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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
THE SPORTLIGHT
Some Who Picked Braddock Over Baer
Now Are Naming Max to Defeat Louis.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

1t was Louis Baer or Baer-Louis all
week long. And I discovered that
those picking Louis were at least to
l. although Baer had supporters VINO
were certain Max had too much power
and experience for any young fighter
to meet.
The Sudden Turn.
AN OLD-TIME fighter, walking into
\ a group of sporting writers. fired
this shell:
"a year ago you fellows were all
saying that Max Baer was unbeatable.
You were even saying there was no
one around for him to flght-that he
hit too hard and was too hard to hurt.
He was all by himself. Then he puts
on one punk show where he gets over
confident and careless, and after that
one flop the champion is only bum.
In the meanwhile kid fighter,
with hardly more than a years pro-
fessional experience, moves into the
picture by knocking over flock Of
punks, the last two already softened
up by Baer.
And you figure this kid fighter,
who never has been up against any
class at all, is going to stop a very
different Baer from the Baer Of the
Braddock blow-up in five or six
rounds. 1t would be all right, only it
doesn't make any sense.
II think every one will admit that
the Baer who meets Louis will be an
entirely different Baer from the fellow
who let Braddock beat him. They say
he can't hit Louis. Well, they said he
couldn't hit Schmeling. But he did,
In the first round.
This Baer's a pretty cunning
fighter when he makes up his mind
to start working and he'll hit Louis
just the way he did Schmeling either
a left to the body or right to the
head. Then you'll all be wondering
(See SPORTIIGHT mace IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
% aerS Work Look Wrong Max and Louis Serious Camp Toi
FROM THE PRESS BOX
Landing Of Lucky Haymaker by Baer
Held to Be Only Hope Against Louis.
BY JOHN LARDNER-

head, clipping. back-handing and
wrestling.
Training Makes Baer Irritable.
THIS extra-strenuous period of train
ing has done two things to Baer.
1t has made him nervous and irritable
and it has improved his physical con-
dition enormously. Against Louis he
won't have to stand off and gasp for
breath, as he did against Camera.
His lungs are strong enough to keep
him going at full speed for several
rounds. And that, of course, is the
object of his handlers. They know
he can't afford to stand of against
Louis. He'll have to keep on top of
the Bomber all the time.
But Maxs boxing is no better than
1t ever was. When he comes in to
swap punches or wrestle. he leaves
an opening as wide as Lake Superior.
A kid heavyweight, named George
Turner, just starting out in life, was
able the other day to hit him Is times
to the minute with both right and
left hands. Even when Max got sore
and started punching himself. he
couldn't stop the novice's attack.
Louis punches six times as hard
as this Turner, and he's a better
boxer. You can draw your conclusion
from that. Logic tells you that Baer,
in the big fight. will last only as long
as he is able to stand up under Louis
punching. His one chance is a lucky
haymaker to the chin. That's been
said before about other fights, but
it's inescapably true about this one.
Max continues every day to issue
confidence bulletins, such as:
Louis has never been up against
a puncher like me. I'll kill him."
And:
Louis is too raw. He can't expect
to go right through the heavyweight
division in one year"
think Max is repeating this stuff
because there isn't anything else to
say. I think he's hoping in his heart
that he'll land that lucky haymaker
before it's too late.
tCopyrieht. 1885. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1ncJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
BOOST GRAPHING CARD

