Shanghai, May 22
Over 2,000 highly satisfied spectators attended the S.V.C, Drill Hall in Foochow Road yesterday evening to watch the second amateur boxing Programme within the last ten days In which the Russian Regiment. representatives were competing. Last night they were opposed to the United States Marine Corps in a seven-bout series and they complete. ly sank the Americans, winning all seven events. In addition to these contests six other matches were pre-bout, the Russians gained the day, Col. DeWitt Peck, Commanding OMticer of the Marines, presented the prizes to both winners and losers im. mediately prior to the final bout and received a splendid ovation from the large crowd.
The complete defeat of the Marines came as rather a surprise although it was known that many of the Ame cone were raw navies, "The Russian appeared far better from a physical Standpoint and this great advantage obviously went a long way towards winning their Aghts. "Many of the Marines showed considerable promise what were probably their Initial bouts and within a few months some Jof them could undoubtedly reverse the points decisions given against them,
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