Between rounds Dempsey spoke furiously to Baer, but the former heavyweight champion ran into two stiff Tefis to the face as the third round opened, and then took a lett jab to the head. Baer landed a light right, to Loui face, but the negro" bore'in and planted'a left to Baer's body. Louis banged another hard, Fit to Baer's body and then took right to the face.
The blow apparently roused the! negro, although his countenance revealed no expression. Louis drove a stiff right to Baer's head and knoeked him to the floor for a count of nine. "As Baer arose, Louis. floored hima second time with a left cross to the head. The referee had counted five when the bell rang for the end the round, apparently saving Baer from a knock-out at that point, As the fourth round got under way Louis erossed two light lefts to Boers face, after which the fighters felt each other out in the centre of the ing the advantage, Louis drove Baer back with furious lefts to the face: and landed several rights to the body. Baer backslapped Louis with his left, and was warned by the reforce, With Baer completely on the defensive and Louis biding his time, the Negro snapped a left to the face and followed with several similar Dlows which were unreturned by Baer. Louis missed a hard right to the face, but was peppering away at the ex-champion's head.
Shooting 'a long right to Baer's head, Louis put his opponent on the canvas, where he was counted out by the referee, ending a bout which drew the largest attendance of any encounter since the second Dempsey-Tunney battle and brought boxing interest to a now high pitch in the United States. is Gets Marriea After the fight, it was revealed that Louis had married Miss Marva Trotter of Chicago immediately prior {0 the opening round. The new Mrs. N Louis watched the fight from a ringside ses Baer's father liven of Washington, D.C., attended the Right, but the ex-champion's wife and her' mother attended 'a motion-picture show during the ring contest.
Max Baer to-day announced his complete retirement from ring activities, following his crushing defeat at the hands of Joe Louis.
'Max was not the only member of! the Baer family to meet defeat tonight. His younger brother, Buddy ost a decision to Smith Kalispell in one of the preliminary bouts. Young Baer, who recently" knocked out! Jack' Doyle, the youthful Irish hope, outweighed his opponent but was unable to demonstrate any superiority. He weighed in at 238 1/2 1b. pounds, while Kalispell weighed 20034. The decision came at the end of six rounds—United Press.
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