BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP
BRADDOCK—-LOUIS BOUT
NEGRO WINS IN EIGHTH ROUND [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] CHICAGO, June 21. For the world heavy-weight boxing title bout between James J. Braddock and Joe Louis it is understood that there are reduced ticket purchases and that the receipts probably will be considerably less than 1,000,000 dollars, of which Braddock will receive 50 per cent, and Louis 171 per cent. James Jeffries, Jack Johnson, Jesse Willard, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, and Jack Sharkey will attend the fight. WEIGHTS ANNOUNCED.
(Recd. June 23, 2.15 p.m.) CHICAGO. June 22. Weights are Louis 14st. I. 1 ,lb; Braddock, 14st lib.
A BROADCAST FROM CHICAGO ANNOUNCED THAT LOUIS KNOCKED OUT BRADDOCK IN THE EIGHTH ROUND.
FARR AND SCHMELING
(Received June 23, Noon.) LONDON, June 22.
Farr and Schmeling have signed for a fight in London, in August or September. The British Control Board will, bo asked to recognise it as a world-title fight.
The projected match in England between Farr and the winner of the Chicago fight has been abandoned because Louis and Braddock each demanded excessive guarantees.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 June 1937, Page 7
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