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Evening star., 1937-08-31
Major Sports Upset Of Year.

IT WAS an heroic achievement for
British fighter and it consti-
tuted the major sports upset of the
year There was no sprinting back
ward, none of the track meet stuff
that marked Bob Pastors fight with
Louis Farr came in and fought his
best from start to finish.
Remember Joe Beckett and Phaint-
ing Phil Scott? And Bombardier
Wells? Those famous British swoon-
ers must have WINGED over their tea
and scones when they heard that a
son of the empire had so far forgot
ten himself as to stand up for Is
rounds.
Maybe a better Joe Louis would
have stopped the taffy-haired Welsh
man. Joe didn't fight too well last
night. He was sleepy and his punch
ing-his hooking-lacked sharpness
It's possible that he was affected by
the four-day postponement of the
fight from last Thursday.
But that strips none of the luster
from Fairs performance He had
courage and shrewdness and agility
He lacked only one thing-a punch
Three or four times, in the course OF
rolling, deceptive rush at the cham
plon, he landed right hand on Joe's
head. These blows made Joe crouch
and cover up, but they didn't hurt
him. Farr has no hurting power in
his glove. It's pity, too, because he
has an appetite for fighting.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Experts Take Much Worse Trimming Than Farr
Shoud

weight divisions Former
champs were Jack Johnson, Jack
Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Max Baer,
Jimmy Braddock, Max Schmeling
and Jack Sharkey, all heavies;
Mickey Walker, middleweight;
Johnny Dundee, featherweight;
Tony Canzoneri and Benny Leon
ard, lightweights Braddock
got the biggest hand.
Several times between rounds i.
looked as If a puzzled Joe Louis
was about to cry Reports
in Fairs dressing room said Tom
my had bet $500 on himself
$4,000 at 2 to l and 7 to 2 that he
would win . At that rate, he
broke even At 6 pm. there
were $50 cops on the job 1t the
stadium to maintain order among
900 fans outside the bleacher win
dows Farr used the Yankee
drassing room at ths stadium, Louis
the one occupied by the Visitors.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Max Sees No Drive to Joe"

SANDW1CHED between his insep-
arabic companions. Manager Joe
Jacobs and Max Machon, Who looks
more like a school teacher than
fighters trainer. Schmeling sat quietly
through the Is rounds. Only now
and then he slapped his palms to-
gether. clenched his hands. as Louis
missed an apparently gaping break
in Farr's defenses. Occasionally he
turned to Machon for quick aside in
German.
The British Empire champion
eve. patched when he went into the
ring, was cut in the third round.
But not by any right hands. BY left
jabs. Il hit him (Farr) easy with
two right hands" said Schmeling.
In the fourth the Bomber let 70
his money punch. But Max didn't
like it. When Joe shoots his right
he does not follow through, as If he is
afraid to get hit back"
AS they acme out for the sixth,
Max turned to Jacobs, muttered.
Now it's time for Joe to start At
that moment the crowd roared, beIiev-
ing Tommy had sent home a right.
But Max shook his head, said. He
was short"
Tommy by this time was bleeding
in streams under both eyes. Max
(See SCHMELING, Page C-3D
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Welsh Light '*Victory" Bonfire,
Sing, Pray as Tribute to Forr
For Gallant Stand IN Battle

tones of British broadcaster at ring
side in New York started his picture
Of the fight. His words and the voices
Of women at prayer were the only
things to break the listening silence.
After the decision Dick Farr, Tom
mys brother, who had a private radio
party at his home, said: Tell Tommy
we're proud of him At least he proved
British boxers have grit"
Dawn broke cold and gray. 1t was
fully daylight when the crowd finally
started down from Trealau Mountain.
The women went ahead to fix break
fast. The men stoically drank their
morning tea and went back to the
mines.
The tea was bitter and the pits were
deep and black.
Evening star., 1937-08-31

