THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 10, 1941
Baer Nears Retirement As Lou Nova's Chances For Heavy
Heavy Crown Bright
MAX BAER, FORMER world heavyweight champion and one of the ring's most colourful figures, will certainly not be able to fulfil his boast that he would regain the title within a year.
The time limit he had set himself is up in September and, far from wresting back the crown from Joe Louis, he may now be said to be finished as a championship contender.
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NEW TENNIS LEAQUE SECRETARY
The "China Maii”has been cffiolally Informed that Mr. L. F. de Bouza, a/o Hong Kong Football, Association, Bank of Canton Building, Tel. 30791, has been appoint- cd Hon. League Tennis Secretary vice Mr. L. R. ildo- fonso, who has been trans- ferred to Manija.
NEW POLE-VAULT RECORD
A student of correct diet and a total abstainer, Nova has always been a grand all-round athlete. At high school he starred at foot- bal basketball and track and field athletics. being an expert with the javelin.
Cornelius Warmerdam attained Nova has been boxing as a pro- a new world pole-vault record of 15 ft. 54 ins. at Compton, Cali- Some jornia; yesterday.
viciousness and willingness tofessional for about five years, and mix it. It is as a boxer that he he has learned quickly. shines, however, and he is prob-boxers can pick un more useful ably the closest resemblance
Since April, 1940, when he was to knowledge in fight than others the first man to clear 15. ft., War- times exceeded student such as Nova is capable that height. of learning more, of absorbing and utilising more quickly than average exponent.
from
́It is even possible that Bæer is prompted by the severe drub-Corbett in style that old-timers can in a dozen. An apt boxing merdam several may decide to retire from boxing bing he received at the hands of can remember. and that his name will recede into the young Californian, Lou Nova. the past like so many champions | who had Baer in such a groggy before him. This melancholy nate | slate that the referee, Arthur
Donovan, stopped the fight.
GREAT FALLS TAKEN BY BIG
ABE SIMON
IN DETROIT
Same "Playboy"
It was not the new and serious Max Haer who was seen in action against Nova. When Baer gave up his clowning and intimated that he was deadly serious, it certainly looked as though he meant it. Ho battered "Two Ton" Tony Galento and then thrashed Patrick Comis- key into submission in the first round.
the
But against Nova it was same old play-acting. taunting Niagara really shouldn't dis-"playboy" of the ring. He skipped appoint. Victoria Falls on the around the ring with his famous
a sight. Bridal Veilcornful expression on his
Zambezi is
is a beaut. Old vaudeville per-
face,
indulged in all his clowning tricks. formers ured to speak of Wap-akimbo, taunting Nova to "come including standing with his arms pingers, and Carnera falls came down with a
on and aght."
Following There
the example of are pitfalls, windfalls, landfalls and
of the Tommy Loughrun, one pinfalls, but none
finest boxers of his time. Baer
roar,
are like that Abe Simon took in
the Detroit Olympia ring, recently, A heavyweight has to be care ful about what he does these days. If he isn't, he's likely to be tossed in there with Joe Louis, which is what happened to the mastedunic Simon.
would work way round to his own
and lazily sink on to his stool with an air of contempt.
corner at the end of each round
Nova Not Impressed
Nova was not impressed by this The winter tumbling season display, however, and, after sur- had to go on, and Simun became viving an anxious period in the the condemned man when he hung fourth round--the only time onto and outrode Rosene Toles in saw a glimpse of the real, vicious
This is one of the principal reasons why Simon was made to look simple by Louis in a jiffy Smoky Joe keenly dislikes any form of manual labour.
we
with
In
the Motor Ci y in early February. Baer--he jabbed Baer silly
Toles grew very tired carrying well-timed lefts while the crowd 6 feet 4 inches and 255 pounds of 23,000 roared its approval. of Simon around.
the eighth round a short right to the jaw put Baer down for "nine" and another right cross once again deposited him on the canvas.
He was soon up, but was in such a dazed state, with one eye almost closed and his face like pulp, that the referee intervened.
Baer's effort in the fourth round, in which he suddenly lash- ed out and, with a tiger-like snarl
It Might As Well Be For 100 Rounds James Joy Johnston insisted the brawl be for 20 rounds. He
doesn't
make
any
for
in
Nova certainly comes school of champions. Spider Roche, who was responsible his early boxing schooling amateur days, passed out such men as Jim Corbett, Fidel La Barbu and Fred Apostoli on the way to world championship
the attack, expected in the style of a champion, and his ringcraft and Hours of toil in the gymnasium generalship is beyond criticism. have been taken up in perfecting
of restoring the himself in all phases and efforts have been rewarded.
his heavyweight prestige of the white He race could not be in better has briliant defence and smart hands.
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The difference this trip is that; when Loulshits 'em they stay It is extremely doubtful, how- fare hit, as someone once remarked ever, whether Nova would
any better against Louis than the other heavyweights who have So they relate that Simon got tried to wrest the title from the that way tossing pickle barrels hither and yon in New York, he squares up to Louis later in the negro. Whatever the result when and tell you that he consumes a year, probably in September, Nova basket of clams, three-inch steaks, will have thoroughly earned his platters of potatoes, mountainous chance. salads and cups of coffee at a He has shown great courage in single sitting.
Maybe It Cost Too Much To Feed Simon
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Galento in 1999 it was thought John Hay Whitney and Gene that he was finished with the ring. Dunney were the original spon-A, mysterious complaint, which sors of Simon, who is out of took six months to conquer, threw Richmond Ill; L. I. Johnston, an' him back a long way... Ol' Clo'seman of Fistiana, picked On his return, a win over him up when they gave up. It Patrick Comiskey, the young costs more to feed Simon than it Irish-American hope, placed him does. one of Jock Whitney's in line for a tit'e fight again, but his troubles were not over. He
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There was some criticism of the had to enter hospital again, this event at first, but the first 15 time for the removal of his tonsils.. rows of the Olympia were sold. His form against Bacr, however, out at $5 quicker than Del Baker showed that he has suffered no can say Newsom, and the boef Ill-effects. trust will play to a capacity crowd
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