Evening star., 1938-07-23
new JACOBS PLAN
DRAWS NO CHEERS
Midwest City Not Against
Tony, Max, but Proposed
Bout Lacks Appeal.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.
Special Correspondent Of The Star

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CHICAGO, July 23.-Uncle Mike
Jacobs is said to be musing with the
idea Of matching Tony Galento, cur
rently laid up with pneumonia, and
Max Baer. Uncle Mike thinks of the
darndest things. From Uncle Mikes
viewpoint, it's not bad plan, for he
has some investment in Max Baer, and
the sooner he gets the man back into
the ring the better. If Uncle Mike
waits until next Summer, Baer may
have retired, particularly If called
upon to fight a fellow named Joe
Louis. Baer might do some thinking
over the winter, and thought is bad
for fellow who has felt the full lash
of Louis blows
But, of all places, why should Uncle
Mike want to bring the Galento-Baer
fight to Chicago, when there are so
many other towns. The Solomon
Islands have not had heavyweight
fight in years, and you understand
that the Chamber of Commerce of
Omsk wants to capitalize on the world
wide recognition received when Howard
Hughes stopped there for a can of
petrol. Uncle Mike certainly would
enjoy the scenery of Bali, and then
there is Devils Island.
Chicago Kind to Jacobs.
Chicago always has liked Uncle Mike
Jacobs and it even accommodated his
Louis = Levinsky and Louis Harry
Thomas matches. He has been given
the freedom of the city and State,
and, when he comes to town, Col.
Leonard Hicks always sees to it that
he has suite on the quiet side of
the hotel.
Chicago didn't even object much
when Uncle Mike gave the Louis
Schmeling fight to New York. Yet
Uncle Mike is talking of bringing the
Galento-Baer fight here in August or
September-just the time when vaca-
ton periods will be over and every
one will be back in town.
Two-ton Tony would like Chicago,
for it has many large and cool brewer
les that could be utilized for training
grounds. Also the Illinois Boxing
Commission is not so prim and per-
snickity as that of New York The
Illinois Commission allowed Levinsky
to meet Louis, so couldn't object to
Tony working out in beer vat: The
fellow really would be popular, for
Chicago is accustomed to quaint
characters.
They'll Go for Baer.
AS foi Baer. he still retains
measure of popularity here. Max
never gave Chicagoans a poor fight,
and earned their undying affections
by knocking Kingfish Levinsky quite
cold, at a time when the Maxwell
street merchant was something of
fictic nuisance. Baer also beat Ernie
Schaff here, and, if he were a bum
fighter, Chicagoans never knew about
it from personal observation.
Chicagoans should not blame Uncle
Mike too much, if he does throw
Galento and Baer at them Uncle
Mike was willing to put on the Louis
Baer fight in September, but the
champions managers seem to think
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without any addition. Final decision
on the Louis-Baer match this year
will not be made until next week,
when John Roxborough and Julian
Black confer with Uncle Mike in
New York.
Uncle Mike is businessman, and,
if he does bring Galento and Baer
here, Chicagoans probably won't run
him out of town.
City Can Stand Good Laugh.
The movies haven't been any too
hot this summer, the White Sox are
down in the second division and the
Cubs disappointment. So Chicago
could stand good laugh and Tony
and Max ought to provide one
But, meantime, Uncle Mike might
investigate the possibilities of the
Solomon Islands, Bali and Omsk.
Galento should like Onlsk, or maybe
he never has heard Of Vodka. If
Tony can be so good on ordinary
brew, think of what he might do
after few sessions with Vodka.