The Archive · 1936

Featherweight Championship

New York, Sept. 4, Mike Belioise, the American holder, knocked out "Dave Crowley, the British challenger, in the ninth round bout this evening, for the featherweight championship, ized by the New York State Alhletic Commission, It was Crowley's ambition to "unify" the featherweight title, about which there have been many' disputes, and bring it back unchallenged to England, Twenty thousand enthusiasts watched the struggle, which way evenly fought until the last two rounds Reuter. when Belloise took the offensive—

Kho Sin-kie, Chinese national lawn tennis champion and a member of China Davis 'Cup team, was defeated to-day by Giorgio de Siefani, of Italy, the final of the singles of the men's international tournament. here, 'The match, however, went to five sotts before' being decided. The Italian player won by G1, 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, Kho and Stefani won the doubles Gnal yesterday, when they beat the British team of G. P. Hughes and Butler, 6-8, 4-6, 6-4, 9-6, 6-2—Reuter.

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