French police on the scene held the Halians at a distance. They were not allowed to follow their fighter to his dressing-room either, and after a of the Savoy Grenadiers calmed men. One Chinese police was believed hurt in a minor scramble.
The Marines were kept separated fr m the soldiers, the French Police saving an ugly situation.
The bout that caused this ture began quidly enough as the—tw boxers came out for the first round of the main event climaxing a programme from which the proceeds are fo benefit the Union Of Ex-Russian Army and Navy Men. Haines was steady on his feet as his opponent circled warily and occasionally dashed in for light blows to the body The marine fighter depended chiefly on hooks with both fists in the infighting that featured the round.
The next was almost identical Haines seemed to be too strong for the speedier Italian, and his telling punches in the clinches gave him a steadily-increasing lead.—Allessandri landed a number of blows to the head, but none had great effect. What proved to be the final round began with a flurry in a corner. Haines gradually edged Allessandri along th" ropes, and then the loser was on the floor. Referee Fallace counted him out.
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