For many years Shanghai has been treated annually to a display of skilled boxing between various groups of local youngsters and it comes as no surprise to learn that the evergreen "Billy" Tingle who, in his day, fought the world's best at his weight, is arranging a programme between his young "hopefuls" of the Western District Public School and those of the American School. The latter's gymnasium in Avenue Petain will be the venue for the bouts which will take place on Wednesday, March 8, starting at 5 p.m.
Mr. Tingle has been coaching young "scrappers" for many years in this city and many of his former pupils have made great progress in the noble art in amateur competitions in England and America. One has captured the championship at his weight, of Harrow School, while another has duplicated this fea: at Charterhouse. Still another, who formerly attended. the- Shanghai American School, has so assimilated the finer points of the game that he was able recently to win the featherweight title of California State University.
Some of the young boys in Hr. Tingle's class, whose ages range from five years upwards, are displaying their tender years.
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