n EW YORK, August 3l.-TOmmy
nj Farr, the stout Welsh fighter
from the coal mines of the
Rhonda Valley, violated every
tradition of British prizefighting here
last night by remaining vertical for
Is rounds, under whitening fire from
the left glove of Joe Louis which left
the Welshman's face a scarlet mask.
Louis won the fight handily and
kept his title OF heavyweight cham
pion of the world. but Farr stole the
show. Keeling and glassy-eyed In
the closing rounds, he kept fighting
back-lurching right into Louis fire,
mis- chin thrust ahead of his dragging
feet, throwing futile punches, winning
yells of admiration from the crowd
Tommy'S gameneSs was enormous.
A time came before the fight was half
over when every punch that Louis
landed must have Jared the Welsh
mans brain and shaken the bruised
bones of his body
The end of the fourteenth round
found him slightly punch-drunk May
be the brandy they were feeding him
in his corner had something to do
with it. Anyway, he staggered into
the ring before the bell rang to start
the fifteenth, and Tommy Evans, his
trainer, bawled Come ere, Tommy,
come ERE" But Tommy wandered
like lost dog until the gong changed
and then, wide open, he fought of
Louis final charge by instinct.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
BR|T0NS PRAISE FARR
Like Way He Scores Over Critics
in U. s.-Don't Question Verdict.

Like Way He Scores Over Critics
in U. s.-Don't Question Verdict.
LONDON. August 81 P).-Sydney
Hulls. the Harringay fight promoter,
indicated today he would drop his suit
against Tommy Farr provided the
Welshman agreed to meet Max
Schmeling later in the year. Farr
had contracted with Hulls to fight in
September, but decided to pass it up
when offered his chance to meet Joe
Louis. Hulls sued
Il can't say what I will do until I
hear from Farr." Hulls explained.
The case is still in the courts and
I don't want to prejudice it by talking
now, but maybe We can come to some
decision with Tommy"
The British press in general hailed
Fairs great showing with Joe Louis In
New York as victory for the Welsh
man over his American critics.
Nowhere, however, was there any
press intimation that Farr should
have received the decision.
Evening star., 1937-08-31

punch at all he would have had
Louis on the deck in the eighth .
This corner scored seven rounds for
Farr and eight for Louis
Referee Arthur Donovan gave Louis
13 of the Is He didn't credit
Farr with heat until the ninth.
Bill FarnsWorth, vice president
OF the goth Century, came in wear
ing green glasses so he couldn't
see the empty seats, but took 'em
off when the crowd began to gather
Horace Stoneham, president
Of the Giants, sat in the press box
and rooted for Farr.
Fifteen past and present ring
champs were introduced and photo
graphed In the ring Present
title holders were Marcel Thil,
European middleweight king; Six
to Escobar. ruler Of the bantams.
and Barney Ross and Lou Anbers.
heads e6 The weiter ana light
Evening star., 1937-08-31
$265,753.ll Gate
Makes Bout Paw
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 31.-Pro-
noter Mike Jacobs. who
thought he might go in the red"
on the Louis-Farr fight. apparently
cleared enough to pay his expenses
and a little more.
After paying off the fighters, the
rental on the Yankee Stadium and
the 10 per cent cut" Of the milk
fund, Mike had about SOS 900 left
to pay all the other costs of pro-
noting the battle and for his own
share.
Here are the figures on attend
ance and receipts for last nights
fight:
Evening star., 1937-08-31
BY EDDIE BRETT.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, August 81
M Boys, paste this one in your
" kellys: Fight exporting is
4 ' gone forever Tommy
Farr, the surprising gent from
Wales, saw to that That big
crash you heard along about ll:l5
pm. was the w. K. Limb going
down with all experts aboard .
The scribes are a shame faced lot
today Some of the out-of-
towners are afraid to go home.
Joe Jacobs, manager of Max
Schmeling, rubbed it in hard .
"All them experts" he snorted
contemptuously. should Of stood
In bed" -. Anyway, Farr gave 'em
licking even II he couldn't quite
get past Joe Louis 30 we hold
the telesrau,s Of ridtcule IA enc
Evening star., 1937-08-31

and Donovan snarled back Then the
brief spat subsidized 1t was some
what silly, but it showed that Thomas
Farr was very conscious. This was
a breach of etiquette, for etiquette re-
quires man to be very unconscious
when he is through fighting Louis.
My score card gave II rounds to
the champion and to Farr.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

