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Louis

M. BONNET. TO VISIT ANKARA

Paris, To-day.

M. Georges Bonnet, the French

Foreign Minister, announced, at a press reception here yesterday, his;

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Retains World Title

Schmeling Down Three Times In Only Round

intention to visit Ankara in the In sensationally beating Max Schmeling in the first

Autumu should circumstances per-

mit.

round of their scheduled 15-round bout, Joe Louis retained his world heavyweight boxing title. Schmeling was floored three times before the referee stopped the fight and after Schmeling's seconds had thrown in the towel. Foreign Minister will be made the Louis went in from the bell like a raging fury

This statement has been inter- preted here in the sense that by then the Franco-Turkish conversa- tions will have been concluded, so that the journey of the

French

occasion for the signing of the new Franco-Turkish treaty ofi amity. Trans-Ocean.

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and, although he was knocked out by Schmel- ing two years ago, he showed no signs of fear, his stunning blows to the jaw soon placing his opponent in a bad way.

The result of the fight flabbergasted the 80,000 spec- tators who paid huge sums to witness the fight. Schmeling, interviewed after the thing could happen.-Reuter. The United Kingdom Government fight said it was the very first

New York, To-day. will be represented at the forth-punch which beat him, a hard right- A tremendous gathering of 80,000 | coming conference at Evian on re-swing which caught him over the spectators saw Joe Louis, the De- fugees by Earl Winterton,,the Chan- left kidney and absolutely paralysed troit Negro and holder of the world cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, him. He could not straighten up heavyweight boxing championship, and Mr. M. C. Palairet, until re-or even think, it was such an ab-¡beat Max Schmeling, of Germany, cently His Majesty's Minister at solutely wicked blow. Vienna. British Wireless.

London, To-day. According to current rumours in Valencia a steamer, said to be the British steamer Gloxinia, was sunk in Spanish waters yesterday. Trans-Ocean.

on a technical knockout in the first Joe Louis said that none

of round of their 15 round bout, Re- Schmeling's blows had hurt him, feree Arthur Donovan stepping be- but he didn't reckon that he could [tween the two boxers after 2 mins. finish him inside of two rounds. 4 seconds, when the German's han-

A hundred thousand wireless fans dler's threw in their towel. listening in. to the fight in Berlin It was the most sensational end- were thunderstruck with the resulting to a heavyweight title_bout ex- and seemed very dazed that such a pected to go the full distance, and,

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in battering his German opponent, to a standstill, Joe Louis fully avenged his knockout at the hands of Schmeling, on June 19, 1986.

The large gathering, some of whom paid fabulous sums for ring- side seats, included film stars, ac- tors, actresses and former cham- pions of the ring.

After a little sparring, Joe Louis sent in three quick lefts to the Ger man's jaw, causing-the-latter---to cover up. Louis continued his at- tack and three more lefts landed on Schmeling's jaw, the German reta- liating with a light right-handed blow to the jaw.

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Schmeling's face was red and Louis's blows were evidently hav ing the desired effect. The cham- Schmeling went down heavily, pion was watching his opponent but got up after the timekeeper had like a cat watching a mouse and counted two. But once again the waiting for his cue.

Schmeling landed a punch to the Negro's body, but Louis bored in and scored with a powerful left and right to the jaw and then got home with another left and right to the jaw which staggered Schmel- ing, who hung on to the ropes

ENGAGEMENT

German went down to again beat the count. Then Louis slammed in

a

terrific right hook and put Schmeling on the floor for a third ¡time and, at this stage, it was im- possible to hear how many seconds the timekeeper counted, but Re- feree Arthur Donovan stepped in. and helped Max to his feet, at the same, time waving Louis away to his corner.

Police aprang into the ring and The engagement is announced the fight was over when Schmel- between Martin Pryce Weedon, The ing's handlers threw in the towel. Middlesex Regiment (Duke of The fight had lasted exactly two Cambridge's Own) and Elizabeth, minutes and four seconds. Reuter. third daughter of Lieut. Colonel F. Hayley-Bell, D.S.O. and Mrs. Hayley-Bell of Singapore. ~

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