The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-13

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the fight in
Kirk Miller New York
tonight, wherein Max Baer
defends his heavyweight title
from the attack of a veritable
upstart, James Braddock, the
nice-looking Jersey boy, who
has lately been termed the
Cinderella Man, because his
story is one that belongs in
the nursery rhymes of 1885:
BY the same margin OF
chance that every lad born
under these Stars and Stripes
has a chance, a very outside one,
to become President. Jimmy
Braddock may become heavy
weight champion in his Is
round title bout with Mad Make
in Long Island Bowl this eve
ming.
The Cinderella Man
Now we have had all sorts OF
men essay the championship
role, from iron men to Cinder'
ella men, it seems. There was
Georges Carpenter. who was
called the orchid man. There
was John L. Sullivan, the iron
man, and Jack Sharkey, the
sailor man, ETC., down through
a lot of intriguing ring history
that has had color and resin ro-
mance-until we come to the
Cinderella man, James ]. Brad
dock.
His is truly a fairy story. In
1884 a discouraged fighter who
was able to catch on in but two
bouts all year, he became a
member of a Conservation Corps
camp, where he could at least
exc out a living for his small
family.
In March of this year he was
given chance at Art LaSky, the
winner to meet Baer for the
world title, and outpointed
Lasky in IS rounds. Thus, for
a night, at least, he will again
bask in the splendor and pomp
of his profession, as did pretty
Cinderella in the age-old song
and story.
No Ear for the Rabble
I am not taking too seriously
the fact that the ring wise are
not giving Braddock much of a
look-in. The challenger never
gets " great deal of moral or
speculative support before meet.
ing a champion. It's a case of
Long Live the King" The rab-
BILE never sees aught but the
king.
Many of you will recall that
Dempsey wasn't seriously con-
Sidered before his fight at To-
ledo with Willard. Folks &C
tually felt sorry for Gene Tun.
ney the night he stepped into
the ring with Jack Dempsey.
And I am told by my elders you
could write your own ticket that
Corbett couldn't defeat Sulli-
van. And so it has gone, ever
since we first had champions.
The reason I cannot reconcile
myself to Braddock is that I
simply do not think he is man
enough to do the job tonight he
has cut out for himself. I do
not know what he is going to do
it with. He's a nice, clean, fine
looking athlete endowed by ma.
ture with great physique.
Floored Camera
I can not convince myself
that this great specimen of.
hardihood will stand up very
long should Baer hit him as he
did the giant Camera, whose
sheer hulk ives able to absorb
the shocks only after he had
rested on the floor nearly
dozen times.
Will Braddock get up again
before the count Of 10 when
Baer catches up with him, as
he surely will?
Baer clowns about two min
utes and 80 seconds out of
every round, but for the re.
; manning half minute he is
lightning. The thud of his foe
hitting the canvas provides the
thunder.
He hits as hard as Ruby"
Robert FitzSimmonS or Jack
Dempsey, who carried two Of
the greatest socks known to
the heavyweight class.
Baer strikes as a viper. Car
nara didn't see those short rights
coming until it was too late.
Neither did the dozens Of exhi-
bition opponents Baer has
dropped since he won the title.
: If Braddock can get to Baer
effectively during the large
amount Of time he spends grin
ming. grimacing and tugging
at his trunks or smoothing out
his hair, he may inflict plenty
Of damage. But when Make
screws his face into that beS-
tial, hooking scowl, Braddock
doesn't want to be in his path.