The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-19

admit that Make possessed an indy
For example, take the matter of
the cauliflower ear and his wretched
battle against Pauline Uzcudun in
Reno on July 4, 1881, as exhibits to
prove the point.
MAX had plugged his way
N1 through dozen or more in
different bouts at the time of the
cauliflower ear incident. He was
convinced by this time that he was
destined to be heavyweight cham
pion. Few people believe him, but
Make did not care. He was win
ming his share of fights and the
money was starting to come in. But
one thing worried him. He was too
handsome. He thought he didn't
look like prize fighter. Make de-
cided to Ak this. One day in an
Oakland gymnasium, he walked up
to Bob McAllister, his trainer.
Give me tin ear, Mac" said
Max. Every prize fighter should
have one"
McAllister was amazed, but orders
are orders and he smacked Max
Justify on the ear. The member
fairly blossomed and Max had his
tin ear" In later years he was
very regretful of his folly when his
otherwise perfect camera face in
Hollywood was marred by one nor
NAL ear and another larger than
both of Clark Gables put together.
THE Uzcudun farce, in which
l. Make was defeated inglorious-
ly after twenty rounds, came at a
time when he needed to make rep
utation. Tommy Loughran and
Ernie Schaaf had beaten him in
New York and eastern critics had
tabled Max an exaggerated washout
from the west coast. Ancil Hoffman,
Max's manager, and Jack Dempsey,
the promoter, told him that he must
beat Uzcudun to win a reputation.
Max smiled and looked dreamily at
Dorothy Dunbar-the reason for
his lethargy against Pauline. Dor
othy was very beautiful and had
been a movie star.
For sixteen rounds Baer pelted
Uzcudun. 1t appeared that the
Basque would be knocked out. But
suddenly Max quit fighting. Pauline
had caught him several jabs in the
face. Baer threw a guard about his
face and allowed Pauline to hammer
hin-anywhere but the face. An in
furiated Jack Dempsey, as referee,
was forced to give Uzcudun the de-
cision. Max smilingly climbed from
the ring, hurried to his shower bath,
then dressed in immaculate attire
and joined Miss Dunbar. The next
day the couple married, only to di-
vorce a year later.
Il couldn't let him spoil my face"
was Baer'S only explanation of his
showing against the Basque. "a fell
low can't get married with his nose
out of shape and his eyes all black"
THE Reno fight all but counted
Il Baer out of the picture. Max
crossed up the critics, however. He
defeated King Levinsky in twenty
rounds under a hot Reno sun and
repeated the victory later in a ten
round battle in Chicago. A rematch
with Ernie Schaff in Chicago re-
suited in Knockout by Baer. Schaaf
was unconscious for three hours.
Baer hates to have fans say that
his Knockout of Schaaf may have
paved the way for the latter's death
after a bout with Primo Camera.
The new champion knows that he
packs death wallops in either of his
fists. He gave up fighting for al
most year in 1890 after frankie
Campbell, a San Francisco heavy
weight, died from head blows deliv-
cred by Baer. In fact, he almost
quit the game entirely.
Boxing fans call Baer killer
in the ring. His mother says her
honey boy is big-hearted and
hates to knock out opponents. Take
your choice. There is precedent
for either decision.
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