The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-31
MORE and BETTER.
SPARMEN NEEDED
BY make BAER.
Champion Getting Down to
Business for June Title
Defense Battle


better sparring partners has been
needed. Max has realized for the
past two weeks that he needs more
ring work and that this feature
of his training can be had only
with more efficient men with whom
to exchange punches, Jack Demp-
sey told the champion the same
thing whe he visited the Asbury
Park camp on Sunday to see MAX
work cut for his title battle with
James Jay Braddock in the Car
denis Long Island City bowl on
June 10.
The result was conference with
his manager, Ancil Hoffman IN
which Max carried his point.
'These boys l now have do not
even get me warmed up" said Max
to Hoffman. need bigger men,
better boxers and l must have
them"
The wires were at once busy
with hurried calls and today three
new sparrers are due at the Baer
camp. They are AL Boros, from
Bridgeport; Eddie Haughton of
Philadelphia, and Paul Cavalier,
the New Jersey heavy.
The champion observed his Mon
day-no-work policy yesterday. He
loafed most TO the day, spending
much time in the sun on the beach.
Today it will be different. With the
three new partners in camp Baer
will follow his morning road work
with eight rounds of boxing. The
two negro heavies, Dynamite jack
son and Bob Frazer, who have been
taking the Baer punches since the
opening of camp, will remain for
the present. Ruggierello left on
Saturday.
Braddock returned to his Loeb
Sheldrake camp late Sunday night
after attending the testimonial dim
ner given him by the Hudson Coun-
ty Braddock Boosters at Union
City, New Jersey. His manager. Joe
Gould, was with him. He did not
work yesterday cher than a long
jaunt over the hills but will put
in a strenuous daay today which
will include, six miles on the road,
six rounds of boxing and the usual
gym exercises.
James was delighted with the
ovation given him by the fifteen
hundred Jerseyites present. II
didn't know l had SO many
friends" he said. And they were
ro3ting for me to- win. I've just
got to win. 1t would be shame
to disappoint so many real friends"
Braddock appeared to be in fine
fettle when he returned and said
he enjoyed his vacation from camp,
and will be ready to resume hard
training today. He. continues to
scale around 204 pounds. MY trip
60 Union City had some training
features connected with it. My
right hand had plenty of exercise.
. photographer three thousand and
swenty-one menu cards"
Jimmy Braddock returned to his
Loeb Sheldrake camp last Sunday
night, elated over the success of
the testimonial dinner given in his
honor at Union City, N. j., by the
Hudson County Braddock Boosters.
Jimmy's h m e neighborhood
friends were out fifteen hundred
strong to welcome him.
II didn't know there were so
many of them," said the chal-
lenger for Max Baer's title when
he came back to resume his train
ing for the bout in the Gardens
Long Island City bowl on June l3.
They all not only wanted me to
win the title but really believed
hiatt I would beat Baer. can't
disappoint them. OF course, have
believed right along that I would
whip Max but now I am more de-
termined than ever to do so.'
Braddock did only road work
yesterday, hiking about six miles
over the Sullivan county hills. He
appears rested after his vacation
from camp and is in superb con-
dition. Today he resumes strenuous
work. Roard work, eight rounds
Of boxing and gymnasium exer-
cises are the program.
There was little activity at the
Max Paer camp at Asbury Park.
Max was on the road early but
Ioafed the rest of the day, Mon
day, according to schedule, being
his day off. But Max carried an
important point in conference
with his manager, Ancil Hoffman.
Tho champion has been insisting
that he needs more moxing and to
this end needs more and better
eparring partners. This was brought
more forcefully to Baer's atten-
Sunday when Jack Dempsey after
seeing the champion work, told
him the same thing. Dempsey
thought Max's ring companions
were anything but what he needed.
And so Hoffman got busy and
three new sparrers arrived in
camp this morning. They are Ed
die Houghton Of Philadelphia, AL
Boros of Bridgeport and Paul
Cavalier, the New Jersey heavy.
They appears to be just about the
kind that Max needs, able to give
Baer the ring work for which he
has been asking.
So. this was a hard day of work
Tor the champion. He was on the
road for a six mile hike in the
morning and besides his gym work
eight rounds of boxing are on the
afternoon program. Dynamite
jackson and Bob Frazer, the Cali
tornia negroes who have been
bearing the brunt of the Baer
boxing remain in camp for the
time being. Max has been doing
quite a bit of gym work which
has served to keep him in great
condition. He will now give more
time to the ring feature of his
training. sass