Evening star., 1935-06-03

A SBURY PARK, N. j.. June g.
~ so Braddock says he is train
n ing for fight, not clowning
act. That suits me perfectly
You can tell him there won't be any
cloWning on my part. anyway. Well
make this an all-fght production"
Max Baer is speaking. Drowned by
the sun and wind of the Jersey coast.
the champion at the moment was
having pair of protecting Sponces
taped across the two sore spots on his
right and left hands.
Contrary to general opinion" said
Max, I've taken no chances with this
next fight. It's tough spot for sew
eral reasons. In the first place. I've
got everything to lose and little to
gain. In the second place. I know the
crowd will be with Braddock. the
underdog. the fellow who came up
from so far down. the 200-to-l shot a
year ago. For this reason I've been
doing 4 or 5 miles of road work every
day and boxing from seven to nine
rounds. even with sore hands. Brad
cock is a pretty good puncher and a
pretty good boxer.
That can mean trouble X
I'm not right-sO I'm going to
he right. And I'm going to be
serious when the fight starts"
How about Your hands," l asked
The outside bone of my right hand
and one Of the knucleS on my left still
are sore" Baer said. But they are
coming along and will be o. K within
a week They came from pair of
boxing gloves in a Cleveland exhibit
tion that didn't fit. 6-ounce gloves.
where the padding slipped away
The Two Camps.
THERE is more rough-and- tumble
fighting, punch throwing and
slugging in Braddock's camp than
there is in Baer's.
Part of this is due to the fact that
Baer has been nursing his hands
AS you know" he said. I've never
pretended TO be much of boxer In
the last ~ days I've been working
more on feinting and jabbing to pave
the way for the big punch. But on
the night of the fight I'm not going
to hold anything back. My hands.
especially my thumbs. were sore as
boils before The third round of the
Schmeling fight, but that didn't stop
ME punching.
Il know l am in better shape now
than | was before the Carnera show.
MY legs are better and my wind is
better I've been through a flock of
and they have been good conditionerS.
If anything happens to me I won't
have any excuse on this count"
Baer weighed 2lS as he
started his workout. but he ex
poets to meet Braddock at 2i0
or 21l. giving him a weight ad-
vantage Of nearly 20 pounds.
Baers hand action still is surpris-
ingly fast. whether with left or right
hooks. which he threw at Dynamite
JaCkSon's bulky frame. Max still can
make the leather whistle when he de-
cides to open fire for head or body.
After Three Fights.
rs that stuff on the level I asked,
4 about wanting two more fights
this Summer if you get by Braddock?'
absolutely" Baer said. I'D like
to get Max Schmeling in August and
joe Louis in September, if Louis stops
Carnera. With a schedule like that
1 could keep in training much easier
without having TO start the grind all
over. But the main spot now is Brad
dock Therell be time enough to
think of my next fight when I've had
a shot at James J. of Jersey. I'm not
quite dumb enough to be making any
definite plans for later on with my
title at stake June 13"
How did Joe Louis look?' I asked.
"A good boxer and good puncher," :"
Baer said But his opponent that
night was beaten before the first
punch. And that makes big differ
ence. Well know more about Louis
when he walks into Carnera"
I'll say he can fight plenty Ancil
Hoffman cut in.