WORLD BOXING TITLE TAKEN FROM BAER

Northern Advocate, 15 June 1935, Page 9

WORLD BOXING TITLE TAKEN FROM BAER

SHOCK FOR CHAMPION OUTPOINTED BY BRADDOCK NINE ROUNDS TO SIX. LONG ODDS GO ASTRAY. - Wnited Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph. — Copyright 3 (Received 9 aim.) • - NEW YORK, June 13: The 15-round boxing bout between Max Baer and James J. Braddock for the-.world’s heavyweight championship held by the former took place this evening at the Madison Square Garden Bowl. Braddock won the title on points. ,' Baer weighed 14.13£, and Braddock, 13.9.?. ' ■' As the men entered the ring shortly ? after 10 o’clock ringside betting made the champion favourite, ranging from Bto Ito 10 to 1, and making the' most , uneven odds in the history of the' championship. The. only comparison ; ■ was Turiney’s 6' to 1 odds against ' Hecney. ’ In spite of perfect weather the attendance was disappointingly small; ; t the Bowl’s capacity (78,000) not being - half-filled. The 20-doJlar ringside seats ' were comparatively more popular than. ‘ those at two dollars. rw Mr. John MacAyoy was referee .arid the judges were Messrs Chaleri Lynch, , -■ and George Kelly. . .... . .. Braddock , started ; we.H>’ ’. Checking;'.*." Baer’s vaunted opening rush and JSaii}-„ ing a points advantage m ah. exchange :- :v ~ of right and left blows, .lb',wih'the : 7' opening round. ; lii the second and third .rounds Braddock held a slight advantage. He aimed long right and left swjngsJo.the champion’s head, several of. which„ landed with considerable force. • , Baer, drove at;his opponent’s, body• wjth hard blows, two of which in the''. - second round obviously, hurt the, phal- , lenger. . .. : ' / Started .to Wrestle, t Through the fourth' and fifth rounds BraddoCk appeared, to hold a points ' margin, to the surprise of the spec-, | tators... Baer apparently, became annoyed” and started to, wrestle with his. _ opponent in a clinch, for which he.was,,,., t , rebuked by jjie referee. Braddock continued to score with long blows to the head. ‘ The referee officially gave Braddock the fifth round because of Baer’s backhand blow. ■ ■ ■ Braddock continued - his accurate boxing through the sixth round, ,but in the seventh and eighth Baer rallied. and,: by mixing body Hooks with long - drives to the head, , scored a' points . margin. By this time Braddock was bleeding; from the nose, while the 1 - champion was visibly uninjured, • Baer laughed when: Braddock landed a hard blow to the jaw. ■ > The boxing was about even in the ninth round, but the referee officially - gave it to Braddock after twice warn- : ing Baer for hitting low. v Ringside spectators gave Braddock the tenth round on. a series of hard drives to the champion’s head. . Sneer Disappears. In the last five rounds Baer’s sneering smile disappeared. He boxed grimly in an effort to-overtake the points margin the challenger had built ... up. . However, Braddock did s not weaken, and H.Y consistently following' . the strategy of hating - and *, covering; . he managed to hold his own with his heavier opponent. . The Jast part of the': bout, like,; .the _ first, was not spectacular, but'the. chaU lenger J 1 landed more effective blows, ;; which gairied 1 him- the for which both judges, .voted,; making it ' unnecessary for the referee to'vote. ' Newspaper , critics gave Braddock nine rounds and Baer 6. From the observer’s point of view, Braddock won, through, determination and 1 willingness to ; box, while Baer, with his clowning tactics, at first edict not seem to want, , ■ to box; Latei- he v could not .- . - The. result was the greatest upset in„., . the recent boxing history, but it, was . popular with the crowd of 30,000. onlookers wno loudly cheered the new : . champion. ' The gate receipts are estimated at.... ~ 200,000 dollars. , .. -..u <■<- BRADDOCK’S PROGRAMME. BAER TO FIGHT IN SEPTEMBER. , (Received 10 a.m.) ; r NEW YORK, June 14.‘ .. Braddock has , agreed to defend his.; r ... title for the Madisoiri Square Garden’s corporation against ScKmeling in the - summer of 1936, thus eliminating any.. chance of a chaippionship bout .in September. • ■ . • Promoter Johnston said Baer would be offered a bout with Schmeling'Jn September, and, if victorious, he would be substituted for the German in the return bout with BraddoCk. Promoter Mike. Jacobs, at the Twentieth Century Club; -announced that Baer had , agreed to fight in Septembei“ next the winner on IVednes- - day next of the match between, Joe; Louis, the Detroit negro, and Camera. \