Evening star., 1933-03-22
JACK IS PROMOTING,
NOT BACKING, BOUT
Manassa MauIer May Ref
cree if Match Needs a
Financial Pulmotor.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

TACK DEMPSEY has the best
fighting match of the year
~ tucked away in his vest
pocket. Jack has let it be
known publicly that he will stage
the Max Schmeling-MaX Baer in
one of the New York ball parks
the first week in June-provided
satisfactory financial arrange
mentS are made.
Joe Jacobs, manager of the former
heavyweight champion. has signed to
fight for Dempsey on a percentage
basis. Baer has done likewise. as
would be expected of him. A chance
to meet Schmeling does not often fall
into the lap Of a heavyweight, no mat
ter how good he is. and Baer grabbed
the opportunity and is going to try to
make the most of it.
Chicago still is bidding for the match.
If the l5-round law is passed in Illinois,
Dempsey will listen to reason, the clink,
ing of gold and then make his final
decision on the site for the fight.
CCHMELING insists on IS rounds.
~ There are two reasons for this.
Big matches limited to 10 or IL
rounds somehow DO not appeal to the
fans. But one major fight. the sec
ond edition of the Tunney-Dempsey
tussle. hit the high-water mark. There
also is the fact that Schmeling is slow
getting started and does his best work
in the closing rounds.
The German has been out a year.
This will not help his speed any, In
his fight with Young Stribling he was
far behind on points going into the
eleventh round and it would not do to
take such chances with young, strong
fighter like Baer.
If Tim Mara, who holds boxing leases
on the New York ball parks. can see his
way clear to footing the bills and cut
in Dempsey for SiZable share of the
purse. plus the net profits, Mara can
have the match. Dempsey is only be-
ing used for his name and If the ad-
vance sale hits a Snag and does not
come up to expectations, there is
possibility that Jack will be pressed
into service as referee. That would
help the gate.
- hands with Jack FugaZy and Ed
Cole. 1t was planned to break the
Madison Square Garden monopoly on
major boxing attractions. Something
like $4,000 was supposed to I've been
paid to Dempsey for his part in the
affair. Before they could get started
Dempsey was on his way to Reno, New.
where he staged the Baer-Paolino 20
round 60. This would lead to the be-
lief that Dempsey is available to any
interested parties. but they will have
to meet his price if he Is going to dress
up a show. Jack is wise in stopping
the little fry from making money or
piling up bills at his expense.
Dempsey is one of the best-natured
fellows in the world. He is pal OF
the untierdog and goes out of his way to
help him make money. But too many
have tried the game. and in some cases
where Jacks name was used, the after
math left bad odor. Rather than be
annoyed with petty suits, Dempsey has
often settled bills with which he had
nothing whatever to do. The big fel-
low is feeling his way around now and
will not move unless he is certain he
is doing the right thing.
JACOBS is pulling fast one in hook
ing up with the ,Manassa Mauler.
Schmeling came out of the Sharkey
fight with 4213 per cent of the gate and
little. if any loss of prestige. In fact,
the decision against the German gave
him the halo of a martyr, and when it
came time to signing for another match
with Sharkey. with the division OF the
purse reversed. he refused to consider
it. Jacobs looked around for a likely
promoter and found one in Dempsey
Jack is willing to act as such, but not
with his own money. Dempsey has had
to peddle the match and will sell it to
the highest bidder.
Dempsey will make money out Of the
match. There is no doubt about that
At the same time Jacobs has driven
neat bargain for his fighter and he has
Dempsey to thank. 1t generally takes
two to make bargain In this case
it takes three-the name Of Dempsey
the money of the backer, and the sup.
posed drawing power of Schmeling. II
it pans out, Jacobs will be hailed as a
master mind. If it goes wrong, the
backer will look for cyclone-cellar TO
hide his embarrassment at being taken
IN so easily