Emil Dusek and George Lehman
have been added to the weeks wres-
ting show at Griffith Stadium Thurs
day night and will occupy the semi
final spot, just before the Jack Dono-
van-Dick Daviscourt feature bout.
Abe Coleman and Ed Meske, orig
inally scheduled to go on before the
finale, have been shifted to 30-min-
ute match. Dusek and Lehman will
grapple As minutes.
Dean Detton, a Midwest husky, will
make his debut here in Commute
exhibition against Dobie Osborn and
Silent Abbott, Turner's personal pro-
tege. tackles Marshall Blackstone in
another 30-minute preliminary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
JOE GETS LESSONS
IN ART OF FE|NT|NG
Blackburn Trying to Teach
Him Craft He Employed
in Ring Years Ago.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COMPTON LAKES. N J., Sep
- TENDER 17.-Jack Blackburn,
coach and trainer of Joe
l. Louis and a veteran of 325
fights. is trying to teach his pupil
the art feinting, a science which
the old-timers declare is lost art.
Blackburn, not as nimble as he was
in his fighting days, donned the gloves
with Louis in secret yesterday, at
tempting to show him how to give
false signals to an opponent, make
him drop his guard for blow in the
stomach and then get it in the head.
Scribes were told that Louis would
not box, but on ssuntering down by
the indoor gymnasium they heard the
thud of gloves and the animated words
of Blackburn as he drove home
point.
Dixon Gives Assistance.
THE elevated Leonard Dixon, said
to be the tallest heavyweight in
the ring, was there. too. He was there
for the purpose of permitting prac-
tical application of Blackburn's the
cries, the latter having gone by the
stage when he enjoys standing up be-
fore the lethal punching Of the Brown
Bomber.
The boxing instructions followed
showing. also private, Of the Baer-
Camera moving pictures. during which
the passive Louis sat like a sphinx,
drinking in knowledge from the pic
lures and the words Of Blackburn
which he hopes will aid him in blast
ing Max Baer out of the heavyweight
scene on September "A.
That was the only work Louis did
yesterday and he did it with the
prospect Of enjoying his favorite past
time today, sleeping. He weighed 1877
yesterday, approximately the weight
at which he will enter the Yankee
Stadium ring, and Blackburn has no
intention of training him down too
fine.
Braddock 10 Look On.
LIE WILL resume boxing tomorrow,
and among the spectators was
expected to be a man who will watch
him with more than passing interest
James j. Braddock, the Cinderella
Kid and the champion. signifed his
intention of watching the battler he
may have to face with his champion
ship at stake.
DR.. William Walker. representing
the State Athletic Commission was
due to examine Louis on Friday. after
examining Baer at his camp in Spec
ulator, N Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
York -. maybe that's a tip.
Here's another: Speculator ne

Here's another: Spectator never
has turned out a losing heavy
weight both Gene Tunney and
Max Schmeling conditioned there
and won /. the villages only
failure was Jim Slattery Kid
Mccoy was the first boxer to pick
Spectator as a training site.
Baer was smart when he signed
Icy Kline as chief trainer :,
he's the buy who rubbed Barney
Ross into two or three ring cham
pionships Izzy was shocked to
learn somebody foored Barney
twice on the coast a few nights
back D.. Ancil Hoffman. who swore
off cigars two years ago, strayed
from the straight and narrow on
his 51st birthday last week /.
he said the occasion Of Max get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17

N YEXT Tuesday the leather loving
nj clientele from California to
" Maine will get the correct
n answers to number of fog
enshrouded questions now breaking
out in general rash. Here are just
few that should finally come out Of
the mists:
l. Is Joe Louis, with Is months OF
professional experience, as great a
fighter as he looks to be?
2. Can the Baer, who looked so
moth-eaten against Jim Braddock,
jump back to championship form
three months later?
8. What will happen If Max Baer
happens to plug in one Of his heavy
smashes?
4. What chance has Baer to nail
with right hand as good boxer as
Louis looks to be?
S. What will happen II Louis sud-
denly finds himself in the middle of
a real brawl, with no Camera or
Levinsky to act as punching bag?
6. What will happen to Baer If
Louis nails him with solid left or
solid right on the crest of the chin?
1t was surprising at Cleveland last
week, with golf championship I'M
der way and National League pen
nant race smoking hot, to find how
many in the galloping crowds were
handing out queries along the lines
noted above.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
GEORGIAN SLAMS
MAX'S SPARMATE
Fighter Prepping Pal for
Louis Go Is Mark Here.
FUR Fails Again.
BY JOHN Il. KELLER.
BY JOHN Il. KELLER.
may be something wrong
at Max Baers training camp,
as the California cut-up points
II for next TlleSday'S battle with

