Shortly after these lines appear in print tomorrow result of the fight between Tommy Farr, British heavy-weight champion and Joe Louis, the world champion will be known in Shanghai. Farr, judging from the betting, stands a poor chance of beating Louis, and when all the circumstances are taken into account it seems that the gambling fraternity. have properly estimated the odds against the Welshman. That he is a logical contender for the honours is quite clear; his victories over Ben Foord, Max Baer and Walter Neusel have fully qualified him to be matched against Louis. The latter made an imposing showing and the manner ich he dealt with Braddock indicates how ble an opponent he may prove to be. Farr will undoubtedly find himself handicapped by the different conditions under which he will fight, psychological as well as physical, not the least of the latter being the heat which generally prevails in the United States at this time of the year, far in excess of anything in which British boxers are called upon to fight. So important are these considerations that Farr's management have been criticized for accepting such an engagement without giving the fighter a longer chance to become acclimated than he has already had. None of these things can be accepted as an excuse for defeat, if Louis does beat him, fox, it is to be assumed that Farr and his advisers "took all these matters fully into consideration before signing the contract, and if the combination of natural circumstances and Louis's prowess leads to a reverse he will only have himself to blame. It is true that a fight with Schmeling need not necessarily have preceded the present bout, but, perhaps it would have been wiser to have found out what Schmeling knew, by an encounter in ring, than, to have jumped straight into an engagement with the Brown Bomber,
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