Today year ago-Yankees hiked
American League led up to 1917 games
by beating White Sox; Gene Mako-Don
Budge and Carolin Babcock Marjorie
Van Ryn won national tennis doubles
titles.
Three years ago-Marvin Nelson won
s.. 900 Canadian swim marathon for
third time; All-Stars tied Chicago
Bears. 90. in foot ball.
Five years ago-Army- Navy patched
UP athletic relations: John Golden de-
feated Walter Hagen on forty-third
green In record P. g. A. overtime
match
Evening star., 1937-08-31
JOE EAGER TO BOX MAX

NEWARK, N. j., August 81 (P.--
Bruised and tired, Joe Louis took of
from Newark Municipal Airport in q
plane for Detroit at l am. today
after successfully defending his world
heavyweight boxing crown against
Tommy Farr, British challenger, at
New York.
He said he hoped to fght Max
ochmeltng In September.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
BY SCOTTY RESTON.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TON-Y- -PANDY, Wales, August
3l.-A high lonely fame on
Trealaw Mountain today IL
Illuminated the strangest scene
ever inspired by professional boxer.
1t had been arranged that the bon
fire should be touched off only if
Tommy Farr, Ton-y-pandy's own,
should win his fight with Joe Louis in
New York. Tommy lost, but the bon
fire fiared just the same.
The manner Of his losing was 50
magnificent and the pride Of his coun-
trymen so deep that 5000 miners and
their weeping wives climbed the steep
slopes of Trealaw just before dawn
and touched of the fire of victory"
In the Pickering flamelight over the
desolate, coal-pitted valley Of the
Rhondda River the Welshmen sang
as only Welshmen sing. Land of Our
Fathers
Evening star., 1937-08-31
J0E'S FLASH GONE,
CONQUEROR FEELS
Champs Failure to Counter,
Apparent Fear of Rights
Is Noted by Max.
BY BILL BONI,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, August 3l.-Max
Schmeling said it as early as
" the second round
He iss not more the same
Louis"
At the time, even though Tommy
Farr, the tough tomato from Tony
pandy, was cutting the fuse-less
Brown Bomber up against the ropes.
it seemed a rash statement. Louis
hadn't warmed up, hadn't had time to
size up his man.
But as the fight progressed, and
Tommy, blood dripping from his nose
and from gashes under both eyes,
stubbornly refused to buckle under
the world heavyweight champions
best licks, it looked better and better.
At no point in the surprising Is
rounds did Max appear impressed by
the man he belted out in IL rounds
year ago last June. At the end, when
Louis hand was raised in victory.
Max was impressed rather by the
durability OF the Welsh miner who
had gone into the ring an even-money
shot to go out in less than six rounds.
THAT Farr," said Schmeling. whose
rugged good looks are marred only
slightly by his battle scars-two puffed
eyebrows and a dented nose-"he iss
good, tough fighter. He fought a
brave fight. But you cannot win on
a brave fight. If he only could
punch
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Crowd SOurs on Louis,

