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A boxer tells his ring secrats--No. 9
FIGHTING IS MY LIFE
As a spectacle it wasn't a goodt fight-until the last fow rounds. "Thil knew all the tricks at close quarters, and generally seemed to be getting in two blows to Har vey's one. Some time early in the second half of the contest the re- force announced from the centre of the ring that he had twice wamed Harvey and that on the third warning he would disqualify him.
Toe-to-toe
Thil held on to the champion- ship for another five years; in
By Ted Broadribb
Good Ble
"But those who felieve, the is a Spanish galleon in the bi wasn't just one of those tricks point to finds.....including which were supposed to favour perfect piece of ordinance an opponent.
Venvenuto Cellini, brough The referee called the boxers from the wreck."
There should be a'law again But the contest to which I was For six fights after the initial together. After he had told them referring was a 10-round bout at small attendance we put de he was on the point of dis
what they inust and
must not this. the National Sporting Club on £17,000, To get a crack at the January 2, 1923, when Harvey Welshman's title Harvey What corner docs Farr have to
nissing them won on points over 10 rounds cepted £600, For the against Young BIR Lewis.
we pald him more than eight fact, timas as much-£6,000 in with Petersen getting £3,000,
run
the
By 'instinct'
return
Doyle fight fiasco Petersen fought mere than one thriller, but he also figured in one contest which turned out to be a forec. There were 50,000 1933, for his title bout against next people in White City on July 12.
Jack Doyle.
light
No amount of treatment by the
mondy
when I asked:
The dateline on this powerf to if he knocks Louls down 7" The referee looked surprised, plece, by the way, was given
Iile "Tobermory,
of Mu BD did
Louls. But I pointed wanted him to explain England,
What I need after that is a st glass of English whisky.
and out that
that if he ' put the to Tommy
Bomber" on the canvas he had to retire to not to stand two paces back as we did in England.
neutral corner, and
Louis listened, but I'm sure he should ever be, raised 1 wondered why such a matter!
heating of no one in particualno
a
and
from
Finally, by shouting and
corner
A
"Cigarettes go up in unoke.” Yes, I know, a tak
Tite population.
for No
vidw
Australia senid to be events in Asia with apprehens
This is known as, the Durw
"Moroccans stond sultan,"* His wife is raisin (the
0.
"Len Hutton....is to técnic
I arranged that show, a benefit for Johnny Summers, and it was by my brother Albert and Yet frequently after that ring land that night seconding Seaman Jim Horris, since I was in Scot- siders heard the official saying Nebby Hall against Johnny Brown "Derler fols" (last time) until st seemed that Harvey, gotting fed of Hamilton, for the light-weight up with all of it, really cut locae championship of Europe.
the
•Two rounds even and waded into the Frenchman two won by one of the contes- with everything he had.
tants by the merest shode. That From the 11th Marcel was stag-was. the thrilling beginning to UNIFIED POLICY
I shall not readily forget the
Louis was puzzled the gering back from a hall of blows White City contest on June 4. hullabaloo which followed re-
Clang! The gong silenced the that left him gasping, and there 1934, when Len Harvey staked ferce Dougins's hatting of the hubbub of conversation, and Farr FOR FAR EAST
wasn't a shadow of a doubt that his British and British Empire fight in the opening seconds of advanced towards Louis, begin- Diplomatic quarters in Lon- at long range Len was the com- heavyweight titlen against big, the second round. Give us our sing by taking the offensive and theory. fear-nothing, give-uit don were quoted a few days plete master. But the Frenchman lovable.
back" was a cry, which keeping it up all through the came back for more, and the men Jack Petersen.
be heard above the general round. There's no doubt Tommy ago as saying that the Com-stood toe-to-toe to slug it out, The Welshman was Just a
the
champion and "Some taxpayers. “sult aw monwealth countries, now with the champion getting the shade ahead. Then It happened. which signified the crowd's views
moral advantage, -large sums of money in and second round, according stampa." making joint plans for worst of it-ugly scarlet patches Zing! Jack threw a right hand. at an inglorious ending,
Only 10 seconds after the
to have to our plan, was fo been n Sounds like a back-handi economic aid to Southern Asia, on his ribs giving a clear indi- Harvey's fave was unprotected for
referee wits defensive one, but since the condiment. must first seek a unified for- cation of the strength of Harvey's the vital moment, and Petersen's contest began the
punching.
