The announcement by the Auditorium that its vast air-conditioning plant would be in operation tonight io ensure comfort, coupled with the ¢arlier announcement that the Fourth Marines' Band will be on hand to play selections between bouts, completes the enthusiasm of boxing fans ver a gala programme. of eight "action" contests at Hai-Alai trenton tonight, commencing at 9 o'clock.
The best of the bouts, and one which has intrigued fans of all nationalities, will be that between "Muscles" Joe Csanadi, Fourth Regiment cruiser weight, and Gert Eng, l70-Ib. Gothenberg lidht-heavyweight who has held Sweden's amateur championship in that weight class.
They are to fight ten rounds—or less. Less, probably, should Csánadi be able to penetrate the "lever and popular Swede's excellent defence. It the bout goes the distance, however, it is likely that Eng will win, Equally bright, so it is said, are the chances of a knock-out in the semi-final, another European-Américon affair, The principals in this eight-round semi-final are to be Lewko, Macabi middleweight champion from Berlin, a heavy hitter, and Leo Kubiak of the Foürth Marines, alo a boxer with' artillery in his gloves.
The world champions dinglied the game in the eighth inning when Bill Dickey doubled to drive in a pair of runs. Dickey scored on Selkirk's single.
Far behind the Yanks, in second place, the Boston Red Box defeated the St. Louis Browns, 7-3.
The Browns got all their runs in the sixth inning.
The Red Sox collected two in the first inning, four in the fifth and one in the sixth. They drove pitcher Johnny Whitehead to the showers in the fifth.
Jimmy Foxx collected three hits in four trips to the plate, priving in two Boston runs.
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