The Archive · 1938

Durban, Dee. 7

The M.CC. knocked up 458 in their first innings against Natal yesterday, Hutton accounting for 108, Edrich for 98, Hammond for 122, Ames for 44, and Yardley for 10, while Bartlett made a "duck.

Dalton, for Natal, took -six for 116.' Hutton and Edrich made 207 for the first wicket.

In their second innings, Natal made 30 for no wickets. The match was a draw.—Reuter, Galento Flattens Otis Thomas St Louis, Dec. 7.

Burly, bear-drinking,—elgar-mob ing Tony Galento continued his winning "streak in his climb to the top in the heavyweight class by knocking out Otis Thomas, tough negro, in the ninth round of 4 planned twelve-round bout tonight.

'The swaggering Italian-American bar tender, nicknamed the "man who walks like'a beer barrel, waded into his foe and shook him' with con-

Uinual body jolls and terrible right swings which wore down the negro from Chicago.

Thomas put up a fairly good showing. but his foe's peculiar style and his bobbing and punching tactics British Woman Wins World Record Wallasey, Cheshire, Dec. 8. Miss Doris Storey broke the world record for the women's 200 yards, breast stroke, ycsterday. Her time was two minutes, 424 seconds.

The former holder was Bani Holtzner, whose time was two minutes "42.6 seconds.

Miss Storey is the only British swimmer to hold a world record—Reuter. ast Nin, ie on sone soe ote nea cee Set a te ae: ing heavyweight contender by the uns ake ceria are Sara Seah a A thudding left hook to the stomach took li the wind and Sght out of Thomas who collapsed to the canvas and was' still unconscious when the referee had completed tolling the fatal "ten."

Galento, seemingly fatter than usual, tipped the scales at 227 pounds, while his foe weighed 208 pounds. Galento, despite his somewhat big waltsline, proved to be in. fine condition for he did most of {the forcing—United Press.

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