Louis Baer Fight Draws New York Stadium Gigantic Crowd
New York September night at Yankee Stadium hosts Joe Louis versus Max Baer in a highly anticipated heavyweight showdown. The event is billed as a million dollar spectacle with near 95,000 expected spectators and gate receipts around 1.18 million, signaling boxing’s return to top drawing power. Louis, poised as the favorite, seeks a methodical win while Baer aims for a quick, overpowering early conclusion.
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Tunney Picks Louis To Win Fight Forecast By Cal Farley
New York readers anticipate the Louis Baer heavyweight bout with high drama. Cal Farley predicts Joe Louis will stop Baer inside four rounds citing Louis speed and accuracy. Fans, officials, and notable figures pack Harlem and the Battery as weigh ins proceed and betting odds shift.
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Baer-Louis Title Bout Set for Yankee Stadium Clash
The bout at Yankee Stadium in New York is scheduled for Tuesday night September 24 with prelims at 6 and the main fight at 8. Max Baer 26 from California faces Joseph Louis 21 from Detroit in a 15 round decision contest with two judges and a referee. Gate receipts could top 1.184 million if a sellout, with tickets ranging from 3.45 to 25.00 and a milk fund share. Preliminaries feature Buddy Baer, Eddie Mader, George Turner and others in six or four round bouts.
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Baer vs Dempsey Fight Prompts Team Warnings
Tension rose as Baer prepared to use rough tactics with officials primed to warn him. Dempsey, a Baer stockholder, faced reconsideration of acting as a second amid discussions with Baer’s board. The card at Yankee Stadium included Buddy Baer vs Ford Smith as a semifinal with the main bout to air nationally at 8 P. M. Central Time after 7 P. M. preliminaries.
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Doctor Moreno picks Louis to win in boxing analysis
A 1935 Associated Press feature by J L Moreno argues Joe Louis will likely defeat Max Baer by psychological factors and fight strategy. It details Louis’s steady approach, Blackburn’s corner plan, Baer’s impulsive style, and potential early knockouts with a cautious forecast of Louis winning.
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Louis Favored To Beat Baer In Big NY Showdown
Polls favored Joe Louis to KO Max Baer in a 15 round heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium. Writers predicted Louis win by knockout mostly between rounds two and five. Weather forecast called for clear skies and light winds. Local pennant race notes discussed Cardinals at Pittsburgh and Cubs looming in NL standings.
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Baer Louis Fight Draws City Into Frenzy of Bets
In New York, Max Baer and Joe Louis prepare for a high stakes title fight stirring millions nationwide. Fans flock to tickets above 200 dollars, with scalpers driving demand as experts split on the outcome.
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Indians Take Texas Title In Texas League Final
Oklahoma City Indians won the Texas Baseball League pennant by beating Beaumont 6 to 2 in the final game, completing a 4-1 series victory. Niggeling pitched for OKC, Hampered by early Beaumont runs, and Hare started as Beaumont’s pitcher. The win also earned OKC a spot in the Dixie Series against the Southern Association champions.
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Young Boston Boy Aims to Pitch Like Dizzy Dean
Seven year old Alfred Smith Hoover born in 1928 in Boston dreams of baseball stardom. He admires Dizzy Dean, the Cardinal pitcher, and practices to emulate him.
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