The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 31, 1937, Page 5

THE DAILY ALASKA ‘EMPIRE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1937 Lo Heavyweight Chdmfi ion in Characteristic Pose | ! BUDDY BAER COMES BACK, WINS MATCH Maxie's Brother Nearly Out “Me And My Shadow” was hummed by heavyweight champion Joe Louis as he studied a_knockout blow in silhoustte unon the wall and hoped the old saying about coming events would prove true last night. The bomber risked his boxing crown last night against Tommy Faktr and was never able to land that knoul out punch in (he_ 15 rounds. C(trua;iia;i E(:t— His Wad afi(i Won‘ MONTREAL, Aug. 31. — Jean praised Champion Joe and declared SPORTS WRITERS in First Round, Ral- lies to Victory NEW YORK, Aug. 31. — On the verge of a knockout in the first round of one of the preliminaries in the Yankee Stadinm last night to the Louis-Farr tilie fight, Buddy Baer, of Livermore, came back with a game rally and scored a technical knockout over Abe Simon, ponderous New Yorker, in the third round of a scheduled six rounder. Simon belted Maxies’ little broth- er with everything he had in a bloody first round, Buddy barely surviving, but in the second round,| Oh Boy, did Buddy come back.| Buddy soon had Simon's mouth a| bloody mass and then in the third | round, floored Simon with a hard right to the jaw. As Simon reeled about the ring after rising, the ref-' erce stopped the fight and raised Buddy’s hand—a vietor. GIANTS TAKE STRIDES FOR California, | § * Challenger-Title Holder uis Wins, But Fight Goes Full to smash his way to the heavyweight championship og Great Britain, 15 Rounds re BOMBER GIVEN " DECISION, END OF HARD BOUT Tommy Farr, British Chal- | lenger, Gets Ovation ! from Fans \ JOE UNABLE TO ‘ LAND KNOCKOUT Empire Titleholder Badly Cut, But Weathers All | Champion Had NEW YORK, Aug 31. — In the Yankee Stadfum <last night, Joe Louls successfully defended his World Heavyweight Championship but had to carry the fight the fuil 15 rounds before he gained a de- cision over Tommy Farr, Welsh min- er and British Empire titleholder. ‘The fight, an international mateh, was pulled off before a crowd esti= mated at 30,000 fight fans. a Louls won decisively but failed to score a sinele knnck down. Decision Booed | The crowd, aroused by Farr's gal- |lant fight against the Brown Bomb- er, who was a 5 to 1 favorite, and picked generally to win by a quiek knockout, booed the unanimous de- |cision of Referee Arthur Donovan and the two judges. The jeerifg continued for many minutes after Seeking greater laurels, he fought Champere would not take it on the he would win easily by a knockout, g Mg, gy o chin and when Thomas Levere, an They also said Farr probably would 1 hand American, chided the French Can- not last eight, anyway not over 10 - adian about Farr, Jean said, what rounds. | NEW YORK, Aug. 31, — Although will you bet on the fight with Louis?| “Fooey” cn American sport writ- perhaps they don’t know it, sports World Champion Joe Louis last night. He trained diligently and gave a great account of himself against PENNANT RAG the one-time Alabama cotton picker, the Brown Bomber. ¥ RGN 4 4 [to vietory. Title Fight—Round by Round - STARETR, Gl ppg ot 1T e e Terry, Ott and Hubbell Win Levere came right back and said: ers' opinions, said two Vancouver Writers are “coming in” today for a T will bet you 10 to 1, any amount, newspapers today. t2at Farr will not last tén rounds.” > ~ ‘Greatest Fighter’ Jean replied: “That is good. I L.ave $50 in the bank. Tl get it.” Jean did get his money and the let was posted with a cigar store proprietor. That was a week ago iast Monday. | | Jean took the $500 and with his' NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—Back in $50 put the entire amount back in 1910, when he was boxing as a fea- the ban this morning. therweight, Tommy Farr's man- ‘Now I have money for winter ager, Ted Broadribb, met a young pping,” said Jean. Broadribb, fighting under the ti- BETTING IS LIGHT Itle of “Young Snowball," proceed- TORONTO, Aug. 31—There was ed to give the promising Frenchman liitle money bet on Farr in Canada, such a thorough going-over that rding to reports. London sport the contest was stopped in the writers_had predicted that the Brit- fourth round. The victim was Geor- | ish champion would not last longiges Carpentier. and also predicted he would be Later that year, Broadribb came knocked ‘“bally cold.” to New York and boxed a 3-round — |exhibition with Stanley Ketchell—| SOMEBODY IS OFF ;one month before Ketchell’s death. VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 31.