THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 24, 1939.
BOXING
Tommy Farr
Farr A Clear
A Clear Points Winner Over
Burman
Welshman Lacks Heavy Punch For Quicker Finish
No Possible Doubt
About Verdict
London, April 14. FOR the first time for nearly two years Tommy Farr, Britain's former heavy-weight champion, had his hand raised in victory, when, at Harringay 'Arena last night, after twelve hard but slow rounds, Mr. Eugene Henderson, the Scottish re- feree, had no hesitation in declaring Farr to have beaten Clarence (“Red”) Burman, of America, on points.
There was
TOMMY FARR
Before the fight there was a lengthy argument between the two managers on this point.
Even had Burman not injured his left hand, Farr would probably still have won. The American is no more than good second-class, and, mediocre though our own heavy-weights are, we have others in addition to Farr who could no doubt beat Burman,
Whether Farr has gone back or not is a moot point. He showed grand fighting spirit, and found his job so easy that he could have done better had he been extended.
Farr held an advantage of 19 lbs., over to the Burman, scaling 14 st. 94 lbs. to the American's 18 st. 41⁄2 lbs.
The arena was filled almost to capa- city when first Burman and then Fart made their way into the ring. Smiling happily, Burman had only a light re- ception, but Farr strolled in to a great
cut right eyebrow when he was inter- burst of cheering. There was a big viewed by a reporter.
the
third
"My left hand went in round," he said. "I blame it on the fact that here in England they allow us to use only six feet of bandages, where- and as in America we Bre allowed six
no possible doubt finish. Burman winced and crumpled about the verdict, and the crowd, up every time he got anything like a
hard blow to the body.
was holding a big The American both at the beginning and at the end, gave Farr as great a recep-lump of ice in his right hand tion as he has ever received. To smoothing it over the bruises and his yards.” complete the scene, the big con- travelled from tingent who had
the valleys of South Wales in special trains stood and sang "Land of My Fathers."
That must have been like old times to Farr, and hè admitted afterwards that the welcome from the crowd, and the singing of the Welsh National An- them, meant more to him than the fact that he had beaten Burman and aveng- ed the defeat he suffered at the Ameri- can's hands in New York exactly three
months ago,
Burrows On Dress For Lawn Bowls
N view of Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association's long discussion on suitable dress for lawn bowls at their last annual meeting, the following article by G. T. Burrows in "The Bowls News" will prove of interest.
Because he knows I possess a ward-game.
COMFORT MAIN THING
Welsh contingent, who sang “Land of My Fathers" as the gloves were being put on Furr's hands.
In the crowd were Mr. James Roose- velt, son of the United States President, and Henry Armstrong, world and light-weight champion.
U.S. BASEBALL
welter
Giants Beat Braves
New York, To-day. Outhitting their opponents, the It is utterly "bad form" to New York Giants beat the Boston "After all, I know I cannot claim to robe of clothes which have passed the take a meal in the pavilion sans blaz-Braves by 4 runs to 2 in the National ́have' accomplished anything great in beating Burman to-night, but this vic-censor at Buckingham Palace, Lam-er, particularly if there are any la-League, while the Cincinatti Reds beth Palace, the Guildhall and the dies-in-waiting, meaning the wives of had little difficulty with the Pitts- tory has restored all my old confidence, Mansion House, and because he also club members doing the honours by
burgh Pirates and won by 7 runs and has given me new heart for fight-knows that on a bowling green I am "feeding the lions."
to 2. ing. People did not know it, but I was perhaps the worst-dressed man in the
cx- Boiled down, then, the hope
In the American League, the becoming very down-hearted.
Metropolis, a friend has asked me to write an article upon dressing-up for pressed by every County Association, Washington Senators were beaten that men will turn out in regulation
New York Yankees by 7 I know my friend wishes me to put garb, should be adhered to; but each by the in a plea in favour of being well-individual should consider his own runs to 4.
his own constitutional dressed for representative matches-comfort and and I was one of the first to argue in defects during the course of a game favour of each county having its own by removing starched collars, neck Boston
his uniform rig-out-but, I am blessed if studs, or anything else which may New York
a physical effect upon II will clamour for "dressiness" in or- have
dinary club games or club contests.
"Ready To Take On Anybody"
"With that fight over. I now feel in first-class shape again, and I am ready to take on anybody. I shall not be go- ing to America for a long time. want to do more fighting here."
was
As Farr himself said, there nothing outstanding about his win. He won well enough but the fight never rose above an ordinary standard from a boxing point of view, and Burman, despite his courage, was disappointing He looked a beaten man after only six rounds, and although he revived to put in his best work in the last two ses- -sions, he never looked like getting on -top.
.corner.
bowls!
