THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 28, 1988.
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In Big Fight
Racial Issues In
JEWS FLOCK TO THE YANKEE STADIUM
£188,000 FOR LESS THAN
THREE MINUTES
Unofficial figures respecting the
Society Women And Film big fight were:
Stars Crowd Ringside
LOUIS-SCHMELING
Paid attendance, 66,277. Gross receipts, 940,000 dollars (£188,000.)
Not receipts, 808,115 dollars (£160,000.)
(£64.000) TITLE
FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS
New York, June 23.. THERE is no question that the anti-Jewish drive in Germany and the sensational American spy indictment, in which several Germans are involv- ed, caused many Americans to hope fervently that Joe Louis would beat Max Schmeling in their world championship fight here to-night.
share,
Louis's share, 320,000 dollars
Schmeling's
180,000 dollars (£32.000.)
Louis scaled 14 st 2 Schmeling 18 st 7 lb.
3
lb, and
It was the quickest knock-out ever recorded in a heavy-weight championship fight in the U.S.A. Previous shortest was that in which Jack Dempsey_beat Luis Firpo when the second round had lasted 57 seconds.
Once more the axiom "They never come back”, has been proved to be true.
After a little sparring Louis with three quick jabs to the Jaw. were cautious. Louis got in another left and right to the jaw, causing Schmeling to cover up, Louis con- tinued to attack, Three more lefts he landed to the law. Schmeling ret plied with a light right to the Jaw. Max was red in the face. Louis's blows were evidently having their af- fect, Lonia was watching eat-like for an onening. ·
SHORT-LIVED BOUT
Schmeling got one in to the body, but Louis went in and scored a left- right to the jaw, Both were hard blows. Again Louis, got home a left and right to the jaw, and staggered Max. who held on to the ropes. There he took a terrible beating. He went down to the floor, but got un after the timekeeper. had called "Two.”.
He was put down again, but got up hefore the count could be started. Then Lonis slammed in a terrific right and Jimmy Johnston, former match hook which put Schmeling on the floor marker. of the Madison Square Gar
The latter was as
AS AN INDIVIDUAL, SCHMELING IS OBVIOUSLY POPU-den Cornoration." LAR WITH MOST PEOPLE, BUT AS A GERMAN HE HAD TOevitable bowler hat, and buzzing round BEAR THE BRUNT OF AMERICANS' GENERAL DISLIKE OF MANY OF GERMANY'S RECENT ACTIONS IN A TORRENT OF CATCALLS AND BOOS. TO THEM HE IS A SYMBOL OF NAZISM.
once more,
It was impossible to hear how many seconds the timekeeper counted, but the referee, Arthur Donovan, stepped in and helped Max to his feet He waved Louis away, the police sprang into the ring, and the fight was over,
Schmeling's second had thrown the towel
i nattile attired as ever, wearing his in- the ring as if he. and not Joe Jacobs, were running the show.
Gene Tunney was another famous ex-champion to take his seat. Near him was Robert Taylor, the film star resplendent in a brown sports coat and FLOORED THREE TIMES grey bags, and a victim of repeated flashlight photographs. rain.ary bout a humorist exploded three Midway through the third prelimini-
the
Many people regarded the fight, been some talk of showers, but with mixed feelings. If only sky shortly before the fight was clear,
and there was no likelihood of Schmeling was not a German, "It was also cooler. they would not say a word if the title left the United States. They were torn between wishing that a white man would win the title and not wanting the German to
win.
large fireworks in the grandstand. seats, They sounded like bombs, and caused a good deal of laughter and whistling.
vociferous ovation.
in
Schmeling was floored three times be- fore the referee stopped the fight.
Louis went into the fight on the bell The fight lasted only 2 mins 4 secs.
FEW VACANT. SEATS
like a raging fury. Although he had Half an hour before the main bout
been knocked out in their last fight two years ago, he showed no sign of fear, everything pointed to a sell-out, and
THE FIGHT DESCRIBED perhaps a million-dollar "gate" re- miniscent of Tex Rickard's heyday.
and his stunning blows to the jaw soon had his opponent in a bad way. Louis, the Champion, was the first The fight, which nearly 80,000 people There were very few seats vacant in to enter the ring. He wore a blue had paid a huge sum to see, was over this immense arc-lamped stadium, and dressing-gown with a red sash. He almost before they had settled down Political dislike, however, did not people were still pouring in by gates, got a pleasing but not particularly There was intense excitement at the keep the people away, and thousands of.]. A cool breeze swept across the stadi Jews, for instance, could be seen wen-, um, in welcome contrast to the stifling
Schmeling entered in a grey dressing outset, for Louis showed from his ding their way to the Stadium, noly humid day. The ringside seats gown, and was given a tremendous re-opening blows that he was out for a quick knock-out. The crowd was: ön doubt hoping to see Max thrashed. dazzled with a galaxy of beautiful ception. It looked as if the crowd had
An hour and a half before the fight women, including film stars, actresses. decided to put racial prejudices aside. its feet, as he landed on Schmeling's
jaw. the-crowds outside and inside were and wives of members of New York's Max at once crossed- the ring and orderly.
Hundred." There was no sign of the "Four
Unlike similar greeted Louis,
It was almost impossible for ring- They shook hands. anti-Nazi boycotters.
jacket shows in London, the dinner
siders to see all the fighting, owing to Louis sat quietly in his corner, as the number of people standing up in The main avenues leading to. the could not be seen anywhere. The if completely disinterested in the fight.
front of them. Stadium were thronged with taxis and men were mostly in light flannels and Schmeling was much more animated, limousines. -racing to the Stadium. straw hats.
but quite at ease. Jack Dempsey, Hundreds of police, on foot and mount- Tommy Farr arrived with Eileen James J. Braddock, and Gene Tunney, ed, in a good-natured mood marshalled Wenzel, Other notables included all former world champions, were intro the crowds and traffic. There had Jimmy Braddock, a former champion, duced from the ring.
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WOMEN'S BLOOD LUST Women screamed in delirious citement as Schmeling, after the last knock-down, was sprawling on fours almost in the centre of the ring, -After Joe's first barrage to the head; Schmeling-clung to the ropes with his right hand. He tried to protect his bended head with his left arm, and it was probably the referee's interven tion at that point which saved him from going down there and then.
Schmeling soon afterwards went down for a count of three. He was utterly dazed, and did not seem to know where, he, was. Then he went down to his knees, but there was no count,
He wobbled as he rose, and Louis, tearing in like a tiger, slashed him with shattering lefts and rights to the head, Down Schmeling went again.
He struggled to rise as the towel hurtled through the air Referee Dono van seized it, and pitched it back to the German's seconds, who thereupon leapt into the ring as Donovan began to help Max to rise.
2 SWEET REVENGE
To the accompaniment of tremen- dous cheering, frantic hat-waving, and delirious Jigs of the negroes from Har- lam, Louis's hand was raised in
He was proclaimed still camera
the World, we
He beamed all over his face at his sweet revenge for his previous défent by Schmeling the only one brilliant career.
room,
Interviewed In his dressing Schmeling said that it was a foul blow that beat him and KANA
It was the very first punch Louis landed that beat mo,, hè ka "It was a right swing that caught me on the left kidney: It absolutely paralysed me. I could not feel any. thing. I could not straighten up, and could not even think. It was a foul blow absolutely It was the worst punch. I have ever received. not feel any of the Winches afterwards.31 just celtith ach. Still, I should, like I still think Te meling, added
to Germany at once. he would now retira
He denied
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