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THE CHINA MAL~~THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1936

SCHMELING'S BOLD BID FOR BOXING RECORD

LIVERMORE ADONIS IS INSPIRED!

1ST. MAN TO REGAIN

WORLD TITLE

LOUIS CONCEDED GOOD CHANCE IN COMEBACK

MAX BAER STARTS. TALKING

New York, June 20.

RIDING on the crest of his Louis victory wave, Max Schmeling, of Germany, was preparing to-day to return to his native land assured that he will get a crack at the heavyweight champion- ship crown now adorning the head of Jim Braddock

Schmeling and Braddock, who, combined, have caused more fistic upsets than any other pair of heavyweights in history, will fight for the championship next September at Yankee Stadium in the same ring where the German scored his amazing knockout over the Bombed Bomber, Joe Louis.

John Henry Lewis, 1:5 b. light-heavyweight boxing cham pion of the world, secured.. a Eka decision over Tony Shaceo of Boston in the eighth round of their scheduled 10-round bout # week ago yesterday.

BAER AND PETERSEN

MAY MEET- Wembley's £6,000 Offer Meanwhile, the badly beaten back trail, won a six round de-' To American Detroit Negro, his jaw badly cision here last night over Harold swollen from the terrific rights Murphy, 205 lbs., of Ventura, Cali-). It is believed that Max Baer, Max shot to his face for 12 formia. Baer has now fought and former world's heavyweight cham- rounds, is expected by the ex-won three bouts since he launched pion, will accept an offer to box perts to punch his way back to his comeback campaign. the top within a year. Louds

Jack Petersen in London next July. left for Detroit

The offer has been made by Wen- with his Speaking of Max Schmeling'sley Stadium manager, John Roxborough, sensational knockout victory over GUY CHENG ELIMINATED IN - Round match in the Western

where he will rest for two or Joe Louis, Baer said the Ger- £8,000," Mr. A: J. Elvin, manag- "I have cabled Baer an offer of States Championship tournament three weeks before resuming man's comeback "is the greatest ing director of Wembley Stadium, U.S. TOURNAMENT

by default yesterday, was elimin- training. Promoter Mike inspiration in the world to me.saw yesterday. "I will not, how-

Maxie Baer, seen above in a dazed condition after being felled by the Black Bomber's merciless barrage of terrife lefts and rights, states that Max Schmeling's win over Joe Louis has given him (Baer) the inspira- tion needed to regain his world crown!

ated to-day in third-round match.

River Forest. L. June 17-Guy He was beater by Bernard Welsh Jacobs said he plans to find an Nothing will stop me"-Associat-jever, pay a penny more. Petersen Cheng, the Chinese Davis Cup of Washington, DC., by 6-2 and opponent for Louis this Augusted Press. tennis player, who won his Second 6-4.--United Press.

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Jacobs, representing the Twen- tieth Century Athletic Club, who entered into 2 contract with Schmeling before the Louis fight, said that he was positive he could. satisfy all concerned on the Brad- dock-Schmeling 'bout.

Mam Ambition

Schmeling declared that “I hope | to beat Braddock and become the first ma to regain the, heavy- weight championship. I believe that I can hit hard enough and........ often enough to win."

"I am a proud man," said Max after awakening a step nearer re- gaining the world title.

"I never would have entered the ring risking being beaten by the coloured man if I was not сод vinced in my own heart I could win.

"I saw Louis fight Paolino Uzeudun and spotted many weak spots

I kept telling everyone I was not afraid of Joe Louis but no one believed me."

"What Happened?"

New York, June 20-What happened?" mumbled Joe Louis

in a broken-hearted voice upon awakening to-day with a hazy re- collection of the pummelling he received from Max Schmeling last night.

It was a wild night in Harlem where the negro population TRU wild as Louis, their idol, fell Seven hundred policemen, assign-| led to the region to restrain what was expected to be victory cele brations, had their bands · full quelling outbreaks of shooting, stabbing and street fighting as the Harlemites expressed their dis- jappointment.

would also get £6,009,"

This dramatic picture shows Carnera all out to knock out In- pellittiere in their New York boat, despite the fact that the latter's `manager was in the ring trying to save his man from further panishment. Just a year later Carnera was carried out of the ring by six policemen after being hattered to a pulp by Leroy Haines!

CARNERA'S DOWNFALL

CARRIED FROM RING BY SIX BURLY POLICEMEN

London, May 28. burly policemen.

Maxie Inspired Pocatelo, Idaho, June 20-Max Baer, 220-pound 'Californian, for- mer heavyweight champion of Haines

Carnera carried from the ring by six

This was the dramatic end to the fight between Leroy the "Black Shadow" and the Italian giant at Ebbets

the world who is on the come Field, Brooklyn, New York, last night.

RISKO'S STIFF

TEST

DEFENDING TITLE AGAINST STEELE

Seattle, Washington,

June 16.

Forty seconds after the opening

of the ninth round, Camera reeled into

the ropes after taking a terrific pounding, and the referee stopped the fight.

Carnera was helped to his corner and a doctor was called. He said the Italian was suffering from temporary paralysis of the left leg.

End Of Career?

LUIS FIRPO TO COMEBACK

Luis Firpo, known as the "wild bull of the Pampas," "iz to attempt a 'come-back. He has been offered £1,500 to meet Haynes, conqueror of Carnėra, in Brooklyn.

the body, but he was fighting on

Eddie (Babe) Eisko, the Polish- Policemen had to carry Camera one foot, and fell against the American middleweight, boxing to his dressing room, as he was

Carnera, his face strained with Ichampion of the world, will de-junable to walk. It was generally

Topes.

fend his title against Freddie thought he had reached the and of agony, had to be held up by police- Steele, of Tacoma, Washington, in his fistic career.

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|men, who, after an inspection. carried the giant from the ring to his dressing room

Paralytic Stroke There a doctor pronounced that had a paralytic stroke.

The officials diagnosis of the in- "A

|n 15-round fight here on July 10. The verdict was awarded to Nate Druxman will promote the Haynes on a technical knock-out contest, which will be staged in Haynes thus repeated his, senza the Seattle Baseball Park.

tional victory of last March, when Risko is facing a tártár. in the battered Carnera into submis Carnera had Steele, who has already given himsion in three rounds. la tidy thrashing in a non-title con- test, and who is regarded as one of the best middleweights in the country to-day,

Druxman revealed that he had guaranteed Risko $25,000 plus

$1,000 for training expenses.

Strained With Agony Jury by three doctors was:

When the end came: Haynes, twisting and partial dislocation of who had a long lead of points, had the sacroillae joint, resulting in just finished punishing Carnera paralysis of, the left leg from the with rights to the head."

thigh to the toes.”

The Italian gamely attempted to The trouble is apparently only land with some jabs and rights to 'temporary-