The Archive · 1938

SPORTS FORUM To the Sports Editor

"Nontn-Cutva DAILY News"

Sm;—We are somewhat loss to understand the reference, in you! report on the boxing bouts at the Canidrome Gardens on Friday night. the Auditorium, to the znd half-packed Canidrome presentation." A glance at the results published by you in th same column will serve to illustrate our point.

At the same time, may we draw the attention of your sports writer to the fact that the main event was scheduled for ten rounds and that s Lojnikoff, due to an eye injury, was unable to come up for the ninth round, Haines was the winner on a technical knock-out, and not a decision on points T. D. Soroutts Matchmaker, Auditorium.

Shanghai, Nov. 26.

+ssImmediately _precedin; the main event the Canidrome Gardens on Friday, Len Rose, the announcer, distinctly' stated that the fight would be eight rounds duration, et that sed. a general hubbub. He did not change his announcement at any later period.

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