A IL this while, however, Joe kept
poking at those red eyes. BY
the end of the thirteenth he had the
Welshman built up for the kill, and
he punched him CLASSY eyed with a
short right hook that slid an inch
below Farrs guard The bell saved
Thomas from trouble this time, and
his courage and Joes sleepy bewilder-
ment kept him vertical-and treason
Gus by every British code Of law-for
the last two rounds
The crowd, which thought more OF
Farr's wild rushing than it did of
Joe's deadly jabs, booed to the high
heavens when the decision Of Referee
Arthur Donovan and the two judges
Charley Lynch and Kid Mcfarland
was announced. I think the fans
must have known that Louis won,
but they didn't like the way he per-
formed. And the truth Is he didn't
perform like champion of the world
But you must consider how tough
man this wild Welshman is. He
ran Max Baer dizzy. He is smart
and strong and peculiarly elusive
There is no way of gauging his style
in IS short rounds You'd have to fight
him all day to dope him out. And
that would be no pleasant chore.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Tommy, Referee Quarrel.

At THE end, he snarled out at
= Referee Donovan for grabbing
his hand and chiding him about low
blows as he walked to the corner.
He made little rush at Donovan,
Evening star., 1937-08-31
hand and reach for the headache
powders with the other.

Louis looked bad For a while
the fans told themselves he merely
was holding back for an opening
>. But as the fight went on Farr
disproved this Joe couldn't find
an opening against the teasing
bobbing. weaving style of the Brit
isher.
Louis admitted after the fight he
was able to land only one good
punch, and it took him 13 rounds
to do this 1t was the first of
Joe's major bouts in which some
body didn't get knocked down
Max schmeling again saw some
dings."
Tommy Farr wore the Welsh
dragon On the back ef his bath
robe >. Il <au I'D had any
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Women Pray During Broadcast.

REFORE the fight Ton-y-pandy was
tense. Court street, where Tommy
lived when he was pit boy, was
decked with flags and one huge banner
said: Tommy Farr our cham
pion."
Those who had tickets went to
Judges Hall for singing and dancing
which lasted until the radio broadcast
of the fight started early today. Others
milled through the streets and finally
closed in on a serious OF loud-speakers
brought into town for the occasion.
An almost churchly hush settled
upon Ton-y-pandy when the clipped
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Farr HOnored in Song,

THE music echoed down in the
dreary valley where half the men
are on the dole and the other half
earn the equivalent of $l250 a week
in the mines.
So fervent was the song. so intense
were the coal-smudged faces that it
was difficult to comprehend the signifi-
canoe of the gathering. 1t seemed like
q solemn religious ceremony.
Miners all over the valley had wait
ed for sight Of the bonfire as a signal
Of victory. When the flames burst,
little bands in other communities
started up the slopes of their own hills
and soon fires plumed every pinnacle
for miles.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Wide Difference in Scoring,

r EFEREE ARTHUR DONOVAN
credited the Welshman with only
two rounds just to show you how
differently they can see things. This
observer thought Farr won five
rounds, that Louis won eight and that
there wasn't anything in the two 9TH
erS. The spectators from 10 rows on
back thought Farr won the cham
pionship, by country mile. 1t just
goes to show.
This much is certain: The old
carnival scrapper put up whale of a
hght:> he carried the carnage to Louis
most of the way and he undoubtedly
would have won by knockout if he
had possessed a right-hand wallop to
compare with Schmeling's.
It's also true that Louis, though he
was puzzled at Tommy's style all the
way and was hurt and badly fright
ened couple times when Farr clouted
him, had what it took to collect him.
self and jab out victory with his
left.
There wasn't a knockdoWn. In the
NTH round, after the crowd had done
some booing, Louis whipped over a
quick right to the jaw and followed
with left that staggered Farr, but
the bell saved the Welshman from
serious trouble. Those were perhaps
the most damaging blows of the fight.
Farr hurt Louis with several rights,
but the Negro never looked as If he
was going down.
Couldn't See,' Says Farr.
IN THE last two or three rounds
long, jagged cuts under Fairs eyes
were spouting blood and he couldn't
properly line up his sights. He couldn't
locate Louis with the stabbing left that
had piled up so many points in the
early rounds, and he was trying des-
perately to land telling right. That
was when Joe piled up his decisive
margin.
L couldn't see him." said Farr
plaintively in the dressing room. His
face looked like it had been caught in
thresher. The middle finger of his
right hand was broken and swollen
but he wouldn't alibi even a nickers
worth
Louis naturally was disappointed
with his showing. He had to admit
that Farr was tough hombre to hit.
Farr, to give an idea, was able to lead
with q swishing right whenever he
wanted to, and to miss, and suffer no
Ill effects. He has been at the game a
lot longer than Louis.
Farr was back at Long Branch to-
day, trying not to catch a glimpse of
himself In the mirror. He looks pretty
bad. Louis and his encourage still
plan to visit London and Paris right
away. What Joe needs, they figure, is
. good, long rest.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Fr Wins Respect in Defeat ot Same Louis Says Schmelng
BR|TON, Battered,
IS GAME ALL WAY
Crowd Rails at Decision
Worried Champ Gets With
Wicked Left labs.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


