Evening star., 1933-06-08
C Hitting HUB Bae SchmeHg Promise Primitive Scrap
10000 EXPECTED
TO PAY Q9D,oDO
ScaIpers Have Big Inning
as Dempsey Ticket Office
Is BeSieged.
BY EDWARD j. NEIL.
Associated press Snorts Uyr{ter

Associated Press Sports Writer.
n JEW YORK, June 8.-The
M prospect of a knock down,
1 Y drag-out battle between
two of the hardest-hitting
foemen in the heavyweight divi-
sion, Max Schmeling and Max
Boer, stirred the fight faithful
today to the point where $4,000
of them, paying perhaps $250,000,
planned to move tonight on the
Yankee Stadium.
There was no title at stake nothing
but the prospect of one of the bitterest
punching arguments the big fellows
have staged in years, but it was glamor-
GUS enough a prospect to warrant Jack
Dempsey's prediction that his first
metropolitan venture as a promoter
would draw the kind of attendance
usually reserved for title fray.
In fact business doomed to such an
extent that choice ringside locations
that had fallen into the hands Of specu-
lators brought as high as $25 for single
seats originally priced at $40. Cheaper
seats in good locations commanded $18
each. Dempsey himself said there was
about 5000, 900 in the box onlce starting
the last days business. About 10000
rush seats In the bleachers were sched-
uled for sale starting at pm.
WHILE the last-minute rush for
w space in the big American League
ball park turned Dempsey's fight
headquarters into something Of bed
lam, the warriors quietly prepared for
battle. Schmeling, a strong favor1te at
21a to 1, motored casually in from his
training camp at Lake Swannamoa to
be In time for the weighing-in cere-
monies at the New York State Athletic
Commission offices this afternoon while
Baer, who arrived here yesterday from
Atlantic City. was domiciled somewhere
in the quiet Of the suburbs.
For a match in which one man so
overshadowed the other In the betting
odds, there was unusual interest and q
tremendous amount Of argument.
Schmeling, perfectly conditioned as Is
Baer, evenly gated, cutting puncher
with his left hand, smashing better
with his right, had caught the eye OF
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as far West as California and as lar
South as Texas.
Although Baer, young, cocky and
powerful, has an advantage OF about
20 pounds in weight and inches in
height and reach, the great weakness
found in him in his training camp
workouts has been his lack of defense.
He has never been doored, believes JIM
plicitly In the ability Of his chin ana
massive body to absorb any sort OF pun
ishment without whiting, and recklessly
wades in, large and easily located
target.
CCFMELING, thread-needle punch
y er with his left, hefty enough
clouter with his right to belt out
Johnny Risko, Mickey Walker and
Young Stribling, is expected to test
Baer's granite chin as it never has been
tested before If the huge Californian
can take Schmeling's Sunday" right
hand punch and still come charging In,
swinging his powerful lefts and rights
to the body, the experts gravely admit
that the entire future book" must be
rewritten.
For Schmeling it is pretty much the
crossroads of a fighting career that
was inspired by visit Jack Dempsey
made to Germany many years ago, de-
veloped abroad, then bloomed suddenly
out of obscurity five years ago here.
In 1881 he won the heavyweight title
on a foul in four rounds from Jack
Sharkey, then lost it to the sailor last
Summer or q decision in Is rounds.
If he wins this one, Schmeling Is GER
tain to get the first chance at the
winner of the Sharkey-Primo Camera
match June 30.
A threat of thunder showers marred
the weather prospect for the fight. If
a postponement is necessary the bouts
will be held Friday night. There will
be no broadcast.