Man was not built for severe and formal dress when indulging in e sport or pastime for the mere sake of that sport or pastime!
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health.
So seriously do some of us tako fect of play upon us, that we have our bowls, and so insistent is the ef- to give our throats and necks all the clearance possible.
Years of play without a collar have
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh
(Brabakaer homered). (Berger hit a home run). Cincinatti
142
R. II. E.
2
7 2
4
1
2
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7
2
AMERICAN LEAGUE ·
(Gordon homered).
tournament!
VULGARIANS
122
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7 12 0
9 2 --Renter.
And yet there is one private club most of the stages of an important in South London which prevents its club-faen from taking off their blaz- ers. To play with braces showing is to ask for immediate dismissal from
that club!..
CREATED A RIOT!.
Inter- In an International or an county game, whether a friendly or an E.B.A. Middleton Cup game-why
to discard the starched variety for is it still called by that name?-I made it imperative now that I have New York should attire them- club games in the evenings, and turn Washington
of agree that men
the specified'uniform selves in their county, and each Association out with an open-necked shirt on Coroner's I know very well that a itself If this was Burman's real form, it is has laid it down that such should be Saturdays and Sundays. If I did not,
case, for nothing lends difficult to see how he beat Farr in the
more to "dignity" than two batches of inquest would be held within a few
hours. afterwards. America,
The only time he truly demonstrated men turning out for the trial ends, the heavy punching powers with which and the first few ends, in their re-
I hate all those men who cover he is credited was in the last-minute gulation garb-whatever they may do
themselves with tenpenny-halfpenny of the first round, and then Farr came in the way of casting-off, first their
metal badges ranged down the lapels to being put on the blazer, oft their waistcoat, and get perilously near
of their blazer, and even round its floor. As it was the Welshman was erally finish up with a well opened
neck-band.
collar. They are vulgarians; they do had not recovered com- groggy, and
his ASKING FOR BLOOD PRESSURE
My yellow, high-necked polo sweat-not know how ridiculous they look in pletely when he went back to
It is the height of folly for men in won the second the fifties and sixties to attempt to er. created a riot there a few years the eyes of the men who have served Burman probably round, but from then until the eleventh play bowls either with stiff-starched ago. I heard a voice from an end an apprenticeship at the game and Farr came out better in every round, collars or neck-bands that are studded rink declare that it was "a disgrace-have put behind them all desire to men are asking for ful thing", but the owner of that advertise the fact that "I'nin bowl- must collect metal voice, who speaks with the same acer"! If you prodding back the American's head lightly. Such with a continuous stream of left jabs, blood-pressure!
You are not breaking the rules of cent as I do, never knew the joys of badges, pin them on to black velvet a high-necked cushions and keep them in a glass- and leaving on Burman's ribs nasty
your Association if you assemble cor. freedom arising from red weals from his body punches.
The whole art of success at bowls Farr showed that his experiences in rectly rigged out and gradually dis- sweater, wide "floppy" grey trousers fronted bookcase. America have not taken away the ef- card those parts of your clothes which and easy fitting shoes, that I know; fectiveness of his left hand, and, if are in the way of freedom of deliv- the very joy of living, and feeling lies in the case and comfort in which
Too much "dressiness" can make it is played.
If you have to dress, again I say, -anything, he has sharpened up his cry, or are likely to impede your every thrill of a hard game..
of Lancashire do so to conform to the wishes- of body punching. But on the whole he breathing caused by stooping in de-
Give me the men looked slower than he used to be, livery, or in putting up a few fast bowls a genuine burden!
(amateur and professional), who roll your county (and your club, if it has though probably he needed this fight bowls for the purpose of end-break-
ing. to tune himself up.
** Comfort in adtual play should be up their sleeves beyond the elbow a uniform), but on the green itself any desire for joint, fling off their collars, often you are not judged by whether you studied more than "dreasiness”
sss" that may appear neces- take off their waistcoats and show look a nice clean "Mamma's Boy", sary before the game becomes real their decrepit old braces, and play but by whether you are getting the with all the freedom that the code of shots that are required by the ever-
Ved just fluctuating fortunes of the game. ly seriousl
After the game, the man who gra-decency permits!- dually undresses himself on the Give me the men of South Wales, Freedom, health and benefit doriv bankside should always repair, mats whose blue shirts know neither col- ed from play surely should take pre- tere by making himself look tidy for laf nor collar stud, and who play in cedence over "twauk", either in at- the inevitable meal that follows the their shirt sleeves, aye, even throughitire or mannerism!?
Burman's Bandage Complaint
Several times Farr had Burman daz-
od with left hooks to the law and body, but he did not have sufficient power in his right to bring the fight to a quick
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