The Archive · 1938

"Revenge" Affair

The rounds, semi. nal, of eight also will be a "revenge" affair, (e principal being Joe Clara of Manila e won the right to play in the emi-final with a triumph over H. W.

Hattersley of Australia, two up, and eliminated J. B. Stevenson. and Peter Lojnikoff of Shanghai, he One up on the nineteenth.—United two lightweights who provided the Press. best bout of the Auditorium's revival Owing's Success card. Clara was awarded a decision which has been hotly disputed by Troon, May "22. many patrolls ana: ro this issue, on yates im his match again mob) which hinges another lightweight ville. title contest, also isto be setting but He won the first three holes kas nct so impressive sub-next Frida Hal Skelton, {hard-hitting Marine who is acquiring a réputacquentlv.

He was two up at the turn, bat this lead was wiped out at the 15th when both players were tion as a knock-out artist as a result elt square. of his recent victory over Private in lh Korobkoff, meets another tough Ru sian customer in "Brute" Brusentzo! game, hard-hitting and battle-scarred welterweight. Their clash is to the third of three six-round special events, "Killer" Clagon, light heavyweight of considerable experience, who is a member of the crew of HMS Adventure, has been signed to med "Tiger" Usoff, the Russian windmill, in another of the six-rounder Clagon hopes for a chance at Ubaldo Giometti and the Tientsin Italian China light heavy crown and so takes on a "trial horse," and a difficult one in Usoff, Clagon arrives here abo his ship from Hongkong on Wednes-1 day, His acceptance by cable of the 1 Audiforium's offer was prompt and willing, and announced that the British tar is in fine fettle, Another member of he Adventure's. crew. Joe Childs, a welter. i to open Fridays programme wi Battling Naggarian of the French Army, who gave such an excellent display against Zatz last week while Duke de Stefano, clever An erican Marines welter, is to tah on ihe sturdy Boris Zatz in the first of Friday's special event Booking for Friday's bouts open tomorrow at Squires Bingham Ca., 126 (Nanking Road, the Auditorium H nounces, adding that there will bè no advance in admission charges although the|coming card is a cham-to take two of the la ug ho In the qua: the cassie er-finals win was scored by eliminated Cyril T veteran, by 3 and 2. hampson had the hardest feating Leonard Crawley 20th green.

Somerville entered the it the expense the Hat hom te beat wh progressed in J. B. Stevenson. con-a of Kocsis, by one up.—Reuter

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