Chinese Expert Explains His Mysterious Art of Kung Fu
Wong Bock Cheung, a 204 pound Chinese wrestler, claims to use ancient Cantonese Kung Fu holds to dominate in United States grappling. He recounts a career with 96 wins and seven draws, describes nerve pressure and finger taps, and cites training in Canton camps and jin jitsu learned from Japanese masters. He says the skill, honed since youth, will propel him to world champion status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Cuddy
United Press
New York
Wong
Bock Cheung
United States
Sun Wei
Wong Berk
China
College of Technology
Peiping
Hazer
Wong Bock
Ping
Janalog
Shanghai
ABC
North Ching, Kop
Thsat
Hawaiian Islands
Ad Santell
Waikiki Beach
America
Belment Entries and Miscellaneous Notes
Disjointed OCR fragment mentions Belment Entries, names like Foye, Vin duck Anthony, Cherry Beanity, and references to numbers and places. The readable items suggest a cluttered column with entries and notes rather than a coherent event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoond Oy Mane
Des Foye
Farimnhand
Snap
Cahreivesn
Vin Duck Anthony
Elle
Don is Best Bet Curse If Mrs P W Palmer Will Call
Mrs P W Palmer to The Age office for a free ticket today only at El Portal theater.
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Belmont Park
Blind On
Pere Alley Fry
Tedquil
Bronx Park
Cutie
Boundless
Tory
Don Is
Curse
P. W. Palmer
el Portal
Churchill Downs Entries Mixed List Notes
Churchill Downs racing card shows numerous horses and entries with varying numbers and names including Thunder fons, Deepie, Laura J lay, Doris dean, Miss Whitney, Birthday st elite, Fox, Bonnet, Black Dust, and Mindelon among others. The list reads like a scrambled OCR of participant names and bib numbers with occasional ratings and times missing or garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phiri Elng
Yo F Wink
Wakatine
Arense
Vis
Deepie
Laura J@lay
Zeller
Prince
Feent
Miss Wrrtney
Doris Dean
Uliver
Major League Baseball results from across the league
Box scores show Cleveland beating New York 8 to 5 while Chicago defeated Boston 6 to 3 and Detroit edged Philadelphia 8 to 4. St Louis split with Washington 8 to 3, and Cincinnati won 6 to 4 at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 11 to 4 and Philadelphia topped Chicago 19 to 11 with multiple pitchers used. Weather-hit games in Boston-St. Louis postponed. In Auteuil, Roland Garros play saw French and U S players split results.
Yankees Blank Indians In Shutout Showdown
Senor Gomez twirls an 8 0 victory for New York, tying AL record with four consecutive shutouts as Indians misfire on five hits. Cubs rally past Phillies 11 10, Reds edge Giants 3 2 on Lucas gem. Sox fall to White Sox in 10 innings. Nurmi barred from Los Angeles Olympics as IF A confirms summer ineligibility.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Combs
Sam Gray
St. Louis Brown
Gomez
Washington Senators
Sam
Monte Weaver
Alvin Crowder
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
Rogell
Sorrell
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Appling
Berry
Smead Jolley
Red Sox
W. L. Jones
Las Vegas
Brooklyn Robins
Pittsburgh Pirates
Vic
Mitory
Cal Foreman Jones
Brooklyn
Mungo
Pirates
P. Waner
Grace
Red Lucas
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Lucas
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Reds
Klein
Chicago
Phillies
Cubs
St. Louis
Boston
Timberley Fined in Concealed Weapon Case in Las Vegas
Las Vegas resident Sam Timberley pled guilty to petty larceny before Judge W G Morse in municipal court. Police said the 32 20 revolver he carried was stolen from a local apartment house. Timberley was arrested near Fremont and Fifth streets wielding the gun and was fined 75 dollars.
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Sam Timberley
Las Vegas
W. G. Morse
Timberley
Timberlay
Fremont
Fifth Streets
Morse
Fire destroys cabin and harms West Side Grocery
Fire caused $4,000 in losses yesterday morning including a small cabin occupied by Mrs. Lillian Humphrey and family and partial damage to West Side Grocery. The stock loss was $2,000 with insurance. Building owner Walter Bozarth lacked a policy. Fire officials attributed the blaze to a broken line stove. A four weeks old pup of the Humphreys perished. The family is homeless and being aided by friends.
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Lillian Humphrey
West Side
Walter Bozarth
A & Line
Humphrey
Humphreys
Rail Splinters Twenty Four Homers In One Game
In a quirky race a shipment of 24 carrier pigeons from Salt Lake aboard train No 19 was released by American Express Agent Billy German. The birds, each numbered, circled three times then headed homeward in a race that fans described as a rail splinter event rather than a baseball bout.
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Salt Lake
Express
Billy German
Long Secures Agua Reins at Agua Caliente
San Diego May 16 A bitter battle for control of Agua Caliente the Mexican racing and gambling concession below the border ended with Baron Long becoming controlling stockholder. Long gained the position by purchasing stock from General Abelar do Rodriguez and Wirt Bowman. Bowman now heads the Democratic National Committee in Arizona and will focus on politics and finance. Joseph M. Schenck and August Flanagan were named as possible successors to Bowman. Marura Martinez recently resigned as director.
