FARR WINS TITLE
FROM FOORD FROM
VICTOR RECEIVES £750, LOSER £2,000
NEW CHAMPION TO MEET BAER
London, March 16.
A THIRD British heavy-weight boxing champion
within seven months was duly acclaimed, and decorated with a Lonsdale Belt, at the Harringay Arena last night when Tommy Farr, a Welshman from Tonypandy, beat Ben Foord on points.
LAST AUGUST JACK PETERSEN, OF CARDIFF, - WAS CHAMPION. HE WAS THEN BEATEN BY FOORD, A SOUTH AFRICAN, WHO WAS CALLED UPON LAST NIGHT TO DE- FEND HIS TITLE FOR THE FIRST, TIME.
Farr received £750, the biggest purse of his career, for last night's fight, while Foord was paid £2,000. Formerly a pitboy, and afterwards a boot-boy in an hotel, Farr has waited long, in com- parative obscurity, for this chance. Three months ago he said, "It seems as though I shall never get a chance. Everyone talks of Foord, Petersen, and foreign boxers. Nobody thinks of me."
ARSENAL'S BID FOR NEW FORWARD
Another Record Transfer
MONEY RETURNED AT TURNSTILES
(By FRANK COLES)
London, March 15.
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 10, 1937.
Strikes (not industrial) are the rage in New York City now, with the opening of the American Bowling Congress, where 22.000 bowlers from every part of the country are lining up to get a share of the $145,000 prize money. Jack Dempsey, former world's heavy- weight champion, a new recruit to the pine alleys, is shown laying down a strike for his team, entered in the five-man events.
To-day he is champion, and next month he is due to meet Max Baer, the former world's cham- pion. The road to fortune sud- denly opens out to him, for if he should beat Baer and no one knows how far the ex-champion has slipped back he will meet Walter Neusel of Germany. The pended for the rest of the meeting ultimate winner of this series, it after riding Mr. D. Crossman's is announced, will be matched Parkin to victory in the Canwick |with Joe Louis, the American Maiden Plate. Two jockeys had re- coloured heavy-weight, at the markable escapes from serious in White City on July 30, that is, jury when their mounts fell. after Louis has fought Braddock for the world's title.
his prime
FARR'S GOOD CHANCE For a long time Arsenal have As Neusel narrowly beat Foord, have a decided chance been in the transfer market, bran-Farr would
him. The chief obstacle, dishing a big cheque for a star for- against ward. I understand that a specta- therefore, is Baer, the enigma, who cular deal may be completed by to-in
was acclaimed by morrow night.
Americans to be even greater than Tuesday midnight is the closing Dempsey. hour for unrestricted transfers. The crowd appeared to be no Thenceforward no transferred more than 8,000 last night, and the player is allowed to appear in a receipts could scarcely have reached League match without special per-£6,000. The fight, too, was common- mission.
place. But the excitement after This admirable rule was framed, the referee's decision was given by the way, for the purpose of pre-as great as it was after one of Pe- venting a threatened club from buy-tersen's victories. ing their freedom in the closing weeks of the season.
ANOTHER BIG FIGURE
an inquiry into the double fall.
They announced that they were of the opinion that the accident was caused entirely by the riding of S. Wragg.
PAID OUT TWICE Parkin was a well-backed 4-to- 1 chance, and a number of book- makers paid out twice on Parkin and on Rose Bleu, who was given the race.
The first race of the day was run The stewards, Lord Londes in a snowstorm, and nearly every borough, Col. R. Crawfurd and winner was a long-priced outsider. Baron F. de Tuyll, disqualified E. Smith completed the hat-trick Parkin on their own initiative im- by riding three winners in succes- mediately after the race and held sion......
SPALDING
WELSH ANTHEM SUNG The cheering fasted several min- utes, and the Welsh national
an-
of
Arsenal are by no means the only them was sung from all parts club hoping to negotiate an im-the hall long after Farr had been portant transfer to-day OF to-carried shoulder high to his dress- morrow, but it is certain they are ing-room. prepared to pay the highest price. Fair-haired, stocky, and quiet în If the man they are after goes to his methods, Farr only twice dur- Highbury the figure will be not less ing the whole fight showed any sign than £8,000, and may even reach of his thoughts. These moments £10,000.
occurred when Foord failed with desperate efforts to knock him out. Then Farr laughed.
Remember they handed Bolton Wanderers a cheque for £10,890 for the services of David Jack, and the transfer of Alex. James from Pres ton North End cost them £9,000. In both cases the money was returned. again and again at the turnstiles.
SUCCESSOR TO ALEX JAMES?
Baer was there. His comment was, "Gee, I've seen worse in States."
Who are the stars Arsenal covat 2 JOCKEY
There are others, no doubt, but the
two whose names have been most SUSPENDED
frequently linked with the club, AT LINCOLN
this season and last, are Tommy Walker, or Scotland and Heart of Midlothian, and Brynmsor Jones, of Wales and Wolverhampton Wan derers.
Sequel To Two Falls
SAMMY WRAGG'S BAD RIDING
the
Bo are two-footed inside for vards who can play on either wing. Young- but highly experienced players who dominate a game in
London, March 16.7 the same way that Alex James al-
The flat racing season opened <ways did in the heydey of his
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