The Archive · 1939

Local Fighters Ready For Tomorrow Marines Sure of Victory

Over Northern Champion With the Fourth Marines freely predicting a clean-cut victory, probably via the knock-out route, for their favourite, Leo Kubiak, new light heavyweight aspirant, the Shanghai debut of Nichi Wan, recent arrival from North China, promises to be more than ordinarily interesting. The Kubiak-Wan clash will be the headliner in tomorrow's programme of honing of she Anetitocium. weight champion of Manchuria, has Wan, highly touted as cruiser-

beaten all Northern opposition excep: Ubaldo Giometti, who claimed a narrow victory on points, Tipping the scales at 170 lb., Wan will have some weight advantage.

Another promising feature will be the debut in the Auditorium ring of three of the many clever boxers aboard the Italian cruiser Colleoni. Alberto Palmerini, the Colleoni's ace welter, has been matched in the special event with Private Korobkoff of the Russian Regiment; Otello Faggion, also a welter, meets the Ameri-¢an Marine, Nicky Neuklis; while Carmelo Parnelli, 145 1b., tackles Private Meleshkin of the Russian Regiment, The semi-final will be an eight-Found slugging match between Pte. Mardensky, Russian Regiment middleweight, and rugged Boris Zatz, a pair of hard hitters, Four preliminaries, one featuring "Charlie Chase" Collaco, complete the latest Auditorium offering, booking for which has been brisk at Squires Bingham Ca. The Auditorium announces that with boxing

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