The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31

chin Lefts to the face right uppercut to the Jaw Left
Jab5 to the head left uppercut the chin Hard rights
to the body.
Baer courageously tried to fight back dumping right
and lett TO the champions chin. then moving in close.
It was Louis again then He caught Baer flush with a
right that spun him halfway around his knees almost
bucklmg. Baer looked unsteady.
Louis came back in the third to finish the job. The
stiff left abs tilted Baers head back Lefs and rights
the body were pumped by Baer in counter attack left
hook by Baer grazed Louis neck Baer moved forward and
promptly sung with left hooks to the body and right
the jaw countered with hard right to the
heart then shot in right to the chin and left to the body
at the bell.
caution The Brown Bomber found the range again,
though, and showered the game chalenger-weighing
237 12 to his pol 34wth left hooks to the Jaw and chn
right to the chin and left to the body right uppercuts
to the chin and efs to the jaw and body Baer stabbed
right to the ribs but took lets to the chin otng
right to the body
Then in the fifth round Louis started with rush and
tagged Baer with furry of rights -efts Baer got in
short rights and efs to the jaw Toe to toe they sugged
left uppercut to the chin right to the jaw and right
the face high straight right to Louis head started his
left eye bleeding. Louis blinked, the orb swelling
Always centering his heart nothing but destruction,
hurt Louis went absolutely berser His left eye drip
ping blood and apparently bohering him, the Brown Bonn
ber wade in and raned right and left uppercus
Baer chin that drove the futile champion to the ropes.
Louis shot short right that spun Baer around and rocked
him almost to the deck. The bell saved him.
The sixth round only hurried the inevitable The mad
dened champion drilled efts and rights to Baers jaw jolt
ing uppercuts to the chin steamng rights and efs to the
body Baer fought back finding Louis jaw with left and
right, and then getting in left uppercut.
The aroused Louis tagged Baer with bristling right
to the chin For the first time in the fight the big CafOr
MIA red oak from Sacramento went down. flat his face
hands and knees about the Louis went to neutral
Gamey Baer struggled to his feet left hook sent
the toterng giant back several feet and right
to the chin dropped Baer for count of nine.
In the din and turmoil produced by than 10000
bowling shriekng manacs, Louis failing to hear the bell
rushed from neutral and let Baer have with
deathdeang hand grenade that dropped him PROSTATE to
the resin The inert challenger dragged to his
There tenseness and excited deberation in the at
mosphere Arthur Donovan the famous referee in the
prOverbiaI middle
But Donovan apparently knew the answers No
had the bell changed for the seventh round
cred by Buddy Baer than he rushed forward pulled the
champion the center of the ring and raised his hand
victory by a technical knockout.
"It was tough fight Buddys fine boxer and good
hitter.
Asked if Baer hurt him with that left hook to the
chin that floored him in the very first round Joe replied
THAT good Yes, sir, that good punch!
Baer was all praise of Louis, too, saying:
He's great guy I'd like to get him in a return bout.
It Baers Ancil Hoffman, who also pilots
Max Baer who took the fight hard. He kept yelling:
"Ht i'm after the bel hit i'm after the ben!"
Buddy waved off his manager, grabbed Louis hand in
gesture of true sportsmanship and smiled broadly
clicked frenziedy That the graphic narrative
of one Of the most exciting of all Louis II title defenses