The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-07
ODDS ON GERMAN
MOUNT AS BOTH
MAXESAWAIT BELL
Dempsey Assured Finan-
cial Success as Specs
Triple the Prices on
Schmeling and Baer
BY STUART CAMERON
(United Press Sports Editof)

New York, June g.-(UP)-Jack
Dempsey heard lots Of noise today
and all Of it made him happy.
Droves Of carpenters rushed work
on the ring and ringside seats at
Yankee Stadium, and down at
Times Square Dempsey ticket
statesmen played cash register SYM
phonies.
Tomorrow Dempsey will put on
his first big boxing show, throw
ing the two MAKES, Schmeling and
Baer, into the ring before what he
hopes will be q crowd Of 10000.
Bronzed by b Jersey sun and
hardened after weeks Of active
training, Baer came to New York
today to help complete the Demp-
sey ballyhoo. He went to the home
a Of q friend.
Schmeling also came to town to-
day and will be quartered at the
Commodore hotel until time tor the
weighing-in and exchange Of pleas
antries at o'clock tomorrow.
Clear Cut Choice
Schmeline continued a firm IA
vorite at odds of 2 to 1. Expert
opinion so definitely favored the
German Max as to indicate a
lengthening Of the odds before fight
time. It was all but impossible
to find a boxing writer who believ-
ed Baer would win unless the Cali
fornian managed to find hay
maker in an early round. Most
opinion Appropriated that Of the
writer, who admits the possibility
OF an early knockout victory for
Baer, but who leans towards a
kayo win for Schmeling before the
tenth round, and a certain victory
for the German IL the fight goes the
i5-round limits.
Dempsey, incidentally. freely
predicts q knockout, both on and
off the record, but he won't predict
the winner.
Dempsey maintained his original
bar against q radio broadcast. He
estimated ticket sales at $4,000
last night, indicating total around
100000. Spectators were report
ed to be getting three times box
ONCE prices for choice seats.
Twenty Pounds
Both OF the principals went
through routine light workouts
yesterday. The relative rest was
welcome to Baer who is finely
drawn--too fine, some Of the ex-
perts feel. Boer was slightly fat
fish, $50 plus, when he came east
for the fight, and the work which
has brought him down to 210 may
have been too strenuous. Schmel-
ing will weigh between 1875 and 100
pounds, an ideal weight for him.
While no championship is in
volved, the magic name Of Demp-
sey, the elaborate ballyhoo, and the
fact that Schmeling was but re-
Gently champion, have made to-
morrow's contest major attrac-
tion. AS such It deserved one de-
cided whimsical note and Joe
Jacobs. Schmeling's popular and
shrewd little Jewish manager. sup
would ask the boxing commission
TO put a penalty Of $1,000 for each
foul blow struck. Chances Of such
a ruling are as slim as Jacobs own
spindly legs.
Fool Loses Round
New York boxing rules provide
that a fighter defend himself
against blows below the belt. It
il still against the rules to strike
in that territory, but loss Of the
round is the only penalty. The
mo four rule, drawn up by Bert
Stand, secretary OF the boxing COM
mission, came as an aftermath to a
long series Of foul-ending bouts
climaxed in the one in which
Schmeling was awarded the title
over the present champion, Jack
Sharkey, three years ago.
Pledge Ready
German delegate Lewals; chair
man OF the organizing committee
for the projected Berlin games.
was understood to be prepared to
deliver the pledge at the commit
tees opening session to-day.
The committee announced that
It would accept the pledge when
1t was offered and that the 1886
games then would be definitely
scheduled for Berlin.
Recent determinations against
German Jewish athletes have
caused widespread reports that the
1895 games would be, transferred
to some other European city.