glove fairly crunched into his left the big Irishman. Two | inetics employed in the Arst had! eign policy. This, it
Frankly, it was
to the head had rocked been so successful, we decided difficult to understand how Thil managed to low for Petersen wasn't a light couple fust as inmaging
Petersen, but he replied with It was anything but a
that Tommy should continue to stated, has now become more
remain upright under such
blow
forward. important as a missing com-
fusillade of punishment, but he hitter. Even as Jack's glove was Doyle hung on. Then Irish Jack By the third round Louis was juice. ponent than non-Common- did, and ho eventually got the swinging clear it was obvious started banging punches
shy of using his famous left hook. angles. punch all wealth aid in their plans. It verdict. Even so, I think that, in that he had struck
and was or his right counter. which was going win the
to
He Was warned
"Mr. Churchill declared time and content to back away Jabbing has now been announced that spite of his obviously great physi
fight.
Harvey's aye began to again about low blows-even as
short blows, all too accurately, was 'the duty of every (man Sir Esler Dening will make cal condition, if Harvey had kept
Within 20 seconds it was he sat in his corner at the end unfortunately, into Farr's face, woman to resist tyranny, swell an extended tour of South him at a distance throughout the closed as tightly as I have ever of the first round-and it would Tommy was still the aggressor, whatefer quarter it comes.
contest ho would undoubtedly seen an eye closed.
have been no surprise to any but his leads were not so well If Mr. C. ain't careful, ME and South East Asia and the
have won
one when the referee said: "That placed.
is going to start calling him Far East. He will also visit
will do, Stop fighting."
The tide was turning against Wizard of Walls, autogov But the fighters didn't heari Australia and New Zealand.
Doyle continued to throw punches
us, and Tommy returning to the for looking the wOTSO Sir Esler Dening (as Mr. fact, until that night in Septem
ber, 1937, when I saw him beaten frantically-working seconds be- and Petersen, maddened with the wear worse, actually,
than he M. E. Dening), was the chief by a 10th-round knock-out at New tween the rounds had any effect pain of Doyle's earlier low blows, really was. That was obvious at orphecdic surgeon today." iliw
that moment
Tought back.. Political Adviser to the South York Polo Ground. It wasn't a on it, and from
That should be an unus start of the fourth, when our the
up, trent. East Command when it was championship fight, but after Fred Harvey was blind in one eye as
M was more anxious to get going
IN A headed by Lord Mountbatten. Apostoll had knocked him out far as that bout was concerned,
But the night was really only waving his hands, the referee gallant fighter, all cleaned
managed to convey to those in
than Joc,
Local blonde at last nig Since then he has been Assis- Marcel relinquished his crown.
Earlier I mentioned that I had just beginning, for in spite of Doyle's corner that he had ap
But Tommy didn't stay inside tant Under-Secretary in the given Harvey his first fight
everything the Welshman had to plied the closure, and that was and work as I knew he could: arty gather america
Harvey gave offer,
large country, a masterly
that
Louis tied him up "I shall always think it was Foreign Office in charge of London and had seconded Freddy
in a few very
by misunderste clic
and just one touch populated the Division dealing with af- Mills against him in his last, when display of boxing to protect his
damaged optic.
pity it had to and won the British light-Just think of his plight.
Panzatal Mills
because both men were punch-stand back when he would have
from the referee caused Farr to men," fairs in Asia. When Britain
heavyweight championship by a
man who may not have ing really hard and I still have been quite justified in punching recognised the Peking Gov-second-round knock-out.
against
"Rainfall: 16 hours." Dare been the greatest fighter of my the feeling it could have been a
you want: Anoth ernment nearly a year ago his
time, but who probably ranks as
No wonder I felt measurement, advantage.
take the to name was mentioned as the
the gamest I ever saw when it at fight. One thing I shall never away at Joe's body to gain an
never be able to understand was that unjustified warning was on weight of water which fell th probable British Ambassador Jack Kingsland who promoted came to attempting to win every why the British Boxing Board of his mind.
by sheer aggression. Control annexed the £3,000, the a number of shows in London in round
Colony during the period, b Farr cased up now and then, divide it by the radius of to China.
the twenties, said that he in Harvey had to guard himself by balance of Doyle's purse money, and each time he did so for the cylinder, and there you are fact had given Harvey his. Brst instinct" against the blows which which Jeff Dickson had to deposit briefest spell Louis piled in important
with them.
*. undoubtedly in London came to his blind side.
dangerously, contest
and So much for Petersen, For all his handicap, Harvey
"Gaitskell Bop Humphreys
who landed more clean hils to take
denies devaluati against
did a good job. He was work-
won his Lonsdale Belt outright the
found.
of pound planned." October 22, 1923.
manlike and resourceful enough in exactly one year to the day.
