1938-04-13 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 13, 1938.

TOMMY FARR'S BIGGEST THRASHING

BAER SCORES THREE

KNOCKDOWNS AT

MADISON-SQUARE

But Welshman Adds To

His Reputation By His Gameness

New York, March 12- TOMMY FARR'S hopes of another world cham- "pionship fight vanished completely at Madison- square Garden last night, when he received the big- gest thrashing of his career in losing on points to Max Baer.

A capacity crowd of over 18,000 people saw a stirring battle the best heavyweight fight since that in which Max Schmeling knocked out Joe Louis în 1936.

It was the old, hard-hitting, tigerish Baer of his championship days, the Baer who knocked out Schmeling and Carnera. There was "devil" in his punches, and only Farr's toughness and indomitable spirit prevented a knock-out. Farr was shaken again and again by blows that would have knocked out most other fighters.

As it was, Farr was floored, gymnasium, and Farr did not get three times, once for a count of another round until the tenth, in six. But he never stopped bor-which he completely closed Baer's ing in to attack. He added to left eye. Farr also probably won his already enviable reputation the twelfth, at the end of which *for gameness, if that were pos-Baer looked a bit worried. He had

sible.

taken some hard blows himself in

this round, and Farr looked as fresh as ever.

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The new punching power pro- mised by Farr's backers was not there. Compared with Baer's Both showed signs of tiredness in

punch, Farr's would not have the thirteenth round but Baer could dented a pat of butter. Against bring out a heavy punch that would the Baer of last night a very shake Farr. After an exchange of different Baer from the one he blows in the four teenth, Farr slip-1 beat in London last year — Farrped, but got up immediately. Farr could do nothing but stand up and scored enough points with his left take it. He often scored with a to win the last round, but only a left jab, but, though pretty, it knock-out could have won the fight was futile against Baer's sledge- for him. hammer onslaught.

FARR-TWO ROUNDS OR FIVE? They went at it with such blind FIRST THRILL

determination that they continued The first thrill came mid-way fighting after the bell in five of the through the second round when rounds. Farr's gameness was re- Baer put Farr on the floor. But it markable. After all the punish- was only for a count of one. Farr, ment he took for 14 rounds, he still took a heap of punishment in this had enough fighting power to win round, but weathered the storm. the final round. ́ ́

Once again at the beginning of the next round he was knocked off! his balance. This time he stayed

down for six seconds. He

was

badly shaken, and there was a cut under his right eye which later de veloped into a nasty gash. Farr, however, was not done by a long way. His powers of recovery were remarkable, and he fought back to win the fourth round.

PUNCHING BAG

The referee, Arthur Donovan- who gave Farr only one round in his fight with Joe Louis-gave Baer 13 rounds and Farr two. One of the judges made Baer win 11 rounds, Farr 3, with 1 drawn, and the other judge gave Baer 9 rounds, Farr 5, with 1 drawn.

DID NOT FORGET

Farr was an odds-on favourite at 2-1 in the betting when the fight started. Neither was apparently really popular with the crowd, and

In the next few rounds Baer used Farr like a punching bag in a there was some booing when they

SUPER "MARMET" PRAMS

From the top of its head to the tread of its tyres-an, aristocrat. It takes only a little room to store, but plenty of room for baby.

ONLY 3 LEFT. SCRATCHED.

BARGAIN PRICE

IST FLOOR

SLIGHTLY

Max Baer, seen above as he was being counted out after being fear- fully punished by Joe Louis, the Negro holder of the world heavyweight championship, is reported to have stated that he will not, "quit Joe Louis the next time I meet him.” Baer earned the right to meet Louis again as a result of beating Tommy Farr, on points, recently in New York.

appeared in the ring. At the finish, however, the spectators stood on their chairs and cheered for several minutes. Baer went into the ring what Americans call a "bum" but came out a "champion.".

This time Farr did not forget to shake hands after the fight, as he did when he fought James Braddock. After the decision was announced Farr and Baer posed together for the photo- graphers, and even drank out of the same water-bottle as a gesture of friendship. All the

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pre-fight hard words had ap-.. parently been forgotten. AMERICANISING FARR'S STYLE

Job Churchill, Farr's Welsh ad- viser, interviewed at Tonypandy to day, deplored present efforts to Americanise Farr's style of boxing, and added that he considered his old style was the best.

Churchill added that if Farr had stuck to "hit and get away” tactics, and not mixed it with Baer, he would have won. "I think Tommy made a mistake in going to Ameri- ca,*

," he said.

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