£70,000 OFFER TO BAER

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18661, 22 March 1935, Page 13

£70,000 OFFER TO BAER

TO MEET SCHMELING (M'IK'.MAX SUBSIDY LONDON, March 12. Ta assist in arranging a 'fighl bchvi Max Schmeliiig and Max Unci, Co)- i lie world heavy weighl title, for which Ihe champion will In- offered £7O, 000, till' t •(' I'lllil II (iOVITIIIIK'nI will siilisiilist* the scheme and will secure :t German venue ii necessary. following his defeat of Steve Hamas, the champion is now the idol of (iermany, which is hoping that he will regain the title from Uner. The (ierinan Hexing I'Ydoration has In ni insti ncted to assist Ihe jir olers in arranging a light. This will I"' the most substantial ufl'er ilial liaer has had since he won Ihe title from Prime Camera. In ihf pasi few months, Americ.'Ui papers have arranged so many lights for Racr lhat, metaphorically,' he is lighting " from I'.ueiios Aire's lo Iceland," hill mi Cm lire Imiil for the title lias heen arranged. The most concrete offer was for W.'v.OOO, :il Soldier Field, Chicago, hill no date or opponent was given. liner has been talking a greal deal, and lias said Unit there is no heavyuidght ia tin' world who would draw it crowd except I'rimo Camera, but Sclimeling's achievement;; against llamas: mav alter his views. ' l'.'ni-lher. he has said that he will not del'eiul his title outside of the i Hailed States for less than £IOO.OOO. SUM, C 70,0110 i ■ il hit of money. !