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San Diego
Cal
Agua Caliente
Baron Long
Long
Abelardo Rodriguez
Secretary of Commerce and Industry of Mexico
Wirt G. Bowman
Agua Caliente Corporation
Bowman
Democratic National Committee
Arizona
Joseph M. Schenck
Hollywood Motor Picture
August Flanagan
Sportsman
Marura Martinez
All Stars Defeat Builders 18 to 3 in Easy Win
Las Vegas All Stars hammered the Builders 18 to 3 Sunday afternoon, surging early as Horner and Smith slugged home runs. Boulder City’s Six Company squad offered little resistance, and the visitors from the river coasted to a decisive victory with strong hitting across the lineup.
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Kntcaumg
Las Vegas All-Stars
Boulder City
Horner and Smith
All Stars
Vegas
Moapa Valley News Notes Highlights Local Guests
Local residents report visits by George Perkins family and Ute V Perkins party in St George. Mrs Averett Johnson plans San Dimas trip, and C E Pembroke with son Jack install Frigidaire in Albert L Jones home. Rail workers and engineers discussed bumps on trains. Miss Margaret Waymire returns from Reno with Fern Wittner graduating. Mrs Vernon Mills travels to Delta. Asparagus shipments move north by truck after carload season ends.
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C. E Pembroke
Jack
Las Vegas
Albert L. Jones
Margaret Waymire
Reno
U. of N
Fern Wittner
Standings and Players Highlighted in May Baseball Stats
United Press compiled leading batters and team stats through May 16. Notable names include Foxx with the A's at .457, Dickey of the Yanks at .447, Hafey of the Reds at .423, Reynolds of the Wa at .361, and Wood of New York defeating Boussus in a five set match, while Merlin bested Mangin in Newark.
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United Press
Foxx
A's
Dickey
Yanks
Hafey
Reds
Terry
Giants
Reynolds
Sidney B. Wood
New York
Christian Boussus
Andre Merlin
Gregory S. Mangin
Newark
N. J
Grandstand Gossip From The Park Pool And Track
A breezy column recounts the park pool opening and summer leisure in the West. It includes a humorous race betting mix up involving Adorable Cargo and Sweet Cargo, plus notes on high school sports, Olympic team debates, and a Los Angeles visitor, Mrs Herbert N Dixon, wife of Dr Dixon.
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Paris
U.P
Paayo Nurmi
Los Angeles
International Athletic Federation
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boulder Club Handbook
Belmont
Itz
Heather Thet
Adartand
Ol Wei
Churchill Downs
Elms
Georgia
Calder
Eling
Wes
Laverin
Hailaly Dean
Belment
APTS
Vt Itis
Pridd
Orient
Orlin’s
Manawive
Heston Smeareview
Str
RCSS
Bather
Son
Beauty Seere Ormont
Lady Anita
Wood River
Nevada's Finest
Evelyn Beene
Kay Francis
George
Stokehold
Red Russia
MGM
Paramount Cartoon and
FOX Movietone News
Mira
Oanarat
Connelis
Bettina
Laue Dear
Dyak
Che
Fox
Bonnet
Mindelon
Toy
Rhe Cleveland
Hudlin
Connally
Pearson
Ewell
Pytlak
Lyons and Berry
Durham
Russell
Moore
Tate
Detroit
Philadelphia
Hayworth
Kain
Deshong
Walberg
Cochrane
Washington
Gray
Ferrell
Weaver
Crowder
Berg
Spencer
Rhe
Cincinnati
Fitzsimmons
Gibson
Hogan
Manion
Pittsburgh
Lopez
Cer
Brame
Chagnon
Brabowski
Bolen
Elliott
Collins
McCurdy
Smith
May
Tinning
Harriett Malone
Auteuil
France
Roland Garros
Indians
Nurmi
Agua
DAM Builders
Moapa Valley News
George Perkins
Marie, Ethelyn and
Nor_na
Ute V. Perkins
John Perkins
St. George A the Temple
Averett Johnson
I San Dreew
Calif
Pitt Randolph
U. P
Gen Tueller
Bandered
L. A
Harry Syphus of
Vanaca
Willett
Picffer
Nungesser
Keyes
Pfeffer
Howater
Charles Morales
Hodgins
Charley
Bernice Thomas
Vernon Mills
Logandale
Delta
Utah
Alpe
Nevada
Mary Lou Dawn
Duffy Bros
Frank Liddells
Rica
Orlin
Handbook of
Red Brownfield
Sweet Cargo
Flying Cloud
Sweet Ca
Golden Oriole
Black Bart
Wildcats
Las Vegas Wonder
Disare
California
Herbert N. Dixon
Legeles
Dr. Dixon
Airdome
First & Carson
Walter Huston
Criminal Code
Gloria Swanson
Aifeyn
Theaztre
Flo
Beanie Rubin
Mate
Boulder Club
Fremont Street
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