The daily independent., 1937-08-11
Earl Tucker Wins
By T. K. O.--Earl
Midgette Scores
By JACK CUDDY

new YORK, Aug. 10.-(U.R-
Custodian OF the belt:
John E. Harding placed the long
thin red box on Mike Jacobs desk
hen paused dramatically to
command attention from the gang
of newspaper men and hangers
on. He snapped back the cover
and announced, there's the
bleeding trophy. She's a beauty
and worth about S5,O0O."
Harding is general manager
and matchmaker for the Nation
al Sporting Club of London, the
worlds oldeSs and most exclusive
boxing clubs. He had Just stepped
off the Queen Mary, bringing with
him the new world heavyweight
championship belt-the first in
ternational belt ever offered by
his club.
Everyone crowded in to admire
the trophy as it lay in golden
Splendor on The cream satin lin
ing. 1t has huge gold center
piece, framing a miniature paint
ing of two boxers in action. To
either side are several somewhat
smaller golden disks, connected by
golden links. Beneath the gold is
a lining of red, white and blue
cloth.
A fighter must win the beiY
three times to obtain permanent
possession. 1t will be up for COM
petition the first time on August
26 when Joe Louis defends his
tile against Tommy FAIR Of
Wales. If Louis can beat Farr, and
make two other successful de-
fenses, the belt will be his.
One of the reporters said,
"thatll look nice on Louis, but
I'll bet Joe doesn't wear it very
often. It's so heavy-and Joe
doeSn% like hard work"
Harding cautioned. I wouldn't
be too sure about Louis wearing
that belt. He'll have plenty of
trouble with our Mr.. Farr. And
don't think I'm saying that mere
ly to be patriotic. You fellows are
under estimating Farr, on the
basis of his workouts. He fought
five fights under my promotion.
Why, only about eight months
ago. I paid him less than $500 to
meet Charles Rutz of France. I
know wha. I'm talking about.
Il watched him in those five
fights and in several others. He
convinced me that he's the best
heavyweight Britain ever turned
out. He's young, strong, fast, rug
ged and the gamest man that ever
stepped into the ring. He knows
no fear. He believes he's a better
man than Louisiana only a bad
beating will convince him other
wise"
Hading said he had $4,000 from
club to bet on Farr, if he could
gets odds of 2-1 favoring Louis.
The reporters told him thai
should be easy. Also he has $500,
pooled by Welsh coal miners, to
wager at the same odds. And he
will bet some of his own cash at
even money that Farr will win the
title if he is on his feet at the
end of Is rounds.
Harding, a slender chap IN
double-breasted gray suit, is dark
haired and lean-faced. He is 43.
He was an aviator in the World
War. There is an air of eagerneSS
about him that is as refreshing
as his frankness. He admitted
that Farr butted Make Baer in
the first round of their London
fight. bashing Baer's brow deep
ly-"but that didn't matter much
because Far outpointed Baer so
badly" He admitted he didn't like
Farr personally, although he
thought him a great fighter.
He said Farr talked too much
about the size of his purses dur
ing the last few morohs-and
that boxers simply didn't do that
in Britain, where purses were
scarcely mentioned even in the
newspapers. However, British
sporting men do talk plenty about
prizefight wagers. In fact, If you
happened to be sitting at a Lon
don ringside next to the Mar
GUESS of Queensberry." the Mar
GUESS might say to you, do you
fancy a bet on this tiff?"-eVen
though you were an entire
stranger.
Harding insisted that was the
proper way to spell Marques OF
Oueensberry." He said the popu-
lar American "Markuis of Queens
bury" is wrong. The Marques, a
chap in his early thirties, assur-
ed Harding in London that he will
come to New York for the tight
and assist with the championship
beH; ceremonies in the ring. HIS
grandfather framed the original
Marouess of Queensberry boxing
,,,Iac in 1855