Evening star., 1935-08-27
Max Wants to Learn Trick.


PAER wants to learn how Brown
managed that. That mauling
Louis gave Carnera in the fight that
ended in the sixth heat and the De-
troit destroyer's two-minute finish of
Levinsky made their impression on
Madcap Maxey. All reports from
Spectator indicate that at last the
hitherto-clowning Baer takes this
match with Louis seriously.
Max is more than eager to get a full
line on the colored lads fighting hab-
its and Matte should prove a wonderful
source of information.
Matte will pal along with Joe again
tonight, though. He and the Brown
Bomber, along with Jesse Owens, rec
ord-breaking Ohio State University
sprint star, will combine for a broad
cast over Station VOL starting at 7
o'clock Then all hands will repair to
Griffith Stadium, where the colored
Elks in convention here are sponsor
ing 38-round all-colored boxing bill
presented by the Lincoln Athletic
Club.
Louis and Owens. who are to be
personally presented from the ring
and signally honored by the Elks to-
night, were overwhelmed with atten-
tions yesterday from their arrival early
in the morning until their late retire.
ment.
They attended the Elks' convention,
visited Howard University, were pre-
sented to the District Commissioners,
engaged in conference with numer-
Gus press representatives, went on the
air, we're formally entertained at
night club and completed the heavy
program with a supper party.
Joe Knows" He Can Beat Baer.
WHAT little conversation came from
Nv Louis during the day had to do
principally with his forthcoming fight
with Baer. The Detroit boy Is su-
premely confident he will dispose of
Max by knockout, although this time
he refuses to predict the round in
which the finish will come as he did
before his encounters with Camera
and LevinSky.
IT knows I can beat him." Joe told
the press crowd. Il knows I'll be in
shape for the fight. Why only weigh
about 200 pounds right now and I'll
be fighting around 1876. I knows I'll
hit Mr.. Baer And when I hits him
squarely it's going to hurt. No matter
what kind Of jaw he's got"
Some scribe asked Joe il he had
heard Max planned to swarm all over
him" in the Yankee Stadium battle
He amt gonna do that" mumbled
Louis. He got sense"
Louis no longer is the quiet, retiring
boy he was awhile back. His recent
ring successes have developed an atti-
tude of cockness reflected in his
speech and dress. He goes in for glar-
ing checks and fiashy jewelry In attire
and wise-cracks in his mumbling way.
Owens Foresees e.3 Sprint.
TN STRONG contrast to Louis, the
- professional fighter, is Owens, the
college athlete. Modest, unaSSuming,
the Ohio State speedster is intellectual
and distinctly personable. He tells
readily, but not boastingly of his
achievements on track and field. And
the boy who broke three world rec
ords and tied another in one after
noon last Spring has great feeling
for his particular branch Of athletics.
Jesse believes the 100 will be run
in 9.3 seconds. He might do it him
self in that time, he admits. But he
does not believe he has much greater
speed in his underpinning than he
has flashed. I've been running eight
years now. started IN junior high
school All Of this must have taken
much from my legs" he said. Il have
two more years at Ohio State, though.
Maybe I'll make that 93 race yet"
Owens does not believe any physical
popularity accounts for the recent
surge Of colored sprinters. "I think
1t is merely coincidence" he
observed "Just that a group of us
who happened to be faster than the
white sprinters came along suddenly
You must not expect us to keep
1t up"
Robinson to Attend rights.
OWENS was to run in an invitation
~ 100 and enter a broad jump con-
test at a meet at Howard University
Stadium this afternoon. starting at
o'clock. Bill Bojangles Robinson,
world famous tap dancer, also was to
participate in the meet. He was to
run backward rs yards against two
local sprinters moving forward over
q 10o-yard course. In a similar race
in Detroit recently, Robinson defeated
the great Owens.
Robinson also will attend the fights
tonight and be introduced from the
ring just before the 10-round final
between Jack Rose of New York and
Willie Reddish Of Philadelphia, heavy
weights, starts.
The semi-f1nal of eight rounds will
bring together Tommy Cross of Phil
adelphia and Meyer Rowan of New
York. In another eight-rounder Phil
McQuillan, a stablemate of Louis, and
Billy Eley, q local lightweight, will
meet.
Six-round bouts in which K. o. |
Clark will meet Tommy Mollis and |
Johnny Freeman will engage Bobby |
Green also are carded. Fighting will |
begin at $50 O'Clock.
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