Show OTHER COUNTRIES TO FOSTER BOXING I f Germany Makes Attempt I Ito to Introduce English and I American Sport I EW YORK TORK Oct 39 The 9 The spread of ot N NEW boxing to countries which previous I to the war a were not t familiar with It l I II t the ring game has resulted sn d' d in a I number of novel Incidents viewed in the I light of or American pugilistic traditions Berlin has been the scene of ot belated at attempt attempt at- at t- t tempt to develop the tho art and at a a. recent series of ot contests the announcer er gave a little harangue In advance pointIng pointIng pointing point point- ing out that as Germany wanted to be beon beon beon on even terms in all sports boxing as fostered by French English and Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans had been Introduced The first pair of boxers came respectivelY respectively respectively from Berlin and Vienna and weighed In at and German pounds respectively The German pound Is tenth one t rEe heavier t than the mt American e f a aIt It was characteristic that no two boxers weighed the same One was Invariably heavier and had the advantage The first victim after atter putting up a a. fair show for two to rounds ran afoul of ot a wild swing of his opponent and so crude was the opponent the swipe was with an o open en glove and was really nothing Continued on page age 3 OTHER COUNTRIES Continued from from page 2 2 more than a slap In the face face- They were o ounce eight nce gloves too tOil Down went the b boxer who had done 80 so well wel n for two Sni rounds rounds- He lie took look the thew I count t of f nine ne rose and ln tn a f few w seconds w went nt down again from a blow that could not have e been cen more than a a. tap He seemed to have lost Jost courage and though he was never out oat or anywhere near it it he lost all Interest in fighting and obedi obedi- obediently perched himself on elbows and andes andr knees r es as the ref referee ree counted him out Tho last bout was very short and nd sweet principally because the far heavier I man was a German who had lived in San Francisco J for a long time Hans time Hans Brel en- en he called himself on the pro pro- gram Irons Huns showed Just a bit of or class clI I and the knowledge that he had been In America and presumably knew something about boxing awed his eight pound eight pound lighter I opponent t. t It was soon after arter the opening of ot the second round that Hans ITans hit Friedrich a I tap on the chin and he promptly gave ave up the ghost He was Wall no more out than Ithe I I the other defeated pugilists He had had hadI I enough and he lay quite quietly until ten had sounded then bounded to his I feet and ran from the ring In sharp contrast were the unusual circumstances clr- clr i d s n attending tn the victory ct in London London Lon Lon- don of Eugene g Criqui ej the h Frenchman h t lover over Walter Ross the Englishman for forthe forthe the premier bantamweight honors of Eu Eu- rope The final blow was delivered when Ross did not know the fight was wall on and when the ring was crowded with seconds and other enthusiastic spectators Near the close of or the fourteenth round rounda a right hook to the jaw sent Ross to the moments moments mat e apparently seconds g from finished hg both th corners After of rs a with few fth spectators clambered into the ring Ros Ross was as carried to his hili corner helpless and the French contingent began to celebrate celebrate cele cele- brate Amid the usual confusion attending attending attend attend- ing In a a. knockout Eugene the referee ret ref ref ref- cree announced that the gong had sounded at the count of seven lIeven Ross Roes revived but dazed joined th the gesticulating Frenchmen and others inthe In Inthe Inthe the center of ot the ring as Com Corri was as trying trying try try- ling ing to clear the ring all the while calling bout on a familiar London expression after an interruption At first no one paid paM any attention to him Criqui finally realized that with the referee calling bout on he had a right to fight right so hn hll made his was was' av through the crowd and planted a right on the unsuspecting Ross Ross' Jaw There was no question about Ross being out after that and was officially credited with winning the championship I l by a knockout in hi the fifteenth fifteenth round |