Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-01 | Page 16 | Art Lasky Mixes with Dangerous Jimmy Braddock in Garden Scrap

I Art Lasky Mixes With Dangerous Jimmy Braddock in Garden Scrap I NEW NEWYORK YORK Feb 1 UP Art UP-Art Art Lasky's right to be ranked with Steve Hamas Max and Primo Camera as a contender for Max Baer's Baers heavyweight title will be challenged tonight by James J. J Braddock at Madison Square Garden in a match billed as n a punching duel Lasky pound Minneapolis Hebrew He lie- brew now lighting fighting out of California will have an edge in weight height I and reach over the cool plodding Jersey Jer Jer- sey scy Irishman and has been established Jer-I. Jer as an 8 t to 5 favorite la I Has Splendid Record He lie Is a youngster of 25 with a record I of ot 28 knockouts in 42 starts He will gamble tonight on his speed and agility agility agil agil- ity to keep him out of the way of Braddocks Braddock's punches Unless Lasky wins by a decisive margin his claims on will vill be weakened He muffed mulled his big chance last October m in dropping a disputed disputed disputed dis dis- dis- dis decision to Hamas and with that dropped from probable top ranking into the group roup of four From Braddocks Braddock's point of ot view the bout is another grand opportunity for lor forthe forthe the underdog a role he has played with amazing frequency during his in and out career Tuffy Griffiths with a string of knockouts in 1929 Corn Griffin last June and John Henry Lewis a Levi Jew weeks ago all were picked to beat him All were trounced The first two came out feet foremost As a n gamester Braddock Is rated second to none He can take it and he can punch with Lasky and most of the rest but a disadvantage is his lack of speed physically and mentally and against the sharpshooter according accord ing to the betting odds he will never get set under way vay Amazing Upset Possible If Braddock should defeat Lasky it would be one of the biggest upsets ho or any other outsider has scored against a contender Lasky however has anticipated this possibility and he will get win lose or draw while Braddock takes a percentage of the balance In an art involved financial ar ar- ar- ar The referee wont won't be known until Just before the bout starts It Il wont won't be Jack Dempsey Dempse barred by the state athletic commission V s