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Baer wasn't any sort of a ***, nor was his father either non-practicing or whatever. To be a ***, you either have to be a convert, preferrably Orthodox, that's religious, or have your mother a ***. Otherwise you're NOT. You might notice that NONE of the Baers at least for several generations married anyone remotely ***ish, even though the boxing crowds were littered with ***s. I once wanted to marry ***ish girl, from a NOT religious family, and , although we were very suited in every way, the family wouldn't HEAR of it...why??? Because I wasn't ***ish, even though i knew more about ***s than they did. She later did marry a ***......
Baer wore the David Star as a gimmick, also because "Baer" was a sort of name that some ***s had. Well I knew Protestants named Goldberg. Also because most of the managers and promoters in his day were ***s, as well as many non=***ish fighters who adopted ***ish names and stars. I read a couple of stories about them in the 1940's especially after the Holocaust, so that's what it was. Mike Jacobs was the BIG Madison Sq Gardens Guru etc. and there were others. Did you guys know that Max Schmeling's manager was a ***, also named, I think Jacobs (correct me if I'm wrong someone)I may be a little hazy here and there but my tenet is 100%.
About Ted Kid Lewis, there are a few things that the qwriter forgot to include.
For instance, when he fought Georges Carpentier,. the World Light heavy Champ, Georges was 175, Gershon, or Ted, was 157. Also, when he fought for the British Lt.Heavy title it was also for the European HEAVYWEIGHT Championship. he weighed only about 155 or so. They had 20 round fights then. He weighed around 160 only for his last fight or two, obviously fighting for the money, and not in training.
In his last couple of fights, when he was about 36=7, he was only a lightweight, about 137=8 lbs. He was a real hero to the ***s, they used to talk about him all the time, not Benny Leonard, who was in the previous generation, and also an American, too far away from Europe, but Ted Kid was just "next door". they also used to talk about Jack Kid Berg, and a few others I've whose names have slipped my memory.
Baer wore the David Star as a gimmick, also because "Baer" was a sort of name that some ***s had. Well I knew Protestants named Goldberg. Also because most of the managers and promoters in his day were ***s, as well as many non=***ish fighters who adopted ***ish names and stars. I read a couple of stories about them in the 1940's especially after the Holocaust, so that's what it was. Mike Jacobs was the BIG Madison Sq Gardens Guru etc. and there were others. Did you guys know that Max Schmeling's manager was a ***, also named, I think Jacobs (correct me if I'm wrong someone)I may be a little hazy here and there but my tenet is 100%.
About Ted Kid Lewis, there are a few things that the qwriter forgot to include.
For instance, when he fought Georges Carpentier,. the World Light heavy Champ, Georges was 175, Gershon, or Ted, was 157. Also, when he fought for the British Lt.Heavy title it was also for the European HEAVYWEIGHT Championship. he weighed only about 155 or so. They had 20 round fights then. He weighed around 160 only for his last fight or two, obviously fighting for the money, and not in training.
In his last couple of fights, when he was about 36=7, he was only a lightweight, about 137=8 lbs. He was a real hero to the ***s, they used to talk about him all the time, not Benny Leonard, who was in the previous generation, and also an American, too far away from Europe, but Ted Kid was just "next door". they also used to talk about Jack Kid Berg, and a few others I've whose names have slipped my memory.
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