Evening star., 1935-07-06
= CENE-A New York pent house.
- Cast Of characters-Max Baer,
Mrs. Max Baer and the writer.

Max Baer-"Wen, Grant, how about
that golf game against Hal Sims and
Jay O'Brien? I'm all set now. shot
an S6 yesterday"
Rice-"I thought your hands were
too bad for golf"
Baer-"My rights still little sore.
but there's a big difference between
punching guy and swinging a golf
club. You ought to know that"
Rice-"Punching what guy?"
Baer (grinning)-"Ill let that one
pass. must have been terrible Buddy
that night would have stopped me in
three rounds I still don't know what
happened except that was punk. 1t
was one of those nights when !
couldn't do anything right"
Rice-"If you are figuring on fight
ing Joe Louis. you'd better start train
ing tomorrow. get those hands right.
and not have another of night. What
do you think of Louis, MAXI"
Baer-"The same as every
body else. A real fighter-a
boxer who can punch. But I'd
like to see him against a better
fighter than Carnera-at least,
against somebody who isn't
afraid Of him."
Meaning you or Schmeling?"
Baer-"That's right. I don't think
Schmeling will be afraid of him. and
I know I won't. I can be ready by
october. and I've still got sense enough
to know I've got to be ready for a
fellow like Louis. After I get through
this radio work, I'm going to head
West and start training at once"
Doesn't Want Him q Champ.
p ICE-"What do you think about all
this, Mrs. Baer? Would you want
him to be champion again?"
Mrs. Baer-"No. He's hard enough
to handle without being champion"
Rice-"But Max could pick up from
100000 to $500, 1000 in a Louis fight.
Doesn't that mean anything?"
Mrs. Baer-"Not a thing. He'd
spend it in a few months anyway"
Max Baer-"Not this time, honey.
I'm sailing mine from now on. I
want just two more big fights and
then I'm through. I'll let Buddy carry
on after that. Buddy can whip most
of them now. The kids only ls.
Think of what he'll be at 21 or %. I
still think he can outpunch any one
in the ring today"
Rice-"Not getting personal. how
did you happen to marry Max, Mrs.
Baer?"
Mrs. Baer-'I don't know"
Max-"I'll tell you why I married
her She's different-different from
any one ever met. No rouge, no lip
stick, no red nngernails. Good looks
and brains. And I'm going to be diff
ferent, too, from now on. No more
night life. No more running around.
Honest. Grant. mean it."
Rice-"Well, I'll be honest, too.
Max. I'm not sure you mean it. I
don't think Jack Dempsey is. And
most of your friends feel the same
way. You think you mean it now.
But that's something else. How do
you feel about 1t, Mrs. Baer?"
Mrs. Baer-"I hope he does. That
part of it is up to Max. don't intend
to be his keeper"
MisSus q Good LOCKER.
TNTERLUDE-Mrs. Baer is quiet and
reserved, but also quite intent.
Likes to isten-but not to talk. Dark
hair brushed back over her ears, which
carry two large adornments. Good
looking enough not to bother about
any outside beauty aids. A face that
has character and intelligence-that
won't stand for any zigzag work if the
same ever takes place. The character
istics of a successful business woman
she was before marrying Max.
Baer-"You're all wrong. I'm not
going to quit the game on the last
showing I made No one knows better
than do just how terrible was. I
may be part goofy, but I'm not goofy
enough to go up against that Louis
when I'm not right. I'm going to get
ready TO beat Louis, and then I'm