FIERCE BOXING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22822, 1 September 1937, Page 15

FIERCE BOXING

-FARE'S GAME DISPLAY FIFTEEN HECTIC ROUNDS SPECTATORS ASTONISHED VERDICT BADLY RECEIVED ]3y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright e (Received August 31, p.ni.i . XEW YORK, Autrust 30 \ terrific hurst, of hooting greeted the highly unpopular decision which made Joe Louis the winner on point::? over Tommy Farr ; nt the end of their 15round fight for the American heavyweight championship to-night. The Welshman had fought gallantly throughout. Owing to a misundorstandin £ Farr appeared 2(1 minutes early and sat in the press section throughout a fourroinul preliminary. The Welshman showed no signs of ncrvousnosu. Tape covered a cut mdor his eyes. Louis entered the ring almost without applause. The weights were announced as follows: —Farr, 14st. SJlh.; Louis, 14st. lib. Several old-lime champions, including Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunr-.ev and Bonnie Leonard (light-weight) were introduced to the spectators. Louis Starts Cautiously In the first round Louis came out cautiously. Fair circled hint and landed a light left. The pair clinched and Farr continued to shoot in lefts, rushing Louis to 1 lie ropes. Tho champion was over-cautious, but stiffly stint in a left to Farr's face. Farr was continuously using left and right crosses. Farr's round. Farr employed tho same tactics, left jobbing Louis on to the ropes. He twice viciously jabbed Louis' nose without response, and repeatedly beat Louis to the punch with left jabs. He continued steadily pumping to the face. Louis being clumsy and unable to cope with Fair s left. Farr's round. In the third round Fair jabbed with his left to the nose and right crossed to the head. Louis shuffled in seeking an opening and Farr shot a stiff right to the jaw. Louij bored in and landed a left and a right to the lieat'i. Farr backed into a /neutral corner an:l Louis peppered Jiis face with left jibs and opened cuts under both Farr's eyes. Louis ended the round with a left and a right, to the face and Farr /staggered slightly when returning to his corner. Louis' round. .

The cut under Farr's left eye was still bleeding in the fourth round. Fanattacked to the body and forced Louis to a corner, where they exchanged left jabs.' Louis narrowly missed Farr's jaw with a hard right. The round was even. Louis, . settling down in the next round, drove Farr back with a series or left jabs. Farr- was courageous, but the champion seemed stronger. A terrific right to the jaw rocked Farr, who retreated jabbing desperately. Blood gushed from his eye trickling down his face, Louis' round. Neither appeared eager to lend, and traded a series of light punches. Louis - was extremely' cautious, arid Farr seemed heartened. He rushed in with lofts and rights to Louis' chin, and drove tho champion to the ropes with a barrage of body punches. It was Farr's round. In tho seventh round Louis threw a left hook wildly and started Farr's left eye bleeding again. Louis leapt in tigerishlv, using both, fists. Blood streamed from' Farr's eysti, but he fought back savagely, though his face was a crimson blur. Louis unmercifully pommelled Farr's face and body. The crowd forgot its apathy a:ic- burst into wild cheering. Louis' round. Welshman Fights '.Furious,ly In the eighth round Farr was .fighting furiously, though blood, was pouring down his face toward his mouth. They traded left jabs, then, hooking with both hands, Farr right-crossed to Louis' jaw. which began to swell". had 'Louis on the ropes at the bell. Farr's round. In the ninth Louis' right cheek and jaw were swollen and he backed away from Farr's vicious jabs and hooks. Farr smashed the champion to the ' ropes. Louis' right eye was. swollen and was beginning to close. Farr pressed in relentlessly, Louis breaking ground. It was Farr's round. Farr's style seemed to baffle Louis, who took heavy punishment to tho head. Louis' eve continued to swell, fair was moving dlusively and drove hard lofts to the body. Farr's round. Farr punished' Louis about the head ' fl ml body in the eleventh round and put n hard left hook through to Louis' face. Both men were looking for an j opening. Near the end Farr drove his opponent to the corner. The round closed, with the spectators mystified at the Welshman's fine showing. Louis Driven Into Corner In the twelfth Farr landed repeatedly to his opponent'? head with lefi hooks, j He drove Louis into the corner before the end of the round, which looked well in the Welshman's favour. -They were both obviously weary in the thirteenth and sparred round the • ' f.'i'S a '"'ld anti-c'imax to the earlier fireworks." Louis again made Farr's iioso bleed and also scored with light jefts. Louis, using his right, forced Farr back to the rojtes and staggered him u a left to" the chin. "Louis' round. Cautious sparging characterised the / ftext round. Louis was the steadier, I'arr hitting wildly and missing an opening. Louis shot stinging lefts to parr's face. Both, were weary, but Louis was- the stronger. Louis' round. Farr Swings Wiidly Farr staggered to his feet and "•ached the" centre of the ring prior to '"e bell for the commencement of the ["'al round. However, his punches " ac .ked precision and power, and he was . :) Vln «i"g wildly. Louis ripped in a hard ''Kilt to the face. Farr's round. immediately tho bout finished the frowd rose, yelling: "Farrl Farrl"