The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
FAIR TILTING WITH
DYNAMITE TONIGHT
By JACK CUDDY
ted Press Staff Correspondent

NII " loNAhp ahSS'
Tommy Farr, a rough, confident
Young coal miner from Wales
whose pale features were marred
by an underground explosion -
will tilt with dynamite again to-
night when he tries To wreSt the
world heavyweight championship
from brown-skinncd Joe Louis at
Yankee stadium.
Farr. who says, 81 fear no man
but God alone" will climb thru
the ring ropes into that splotch
of hot white light and dare the
dynamite in the Brown Bomber..s
fists, hoping to capture pugilism'S
most coveted crown for king ana
empire.
Virtually no one accords The
chunky, scar-faced bruiser from
Tonypandy much chance IN this
international enterprise" LOUIS,
one of the most explosive punch
ers the ring ever knew, was quot
cd last night the 81 favorite to
retain his title in its first defense.
And the price was 81 that he
would register a knockout.
The gate is expected to be
among the smallest for modern
heavyweight championship fights.
1t is not figured to exceed $3.50
600, although Promoter Mike
Jacobs insisted last night that 1T
will top 1925, 900. He said $780,
600 already was in the till, but
he was counting $4,000 from
radio and $4,000 from movies.
Smallest modern gate for such a
bout was $l98,289 drawn by Car
nera and Sharkey in 1888 at the
Garden bowl.
Jacobs said the ticket sale was
brisk, following two days Of wet
weather. Incidentally, the wealth
or man forecast "fair with mod
crate temperatures" for 10 p. m.
tonight when the main bout is
scheduled. The forecaster admit
/ tod however, that occaSionalVlight
rains might fall during the day.
Louis, who took the champion
shin from jim Braddock in Chica-
90 on June %, is making his first
defense. And he is magnificently
conditioned for this defense -
: with four bouts under his belt this
wear, and after five weeks of in
tensive training at Pompton
Lakes, N. j.
Trainer Jack Blackburn says
the 23-year-old Detroit negro is
in better condition now than ever
before. Ard observers at the
Bomber's sparring sessions noted
that his punches were even more
explosive than in the past. How
ever, his boxing has not improved
much since Joe was knocked out
by Max Schmeling in June, 1886.
That kayo is the lone defeat suf-
fered by the champion in SO pro-
fessional bouts. Joe's chin still is
wide open for a straight right -
and another knockout when that
blow is delivered by the right par.
ty.
However, the American fistiC
fraternity does not believe that
Farr is the right party to turn
the trick, The Tonypandy terror
has not impressed observers dur
ing his five weeks of training al
Long Branch, N. j. He appeared
too much of target for left
hooks to the face. His highly
touted body attack seemed futile
even against mediocre sparmates
He seemed a bit awkward on hi.
feet-although much faster thar
jolting Joe. His blows apparently
carry little steam. And he is go
ing into the ring with training
cash on his right cheek, only par
TALLY healed.
Make Baer, who was beaten b,
Farr in London on April Is, say
the champion of the British EN-
pire is much better fighter il
the ring than in training. Maxi
and others who have seen Fa
fighting - particularly Britisl
newspaper men-claim he wi
give the Bomber plenty of trou
BILE.
All observers from abroad in
sist that Farr is no "faintin
Phil Scott-that he is the gam
est man in British boxing = his
tory. He has ibeen fighting. wit
carnivals and later as a regula
professional for nine years, a
= though only 23-the same age a