The Washington times., 1937-02-20
BraddoCk Aim S
To Fight Max
After Louis
BY BILL COLLINS
international News Service Sports
Writer)

international News Service Sports
Writer)
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Jim Brad.
dock will fight Max schmelinS
after he "disposes" of Joe Louis
here the night Of June %.
Tuckered from the stress and
strain of ceremonies incidental to
the signing for the Louis bout yes
terday, the heavyweight champion
declared today:
II have no fear of losing my
title against the Brown Bomber"
and added: Then I'll fight
SchmeIing. I'd have fought him
this time, but it was not the
proper time for it. After / dis
pose of Louis there will be more
demand for a bout between me
and the German. l can beat
him also, and then they'll have
to get new foes for me-"
Neither Braddock or his man.
ager, Joe Gould, would enlarge on
previous statements that they will
not fight Schmeling in New York..
June 8, as per their contract with
Madison Square Garden.
The contracts signed yesterday
to the accompaniment Of clicking
camera shutters, heart flutters and
radio announcers were little differ
ent from those signed in the back
room four weeks ago.
Will Get Half Million
Braddock, who once was on re-
lief, and not so long ago, will get
$500,00O for the Is or less rounds.
with the privilege of taking 90 per
cent of the gross receipts should
they exceed $1,000,000. He also
will get a so per cent share Of the
movie and broadcaSitng revenue.
Louis, who once was a $20-a-week
factory hand, and not so long ago,
will get 1712 per cent of the re-
ceipts after the State taxes and
ring costs are deducted, and will
share to the same extent in the
movie and broadcaSting business.
The bout will be held at ComiS-
key Park, as announced several
days ago, and the ball field will be
rebuilt to seat 10000 at from So
to $25 head.
A last-minute discovery that the
Sporting Club of Illinois cannot
promote for profit caused the
only change in the papers. Joe
Foley will be the promoter, with
Max Jacobs, the New York pro-
moter who has Louis tied up to
a long-term contract, his chief
advisor.
Return to Gotham
Gould, who with Braddock will
return to New York by plane to.
day, said Braddock will begin
training at Lake Sissabagama, in
the north woods of Wisconsin,
about 10 days hence. He will re.
turn to Chicago about April IS,
to pitch his local camp.
Louis, after a two weeks tour
through the northwest, will go to
Hot Springs April l for his pre-
liminary training, returning to
Chicago about April 80.
No provision, apparently, was
made for court appearances in the
event Madison Square Gardens
Col. John Reed Fitzpatrick gets
obstreperouS about the Braddock.
Schmeling business for June 8.
Braddock has already done his
mental training. he revealed be-
fore leaving for New York.
1--WE seen Joe fight fOur times,
have studied his style carefully,
and I'm sure 1 can beat him, just
as Schmeling did," the cham
piOn said.
PLANNED ATTACK
'T've planned my attack
already, and will train accord
ingly. / have no idea of flatten-
ing Joe in the first five rounds.
The farther the fight goes the
better chance have of winning.
So 1t will go some distance.
II not only will not try to
knock him out in the first five
rounds, but my defense will be
carefully planned so he can't hit
me with his Sunday punch.
"I'Ll come out cautiously, using
my left repeatedly, and feeling
him out to see if he has any.
thing new, or still has the one
track mind which caused him to
fight the same way against all
his opponents.
"My left will keep him from
setting and make his left hook,
his best punch, useless until 1
get ready to wade in and put him
away. BY that time he can use
his left all he wants to, and 1t
will be okey with me. / don't
think he can stop me if he does
hit me with it."