Evening star., 1933-03-26
DEMPSEY, TO SPAR
BOTH, HELD NOT FIT.
Bad Taste for Big Bout Seen
in Trips Slated in Two
Parts of Country.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

n 1EW YORK, March 25.-Max
IN Baer plans an exhibition
/ Y tour before he settles down
to grinding away in seri-
Gus fashion for his contemplated
fight with Max Schmeling in
June.
In order to give the fans Of
Utah, Colorado and Wyoming a
run for their money, it is planned
TO- have Max spar a few rounds
with Jack Dempsey.
The author Of this brilliant idea will
find very little left after expenses are
paid and q certain something lacking
- Baer's work when he starts swinging
kh Pet blows at his sparring partners.
- Jacobs, manager of Schmeling,
40 plans transforming ballyhoo
SaSh Dempsey In the Eastern States. 1t
Is not explained how the Manassa
mauler can be in two different sections
OF the country at the same time.
To have Dempsey sparring with fel-
lows like Baer and Schmeling Is not 60
irg to help the show any. King Le-
whisky. Art Lasky and others not so we'll
known proved that Dempsey does not
get around on his legs the way he
used to.
PAER has been taking things rather
~ quietly on the ranch OF his manager
and putting in some hard ncks
while marking time for his big adven-
ture. He is reported to be in fine physi-
cal trim. But it is we'll to bear in mind
that Max Is no great Shucks as boxer
Playing around at exhibitions fo- the
fans is not likely to help him any.
Others have found out that pulling
punches and cutting capers just to en-
teItam the spectators causes a fighter
to become lax, and when the time comes
to settle down, hit properly and make
punches miss slightly in order to counter
quickly it cannot be done. 1t is far
easier to learn new trick than it is
to forget an old one. Boxing exhibitions
are all right for old-timers who cannot
maintain a fast pace. For a youngster
they are the worst thing in the world.
They develop bad habits which are not
80 easily overcome.
Baer has been away from active COM
petition since last September This
means he will have nine months of idle
ness to work of when he faces Schmel-
ing In June. The only way to work that
on Is oy hard. sensible work instead Of
fancy didoes in exhibitions.
Schmeling fought Mickey Walker the
same evening that Baer did away with
Tuhy Griffith in seven rounds at Chi
cago. Thus they will be starting of
even in that respect. But the German
has been away fully II months on other
occasions and returned to make good
show1ngs. This proves that Schmeling
takes good care of himself and absence
from the ring does not seem to dull his
fighting blade
nCR1NG the three years Baer has
II swapred blows he has taken part
In As contests and chalked up 28
knockouts. Schmeling started OF in
1924 and has had 81 fights. He has 80
hockouts to his credit Numbered
among these are such good fighters as
Young Stribling, Johnny Risko. Mickey
walker, Joe Monte and Michael Bonagli
These overshadow fellows like Tufy
Grifnth, Paul Swiderski. Walter Cobb
and Jose Santa. The fact that Santa
was able to 60 10 rounds against Baer
means that Max will have to be serious
this time or his penchant for clowning
will cost him dearly.
Keen Judges Of fighting flesh give
Baer . good chance to beat his adVer-
sary The Californian stands up well
under a punch and comes back fight
ing. He delivers a hard blow to the
body. This is apt to be an outstanding
factor in the fight. as it has not been
proved, to the satisfaction of all that
Schmeling can take blow in the mid
section. He went down from left hook
on or slightly below the foul line with
Jack Sharkey and pulled up his knee
several times when little Mickey Walker
belted the body. Baer will be the first
one to put that region to the test and
80 it Is important for Max to work on
perfecting this blow and his all-around
ability instead of making ne-night
stands and sparring lightly with medi-
ocre sparring mates.