—| “He was the greatest fighter I Sport writers in this neck of Can- have even seen,” says Broadribb of { ada agree that the New York writ- Ketchel ers are not so much, —————— The Americar ring followers' Today's News Today—Empire. LFrenchman in a Paris bout. i b “riding.” Their dope on the outcome of the fight was all wrong. Farr lasted the 15 rounds. Farr was practically stronger at the end of the 15 rounds than when he started and if the fight had gone three or at the most, five more reunds, a different champion of the world would undoubtedly have been heralded B A. P. SCORE ON MONDAY FIGHT Here is the Associated Press score card on the Louis-Farr fight last night: Rounds in which Louis scored — Second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, tenth, thirteenth and fourteenth— eight of them. Rounds in which Farr scored— sixth, eighth, ninth, eleventh, fif- teenth—five of them. ! Rounds even—First and twelfth, ' D Lede and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. / Howard M. Newlon with prize winning Alaskan moose, taken in the Rainy Pass country. Hunting Rifle Its Equal in CARTRIDGES WHEN you get a shot at game—when you critically need all that your rifle can give you—just as much is demanded from the cartridges. For the same world leadership as is at your service in Winchester Rifles, buy Winchester Staynless Cartridges. It was Winchester leadership which in years past developed such great ‘cartridges as the .30 (:30-30) Winchester, .32 Winchester Special, the 33, 35, 351, 401 and .405 Winchesters, and others. 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WINCHESTER Game Yesterday for McGrawmen (By Associated Press) A trio of McGraw men lead the way as the Giants continued to lead the National League by a narrow margin. Bill Terry, Melvin Ott and Carl Hubbell composed the trio. These three made it appear that the Gi- ants are on the way to a second straight pennant, the third under Terry. Right now the other powers, Cubs, falling apart. GAMES MONDAY National League Cincinnati 3; New York 4 Only game scheduled league. in the American League ‘Washington 6; Cleveland 7 New York 4; Detroit 5. Pacific Coast League ROUND ONE Louis and Farr came slowly out of their corners to the center of the ring. Farr immediately poked left jabs to Joe’s face and Joe clinched. Joe mussed Tommy’s hair with a siraight leit. Farr did most of the leading. Farr drove Louis to the fopes with a brisk flurry of punch- es .to the head. Farr shot a hard tight to Joe's temple and followed fith a left to the body. The champ missed twice with his left in coun- ter punches but scored later with Lalf a dozen left jabs to the face. Gardinals and Pirates appear to be Farr’s nose and right eye reddened under the punishment. Louis pump- ed a left to Farr'’s face. Farr was rushed to the ropes but Farr stuck ia left to Joe's nose twice. Tommy then roughed it around Joe’s head Round even. | ROUND TWO went back to his corner. Louls's round, ROUND EIGHT Tommy circled the champ in mid- ring. They exchanged light lefts, then Farr let fly with a roundhouse that circled Joe's neck harmlessly. Farr charged twice, connecting with lefts, while Joe awaited an opening. Finding his hole, Joe pumped three lefts to Farr's face, but the chal- lenger rallied and set Joe to blink- ing with a series of hard smashes to his head. The crowd was in an uproar as Farr carried the fight to the champ, staging another game rally. Tommy grinned at his hand- lers and wiped the blood off his face at the gong. Farr's round. | ROUND NINE , Tommy led briskly with a left land raised a slight swelling under |the champ’s eye, but, in return, |during a round that he muss¢d Here is how the two fighters lined the champion up very badly add up last night: bad Joe dazzled. LOUIS FARR The Associated Press score card 197 204% gives Louls eight rounds, Farr five 6 ft. 2 6 ft. 1% and two as even. * |41-44 44-49 Farr Showed Gameness 76 in. 81 in.| Farr was badly cut under both 134 in, 35 in. ‘eyes, but weathered all the cham- ;16'-_- in. 17% in. pion’s heavy fire and finished the 15 in, 15% in.!fight stronger thar Y.ouis. ¥ 11 in, 10% in.| Farr welghed 204% and Loufs 23 23 196 pounds. 