Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-25 | Page 17 | Livermore Pays as Maxie Loses

Livermore Pays As Maxie Loses LIVERMORE Cal Cat Sept 25 UP UPI As A's Max Max Baers Baer's fellow fellO townsmen who dug deep into their pockets to to back backwith backwith with cash their contention Baer Bacr was the worlds world's greatest fighter were a gloomy lot Wednesday Their faith that the time one Livermore Livermore Liv Liv- butcher boy could brush aside Joe Louis in his attempt to regain the heavyweight championship champion championship ship cost them approximately 12 Citizens of the little town 20 miles mlle cast east of ot the San Francisco Frnncis o bay district district district dis dis- dis- dis gathered tense with excitement excite excite- ment mont last night to listen to a ade- ade description description de de- of ot Maxi Maxies Maxie's s ring prowess pro A few minutes later almost almos speechless speechless speech speech- less with amazement they gathered in little knots on street corners to todi di discuss the fight tight The Tho final blow to to Livermore Livermore's pride was broth brother r Buddy Baers Baer's defeat defeat de do- feat in in six rounds at the hands of ofFord ofFord ofFord Ford Smith It It- was not recorded what if anything the thc younger Baers Baer's defeat cost the thc home town