Manila, May 18.
The Philippines Constabulary were turned out to quell a riot at the Stadium, to-night, when 5,000 Japfanese spectators of the Far Eastern Olympic boxing championships displayed a pronounced inclination to extend hostilities from the ring to the stands. Enraged by the alleged favouritism of Filipino officials awarding Carlos Padilla, a former Philippines World Olympic boxer, a decision over Saito, the Japanese rocked the stadium' with a din of boos, hisses, and catcalls lasting for more than half an hour.
When it appeared that the protests were on the verge of progressing from vocal manifestation to a more direct expression, the Constabulary at the stadium put in a call to headquarters which brought up the riot squad. This display of strength served to quench the militant spirit of the demonstrators without resort to more positive action, but the situation was tense for a brief period.
Although the decision in favour of Padilla was given by the referee fand two judges, a United Press representative at the ringside gave the Japanese fighter a pronounced advantage In all the three rounds of the bout. It is understood that the Japanese delegation will make a Yormal protest to the Olympic Contest Committee.
in the other three-round contests, Filipinos were awarded two decisions and a Japanese one—United Press.
Japanese Successes Manila, May 1 All four first places in the pentathon, this afternoon, were won by Japanes€ athletes. Yamada finished frst with @ total of 3.47658 points. Nagao, who came in third, was the only competitor to shatter a Far Eastern Olympic Pentathlon record when he won the javelin throw with
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