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Show Buddy Baer's Right Sends Ed Hogan to Dreamland Inhfee Exciting Rounds . Br LESLIE AVERT United rreas Sparta Writer NEW YORK, Dec. 18 Buddy Baer put Eddie Hogan away In three rounds, but whether he looked good enough to warrant a February Feb-ruary shot at Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis was the question for Promoter Mike Jacobs today. The younger and bigger brother of the former tltleholder, Maxls Bear, took, a terrlflo tanning from t h e Waterbury,' Conn, giant before be-fore he landed a right uppeacut to the Jaw that sent Hogan crashing to the canvas be-, for 7000 spectators specta-tors in Madison1 Square Garden last nlghC A hard, straight apuncher like Louis prob- ably would rip' Buddy to shreds; If he could stay, out of range. It 1! doubtful if any K J. ...'it l r( warm up bouts which the champion hopes to get before fighting Max Schmellng for the heavyweight crown in June. It would not be hard to Interpret Baer's devastating right as "toe impressive" and much too dangerous to risk la the same ring with en of the principals ( a potential million-dollar fight. From usually reliable sources came reports that the elimination angle was used merely as a draw and that Louts would fight Jimmy Adamlek, Detroit's kayo artist, la February. It was not a "onesided" affair in any sens of the word. Few spectators specta-tors thought Buddy could shake off the effects of the first round thrashing he took and earn back to atop Hogan. I Hits With Everything Eddie, who kayoed Jorge Brescia, a big, tough Argentinian, her two weeks ago, hit Buddy with everything every-thing In the books during that wild Initial heat BaeV, apparently helpless, help-less, stood In the middle of the ring, covering up with elbow and gloves while Hogaa shook him up repeatedly. repeat-edly. During Hogan' attack Buddy's face bore the same sort of silly grin that brother Maxle mad famous. Lee was fighting under a five-pound five-pound weight handicap, scaling 154 to Balsame'a 15 tt. The winner win-ner was promised a bout this winter win-ter with the victor of the Freddie 8tel-Frd ApostoU match, scheduled sched-uled la January. pugilist today Buddy Baer could weather a blow such as felled Hogan. ' Th end cam Ilk this: Reed Hefty Punch Eddi missed a wild right, and Buddy, coming up out of a half crouch, lifted bis fist from his knees. His full 243 pounds was behind be-hind It when it crashed Into Ho-gan's Ho-gan's jaw. The Connecticut boy's head snapped back Ilk hi neck was broken, his knees buckled and he fell backward in a half twist, his shoulders hitting the canvas first He was glassy-eyed as he rolled to his side at th count of two. At th count of four he had raised himself on elbows and one knee and was shaking his head desperately In an attempt to clear It Referee Jim Crowley wiped the rssin off bis gloves a h wobblsd to his feet at sight Then Buddy was on him again, smashing rights and lefts to the Jaw, and Hogaa soon wss down again. Hogan took another eight count before hi rubbery legs would near nia suit pounas. woen ne went down the third time from another an-other barrage of rights and lefts, th referee wsved Buddy to his corner, cor-ner, mercifully stopping th bout at 1:21 of th third. Jacob had promised th winner on the condition that hi victory was "impressive" th first of three |