1937-08-31 — Page 24

LOUIS FARR BOUT ROUND BY ROUND

NEW YORK, TO-DAY.

JOE LOUIS, WORLD HEAVY- WEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION,

SHANGHAI FIGHTING

While the Japanese were withdrawing, the

Chinese sent two flying columns and attacked the left and right flanks of the Japanese. Heavy casual- ties were inflicted in the Lotienchen area, it is re- ported.

The main body of Japanese are now concentrat- LAST NIGHT DEFEATED ed at Hsuchingkang and are gradually being sur- TOMMY FARR, THE BRITISH rounded by the Chinese-Central News:

CHALLENGER FOR THE

TITLE, ON POINTS IN A FIF HEAVY ONSLAUGHTS IN SHANGHAI TEEN-ROUND BOUT AT THE YANKEE STADIUM.

Shanghai, To-day.

The Japanese attacks on the Shanghai front are continuing but the result of the fighting is not

In the first round, Farr, grim- faced, came out of his corner and attacked furiously from the start. He obviously intended to keep Louis moving and kept up a two- clear. fisted attack. Louis was forced to

the ropes but fought back and got

The Japanese attacks are apparently aimed at

in several straight lefts which destruction of the Chinese communications and lacked sting. Farr's round

lines of supply, and are supported by the air force

In the

BALLET DANGER

clinch, thecond round, after a and shellfire from warships.

boxers fought at long A great number of Japanese wounded, said to range and exchanged a series of left jabs. Farr was like a ballet be 300, but probably considerably higher, left dancer. leaping lightly away from Shanghai last night on board the hospital ship

Louis blows. Farr's round.

exchanging light blows.

Louis

Asahi Maru.

The third round saw both men Over 4,600 Chinese soldiers are in hospitals in tried a terrific, right to the head the French Concession and International Settle- and missed by a wide margin. He' ment. Trans-Ocean.

forced the Welshman to retreat. however and started Farr's right

eve bleeding. Louis round.

In the fourth round. Louis was doing all the forcing and worked Farr into a corner. but the Welsh-

man

round.

SHANGHAI BOMB ATTACKS

got out of danger. Louis Japanese Raiders Very

TERRIFIC RIGHT

The fifth round started with both

men packing lefts to the face and then the pace slackened, the men

Active

Shanghai, To-day planes conducted 21 series of bombings yes-

Farr, who, however, fought back of Chapel, according to observers savagely. Louis' round.

here

ducted a raid over Tazang, several miles northwest of the North Sta- tion yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The results are not known. A short time after the raid on Tazang, two planes dropped over 10 bombs on the Chinese positions in Pootung, while at the same time two other Japanese planes dropped bombs on a line parallel to the Nanking-Shanghai Railway line

fighting at long range. Louis terday afternoon, their raids being landed a terrific right, shaking scattered over the wide area north near the North Station One bomb dropped at Markham Road, south of the Soochow Creek, another hit at Jukong Road just north of the North Station, and a third explod- fed at Yochow Road further east on the International Settlement boun dary.

Several Japanese bombers con-

EYFS BLEEDING Farr's eyes were bleeding at the, end of the fifth round but he came out strongly in the sixth and drove the Negro across the ring, slammed man concluded the round by miss away and did not stop attacking ing the Negro with a round-house He hurt Louis with a powerful left right. Louis round. to the body and took the round. a

MAGNIFICENT DEFENCE

Many residences were burned in the last mentioned raid, the fires starting from the incendiary bombs

In the seventh, Farr led with some Long-range fighting was again dropped by the Japanese planes. snappy lefts and scored repeatedly seen in the eleventh round, and At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, six with well-timed left swings. Louis Farr, with his clever ducking and Japanese planes flew over the Nan- was forced to give ground from the weaving, was a most difficult tar- tao area, reconnoîtring for a short force of the blows. Farr's face get. He forced Louis to the ropes time but dropping no bombs. --Cen- was a terribly gory sight Louis, and ended the round with a fusil tral News. Pound

LOUIS FLAILED

eighth round Louis

lade of lefts. Farr's round.

In the twelfth round Louis open- ed with a barrage of straight lefts but Farr stang the Negro with a series of left hooks to the head and drove, Louis to the ropes. The the round was fought at

Welshman had a magnificent de- speed Farr flailed Louis to the fence. Round even. zones. Farr's round

to the

bodyand

In the thirteenth round both box-

JAPANESE BEATEN

BACK

Heavy Fighting In North Chapei

Shanghai, To-day. In the ninth, Farr tore in furers exchanged a series of lefts and

Japanese troops on the night of Lously and drove Louis to the ropes.

then circled the ring. Farr landed

August 29 and through yesterday The Negro later continued to con-heavy rights to the body while morning, made repeated attacks on centrate on Farr's eye. Farr was Louis retaliated with several left the Chinese forces north of the still holding his own and sent in bored Farr with rights and lefts each successive time, according to hooks. Towards the end Louis bela- Chapei area, but were beaten back some stinging lefts and again drovel Louis to the ropes.

to the head and the Welshman wilt His right

military authorities here. ve was puffed and after a fierce

ed Louis round. attack he once again carried all be- fore him and again drove Louis the ropes Farr's round.

TENTH SENSATION

The tenth

Farr landing

peatedly with

body. Louis

but fough

sensatio

In the for

At 1 o'clock this morning, the Chinese troops were reported to be still keeping the Japanese troops at

made one of their girls yesterday, but fell back

of heavy, Clanese ne-gun fire suffering

STOP PRESS

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Shanghai, To-day.

Chinese claim that during the

aerial attack- on the Japanese

transports yesterday during

which the Hoover was hit, a da

panese troopship was struck by

a bomb in the stern, causing an

unknown number of casualties

On the other hand, Japanese

claim that Japanese aircraft shot.

down one of the Chinese Cur-

tiss-Hawks participating in the

raid. Reuter.

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