With the biggest opportunity of his meteoric ring career billed for Jan-wary 22 at the Olympic Stadium, when he meets Clever Henry of this city for the welterweight championship of the Orient, Andre Shelaeff buckled down to business to-day and began the most serious training of his life.
Particular emphasis was placed on defensive work by the Harbin Wonder Boy's manager, Heinrich Seelig, and his trainer and sparringemate, Young Alde, the latter a leading welterweight star himself.
Alde went round after round with the lethal youngster, throwing everything he had at Shelaeff in a continual stream of fast, flicking punches. Shelaeff made no attempt to counter and struck no offensive blow, devoting his entire attention and time to covering up and defensive work.
The Filipino veteran, with whom Shelaeff had so many bitter battles in Shanghai, was enthusiastic in hi praise of the youngster and the improvement shown by him since their first: meeting." The confidence Shelaef himself feels that he will "take" Clever Henry is shared both by Alde and Seelig.
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