WRESTLING FIXTURES
May 8, —Blomfield.v. Stein, at Dunedin; Mclntyre v. Mead, at Stratford.
May 10.—Forsgren v. Richards, at Wellington; Blomfleld v. Spellman, at Auckland.
May . 12.—Stein v. Richards, at Nelson; Mead v.' Forsgren, at Westport; Kirilinko v. Blomfield,. at Christchurch. May 14.—Blom'deld y. Mead, at Hastings.
May 15.—Blomfield v. Rumberg, at New Plymouth; Mead v. McKenzie, at Rotorua'; Forsgren v. Richards,' at Taumarunui: ' , " .
May 17.—Richards v. Kirilinko; at Hastings. ' '
two men shuffled across the ring banging away at one another while the roar of ,the crowd reached .new and unexpected''heights.. /The "moment Baer 'paused for breath? Farr, light-footed, leaped oa him,w\tfn his darting left, flailed him with his' right. As the bell went to end one of the most exciting fights seen for years the crimsoned fighters were still'punching.
At once Mr. Douglas raised Farr's hand. People stood up shouting and clapping, md then the roar was drowned .by the soaring voices of'the triumphant Welsh singing "Land of my Fathers." , ' • > - V FIGHTERS"! COMMENTS. '"Tommy Farr is better than he was when I saw him fight Ben Foord," said Baer after the flght "Still, I'm saying that he's not a great boxer. I'm saying that'l would have licked him if I'd been in anything liKe the shape I was when I met Primo Camera. Tommy's ■five years .younger than I am, and I simply" couldn't get going against his youth and strength. All the, tune, I was trying, but somehow the old fire i didn't' seem to burn up.. He's-a tough kid and plenty - strong. ,In his fight Xknow I. rocked him plenty, but I'm saying'that if 'I,'d had my old power of following' up I could hav.e done it." f The .Farr camp.'vvas' jubilant. Farr, grinning ruefully;under ,an avalanche -of Congratulations, said little .as usual. "I'm glad I won," he admitted. "I'm glad all my people liked the fight. I don't suppose anybody bet on me— they never do. I'm beginning to hope 'they won't start."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 108, 8 May 1937, Page 22
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