POINTS DECISION

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 88, 24 January 1938, Page 6

POINTS DECISION

BRADDOCK DEFEATS FARR,

LOSER’S HEAVY PUNISHMENT.

BEATEN IN LAST TWO ROUNDS

(United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, January 22. James J. Braddock (United States) 14st gained a points decision over Tommy Farr (England) 14st 111 b, in a ten - round professional heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden's. Joe Louis, the world heavyweight title-holder, was a spectator. In the first round both were cautious Uid sparred lightly. Bra mock iau «-o a right to the head at the bell, the first real blow of the fight. Braddock’s round. In the second round they traded body blows and left jabs to the face. Braddock scored with hard rights to the jaw and body. Braddock’s round. Farr opened the third round with a two-fisted attack. Braddock clinched frequently and exchanged hard rights and lefts. Braddoclt's left ear was bleeding. Farr’s round. The fourth round saw Braddock drive a hard right to the jaw and a left to the face. Fan; retaliated with a left and right to the face. Then there was a long series of clinches. Farr’s left cheek was scratched and bleeding. Farr’s round. Farr came out fast in the fifth round and landed a series of left jabs. Braddock retaliated with a right to the head and a left to the face, Farr returning lefts to the face and head. Farr swarmed over Braddock with lefts and rights to the body. Braddock then got in a left and right the face and a right to the body. Farr’s round. Both men traded body blows in the sixth round. Farr sent a hard left to the body and a right to the face, tie then began a two-fisted attack, to the body. One left seemed low, and the crowd yelled at Farr, who sent in a series of hard rights to the .body. The left side of Braddock’s chest was crimson, and Farr’s nose was bleeding slightly. Farr sent in a right to the face, his best blow thus far, and scored repeatedly with lefts and rights to the body. Farr’s round. Both missed repeatedly in the seventh round. Braddock scored with a left to the face, -and Farr with lefts and rights to the body. Farr’s round. Braddock began the ninth round with a left to the body and a right to / the head, but Farr bore in and landed a hard right to the body. Braddock retaliated with two lefts fo the face, several rights to the head and a left to the jaw, followed by a right to the head and rights to the body. Braddock’s round. The final round saw Farr lead si left to the head, Braddock returning a hard right to the chin. They fought savagely in the centre of the ring, Farr ripping in rights and lefts to the body and Braddock a hard right to the face, a left to the jaw, an overhand smash to the head, and a right and left to the face. Braddock’s round. A partisan crowd of twenty thoucheered mostly Braddock, 'who' came back in the closing rounds when appeared he had lost, and fought Farr off his feet, inflicting heavy punishment.