The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-22
HARRY CRIMSON

 that his little" brother, Buddy, who weighs in the neighborhood of 245 pounds, will be world chaTn- pion within four years.
 Baer makes a thumbnail sketch of himself in describing the young est member of the family.
 Buddy is a terrific hitter, and can take it." says the Butterfly Butcher Boy.
 The occasion for Baer's predic- tion was presented following 19- year-old Buddy's knockout victory in the first round of his sixth start in Los Angeles the other night, when four knockdowns put a lily in the hand of one Gene Garner. It's much too early to gauge Buddy's possibilities, but I dis agree with those who discount his chances due to his being the broth-
 CT of an outstanding performer. If the baby Baer is to be han-
 dicapped, I rather suspect that 1t < will be due to his size when he is fully matured. Fighters can be too big.
 Jess Willard fared very we'll, but was fortunate in having to make comparatively few fights against mediocre competition, and catch ing the aging fugitive, Jack John son, in none too good shape, and when currency meant much more than the crown.
 Primo Camera had the boys fooled for a time, but went like the other large ones when hit sol- idly.
 There is nothing quite as pitt fable as a glove dreadnaught on the deck. There is so much of him to be picked up on wobhly pins.
 Families Rarely Repeat But to get back to blood lines, they don't count too much in any kind of athletic endeavor. Ty Mack's basketball, etc. Ping-pond and quoits have been the most strenuous sport of brothers of All America backs.
 Brother caulif1ower combinations have been rare, but that is quite understandable, particularly when you consider the current crop. XOu can count the top flight pugilists on the fingers of one hand. Ob- viously, ito is problem enough for any family to produce one Baer, McLarnin or Ross. While record books are cluttercd up with names of those who de- veloped round heels attempting to follow in the footsteps of illustr1- ous brothers, more than one mems Der of a family frequently have | risen to great heights. Mike and Tom Gibbons could fight like blazes. So could Abe and Monte Attell, and Jack and Mike | (Twin) Sullivan. Richie Mitchell bordered on greatness, with Pinkey not so many steps behind. Joe and moone-eyed Vince Dundee acquired titles.
 Hope for Baby Baer. Joe and Johnny Shugrue, tho Beechers, and George and Andy Chaney are names that come to mind offhand. | The Pittsburgh Zivics, Jack and Pete, now are being followed by another pair from the same tree. | Harry Harris, the Human Hair
 pin of the good old days, always said the game lost a more capable
 bantamweight when his brother died before his career had fairly
 started. Eddie and Harry Lenny weren't exactly slouches, and thre4
 Shades went we'll for time. Billy | Petrolle's brother, Frankie, beat
 first rate opponents.
 So Buddy Baer need not worry about brothers of Jim Jeffries,
 Harry Forbes, George Chip, Ben~ ny Leonard, Sammy Mandell, and some more stumbling in trying 10
 cash in on reflected glory. That's
 all they had--famous fighting
 names. k Ring success requires vastl,
 more than that, and Buddy Baer
 will get by only in the event thar he has it. And whether he goes
 roaring along the pugilistic pike ot
 bows his huge hulk out of th1
 picture, it won't be because he is
 the brother of a champions
 Max can't deal it and take It
 for him. The prize ring is the lloneaornpst rlaCe in the world .