The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-29
This Sporting
World

BY HENRY McLEMORE

United Press STAFF Correspondent
New York, Aug. 29.-CUP)-
Sir Malcolm Campbell, the little,
middle-aged, icy-nerved Briton
who Is rolling west for another at
tempt to lift his worlds land speed
record to 800 miles an hour, fears
the unknown salt beds OF Utah
for but one reason.
He is afraid conditions won't be
as perfect as they have been de-
scribed, and that he'll have to wait
so long for record run in Blue
bird that he'll miss the Joe Louis
Make Baer fight late in Septem-
Der.
Sir Malcolm-the only man who
mas driven an automobile at a
speed In excess Of 200 m. .. h.
and lived-sat in his hotel before
leaving for Utah yesterday and
talked fights with your cores
pendent for upwards of two hours.
For the speed king is a fight fiji
bert OF the first flight. His fav-
orite seat, save the one behind
Bluebird's big, tapped wheel, is one
hard by the ringside of q fight,
And he doesn't care what kind
or fight, just so there are a
couple of willing citizens in there
throwing fists. During the two
months your correspondent spent
with Campbell at Daytona Beach
In 1888 and this year, he never
knew him to miss bout within a
radius of hundred miles. 1t
didn't matter II the headline bout
was nothing more than a pair of
raw, unschooled, colored bows
fighting in tennis shoes, Sir NAL
colin would be the first to arrive
and the last to leave. II q neigh
boring Chamber % ( Commerce
wanted to entertain the Briton all
1t needed was somebody's barn, a
rev lights, a few hard benches,
and q car full of fighters.
Sir Malcolm was particularly in
terested In hearing Of King Levin
sky and his knockout by Louis.
Campbell met Levinsky at a fight
IN Daytona last winter and imme-
diately fell under the spell Of the
Kings charm. Sir Malcolm was
sitting In q box with Lady Camp
bell and several municipal dig.
natories when when LevinslSy
breezed In to watch the main go
betwene Bob olin and Tony Shuc-
co.
He made straight for Sir Nal.
coins box and, finding an empty
seat there, planked himself down,
Pre- pea his feet Up on the rail-
"Howya, Mr.. Campbell. I'm
kingfish Levinsky. I got person.
ality. Whatta fighterd! Whatta
fighter! I may stay here a coupla
days and watch you run that bus
Of yours. And say, IL I see YOU
down on the beach I'll give You
an autographed pitcher of myself"
Campbell thanked him for drop
Ing in, said he would appreciate
an autographed picture, and the
two watched the fight together.
What was the matter with nv
friend the King?" he asked yester-
day. Il read thath he was SO scared
het couldn't lift up his hands. That
doesn't sound like the King. He
told me he wasn't scared OF any
thing. Was he really frightened 2"
We said yes, the King was scared
to death and stayed around only
long enough to get bopped on the
Jaw couplue of times.
"How about Louis ana Baer ?"
he asked. "Is the colored fellow as
good as they say he is? And what
was the matter with Baer against
Braddock? I understand that Brad
dock can't fight a Bit"
Pleased that anybody should
ask my opinion of things fistic, /
went into great detail about Louis
and Baer and Braddock.
II think Louis will win," Sir
Malcolm said. when colored fell
lows are good. they're good. I re-
member watching Jack johnson
when he was at his best, and he
was the greatest fighter ever
saw. I do hope everything goes
smoothly in Utah and I am back
to see Louis whip Baer. Even II !
make 500, I'd be frightfully dis
appointed with this trip IL I missed
that fight"
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