The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-22
Jim BRADDOCX
Whips FAIR IN
GREAT UPSET.
10000 Fans See WEIGH
man Fought Off Feet
IN Late Rallies
BY JACK CUDDY .
IInited Press Staff Correspondent


MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York. Jan. -. (UP1.--J!H
R,addock. Cinderella man OF the
ring. last night launched n"
heavyweight colay5ack campaign
with stunning upset Eic'o'|
over young Tommy r"rr o!
Wales. before nearly 10000 rIaI-
edly screaming fans IN
Bruddock, who lost the world
title i'm his last fight with Joe
Iouis. came back and fought
rugged Furr off hi feet IN the
closing rounds to Yrdecm cause
that seemed lost in tn" carrier
milling. His amazing rally IN '"'
ninth and 10th rounds capture"
the lO-ruund decision.
Although Jim'S Stomach an"
sides were battered purple by
FAIRS continuous body barragc'
he came out i'm the ninth like
Youthful boxing master and start
ed driving the ca"rot-thatCheH
Welshman before him with blows
that raiucd to FAIRS head and
body.
Tommy staggered backward
again and again from the uA'N-
pected cxpIosiycnc>s in IN" FISTS
of the 92-ycar-old Jersey cE-loaG-
shorrman whom many mad re-
earded as virtually washed up
and who had entered the ring Il
81 uudcrdug i'm the betting.
Farr guriouSly tried To fight
back, but ne was carried before
Braddock's amazing attack in the
ninth. Jim continued this hooLnE
barrage in the 10th and, although
it was Il laundering session. he
won the round by wide margin.
Until the ninth Fyrr WaS lead
ing five rounds to three, by viz
tue OF his sustained body attack.
1t was quite evident that Tomny
figured that he had the bout IN
his uockct by this time inaSmuch
as the tall. brown-haircd cX-cham-
MON seemed TO be firing badly.
But the last Two sessions changed
the whole complexion Of the fight.
According to the United Press
score sheet. Farr won five rounds
and BraddocN five, but the dam
age Jersey Jim did in the last two
frames made it imperative that
he receive the verdict. However.
it was not a unanimous decision.
Referee Johnny McAvoy and
Judge George LccrOn voted torl
Braddock. while the other judge.
Charlie Lynch. gave his verdict to
Farr.
There were no kuockdowns.
and there was little blood spilled.
although two rugged, Hou-hcartcd
fighters hammered away for lOI
rounds. Braddock'S body bruises
and 4 cash on the bridge of his
nose were Jim's only marks, al
though Farr did reopen a train
ing wound in Braddock'S swollen
left ear. Fam. suffered 4 slight
cash on the left cheek and was
bleeding from the nose during
most Of the sessions.
Promoter Mike Jacobs an
nounced that the gross gate was
$S0.645, contributed by 1862
paying customers. There were
probably 1000 more persons in
the crowd. !
In the dressing room, Farr told
reporters:
Il am so dumbfounded | don't
know what to say. | thought |
won by a fair margin"
He was the picture of detection
as he sat on a rubbing table.
IL guess | can't fight. But |
can always make 4 living in the
mines"
He did not say when he planned
returning to Britain.
Bladdock, at 81, and weighing
100 1-2 pOundS-Seven and half
less than 24-year-old Farr--was
proud at having played the role
of Cinderella man for the second
time in the past three years.
When. he took the title from Baer,
ne had gone into the ring an ST.
underdog That victory was one
of the biggest upSetS i'm boxing