Show Battle Averted As Max and JimI Jim I 1 f 1 n Weigh for Bout Braddocks Braddock's Aid id Prevented From Taking I B f Poke at Champ Baer to Have 17 5 Pound Advantage in Tilt j 1 f By Bv United Press 1 NEW NEV YORK June 13 Bitter 3 Bitter words and threat of a fist t ight g. g sli tt created create an impression of tense hostility between Champion t and Challenger Jimmy Braddock when hen they weighed day lor for this evenings evening's championship heavyweight bout The The s scene ene was well staged at the boxing commission office pith Baer offering insulting wisecracks Braddock glowering he be- challengers challenger s aids offering to fight the champion and Genral Genral Genral Gen- Gen i ral John Phelan helan chairman of the state athletic commission creaming 1 for an armistice until 10 p. p m. m Baer will have an advantage of 17 4 3 pounds tonight when he defends defends defends de de- de- de fends his title against Braddock At Atthe Atthe the tho official weighing in Baer weighed 2 1 pounds and Braddock BraddocK Brad- Brad docK 3 34 A stiflingly hot sun partly screened by a sultry haze caused Madison Square Garden officials considerable worry this afternoon for the weather just as forecast I seemed to be making up for thun- thun While no official announcement announcement announcement an an- was made it was known that Garden officials planned to hold the fight tomorrow night if it is rained out tonight First to Arrive Arrivo Braddock accompanied by his manager Joe Gould and one of his camp followers Mike Cantwell was first to arrive Campbell seconded Baer when Max won the title from Primo Camera Carnera last June 14 H. Since then they squabbled and parted company sitting quietly clad only in his drawers awaiting a acaU call caU from Dr William Walker Valker commission commission commission com com- mission physician In came Baer a picture of ot sartorial sartorial sartorial sar sar- splendor Baer Bacr just a big hoy boy at heart wanted to show v his gold nature so 50 he walked over to Braddock Hello there big boy he hc said extending his hand Dont Talk to Me Braddock glared Go away away he ordered Dont talk to me I dont don't want to talk to Continued on Pare Pace Two Two FIGHT AVERTED AS 2 WEIGH IN INI I I I Continued from Ironi Pare Page One Ont II you Ill I'll talk to you In the ring to tonight to- to I night Baer didn't move so 80 Gould gave Baer a a gentle shove Baer snick snick- I ered cred Youre the guy who ho kills kill people in the ring ring- are re you ou Gould a. a asked ked mockingly Well Sehl youre you're meeting a Kent gent you OU wont ont ont kill tonight Cantwell then pushed Baer and anddrew anddrew anddrew drew back baek his fist A door swung open In walked Gen Cen Phelan It was just as though teacher had suddenly walked back into the schoolroom Here Herc Here screamed the scandalized chairman We Ve cant can't have things like this going on here Let the commission settle this The commission will wm handle this matter Starts to Swing Baer started to walk away Cantwell Cantwell Cantwell Cant- Cant well however had become considerably considerably considerably consid consid- ired He started after Baer and was ready to take a poke at him when the portly Phelan grabbed Mike and shoved him toward Brad- Brad dock Cantwell still wasn't satisfied and andas as Baer peeled off ort his grey checkered checkered checkered check check- ered sports jacket hued bright-hued knitted knitted knitted knit knit- ted shirt and white flannels Cantwell Cantwell Cant- Cant well yelled Maybe Braddock doesn't know you OU but you OU know me dont don't you Yeah Baer replied with his hili best sneer I 1 know you Grand you Grand Larceny Then they were weighed and by Dr Walker Both okeh the doc doe said |