Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-17
BAER PROTECTORS
CHASE YES BOYS"
Ex-Champ's Intentness Is
Shown by Questioning
About His Rival.
BY EDWARD ]. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

= REGULATOR, N. Y, September
l7.--Just how serious is Maxi
milan Adelbert Baer, greatest
of all the heavyweight playboys,
facing this miss-andout assignment
of Joe Louis. the chocolate massacre
man from Detroit?
Well, party of the yes boys from
Broadway who couldn't let him rest
as champion and couldn't remember
his name after the Braddock catas-
trophe hove into sight over the week
end to resume old acquaintance, stir
up old memories and prepare for bigger
and better parties in the future-in
case he ticks Louis in the Yankee
Stadium just one week from tonight.
Some of them should be back in
New York now, but it's doubtful that
they'll ever be the same. They were
met with a storm of abuse by camp
attaches assigned to cover just such
eventualities. They left here a-run-
ming. coat tails Tapping in the snappy
mountain air, words and missiles beat
ing about them while Baer himself
led the cheers.
Has Scores to Settle.
I'VE got lots of scores to even with
those guys" said Max today as
he planned to get back to work at his
boxing chores, on edge, weighing 2ll
and expecting TO fight at 208.
II couldn't seat all those good-time
friends of mine in the Yankee Stadium
after knocked out Camera" he said
bitterly. After Braddock beat me all
I had with me in my room was
radio"
Baer asks newcomers constantly
what they think of Louis. boxing's
greatest punching sensation since
Dempsey. Some of the boys think he's
worrying Some feel he's more intent
on this fight than any before in his
hectic career. Victory, on top Of his
$3.50, 900 share in a 100000 gate,
will mean another 100000 in radio,
movie and exhibition tour profits.
ST know just how Louis thinks.
what's in his mind" he says. When
I was 81 I was f1attening lot Of
buns, too. I thought I could like the
world. Then met few fighters who
didn't do what I wanted them to.
They were smarter, better. I started
to learn to fight all over again.
Louis will have to do that, too.
He's never met fellow who will take
the play away from him, outgame,
outsmart. outpunch him. He's just
too young, good as he may be, to lick
Max Baer when Baer Is the real Baer.
Knows How Louis Feels.
GAY, when was 81 was fighting
~ Pauline 20 rounds. Johnny Ris-
ko, Tommy Loughran, Ernie Schaaf.
I had to learn things the hard way.
There's no short cut for fighter.
Louis will have to take it, too.
Zone night Ernie Schaaf hit me a
right-hand smash in the stomach and
I thought, Gee, wish I was home in
bed But I fought back. Louis has
to go through that yet.
you know, there's plenty of rea-
sons why I've got to beat Louis. then
win back the title from Braddock-
money. pride, glory and all that. But
when was 10 years old. milking cows
in Livermore. Calf, heard the word
that Dempsey had knocked out Will
lard and was the heavyweight cham
pion. Did I ever think that some day
he'd be my pal? That he'd jump into
a ring. throw his arms around me and
say, Kid, you're heavyweight cham
pion Of the world. Do you know what
that means?'
81 didn't know then. But will the
next time. I'm heading straight back"
He boxes again today after . "a
hour lay-off,