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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 108, 8 May 1937, Page 22

BOXING FIXTURES

May 20.—Pluto v. Downs, at Hawera; Martin v. McMahon, at Hamilton. May 25. —Glengarry v. Smith,' at Petone. aocsaeeeccsaceacooeeecsaoe nose, and brought a tremendous cheer as he scored with three hard punches without reply. Following up, Farr hooked a hard left to Baer's' jaw, then the men went to close quarters, and as they "emerged, the American 'slipped1 his hand to his left eye,' and blood came away on the glove. Baer, roused by the injury, scored with several hard punches to the body in another bout of close-quarter work. Farf would not be denied, however, and, going forward again! he landed two more lefts in the American's face. " As the "pulled a face," following' one exchange of punches, there was a shrill cry from Farr's "corner "Go on, Tommy, he's hurt!" The Welshman needed no encouragement. He went after the American all the time, and Baer scored only when he

struck in mid-retreat and indulged in short-arm work to the body. Blood, was coming from the American's eye, and he seemed to be making little of Farr's left-hand work. The Welshman again went after his opponent in the third round, but Baer had him unbal-, anced in another bout of short-arm punches and Farr seemed to,=be hurt. The British champion, quickly re-, covered, and poking out his left, went i steadily on. piling up the points. Baer allowed him "to keep coming in, for he was scoring with jarring punches to "the body, and when he suddenly whipped his right hand to the head he brought up a small lump under Farr's left eye. FEWER SMILES, MORE FIGHTING. And so round followed round. Darting lefts would flick Baer's face. Hardly had the American begun to smile at the blows when a new flurry would catch him. Majestic and strutting, Baer returned to his corner, while the crowd shouted itself into several thousand sore throats. Then Haer began smiling less and fighting more. His fists crashed into Farr's face. Farr came on unflinchingly. Baer whipped in a series of short, fierce, uppercuts. Farr came back at the American to a thunder of cheers. That jeering smile, wnncd in ratio to the length of the flght. Baer missed with three tremendous upper-cuts, Farr jerked back the other's head. Baer's eye reopened, and blood crimsoned his gigantic shoulders. Farr, too, showed signs ot wear—a swelling brow, a cut cheek. But still, to the roar of the crowd, there came the relentless attack, the receipt with a shrug of Baer's heaviest artillery, the dancing toes that showed the British champion still fresh and strong. While excitement grew—the smile of Baer had long since gone, and Farr was developing one of his own—the end of the fight came into sight. Where was the explosive blow that was to flatten the Welshman? Baer shot in more of his upper-cuts at close quarters. Back came Farr.

So terrific was Ihe noise that at the end of round nine not only both the

fighters, but the referee as well, failed to hear the gong. . While the seconds entered the ring and stared in amazement, the men went on fighting furiously,, aided and abetted byMr. C. H. Douglas, the referee..

Rounds eleven and the last were full of excitement. , With/ blood gushing from his battered eye, Bacr plunged in to try to snatch the victory that he and everyone else knew was vanishing. Shaking his head, lashing away at his smaller opponent, the American worked him into a corner, pumped at him with both fists. Toe to toe and punch for punch Farr fought him. The