3 For a man, discredited as a fight- er even in his own Empire when !pmgd against the Bomber, a man |who was not even given a first rate |as a ringster, and practically friend- |less as he stepped into the ring, - - - LOUIS'S HAND | WAS INJURED |and looking out over a sea of face; ithat gleamed back “just another DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 31. — Joe yistim for the nes ! Farr | gro,” Tommy Louis, back here early this mom-|gnoweq American fight fans he has ing, said he “didn't feel good about stuff. His manager said Louis was Welght Height Chest Reach Waist Neck Calf Fist Age l Louis came out of his corner on Louls opened a fresh flow of blood being unable to khock Farr out" gne winner all right, but was suf- |his toes. Farr mage the first lead, under his rival's left eye. Tommy |but explained he was handicapped priceq himself at the remarkable {forcing Joe to give ground and he retailiated with both hands, hard, to{by an injury to his right hand in gh,wing of the Britisher. |connected with a sharp left to Joe’s the head. Tommy forced Louis to|the third round. No games played Monday as teams head. Tommy moved in and out of give ground as he punched the & were traveling to open this after- rapge and quickly shifted his lead champion’s body with both hands. the ring made him miss the Jaw sev- 1, their columns today gives Tom- noon of this week’s schedule. STANDING OF CLUBS Pacific Coast League Won Lost 88 65 88 66 83 ki 80 4 5 5 3 81 67 86 59 95 National League Won Lost 1 46 72 47 64 54 62 57 . 57 62 48 68 Pct. 575 571 Sacramento San Diego San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Oakland Seattle Missions 519 500 A4 438 Pet. New York Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Boston Brookly/n " Philade'phia . 50 68 Cincinnati 46 68 American League Won Lost 37 49 53 51 57 61 80 9 FOOTBALL T0 ENTER ARENA First Game Scheduled To- morrow Night Between Professional Teams 521 479 414 404 New York . Detroit Chicago Boston Cleveland ‘Washington 8t. Louis Philadelpl 684 562 316 . 36 313 3 CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 31. — The College Alistars, placing high hopes for victory on the accurate passing arm of Sammy Baugh, ended train- ing today for the battle: tomorrow night against the Champion Green Bay Packers. i A ke VISITING IN EAST Mrs. Henry Reinikka of Douglas, Alaska, arrived in Washington re- cently for an extended visit with her daughter, Hilja. They soon left for Massachusetts, where they plan to spend a fortnight with relatives before returning to the national capital. e ee—— | Lode and placer location notices for_sale at The Empire Office. 557/ 509\ rouis sent a steady stream of' -‘7°|blows to Farr’s head. Tommy was nected with a hard right to the head. short with both hands. Louis 1:mlledI from head to body while Louis Tommy frequently beat Louis to the/eral times and he hit the top of showed punch and Louis backed away after Farr's head instead. ‘aparred cautiously. Farr ‘plcnty of fight. Louis pumped his W‘Iefl with great rapiditly on Farr's face. The champ blocked a body attack and continued to pour lefts linto the challenger’s face. ed. Louis's round. 3 ROUND THREE | FParr jarred Louis with a choppy right to the head. Louis missed ‘an opening. Joe continued to use 607 his‘left and was beating Farr to the challenger’s next rush with 605 punches. Louis opened a deep gasn,right hook, then staggered 542 under Farr's chin and blood flowed With both fists to the face. dreely. Louis’s round. ROUND FOUR Louis picked off most of Farr's Louis hit Farr six times without return. Farr connected with a shor!; Pet. right to the chin but.did not move, wiee. Louis then speared Farr at .585 long range and joltéd him with a| ishort right hook. Louis's round. ROUND FIVE away from a long right and shook Farr with a hard counter punch, Ilhen repeated with two |smashes in return. The challenger :wns bleeding from cuts under both ,eyes and on the chin. Louis stalked Farr and forced him to retfeat in ;some distress. Farr charged just before the bell, but Louis tied him iup. Louis’s round. | ROUND SIX “Farr backed off and carried his left shoulder high to help protect 1h|5 chin. Tommy connected with 4n uppercut to the champ's chin. Joe blinked and quickly began jab- bing. Farr found the range and began pumping fists to Louis's face He landed both fists on the champ’s Jaw and Louls, puzzled, covered and made no attempt to counter punch. Farr’s round. : ROUND SEVEN ! They exchanged lefts in mid-ring, Farr rushed the champ aggressive- ly, but was jolted and stopped by two hard lefts to the face. ‘tHen beat his opponent unmerci- fully. Tommy's face was pounded tno Tommy chased Joe half way across each other with left hands. Tommy terrific| Farr landed both hands solidly to the face. Farr's round. ROUND TEN Farr forced Louis to