Local interest in boxing has boomed with the return to Shanghai of Andre Shelaeff, the 18-year-old Harbin youngster who holds the Welterweight Championship of the Orient, it was disclosed by Mr, Haig Assadourian, general manager of the Auditorium, who based his statement on the fact that the advance booking for the Auditorium's boxing programme at the Canidrome Gardens has been exceptionally heavy since booking opened on Monday morning, Shelaeff is to have a hand in Friday's programme as he is scheduled 4o appear in tions against three picked opponents, A fighter, Shelaeff packs a terrific punch which carried him to the peak of Far Eastern glory in the ring at Manila, where he won the coveted championship from Clever Henry on a quick and decisive knock-out, which he duplicated in even quicker and deci sive knock-out, which he duplicated in even quicker time when the deposed charhpion challenged him to a return meeting. Henry was K.O.'ed first in three rounds, the second time in two, Haines v. Lojnikoff Friday's exhibitions are to be sand-wished between the main event bringing together Homer Slack the U, S.S, Augusta and Peter Lojnikoff, game and rugged Russian aspirant to Gaspare Allessandri's China light-weigh title, and the semi-final pitting Chuck Haines, deposed lightweight champion, and Paul Lojnikoff, junior brother of Peter, who will be- making his first appearance as, a lightweight after more than two years as a welter.
Both Friday's main event and semi-final will be over the distance of eight two-minute rounds, and they are expected to produce plenty of concentrated action, Slack is a former West Coast Golden Glove tournament champion—in the lightweight division, A member of the Marine Detachment aboard the American flagship, ".)Slaek -haf developed fute a junior welter, but is starting to scale down his weight reler to get a crack at Allessandus" title, upon which both Slack and Èòinikoff have their hearts set, The winay is to get his chance in the near tulare, Auditorium officials state, "Haines, although decisively beaten by Allessandri a month ago, is not out of the running, In fact, his stable mates put it, his hat goes into the ring again this Friday with his appearance against Paul Lojnikoff, one of the cleverest boxers in this city. Three six-round special events of great interest, a fast and lively four-rounder and a three-round cur~ tain-raiser complete Friday's fistic offering, the first of a series scheduled at the Canidrome Gardens under. the Auditorium's sponsorship during July.
Booking, as Mr, Assadourian stated, has been brisk at Squires Bingham Ca, 126; Nanking Road, where a near-capacity reservation list is anticipated,
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