Welshanan was still most Yet there have been persiste to, hold Petersen to fairly even
never seconded him, and clusive, very hard to nail, and rumours that it may be devalu never had any of my boxers
of the te towards the close fight him, although towards ceeding rounds.
Ofth upwards at any moment.% round had Louis backing away, end of his career I did try to
with match Tommy Farr with him. though he couldn't land
"Isn't there a smarter ass. many force. Then an unfortunate. B That would have been
"No madam - the ing to extract the cork from the scrap-and I think, the anything happened. When I was try- available to serve me?" pandy Tempest would have won, adrenalin bottle, it broke. I had assistants saw you, coming."
In his 12 years' reign as heavy to resort to the use of Monsol weight champion of the world only three men stood up to the salts which, although good for of Joe Louis stopping cuts, leave a nasty dark fury
brown conting and
make the ale wounds look worse than they They were Arturo Godoy, Jersey tance of 16 condi
Joe Wal-
Wal-awo more cuts had appeared Tommy Farr. cott, and Britain's
Of the three, Farr is the only on Farr's face and I was getting
The only worried.
whole minute one with the dis
distinction of not having taken the count at the between rounds had to be used
the to-patch-them hands of the Brown Bomber, for
The sixth may have favoured each of the others took the
Louis slightly, for he scored
but he pitcher to the well again and with a were beater inside the distance took a few blows in getting, at the second meeting.
On his forthcoming tour Sir Esler Dening will have the personal rank of Ambas- sador, and his mission indi- cates the importance which
Benefit show
on
Nor can it be denied that Made him smile
ever
corner
Up
full fighting
for
the
that
a way,
the Foreign Secretary attaches British control and respon-scoring in a number of the suc- to Asia and to Far Eastern af-sibility is only partly filled." fairs. A Foreign Office state- ment says that a first-hand tensions exist in some degree
"Stop, Len, you can always; report will be made to Mr. greater than before, fight again," they were imploring between Bevin in the light of the dis- despite-indeed to some ex-him from his
more cussions which the Ambas tent because of the liberal sessions, but for seven Blow
rounds after that fateful sador will have in the various tradition. on which this asso- Harvey went on taking it--yes, measure, His ciation of nations and men of and giving it in full countries he will visit. place at the Foreign Office so many races, creeds, and for he actually fought bacic with
writing will be taken by Mr. R. H. climes is based. Yet there is greater vigour and ferocity when
was on the wall, Scott, hitherto head of the less talk of breaking away, It may have been the ferocity desperation, South East Asia Department. even among the people of which comes
must have known Sir Ester Dening is leaving Dutch blood in South Africa, seeing that he
-were-slipping, but he his titles were London in about a fortnight, than there was before the last also managed to open an old cut This Petersen's left eye. and will proceed first to Hong, war.
It is true that there is a brought a smile from Len, as he Kong. Details of his itinerary
felt there
might even be beyond Hong Kong have still dependence on the United felt
the account. of squaring chance known
round the 11th
Is it any wonder that I like to Harvey to be finally settled, but It States today never
too had a hand in that wonder- slena!
dom.
the
over
with
he must
the strength
foc.
He
a
dull,
gamest
up.-.
qumber of labs,
them home.
Farr kept showing nasty
and scored with on
an occa
.:
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"Bo handy by a shopkeeper ga You a bill for that ftile:
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A NEW AND
REALLY ECONOMICAL
DRY BATTERY
is probable that he will visit before. Yet there are plans tried some hefty swings to the recall with not a little pride that right, eft hook, Joe's right exc Then Tommy Japan as well as all impor- for the development of the Jaw, but every time he missed
ribs which I've seen and had a hand in began to swell. tant centres in South and immense resources of the vast Jack was ripping in with short ful feat ?
liches to the
friendly greetings. fights in many countries, but Fot an ovation for landing what smashing right South East Asia before going Commonwealth which may carried no
was there is only one Yankee appeared to be
cross. It looked spectacular, but And I'll always re- unfortunately on to Australia and New alter that picture too. If there Slowly but surely Petersen
from his Stadium.
the force was Ping
member it as it was on that Zealand. He will also visit are limitless pains there are! India and Pakistan on his also limitless potentialities. There was no doubt
when the Tonypandy
waw.
