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TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1937
JOE LOUIS vs TOMMY FARR
PANDEMONIUM
AT THE WEIGH-IN
JOE LOUIS DEFEATED TOMMY FARR, OF
WALES, ON After the result the vast crowd in the Yankee
Stadium fought and screamed WEATHER PERFECT The weather, which had caused a postponement of the
fight from last TONYPANDA STAYED UP Thousands of miles away, Tonypanda, home of Tommy Farr,
had spent a
and After the
Fight
POINTS IN THEIR FIGHT FOR THE WORLD HEAVY-
WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE YANKEE STADIUM,
NEW YORK, LAST NIGHT.
At the weigh-in there had been scenes bordering on a
riot, as American
Press photographers shrieked and howled for picture poses
round Farr and
Louise.
Farr was obviously disturbed by the blinding flashes
from the lamps of
the photographers and movie cameramen. He soon
became
in a struggle to get to the ringside. New York's famous Riot
Squad of police
finally drew their clubs in their bid to keep the hysterical
crowd from the victor.
Throughout the whole United States more interest had
been taken in this
fight than in any of recent years. The crowds had begun to
gather outside the
stadium many hours before the fight was due to start.
Thursday, was perfect when the preliminary bouts began.
A crowd estimated at over 40,000 crammed the stadium
home of the New
York Yankees baseball team, to about three-quarters of its
capacity about an
hour before Farr and Louis entered the ring.
At one end of the huge Yankee Stadium were thousands
of working-class
negroes come to cheer their hero, Joe Louis. In the ringside
seats prosperous
coloured folk had paid their 23 dollars, plus tax, ect., to
get a close-up of the
heavyweight boxing crown.
In Harlem, New York's negro quarter, where hundreds
of thousands of
dollars had been wagered on Louis, there were amazing scenes
of disorder when
the result became known.
sleepless night. All but the smallest children decided to
listen in to the broad-
cast of the fight.
The town had been lavishly decorated yesterday in
anticipation of the victory
for Farr.
Thousands of people in London and the Home Counties
anxious to listen in
to the fight arranged with the G.P.O. to telephone them as
soon as it started.
The B.B.C. had warned listeners of the possibility of
the fight starting before
3 a.m.
FARR LOUIS Age 23 23
Height
Reach
Chest
Biceps
Wrist
Forearm
Waist
Thigh
Calf
Ankle
Weight
6 feet 1 inch
79 inches
44-49 inches
15 1/2 inches
8 inches
14 inches
35 inches
21 inches
15 1/2 inches
10 inches
14st. 8 1/2lb.
6 feet 1 3/4 inches
76 inches
41-44 inches
14 1/2 inches
8 inches
12 1/2 inches
34 1/2 inches
20 inches
15 inches
10 inches
14st. 1lb.
Description of Fight
After the usual preliminary caution- Farr tried to open with his left, but It was Farr, who again started the Farr started by scoring with a left Louis showed to advantage with con- Farr made a spurt as this round Louis adopted the offensive from the Farr appeared the fresher as this Once more Farr took up the offensive Farr opened with a fine right to the With a succession of lefts Farr com- Farr drove Louis to the ropes with
ary spar, Farr opened the proceedings
with a left to Louis's body.
Farr, grim faced, with chin tucked
well down into his left shoulder, opened
up with another attack, in which he scored
a fine left.
Farr continued to make the fighting,
and once more he rushed in at Louis and
punched away with both fists in a
furious bout of punching.
It was obvious that Farr's intention
was to keep Louis moving.
he did not intend to allow the negro to
get positioned to let out his "murderous"
left.
Farr again went in and narrowly
missed Louis's chin. The negro retaliated
by shooting out his left aimlessly. Farr
nipped in quickly and scored with a one-
two punch to the head and body, and
Louis replied with a left to the face.
The British champion refused to let
up for a moment, and in he rushed
again to force Louis to the ropes.
The negro, however, fought back
strongly and got in some straight lefts,
but they lacked sting.
Louis thought he saw an opening for
a left hook, but a quick feint by Farr
made him miss by a long way.
Louis again tried with some snappy
lefts to Farr's head, and the latter re-
taliated with hefty body punches, fol-
lowed by a tattoo of lefts to the negro's
head.
Still Farr relentlessly went after his
man and forced Louis to retreat under
the fierceness of his attack.
It was easily Farr's round.
missed. They both fell into a clinch
broke away without any damage being
done, and then indulged in some
sparring at long range.
Farr scored well to the body with both
hands, after which both exchanged a
series of left jabs.
Louis scored to Farr's face with one
such punch, but Farr, who was dancing
around like a ballet dancer, leapt away
from the force of the blow.
He kept moving swiftly. This was
obviously part of the secret plans, and
he leapt in like lightning with jabs to
the head, again landed with a light
right and then missed another.
Louis then came into his own a little
and jolted Farr's head with a stinging
left. Farr soon showed that he was not
badly hurt, for he came back to send
Louis against the ropes with a fierce
two-fisted attack to Louis's mid-ribs.
Louis, however, gave punch for punch
and landed with another of his hard
lefts, but Farr replied by planting
several lefts in his opponent's face, and
finished the round with a hard right to
the body.
Farr's round.
offensive in this session with a right
hook to Louis's head and then, going
into a clinch, got in several light blows
to the body, followed by a hefty right
which caught Louis on the side of the
head.
He repeated this blow, But Louis
countered it with a fine right to the
head.
Louis thought he saw another open-
ing for a knockout, and he tried with
a terrific right to the head, but Farr,
who was bobbing and weaving cleverly,
made him miss by a wide margin.
