

Duncan was in perfect Alde was lighter than hhe_ punished the lighter boy at will, Alde tired perceptibly after the fifth round and once Duncan had felt the right with no effect he gained courage and worked straight to aa unquestioned win, The early rounds were given to a feeling out process and Ale employ his threatening crouch more then ence that drove Duncan across the ring. Twice in the first two rounds jed and Duncan was sent spinning to a far corner but when Alde arrived to finish, he found a tearing infighting boy ready for him. Alde suffered a badly battered ose and left exe from a right cross that Duncan employed to sod effect and Duncan came out with cut over his left optic and a red and much hammered body

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