give more Farr ground as he continued to swing ' 539/ appeared baffled as the round end- rights to Louis’s head, but took a #— Istiff left in return. Louis found the ‘range again and clouted the chal- lenger with a right hook to the ear. Joe came back again with a right .382 twice and then clinched in Farr's but_barely misseed being nailed hy‘g_,/‘ corner. Tommy tried hard to find a right that Farr brought up from g, o) g9, “cojimet 14%, Common- | 'his knees. The champ stopped the a solid Farr Louis’s round. RUUND eLeviEN Tommy smartly tried to find an the head to the body, but Louis pumped his left several times to the nose, then ducked inside Farr's vic- ious attempt at a counter. Joe found Farr a puzzling target. Tommy | charged Louis with both fists swinging and drove the champion to a corner where the challenger con- Tommy let fly again with both |hands and had Joe in retreat at the bell. Farr’s round. ROUND TWELVE Louis tried to find an opening but Farr refused to stay in one spot; then, outpunciing the champ. Farr got in some effective punches with his left. Both speared each other with lefts. Farr's face was well smeared With blood but he repeat- edly rushed forward as he con- jtinued to force the fight. Tommy landed a right hook to the champ's face. The round was even ROUND THIRTEEN Farr bobbed, weaved,” and circled ile champion in mid-ring, but Louis and Louls cocked his right hand, |but Farr kept out of range. Louis landed with a flow of lefts and Farr countered with both hands to the chin. Louis’s round. ROUND FOURTEEN The challenger missed a long Louis right and they exchanged lefts be- return. missed with a terrific left hook. fore Louis bounced away from an the head before Louis arrived with Tommy roughed Joe and the champ‘,ovcrhnnd right. The champ shot/a hard left hook. a hard right to the face. Then poured lefts to Farr’s battered face.| {Tommy chopped a right to the ear| | Sport writers were also taken h“v Louis said Farr's bobbing about surprise at Farr’s showing and many |y credit where credit is due. S eee § | | NEW YORK, Aug. 31. — Closing ' |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine fery i |stock today is 11%, American Can! 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Mike has about $60,000' left to pay ! all other costs of proms - DOW, JONES AVERAGES |flo and his oo mare 8 the bat {_ The following are today’s Dow,| The paid attenda: 33 g 469, Jones averages: industrials 177.41,| The p:mu rmp;u'::: $265,753. ‘rnxls 49.60, utilities 27.38. Louis’s share is $112,987 and Farr | MRS eyt oo gets $60,000. ’ FAULKNER ; | - ENTERTAINS FOR |EDWIN HEISEL IS . MRS. JOHN DUNN| HONOR GUEST AT Rt PICNIC MONDAY A gay afternoon of picnicking, |racing and boat riding was en- Joyed Monday by a group of young Juneauites when Mrs. Charles Bur- iparty this afternoon was held for | luncheon and brldge‘ | |Mrs. John Dunn, a former Juneau- | |itte who is visiting here. Mrs. H. L. Faulkner was hostess for the af- fair at her home, 227 Seventh Ave-|gjox entertained at Louisa Beach. nue. » An outdoo: Mrs. Dunn and her husband have |, - E S, Yos Ml y the group during the evening. been in Juneau and Fairbanks for! Adults .;wm;:ng um':fided Mrs. Bn‘x‘r‘. the past several weeks. They plan, Y |dick, Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, Mrs. io leave for their home in Cali-| S. 10608 MrEr Ty, ‘::Llsl:nn Holbrook and Mrs. W. B. Guests Included Stephen Noble, George Penny, Bill Penny, Billie i'Bperllnz‘ David Sperling, Bill Fop- {ward, Junior McDermitt, Minard Farr bounced up to the center of Mill, Chester Zenger, Terry Pegues, the ring and connected with a left. Robert Howell, Jack Hawkes and 'He outpunched the chemp &t close the honor guest, Edwin Heisel, range and Joe was forced to cover. - - e — Joe jabbed twice as he gave ground, TO SITKA SCHOOLS but was belted around the head in Bernice Bergman, school teache! Farr fired both hands to in Sitka, passed through Juneau ef- route to Sitka on the North Sea. | faBatiidbr S ABLtins Browning wrote his famous poem, “The Lost Leader,” because Words- Blood poured ‘trom Farr’'s nose as they sparred a bloody mask, but he hung on the ring but failed to connect with{came back to club the chnmpionfworln accepted the poet laureate- gamely- with bloed dripping (rom cuts on all ‘parts of his face. crowd gave Farr an ovation as he a swinging right., Louis jabbed The Farr briskly with his left. Louis's{giving more ground at round, along the ropes and had Louis ship. the final| beil. Farr'’s yound. | ————— Try an Empire ad,