The Archive · 1936

NEW YORK YANKEES IN.SWEEPING VICTORY WITH EASE

JAMES BRANDY WINS FIGHT

Scoring his 102nd successive ring victory on Oct, 8, red-haired Seaman James Prandy irom H.M.S. Kent outboxed Johnay Ware of Manila to win at Toast nine rounds in the main event of the professional boxing card, held at the Special Police Grounds '5 the frst venture of the 20th Century Boxing Club. It was a Aling climax to the best all-round exhibition of boxing to which Shanghai has been treated for a long time. Every one of the six bouts gave the crowd all that was wanted in both action and skill, 4. Prandy (124 th, Royal Navy) beat skinny' Ware (12715, Banta) on points, 'G. Johnson (133 Ib, Manila) beat Debeli (135 1b. Royal Navy) on potats.

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