as Jne CdllOrIld CuI-up points
Il for next Tuesdays battle with
Joe Louis. dark Detroit devastator.
Maybe it's Tony Cancela.
Tony is supposed to be the tops
among the eX-heavyWeight champs
sparmates. But if Tony hasn't been
giving Make more of workout than
he did Joe Lipps in the feature of the
fight card at Griffith Stadium last
night Madcap Make can't be making
much Roadway in his preparation for
the melee in New York.
Cancela came here to substitute for
Terry Mitchell, Brooklyn terror, who
had to forego the meeting with LippS
after taking gashing smash on the
mouth in a training tilt. With Can
celia came Harold Steinman, protest.
ing principally that he, Harold, still
is the sole manager of King Levinsky
and incidentally that Cancela has
done more than any other punch
taker at Spectator, N. Y, to get Baer
in trim for the milling next week.
So helpful had Cancela been to
Baer, insisted Steinman, so soon as
he had settled for his brief stay in
Washington, that Baer couldn't miss
beating Louis. But there must be
something wrong about Steinman's
reasoning-or Cancela's spirit under
fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, September 17OP)
M When Max Baer goes
N canoeing :s1,s as. a, At :! s s astF
an eye on him with a spy glass
. Max is trying to be a. good
fellow about that. rigid training
routine. but he hates it some
fight men say he's liable to crack
under the strain long before he
climbs into the ring with Joe
Louis.
A lot Of people would like to
know If Max Is as good inside as
he looks outside he went
through two dandy drills Thurs
day and Saturday, but was sad
Sunday Jack Dempsey, who
picked him 10 win, took one good
look and rushed back to New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
THOMAS TO RACE HERE
Noted Singer to Drive Myne in
Presidents Cup Regatta.

John Charles Thomas, noted bari
tone. has entered his speed boat, Myne,
in the Presidents Cup Regatta, to be
held on the Potomac September 1929,
according to an announcement by L.
Gordon Leech, chairman of the Race
Committee.
Victorious in many Chesapeake Bay
regattas this Summer. Thomas will
race for the Mexican trophy. SOM
brero de charro in pure silver. Mrs.
Jack Rutherford. wife Of a former
Presidents Cup winner. will accom-
pany Thomas as a mechanic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17

as much as nine in the third round.
Coming out for the fourth round
and last, Wright was heard to say
don't YOU want to take it easy this
time" Gordon's reply couldn't be
heard at ringside, but it was notice.
able that Wright did nothing more
than push punches in the final heat.
At last Nat pushed a trif1e stif1y
and Flash dropped to let his seconds
toss in the towel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
ting down to business once called
for something special.

Buddy Baer has gone native -.
He marches around Spectator with
a ferocious looking hunting knife
dangling from his belt Willie
MCGEE. Max's colored sparring
partner, was scared out of his wits
when he encountered a bear while
doing an early-morning road jaunt
the other day Willie dashed
back to camp in nothing fiat.
Judith Allen denies she will split
with Crooner Jack Derl-even If he
can't fight The punches he
took during his boxing days have
left Artie McGovern almost COM
pletely deaf Cliff Montgomery,
Columbia's Rose Bowl captain.
whose pro debut at Brooklyn was
accompanied by fanfare Of trln1-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
Max EnyieS Brother.


"&PEAKING of singing, my brother
~ Buddy is the smart guy around
this camp. He pulled bad shoulder
the other day, so he don't have to go
through with his fight with Ford
Smith. That makes him an elk. He
can go over to Mike Jacobs beefsteak
party. where those newspapermen are
eating themselves sick and singing
around the piano. and he can eat and
sing too. I think I'll pull a bad
shoulder myself. l only need one arm
to lick this Louis"
Max's summary of Mike Jacobs
beefsteak party is correct in most de-
tails, though, of course, the newspaper
men did not eat themselves sick. They
behaved with great dignity and re-
straint. Two or three of them COM
planned that your correspondent was
singing Heart of My Heart" so pow
erfully that he drowned out Buddy
Baer, but I suspect they were only
kidding. Mike Jacobs danced horn
pipe for IS minutes. which means that
IAIC odCA -AOu4o LlL Wall dW q
lion dollars.
Let's get back to Max. After re-
sembling a world-beater in one public
workout, he looked perfectly dreadful
in the next. That was the day when
a section of the grandstand collapsed
and dozen people were injured. Max
used this as an alibi.
You noticed I didn't look so good
today" he said. 1T was on account
of that grandstand. I was so worried
about the people getting hurt that I
couldn't concentrate on my sparrins
partners"
But Max's sparring partners con-
centrated on him. Even before the
collapse of the grandstand they were
hitting him at will Afterward they
hit him about 5000, 900 times. Max
didn't like it. He became so ANNOYED
with Willie MCGEE. his Negro part
ner. that he began to rough him,
clubbing Willie on the back Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17

