The Archive · 1938

Special Event

The, third major attraction on Friday will be an eight-round special event between Chuck Haines of the Fourth. Marines, recently-deposed lightweight champion, and Vladimir Gravitsky, tough young Russian bruiser. They will meet for the second time, at Gravitsky's request, the Russian being eager to wipe out hi ier reverse at the fast-travelling, hard-hitting hands of the American, Completing Friday's programme will be four four-round preliminaries, the chief of which will mark the debut of a membèr of the Seaforth Highlanders, a hefty young Scotsman by the name of Jackie Ro: a 144-lb. welter with quite a reputa tion as a boxer, according to his fellow soldiers. Ross will tackle Private Moleskin of the Russian The BrookyIn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies split a double-header. The Flatbushers took the first tilt, 6-3, but lost the second, 5-3.

Victory came to the Dodgers in the eighth frame of the initial encounter when they rallied and scored four runs. Ted Cuyler lashed out a triple and double to drive in two men.

Sporting twice, the Phils scored a total of five runs and victory in the closing tussle, They scored, two markers in the third and thřee in the fourth canto to win, 5-3.

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, when they gained two markers in the second stanza.

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