Evening star., 1935-08-20
BRUISED KNUCKLE
WAS ONLY INJURY
HeWing to Line in Training,
Sure He'll Beat Negro,
Then Braddock.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

= REGULATOR, N. Y, August 20.
If Joe Louis is in the house
he might know the worst now
- just as well at later.
There is nothing wrong with Mas
Baers hands and, If the truth Of that
great pugilistic mystery is to be
known, there never was much wrong.
In an atmosphere so quiet that it
is almost desfening, totally foreign to
his former surroundings, Baer has
been training here a week for his bat
tie with the sensational Negro Sep
tember "a.
sHe won't start boxing until Frilay.
He isn't going to box dozen rounds
a day as he did before losing his world
heavyweight championship to Jimmy
Braddock in a terrible exhibition in
June.
He's going to box four rounds
day at the most. but he's going all
out" every second he has big gloves on.
The story of new Baer." new
zoe Doakes," new anybody" Is as
old as fight ballyhoo itself.
Baer Really Impressive.
HERE in these same Adirondack
Mountains. in the same cabin
retreat where Baer is staying in the
same hills where Baer runs 5 miles
every morning, on the same Lake
Pleasant where Baer rows for an
hour daily new Gene Tunney' was
born some seven years ago. prior to
Gentleman Genes second great duel
with Jack Dempsey in Chicago in
1927.
Gene changed from a recluse to a
happy warrior. Within another year
he had retired from pugilism and all
those pleasant contacts Of the trans
formation period. He never has been
back
Baer at the moment is the most
impressive Baer of all the daffy years
This curly-headed California giant
has been rising to tremendous heights
and plumbing the depths Of medioc-
rity. alternately and when least ex-
pected.
He seems to realize the seriousness
Of Louis and the closeness of oblivion.
Sees Great Opportunity.
I'm NOT kidding myself" he said to-
day I'm not going to miss. I'll
fool everybody again. but in a differ
ent way from the night lost to Brad
dock. I'll fatten the guy like I
fiattened Max Schmeling and Primo
! Camera
I'll be the biggest guy in the fight
game then. I'll have stopped the
/ black menace. I'll get another shot
/ az Braddock and I'll knock him out.
too. the next time"
Baer weighs about 2l7 pounds. He
has five weeks to get about 10 extra
pounds from his waistline. He has
been hitting the big bag With terrific
power.
Doctors in Baltimore told him what
to do for the only real injury he suf-
fered, a bruised knuckle on his left
hand. He wears a special pad over it
in training.
He says he feels no pain no matter
how hard he hits. He will 60 to New
York Friday to let the New York
State Athletic Commission doctors de-
eide whether the fists are in shape.
Underrated Braddock.
THROW out the Braddock fight,
Baer insisted. Il simply made
fool Of myself. I thought it was a
soft touch and I kidded myself.
The only thing I'm glad about is
that broken-down guy like Brad
dock. who needed the dough, got the
title. Everything turns out for the
best I'll fiatten Louis, and then win
the title back"
Baer's father, Jacob. who next 20
the new Mrs. Max Baer. the former
Mary Ellen Sullivan. influences the
champion most. has arrived from
California
He wrote me that II I came here
he'd walk the chalk line" said Father
Baer grimly. If he doesn't III lick
him myself"