The Washington times., 1938-03-11
.e|shman Rules
9-5 FdVorite
Over Max
1900 EXPECTED
Each Seeks to Redeem
Himself For Poor
Bouts in Past
BY DAVIS J. WALSH,

| ~ DAV4O Js WAASns
International News Service Sports Editor
NEW YORK. March 1l.-All is
In readiness for the battle of the
blusterers, meaning Max Baer, the
great American adenoid, and
Tommy Farr, the blathering Britt.
sher, at is rounds in Madison
Square Garden tonight, q meeting
that has come about practically
through popular demand.
Everybody wants to see both As.
sinated, with the result that I'D
ward Of $4,000 ruffled and indio.
nant citizens will view the event
with mingled feelings. The beat
they'll be able to do is to be for
the guy who's not on the ground.
FANS HATE" BOTH
1t will be Farr'S first appear.
ance IN public since the night ne
refused Braddock's handshake and
aimed y petulant kick at his own
water bucket, thus bringing down
upon his head the ire of all right
thinking lovers of fair play, or
something.
It will be Baer'S first fight in
this country since that obstreper.
Gus evening, almost two years
ago, when he finished in
front Of Louis in a somewhat &C.
centric sprawl, kneeling there as
though in prayer. He was quite
conscious, . fact which stirred
some Of our more blood.thirSty
critics to extreme and apparently
enduring anger. They thought,
and still think, that the only way
q man can decently lost around
here is to wind up in a shroud.
AS matter Of plain fact, Baer
was hit that night with punches
the like of which I, for one, never
want to see again. It finally be-
came almost too much for the eye
to tolerate and when, presently,
he sank to his knees, it seemed
that in a life time of Simpsring
antics he at last had done q sen.
Stble and quite reasonable thing.
But seemingly ttG onus will never
wear off.
SECOND MEETING
Tonight's will be the second
meeting between this pair, Farr
having won the first IN London
q year ago, and in the background,
the promotion is building UP the
illusion Of a return meeting for
the winner with Louis for the
worlds heavyweight champion
ship. In that case, 1t had better
not be Baer who, in all likelihood,
would thereupon find himself uln-
avoidably detained out Of town.
For as far as he's concerned, that
Louis licking will never wear off,
either.
The betting odds this morning
say that it won't be Baer, however,
the price being quoted as 9-5 in
favor of Farr, which probably Is
pretty much as it should be. The
welsh miner hasn't got a punch
that would make fedora out Of
your derby, but he's fast. young
and right Shifty, can go over you
like Q freSco and. besides, he'll
have Joe Gould, Braddock'S old
manager, right under the ropes
to tell him what to do. Joseph
ought to know.
+ Braddock, in fact, did 1t for
every minute of IS amazing rounds
after being 10-1 in the betting
and, having once seen it done, one
realized how simple it was. The
routine is to move constantly to
the right, meantime popping Baer
on the profile with left jab. and
every time the latter winds UP his
matinee punch, you move swiftly
inside and let it fly over your
haircut.
However, in case you don't move
swiftly inside, complications very
shortly set in. In fact, If the
punch doesn't blow your brains
out. you just haven't anything to
worry about. You also Just haven't
any brains.