"A YEW YORK, August 3l.-Joe
nj Louis still has his heavyweight
championship, and he also
has a new and round-eyed
respect for Tommy Farr.
So have $1,000 fans, who sat in
lights and shadows of Yankee Stadium
last night and watched the old car
nival fighter, half blinded at the finish,
jab and jimmy it out with the alleged
Negro thunderbolt for Is rounds.
Although they are without doubt
hollering robbery" around Fleet street
are assuring each other over the
matutinal scotch and splash that a
Britisher hasn't chance of winning
anything in America, there wasn't
much doubt that the Brown ex-Bomber
deserved the decision.
He did, as badly scared as he looked
in spots. In fact. he looked as dumb
as dime detective most OF the eve
ming, and he took a lot of fancy
punches. first and last. He never
learned how to fight Farr.
Yet he was the better man, and
Ton-y-pandy Tommy will be the
last to deny it. Tommy didn't deny
1t last night even as he sat and tried
to look out between battered eyes and
listened to the "raspberries" that
echoed and re-echoed across Yankee
Stadium after Louis had been de-
clarcd the winner.
Takes Defeat Like Soldier.
EARR is big man in the boxing
game today. even though a loser.
He can stay around-as he plans to
do-and make himself lot of money.
He put up great fight against q
foeman who was expected to knock
him spraddle- legged and when his best
wasn't good enough, he accepted de-
feat like soldier.
At that. it must have been thrill
for the hard-boiled battler from the
desolate mining district Of Wales. No
fighter who ever came to these shores
received a sorrier reception. He was
tabled strictly second-rater. a
fighter who didn't belong in the same
ring with the ebon assassin, Louis.
He must have felt good last night
when, after he had given his stout
hearted best for Is rounds, he CROPPED
his way toward the dressing room
through thousands of Americans de-
nanding the blood of referee, judges
and anybody else who thought Louis
had won.
But it didn't fool Tommy. He knew
he had tried and failed, and he wasn't
sore at anybody. The fight writer's
expected him to rail at the decision
and to castigate them for the things
they had written about him. Tommy
didn't do either. He looked out be-
tween eyes that were swollen almost
shut and said simply: Il gave them
q good go, didn't -" Tommy, then
and there made himself a lot of
friends.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
BY JOHN LARDNER.

YEW YORK, August 3l.-Tommy
\ Farr, the stout Welsh fighter
v from the coal mines of the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-07
CONGRESS UP IN AMPLE TONNAGE,
AIR OVER FDR'S FOR SECOND TRIP
court ATTITUDE OF ". C. C0RCAS
Administration Predicts
Surprises in Budget
tomorrow