Farr repeatedly circled out of distance
of Louis's deadly left and the negro was
given few opportunities of bringing it
into action.
Jabbing constantly and peppering
Louis's face with light lefts, he appeared
to be getting the negro worried.
With what seemed a little like des-
peration, Louis jumped in and landed
two swift left jabs, followed by a series
of rights. Louis, finding this method of
attack successful, again moved in and
jabbed away swiftly at Farr's face.
This treatment caused Farr to retreat
gradually, but towards the end of the
round he again went into his man and
caught him with a hard short left,
followed by a right to the head.
At this point Farr's right eye was
bleeding, but it was difficult to see if
it was an old injury that had been
reopened.
just as the round ended Louis poked
a hard right to Farr's head.
Louis's round.
jab, which was countered with a left
hook, and then beat a tattoo to Louis's
head.
It was now Louis who was doing all
the forcing. he worked Farr into a
corner, but Farr, revealing his splendid
ringcraft, maneuvered himself out of
danger.
Farr rushed in with a right hook to
Louis's head, but the latter retaliated by
jerking back Farr's head with a similar
blow.
Farr tried a right, but Louis swept it
aside and "pecked" Farr's face with
some light lefts.
Louis led with a left jab, but Farr
countered this by shooting out a piston
like left to Louis's nose.
Louis continued to beat a tattoo on
Farr's face with his left hand.
Farr tried a right hook, missed badly,
but followed up with a hard right to the
head.
Louis was now continually moving in
and backed Farr against the ropes,
where he missed with a heavy right
hook.
Farr countered with a bombardment
to the body and turned the tables by
forcing Louis to the ropes.
Louis's round.
tinued left hooks, and Farr again
swung for the body. Louis was attack-
ing more vigorously and Farr fought
back, scoring with both hands, as he
retreated.
Both hands caught the champion to
the jaw, and Louis retaliated with
similar deliveries. Farr appeared un-
hurt. Louis was now fighting most
viciously, but was unable to disturb the
Britisher, who fought back with
splendid courage.
Louis's round.
started and Louis was compelled to
retreat under the onslaught Farr was
attempting.
Farr was making good use of his left,
driving it home with power to Louis's
head. Changing his tactics, he caught
the champion to the head.
Following up Farr brought his right
to bear to the champion's jaw. This
was the hardest blow that Farr had
delivered so far.
Louis took the centre of the ring in
defensive and played for Farr's
left eye, which was swelling freely.
As the round was finishing Farr spun
Louis towards a neutral corner and
scored with two rights to the stomach.
Farr's round.
bell and Farr, though he had to retreat,
did so in game style and never let an
opportunity to score pass by.
Louis tried to land with his right and
missed badly, both men were now fight-
ing furiously.
Louis was crowding on the pace and
Farr went back all round the ring.
Now and again Farr would take the
fight to the coloured man, jabbing his
left continuously into Louis's face.
Both hands Louis plied freely to the
Britisher's head and Farr showed his
extreme gameness by the way he took
punishment and still came back fighting
furiously.
Farr was still bleeding from the cuts
about both eyes as the round ended.
Louis's round.
round commenced. Both sparred
cautiously and though Farr's eyes were
bleeding badly he appeared undisturbed.
Farr landed with a beautiful left and,
following through, landed with his right
to the head.
Louis was driven to the ropes, and a
few seconds later he slammed home a
left to the champion's body as the bell ended the
round.
Farr's round.
and crossed the champion with his
right.
Farr took a number of blows about his
injured left eye, which was still bleeding,
then he stepped in with two snappy lefts
to Louis's face.
Louis was still crowding the Britisher
apparently awaiting to deliver perhaps
a final blow to finish the fight, butt Farr
was most gallant and kept the champion
out of his stride and so unable to land
effectively.
Farr's round.
coloured man's head, and the crowd at
the ringside, which was definitely in
favour of the Britisher owing to the
wonderful fight he was giving, cheered
his efforts.
Farr's face was bathed in blood, but
he fought unflinchingly and most
determinedly giving, in fact, the fight
of his life.
Louis's right eye was visibly swollen
and appeared to be tiring under the
fast pace of the contest.
Farr landed a hard right to the head
and Louis was forced continuously on
the defensive.
Farr covered beautifully whenever the
champion attacked and though Louis
scored with a heavy right his blows
were lacking their early power.
Farr's round.
menced this session. Louis crouched to
avoid them, but the repeated weaving
and bobbing of the Britisher had him
continually perplexed.
Louis then tried forcing the pace, but
was unable to score with anything like
power.
Farr was still jabbing his English
straight left into the champion's face,
often without return.
Again Louis attacked, but was crossed
by a right for his pains.
Louis again carried the fight, but was
unable to do any material damage.
Farr's round.
three sharp lefts to the head and Louis,
attempting to counter, just grazed Farr's
chin with a terrific right. Farr was unhurt.
Louis appeared worried at his con-
tinual failure to land heavily, and
seemed altogether unable to understand
the tactics displayed by the Britisher.
Farr took the champion's blows
smilingly. Louis right eye was now
swollen.
Farr's seconds where working hard in
the Britisher's corner keeping the cuts
beneath his eyes from becoming worse.
Round even.
BUDDY BAER WINS
In one of the preliminary bouts Buddy
Baer, who weighed 17st. 5 3/4lb., scored a
technical knockout over Abe Simon
17st., 12lb. in the third round of a sen-
sational "battle of giants."