The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-09-09

"Ain't that Frank Buck" O'Neill
a honey" Gould asked your re-
porter. Five G's for signing
some endorsement. Huh, eight
months ago we could of walked
up Broadway with signs on our
backs and we couldn't get five
bucks between us.
"Well, that's the way of the
heavyweight CHI mpion all
right" he said. "And let me tell
you, the two best things that
have happened for fighting
were Braddock winning the
title, and Joe Louis coming
along like he did.
Jim Braddock SpraWled out on
a divan drinking in the words Of
his manager. For ten years Brad
dock and Gould have trekked the
boulevards and hinterlands OF
fistic life with never a scratch OF
a pen on sealed paper. Damon
thought less of Pythias than Brad
dock thinks of the laughing, like
able bundle of charged wires who
guided him off the relief rolls to
the heavyweight championship of
the world.
"WhO's going to win the Baer-
Louis fight?" we asked the cham
pion.
"Baer," he answered in flat, al
most noncommitttal tones.
"Baer?" we asked, ready to
swallow a few wisdom teeth.
"Baer," came the flat mono
tone again. Then, as if sensing
that some explanation was nee
essary, he said:
"Baer can take q punch"
"YOu don't win fights by TAX
ing punches, but by giving
them" came the objection.
you've got to take some and
give more" he said.
"Ya see," cut in Joe Gould,
taking the floor as if by sign
from Braddock, Louis is a good
puncher if his man stands in
front of him. He walks in, stalk
ing you and waiting for an
opening. He shoots with both
hands, and his left hook is good.
But Baer won't stand still.
He'll be moving, and he'll be
throwing his right hand. Louis,
as he walks in, is open for
good right, and let me tell you,
Baer has good right.
Huh" grunted BraddOck, and
he rubbed the left side of his
chin. HE hits like Mount Tom
exploded"
Louis is always in front Of
you, like said" continued
Gould. "He's shootin' for you,
but he's open.
But when he hits, you stay
hit" objected this reporter.
matte Brown didn't stay hit"
countered Braddock, a ring to
his tone. "Birkie didn't stay hit,
and a couple of other guys
didn't stay hit. Throw out that
Camera thing. The DagO quit
cold. He was licked before they
tied on his gloves.
"The Fish: yeah, I mean
Levinsky, quit colder. Why he
didn't have tn mOxie to go
through. Say, a guy beln'
bopped around on that canvas.
he don't have III sense to ask
t. have tn fight stopped.
"LevinSky almost run out of
the fight at the last minute. He
sat on the ropes and hOllered
murder. He wasn't knocked out;
he crawled out"
It was quite evident that Mr..
Braddock had little use for King
fish Levinsky.
Louis comm along right
now is a break for Jimmy"
said Gould. eff he gets by
Baer, why he'll be in line for
a fight with Jim. And that
will be a million dollar gate.
"You know that the cham
pion gets the big end of that"
said MIR. Gould and he graZed
Mr.. Braddock's chin with what
probably was his Sunday punch.
Forty per cent of million
bucks. l get dizzy thinking of
it,"
ME too" said Mr.. BraddOck,
whole heartedly.
We've got tour of Europe
offered to u.s." said Mr.. Joe
Gould. There are 10 or Is
clubs in England. Ireland and
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