= REGULATOR, N. Y, September
- 17.-HaWng completed two
consecutive workouts, one good
- and one terrible, Max Baer is
resting on his oars and reviewing the
events of the past week end.
I'm leading a wild and dissipated
life" said Make bitterly. Saturday
night they let me go to a movie, and
I stayed up till nearly 10 o'clock.
Then there was some talk of letting
me look in on a neighborhood barn
dance. but they decided I couldn't
stand the pace.
Sunday morning, on account Of
the terrific hinge the night before, I
only had 10 cut down three trees in
stead of four. Then they let me shake
hands with my wife. recognized her
right away, though it must be about
Is years since I last saw her. Ancil
Hoffman says he would buy me a
milk-shake, but he is afraid I would
get plastered and start singing Sweet
Adeline.'"
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW

Chi. at Wash. 3:15. Chi at Wash. 3:15.
st. L. at New York. st. L. at New York.
Detroit at Boston. Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at Phila. Cleveland at Phila.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17

YEXT Tuesday the leather-loviny
clientele from California to
Maine will get the correct
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(See SPOTLIGHT, page 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17

head, clipping, back-handing and
wrestling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.

New York at Chicago. New York at Chicago.
Bkln. at St L. co. Bkln at ST. Louis
Phiia at cinci. (2). Phiia at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburgh. Boston at Pittsburgh.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-25
Four Held Without Bond In Blythe Death
SALE OF KENTUCKY HOME HOTEL TO
ST. PETERSBURG MAN IS ANNOUNCED
A. R. Ray Acquires Well
Known Hosiery for
All-Year Operation

Sale of the Kentucky Home, one
of the largest and best known no,
tells in this section, by Mrs. Pru-
die H. Wooten to A. R. Ray, of
st. Petersburg and Cleveland, was
announced today by the Station
Realty and Insurance Co., which
handled the deal.
Mr.. Ray said this morning that
the hotel will be re-decorated, rem
OWED and partially refurnished in
time for opening between June l
and Is, and that it will be operat-
ed as a year-round hostelry. The
rate schedule, he said, will be COM
mensurate with the season, and a
high type Of service and high
standard of cuisine will be main
tanned.
Weekly dances, floor shows and
card parties will be among the at
fractions for home folk and tour
lists, he said, while provision is be-
ing made with the Hendersonville
Golf & Country club whereby
guests of the hotel will automati-
eallv become members of the club
during their stay.
Mr.. Ray has been in the build
ing and hotel business at st. Pc
tersburg for the last 20 years, and
previously was in the manufactur-
ing business in Cleveland. He OPP
Grated the Edgewater Inn and AL
bany hotels at st. Petersburg, and
also was an associate and builder
OF the Royal Palm hotel His most
recent business connections have
been in the building line.
After travelling extensively, Mr..
Ray said he and his family decid,
ed that "there is no finer spot
in America than Hendersonville,"
and came to this city to spend the
coming season. He Immediately
became interested in the possibil-
ity of acquiring the Kentucky
Home, with the result that he be-
came the owner yesterday. Mr.
and Mrs. Ray have two children,
both living at home.
The Kentucky Home property
fronts 1916 feet on Fourth avenue
west and is 100 feet deer. The
building is three stories high and
has 40 rooms and baths on three
floors. 1t is substantially con-
structed, and has long been known
as a tourist hotel. The hotel hence
forth will be a community social
center, Mr.. Ray said, as well as
offering strictly modern service
and conveniences to travellers.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-25
Bonus RIDERS.
Are BANNED IN
SECURITY BILL
Patmanites View Accept
ance Of Harrison Plan as
Complete Surrender
FARMERS MARCH
AGAIN UNDER FIRE
By JOHN R. BEAL
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May "a. (UP),
Any attempt to attach a new
bonus plan to the social security
bill would result in a veto Of the
bill, President Roosevelt warned
yesterday at his press conference,
The warning came after admin
istration leaders had indicated
that a compromise based on the
present value of certificates
would be the only kind of bonus
proposal they would listen to this
session. Senator Elmer Thomas,
D., Okla, Patman bonus leader,
spurned the suggestion.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he consid-
cred the social security bill the
major measure before this con-
gress. Any attempt to add eX-
traneous legislation to it, he said,
would be met with prompt &C
ton.
His statement was in reply to
question regarding his willing
ness to accent a bonus rider.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark,
D., Mo-, plans to. bring the issue
up again, but has not yet select
ed bill to which to attach it.
Mr.. Roosevelt waved aside q
question regarding his attitude on
a new separate bonus bill.
Earlier, in mentioning the pos
sibility of a compromise, admin
istration leaders made it clear
that the initiative would have to
come from the bonus bloc. They
plan no overtures.
Thomas sad that if this meant
accepting the compromise by Sen
ator Pat Harrison, D., Miss,
which the senate rejected, the
Patmanites would not accept it.
"That would not be compro-
mise" he said. at would be a
surrender"
The Harrison plan was to
give the veterans bonds, with an
option of cash. The plan was
based on the present value OF the
certificates and, it was estimat-
ed, would save the government
some $1,600,OOO. But if the vet,
Grams held their bonds until
1945. the maturity date of the
certificates, interest would &C
cumulate and they would receive
approximately the same as IL
they held the certificates until
1915.
The unexpected administrator
margin when the veto was sus-
tanned II nine votes when, only
three or four were VertaihM :.
tended to make more difficult
the task of bonus leaders.
Clark was uncertain today wnat
CONTINUED on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-25

