Evening star., 1933-04-03
LACK NOW IN LEAD !
| FOR EARLIER DATE
Baer-SchmeIing Bout Seems
Sure to Precede Title
Sharkey-Carnera Go.
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.


n IEw YORK, April 3.-An
N earnest contest in the box
i Y ing game is that now being
waged between Madison.
Square Garden and the Jack
Dempsey Corporation. The spar.
ring at present is over the matter.
of dates. y
The dates tentatively announced,
June / for the Schmeling- -Baer bout
and June 90 for the Sharkey- -Carncra
battle-are only feints. Dempsey doesn't,
want to hold his contest right after,
Memorial day, and the Garden has no
desire to put its attraction on imme-
diately before Independence day. 2
| The Schmelipg -Baer fight probably
will be scheduled for June 8, and the,
| Sharkey Camera affair for June %. In
this case. because of the major league
base ball schedules, the first-namedc
bout will be held at the Yankee Sta
| dium. as the Giants play at the Polo4
| Grounds from June 8 through July 2.
The Garden, of course, has its own OUT
| door bowl. =
The only thing which would induce
the Dempsey outfit to 60 through with
June / date would be permission by,
the Boxing Commission to Madison
Square Garden to hold its bout on
either June or possibly June is.
Jimmy JOHNSTON. Garden director
| j has stated openly that he will hold
the Garden bout before the Schmel-
| ing-Baer bout, II he can, but, so far
the Boxing Commission appears in-1
| clined to permit Schmeling and Baer to
open the outdoor season. :, :,
Each promoter Is doing lot OF foot
and head work in the attempt to make
the other fellow lead first-that is, un--
qualifiedly announce his date. But
| pretty soon each will be forced to come
| out in the open.
Any talk of the Dempsey and Garden
forces getting together appears un-
founded To do this 1t would be logical
to switch opponents, putting Baer IN
| against Camera and matching Schmel-' =
ing with Sharkey. with the winners to
| fight in the Autumn. I.
This would give them three big fights,
instead Of two, but the objections 10
| any such plan are numerous and almost.
insurmountable. Baer, in the first place..
would strenously object. And the win
ners OF the two present bouts are likely.
to get together, as It is, either for one
promoter or the other. :,
lNIHILE Sharkey wears the heavy
w weight crown, the Garden, as long
as it can keep him In line, always
has an ace in the hole, because to be-
come champion contender must defeat
the man who holds the title.
The Garden figures, moreover, that,
Carnera Is q fine drawing card in him.
self, for the reason that not only
Italians, but members Of all Latin races
viii then turn out to root for him. :,
The Schmeling- -Baer fight looks like
o natural" The styles of the two men,
should produce action from the opening
bell !. There seems to be no real reason
why both bouts should not draw welk
Schmeling Is due in this city, from,
abroad. on April 6, and Is scheduled
! to start his exhibition tour at Pittsburgh
on April 10. He next Will go to Boston
and then circle around the East until
1t Is time for him to 60 to camp. He
probably will do his intensive training
4 at Goshen, N. Y, but will not be decided
until he arrives.
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