(To be continued) way back to the United King- And, as always, the final ver- he came out for the that when pleally humid August evening spent before it. grazed Louie's dict is not positive but a mere Harvey knew he was way bo Tempest gave the Empire a gala
of the took
all sorts of night with one hind, There can be little doubt question-mark.
chances in trying to get in exhibitions of all time.
would turn the My outstanding recollection that his findings on this tour Perhaps that most signi- punch which
always be of hurried in his favour, but Peter- will will do much to create a sound cant aspect of recent changes
boxing perhaps more coolly
oolly glances back and forth at the basis for future British policy, is the move, originating with than he had ever done before and finger on the huga foodilt clocit and perhaps for a unified the Indian Prime Minister, in using his long reach to good ad- moving slowly from 0 to 3 as
vantage
to continued
his batter Farr,
ged face looking policy of the entire Common- the direction of a kind of
Len. Blood streamed from the Uke a
maak, battled out to and won the final round of a ther is altogether easy, and Continental demarcations are
the already gruesome gruelling contest
Three minutes is an awfully the second is as difficult as it difficult both because of appearance caused by the tightly-
ong time when you want it to is essential if the great plans geography and because of the shut eya
How mu
"much longer could it go pass quickly.
45,000
But Tot us begin at the beginn now on paper are to be trans- shrinkage of space and time. on? That was what the
attire ing. We have to go back five lated into concrete reality. Nobody knows exactly where crowd, wrapped in winter
..cool. drimy. "summer' days before the fight Not for the first time by Turkey, or Soviet Russia, is on a
evening, were making themselves, weigh-in on the date originally
They didn't have to wait long sent.
when rain caused a postpone- any means, a group of Ameri-to be placed in such autonomy,
Harvey walked
Some thing happened cans have put the Common-nor. how ultimately it is to be for the answer. corner. Wally then which I think greatly fav- General Phelan tho took at the face, and as
tavo both men a severe
lecture May, his chief second, took one cured Louis.
foul fight terce, Mr. CH. Douglas was about butting and fou walking over, obviously with the ing with Bli Brown, another commissioner, assisting They Intention of calling it. the towel came in, in submis pointed out, looking at Farr, that alon..
If Louis or Farr butted or used foul tactics, the offender would bo disqualified and his pursa withheld.
wealth in the Far East. Nei- Monroe Doctrine for As champion mouth and nose
wealth under the microscope.squared with the future of It is a living, ever-changing | Japan. It is an idea, and not organism which has no exact necessarily a bad idea within parallel in the history of the the autonomous limitations world. Even the Broadest imposed upon it by world generalisations about it are pressure,
wearly to his
ליי
day,
subject to important quali But it does not answer the
Drew the crowds fications. It is true that there real-problem of today. West- Tant's how Petersen remained has been a greater diffusion ofern conquests by force in Asia the British title he had surren- authority as a result of the are ended. The problem is to dered to Harvey, only some
alx
to the
Lost advantage
monwealth, as a result of the There are still greater dif- outaldo my own stablo.;
Peterson was the answer to a ing which
I was, to say the least, sur- dramatic events since the last find a way to harmonise the n'onths earlier. Jack fumped for joy when he knew he had won, war; but ever since the new political freedom of Asia but I think he would probably prized, particularly after it had American War of Indepen with the other great freedoms have done just the same if he been explained to me that the there were novor bout was to be under the no- dence authority from London to which Asia aspires. There bhp 10st, for thing wron Peter- foul rule. I feel that that warn-
any ribans or elibis has been subject to consent, are differences within the nose sportsmanship. I al-ing affected Barr tremendously, at least in the older Domin- Commonwealth on many great ways admired, I'll go so far as because when the night, did take
more place,
ho tried and succeeded ions. It is true that there is problems. We are confident to say that I admired him a new balance in the Com- they can and will be resolved. than any other fighter I ever saw in boxing in the open, thus saori- ficing the superiority in in-fight- arri. sure would havo Dick been to
to his advantage, za pot independence of India, Pakia ferences between some. Com- promoter's prayer. Jelf
I might as well say "vo" Well, to the night of the night. tan, Ceylon, and Burma; but monwealth nations and the filed Petersen
against all We
We reported at the Stadium at here again it operates with far United States. These too kinds of opponents, and only nm; and soon towards the
of the time Bandages were adjusted. Sa less 'force, than had been ex- must be resolved, and once once during the pected, because of the un-suspicion is out of the way he was boxler for us, Avo and a Just 15 minutes too do inte happy relations between In that task ought not to be be half years, did he gull- ja poor were told to proceed to the ring hed wide, And we had tolwait until a #ate Promoters certainly four-round contest took place. dia and Pakistan, The vacuum yond the bounds of statesman-teme
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