WASHINGTON, May rs. (UP).
The administrations business ad-
visory council of so independent
business men plans an early "ad-
iournment for the summer" it
was learned last night, following
reports of friction between it
and administration leaders.
The lid of secrecy was clamped
on the activities Of the council in
a resolution that "no publicity OF
its reports or opinions will be
given out on it's part" but it was
learned that its meetings soon
would be disbanded through the
summer months. =,
The publicity ban has prevent
ed publication of a report on the
Eccles banking bill made by one
of it's subcommittee and sent to
President Roosevelt and Federal
Reserve Governor Mariner ).
Eccles. a..
Officials refused comment on
the nature of the banking report
but the United Press learned
that it objected strenuously to
title IL of the bill providing TO
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-25
ELGRANO HITS AT BONUS
MARCH AS UNAMERICAN;'
THEY WILL MOBILIZE 5000
Some OBJECTIONS Strike
Ranks of First Enrolled;
600 Sign up

LOS ANGELES, May %. (UP)
Mobilization Of the new bonus
army was being completed here
as 600 veterans had signed up at
the close of the first day of &C.
tivity. Five thousand veterans are
expected to take part from all
parts of California.
Royal w. Robertson, organizer,
said, Nothing can stop US. We
are going to Washington and not
coming back until we get what We
want" He plans to finance the
expedition by motion pictures of
the first "bonus army"
Frank Belgrano, Jr., national
commander of the American Le-
gion termed the march "un-Amer-
ican." He also said he was "unal-
terably opposed to the march. "
He urged communities not to aid
the marchers.
Agitation of a small coterie of
veterans to abandon the march in
favor of more direct action at the
polls yesterday drew a sharp re-
tort from march leaders:
"We're moving on Washington.
Nothing can stop u.s."
Internal opposition cropped out
while Robertson was exhorting a
mass meeting of veterans to join
the march. From the crowd of 200
listeners stepped Robert F. Jones,
identifying himself as a former
marine. =,
+ Nothing I can think of would
injure our cause more with the
public than to make a march on
Washington" Jones shouted.
81 ask that all in favor of 4
fight at the ballot boxes, against
all the senators and congressman
who opposed the bonus payment
rathan than a bonus march, join
me-"
He started across the vacant
lot, where the meeting was being
held. Some rs men followed al
his heels. The OBJECTIONS provoked
Robertson. =.
you'll find plenty of attempts
to split our ranks" he Numbered
after them. 81 recognize two de-
partment of justice men among
YOU right now. They are welcome
to ioin us and go right through tc
Washington with u.s."