That Baer realized tiff opposition was the moment the fight AS he stepped off the scales, after tipping at 20% Th, he shook ally with Louis. Avoiding -his usual wise-cracks, Baer watched solemnly while the negro stepped on the balance and weighed 199% 1b. A few moments later Baer, wearing a white robe, climbed the ropes. Louis," wearing Site alk, followed shotty, and as the two hatiiers faced each other from their corners the final odds switched to 2-to-l in favour of the Negro.
Baer's seconds were his manager, Aneil Hoffman, and the former heavyweight champion, Jack Dempsey. In Louis' corner were John Blackburn "and Larry Amadee, his trainers, and Julian Black, his comanager. Joe Humphries, nationally-famous announcer, took' the centre of the ring and in his familiar sten-
Louis was the first to be presented. As Humphries referred to him as ithe Idol of his people", the stadium rocked with cheers. Only scattered applause rected Baer, who has not been popular with the follow "the game because of his foudness for extraneous "activities The referee, Arthur Donovan, and the two judges, George Leeron and Charley Lynch, were greeted perfunc~ torily as they were introduced to the fans, The Fight As the gong rang for the open round, both fighters came out slowly. Louis felt out. Baer with ight lefts to the face. Louis missed a left to the heart, and Baer missed hard right to the head. Both men sparred in the centre of the ring and Louis landed a light left to the body. Baer tore in, but inflicted no damage, A moment later he reached Louis with a light left to the body 14 Louis replied with two quick lefts to the head, as the crowd roared. Tt was the first damage done by Louis. Louis then jabbed Baer's nose, drawing the first blood of the Aght, and followed with two left jabs to the nose, Bacr's right to the head was short, and the Nghters exchanged lefts and' rights to the body in a furious flurry.
After both had been waved to a neutral corner, Baer forced Louis to cover up, whaling the negro unmercifully with rights and lefts to the body until the bell, It was Baer's only big moment of the fight. The round went to Louis by a wide mar-fin, Baer was a gory sight between the rounds, as his seconds tried unsuccessfully to staunch the flow of blood from his nose. As the gong. rang for the second round both men, came out slowly again, but Louis quickly landed two left crosses to Baer's head, and then missed a long eft to the' head. They sparred in Baer's corner, after which the negro rushed Baer to the ropes and forced the ex-champion to cover up.
'As Baer fought off the attack, the negro rocked him with a hard' left, and Baer's nose began bleeding again: Louis jabbed Baer lightly with a left 40 the head, following it up with three similar punches. Baer was forced against the ropes, Louis hitting him all over. The negro landed a right to his head, Baer clinching repeatedly fo save himself from punishment. The ex-champion was bleeding profusely, while Louis. was Rallying sharply, Baer drove a sharp, right to Louis's head at the bell and continued his attack after the bell sounded, scoring with a left and right to the head, but the referee separate ed the men.
Baer snarled at the, Feferee as he came between the fighters. "The round was Louis's.
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