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FARR'S SPLENDID VICTORY OR
ERMAN AMBASSADOR'S PRAISE OF WINNER NEUSEL WAS BATTERED INTO A DAZE
London, June 16.
Succeeding
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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1937.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
A. Keown, above, was the out- standing individual swimmer among the senior boys at the Cen- tral British School swimming sports yesterday at the European Y.M.CA. swimming pool.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
AND CONDI-
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Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 12th day of July, 1937, at 3
at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Ex- cellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Wong Nei Chung in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of re- newal at a Grown Rent to be fixed. by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75
years.
MMY FARR has done it again. where three British champions-Reggie en, Jack Petersen and Ben Foord had all fail- the nonchalant young man from Tonypandy, - holds the British and Empire heavyweight es, last night at the Harringay Arena knocked
Intending bidders are advised Walter Neusel of Germany in the third round.
that immediately after the disposal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant)
: will THAT A WELSHMAN SHOULD BE THE FIRST BRITISH
the Welshman. ER TO BEAT THE GERMAN “IRON MAN” WAS APPRO-ponents. They had little effect on ATE:
In the second round Neusel went required to deposit with an FOR THREE TIMES GALLANT JACK PETERSEN,
again. thorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred CARDIFF, WHO WAS WATCHING LAST NIGHT, HAD
Lefts from Farr landed with preci- dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum IN TECHNICALLY KNOCKED OUT BY NEUSEL, THE LAST in viciously for the body
sion and power, jerking the IT ENDING HIS RING CAREER.
on payment of Farr thus joins Primo Carnera and Max Schmeling in the man's head back and bringing from roll of those who have knocked out Neusel. Farr, often re- the spectators shouts of encourage ed to as lacking a punch, took less time to do it than either of ment. two former world's champions.
e scene at the ringside just, ce the fight was tense and ated. First a galaxy of fa- 3 heavy-weights held a kind arty in the ring.
Introduc
amidst thunderous cheers,
Baer, Arthur Kolblin,
champion of Germany,
THE END!
In the third round came the
blows A series of smashing
Ger-
end.
to
for
Neusel's jaw and the German rock- ed uncertainly on his feet. (Still cool and deadly, Farr waited an instant, then shot in the finish- ing punches...
Neusel fell Farr stood back.
backwards,
Amid
dazed. ringing
dy Baer, Max Schmeling, Ben fervent chorus from the section of rd, Len Harvey and Jack the arena where the Welsh specta- cheers and tremendous excitement
rsen ducked under the ropes tors were in force. arn to receive the plaudits of
crowd.
AMBASSADOR PRESENT
the referee, Mr. Jack Smith, be- Amid lowered lights, a spotlight gan the count. Sitting on the floor tracking their progress, first Neusel of the ring, his hands resting by and then Farr entered the ring. As his sides, Neusel stared first into usual, Farr was the picture of cheer- his corner, then up at the referee.
his head ful confidence and composure.
He seemed to shake
his Happening to catch my eye just slightly, as though indicating
Still looking beneath him, he smiled and gave a inability to get up.
up at Mr. Smith, he made a little reassuring wink.
Herr von Ribbentrop gazed at gesture of despair with his gloves. Nine, OUT!" Farr had of Neusel: The German boxer glanced
Then came pandemonium.” While looked on Herr von Ribbentrop gravely Farr bowed his acknowledg- shouts. ments to the cheers and
element, ax Baer was in his ging his brother, shying away in alarm from Max Schmeling old adversary-and greeting ed as a long-lost brother. rominent in the front row
up, saw his Ambassador, and the won. -ringside seats was Herr von
entrop, German Ambassador in two men exchanged a Nazi salute. don. Sitting next to him was meling.
hree M.C.s announced the fight urn. First, Dr. Franz Metzner ounced it in German. Then Mr.
POWERFUL BLOWS
went.
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The preliminaries were over. The "Land of Our Fathers" was sung gong
Fast, aggressive and again. confident, Farr went to meet the
ney Jones gave the details in German who had put an end to so sh-cheered to the echo-and many British hopes. - Straight lefts, lly Mr. Pat Regan let us have landing flush
Neusel's face, English.
brought roars from the watchers.
A
WELSHMEN IN FORCE
Heanwhile, "Land of Our
on
“A FINE FELLOW”
"What did you think of the fight ?” I asked Herr
Ribbentrop. “Good-very good,' he replied. Neusel bored in for Farr's body,Farr is a fine, fellow."
Fa-lswinging his arms in the blows that
rs" was already welling up in a usually sap the stamina of his op-
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As for Farr, "Well, there ~you are. keep telling everyone that I win, but when I do they all I shall
a bit surprised. Do you think seem they will really believe' me in fu- ture ??
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GERMAN BOXER DEFEATS ITALIAN CHAMPION
Berlin, July 5, The German box- er, Arno Koelblin, holder of the
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