WASHINGTON, Jan. T. - Presi-
dent Roosevelt had Congress guess
ing today in regard to his out
spokenness toward the courts. Plans
for wage and hour legislation are
awaiting definite indication from
the President as to how far he
desires to go. Party ranks are
threatening to split into factions
as the alternatives become palmer.
Both Houses of Congress were
in recess today, but members de-
batting in their private quarters,
speculated whether President Roose-
welt had any specific course in
mind to assure liberal interpre-
tation" of the Constitution by the
Supreme Court.
In the Presidents next message
to Congress, to be given tomorrow,
he will submit the proposed budget
to the lawmakers. Administration
leaders are predicting that the bud
get figures to be submitted will
contain surprises" and a closer
approach to pay as you go.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-07
Emergency Acts
to Be Extended
During January
Congress Plans to Lengthen
Life of Money Leglsla-
ton to June, 1889

WASHINGTON, Jan. T. Con-
gres S o nal and Administration
chieftains are charting plans tc
push three major bills through Con-
gress this month.
The proposed legislation will in
clude the extending for two and
one half years the life Of the Treas
ury Departments monetary stabil-
ization powers. 1t is planned that
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton extensions will also include the
power to issue Federal Reserve notes
AGAINST Government securities up to
one hundred percent.
Some other emergency agencies
will likewise be prolonged.
1t is expected to extend all these
emergency acts until June 80, 1899,
with the provision that the Presi-
dent, by proclamation, could end
lending functions of the RFC.
Republican Senators have re-elect-
ed Charles L. McNary, of Oregon,
as their floor leader.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-07
Governor Advises Gibson
Urges Ship Weekly
Southeast, West

Giving assurance that there will
be plenty of tonnage, Gov. John w
Troy radioed Col. Otto F. Ohlson
and j. r. Ummel, Alaska Railroad
representatives, advising that it is
essential the motorship North Star
scheduled to sail Sunday, bring
Skagway freight and deliver it at
Skagway and also that the Gorgas
should follow the North Star with
in q week or 10 days.
Supplying tonnage figures, the
Governor urged that ship a week
be provided for the Westward and
an additional ship be arranged for
Southeast Alaska weekly.
A survey being taken by the
Governor reveals that Juneau has
orders placed for TOO tons on the
Gorgas, Wrangell has $50 tons on
order and will need more; Ketchi-
kan $50 tons on order and 1000
ton special when it can be brought
north; Petersburg, 200 tons and
need 200 tons later; Craig, 80ctons
and Haines, 40 tons. Other cities
have not yet reported.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-07
MINNIE DOOLEY,
VIOLINIST, MAKES
HER DEBUT HERE

Miss Minnie Dooley, who arrived
on the Gen. w. G. Gorgas from
the Westward, made her Juneau de-
but today with her violin selections
when she played at the Chamber
CT Commerce luncheon.
Miss Dooley has just completed a
two years engagement at Cordova
and is now to be the leader of the
Irving String Band" at the Ter
minal Cafe, making her first ap-
pearance on Saturday night and
then at the Sunday dinner dance.
The accomplished violinist was a
pupil for eight years of Rudolph
Vanarnium, who studied at the
Leipzig Conservatory of Music,
toured Europe, and played with the
Philadelphia Symphony.
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PAA Passengers
Are Coming Here
on EStebeth, Rail
Three Territorial Represen-
tatives Among Passengers
Due Via Skagway

After being grounded in White
horse for two days, ten Juneau
bound PAA Electra passengers left
by rail for Skagway this morning.
At Skagway they will board the
motorship Estebeth tonight to COM
plete their trip to Juneau from the
Interior, arriving here tomorrow
morning.
The Electra, piloted by Jerry Jones
and Walt Hall, is still at White
horse, but is expected to return
to Fairbanks very soon, according
to advices received in Juneau by
PAA Agent Louis A. Delebecque.
Among the passengers from the
Interior coming to Juneau by rail
and the Estebeth are three Terri
torial Legislators, Representatives
Leo Rogge and Dan Green, from
the Fourth Division, and Represen-
tative w. Leonard Smith, from the
Second Division.