Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-06-13 | Page 14 | Jeffries and Sharkey Agree in Picking Baer to Triumph

Jeffries and Sharkey Agree In Picking Baer to Triumph SAN FRANCISCO June 13 Iff P- P Two time old-time soldiers of the heavy heavy- eight boxing wars ward James J. J Jeffries Jet Jef fries and Tom Sharkey who couldn't agree in the zing ring more than three decades ago share the same I belief Thursday namely that Max Ma Baer Bae should pulverize James J J. Braddock Thursday night in Madison Madison Madison Madi Madi- son Square Gardens Garden's Long Island bowl Jeffries former king Icing of the heavIes ies ics thinks Baer will win wn as he pleases Ba Barrel ch ested Sharkey Sharle still a mighty man at close to 60 GO doesn't conc concede de Braddock a chance Jeffries in his prime would have ha chased both of oC those imitations out of oC the ring the same night said Sailor Tom l If I was 10 years younger rd Id take on Braddock myself my my- self Art Lask Lasky Jewish heavyweight who lost to Braddock last April in inthe inthe inthe the fight that earned the latter the right to meet Baer views the bout differently He thinks Braddock has hasa hasa hasa a good chance to win Braddock can punch and a puncher always has a chance he heI observed I