1939-06-07 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 7, 1939.

CRITICS SCORNED THE BOUT BUT SCHMELING FOUGHT AND CAUSED

By Leo Fuller

THE GREATEST UPSET

THE

IN

BOXING

who drew his two companions into a men who gave Schmeling a chance.

he Low and urgently

HISTORY

Five Terrible Blows

And seemed to have no defence against that HE crowd poured out of Madi- thousands poured into Yankee Stadium, bell shivered across the arena.

son Square Garden. They had sadistically eager for the holocaust. then followed the most fantastic fight punishing right.

The odds had actually reached the in- I've ever seen in my life!

Schmeling never took a chance. With just seen Joe Louis, the Dark An- credible figure of 14 to 1! The Ger- With the upright stance of an old one eye closed his dark brows knit, he gel, unleash a dynamic right hand man's kindest critics predicted he would knuckle-fighter, Max met the padding cut the negro down. Only in the ninth crouch of the negro. Louis scored with round, when Louis staggered hopeless- and. knock out Paolino Uzcudun, fall before the third session.

In the dressing room Max talked a left. Max backed away. The crowd ly into the ropes, did Max permit him- famous Basque fighter, for the first

quietly with Jacobs, and with his friend roared as Joe got home a sèries of self a half smile. time in his life.

and adviser, Tom O'Rourke. The latter, short jabs-some of them had even bet Breathlessly the fans discussed that 80 years old, had been in boxing for on a first round knock-out victory! murderous punch, but few of them 60 of them. He had handled great But the gong found Schmeling still on

The end came in the twelfth. Joe, noticed the stern-faced, well-built man negro fighters. He was one of the four his feet.

A second and third round ticked by glazed and his knees trembling, drop- his face puffy and shapeless, his eyes spoke to on the same lines. Louis's left jab ped his hands around his knees, and Suddenly his face brought blood from the German's nose Schmeling stepped forward paled, his hands clawed at his chest and mouth, always he retreated. It Louis five terrible blows on the chin, I looked like the beginning of the end as with machine-gun rapidity. Joe was and he toppled from his chair. Quickly seconds picked him up, rushed Max half turned, facing his foe, threw knocked like a spiral staircase. him out of the dressing room and call- few punches.

looked as if every bone in his body had Five minutes later ed for doctors.... Jacobs returned.

broken. He heeled over and sank to his knees. He was like a man going down in a swamp, as he fell from his knees on to his face and lay-sprawled out, while the referee counted the fatal 'ten'

Thus Max Schmeling, with indomit- able courage, superb condition and the keenest fighting brain, caused the

the

darkened door of a tailor's shop, just on the corner of Broadway, and said with gutteral earnestness:

"I vill tell you someding, Choe, I will knock im oud."

Schmeling

"He'll be all right, Max

Just a

death-dealing

Not one of those hurrying people re- cognised Max Schmeling talking with

and Joe Jacobs, his manager,

Max

Fateful Fourth Round Macon, his trainer. And the whole of

They left their corners for the fourth New York was blissfully-ignorant-that-little-faint," the ex-heavyweight champion of the Max looked straight at his manager round. Louis increased his speed. The crowd stirred noisely. This would be world was preparing the stage for the somberly. greatest upset in boxing's history. "Do not kid me, Choe.. He iss the round. Joe had fooled about long When Max Schmeling was matched dead-I could tell by his eyes," he re- enough. Smoothly vicious, Louis press- ed a savage two-fisted attack. Step with the Sepia Slugger, storms of deri- plied.

Round by step Max went back. How sion swept the boxing world. could this washed-up German last even Greater Drama Follows three rounds with the negro! True Schmeling

And at that very moment a banging heavyweight champion of the world, on the dressing room door, an urgent but that was long ago. He was 32 now, shouting told them that the fight was On the had been beaten by ordinary fighters. due to go on! Imagine it. He was lamb to the slaughter, he verge of the greatest test of his life dressing would lie, a broken wreck, on the path and his friend dies in of Joe Louis's climb to the heavyweight room! Greater drama was to follow. championship of the world. The negro kid was undefeated, only two men had gone the distance with him, and the last man to join these two would surely be the battle-scarred German veteran.

sullen

faced

was once

the

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and

hit

It

had been the only man to notice that Louis's deadly left hook was thrown wide; he had been the only man to de- velop that frightful short right hand punch that had burst the bubble of the Dark Angel's invicibility.

That was an incredible night for the United States. There were race riots in the big cities. White people's cars were stolen in the Harlems of New York and Chicago; a negro girl tried to commit suicide in Detroit; a white man was shot in New York.

ring in a half circle he retreated. Louis greatest upset in boxing history. He

forward, his surged gloves working like pistons.

Suddenly Schmeling came to a full-stop. He lashed out with an uppercut to the heart, and, like lubricated lightning, he crashed home a short right hook on the ne- gro's chin! Like a drill, the leather bit into bone, and to the stupified amazement of the thou- sands present, the great Joe Louis, the Wonder Fighter, the greatest

the crumpled to ever,

canvas,

But Max Schmeling went quietly amidst scenes of hysteria that

back to his hotel, as if nothing had have been rarely witnessed. From then on, Schmeling Was an happened, as if he hadn't accomplished executioner. With cold savagery he cut the impossible, as if he hadn't carved Straight-backed and stern the Black down the negro. He took no chances; for himself a unique place in ring his- Uhlan listened to the referee's instruc- he fought with an ice-packed brain. tory.

A man of iron and steel. tions. He returned to his corner, and Wickedly his short right hook smashed Round after

(COPYRIGHT) sat staring at the dead-panned Louis, home on his foe's jaw. who refused to meet his gaze. A tense round Louis took a fearful beating. At last came the fatal night, 'and' hush cloaked the crowd. The opening He seemed to be boxing in a dream, he

Fight Scorned

The American press poured scorn on the fight; made fun of Schmeling, pull ed the leg of the volatile Joe Jacobs. Through it all, Max retained a calm- ness, a dignity and an unswerving faith in his own ability that was curi- ously impressive.

As they passed through the door on their way to the arena, poor O'Rourke was lying in the passage, and Schme- ling had actually to step over the body. Face carved in steel, Max stopped for a second, and looked for the last time at his old friend. He didn't speak. His expression was a mask. Then on to the ring he strode.

!

To-morrow,—Mickey Walker. Boxing's

Toy Bull Dog.

LADIES' HOCKEY Make Way For The Right FARR TO MEET

WIND-UP

The annual presentation of prizes by the Hong Kong Ladies Hockey Association was held yesterday at the Gloucester Hotel Roof Garden. Mrs. G. E. S. Upsdell, took the Chair in the absence, through ill- ness, of Mrs. T, E. Pearce, the Association's President.

Mrs. Webb, Hon. Secretary, read a letter from Mrs. Pearce, whọ ex-

WATCH FOR THE MIDNIGHT STARS!

FRANCIS LEDERER IS BRILLIANT IN

MIDNIGHT

By BEST BALL

Elbow

If the player will shift the weight of his body to the left leg quickly on the downstroke and thrust the left hip in the direction of the hole, he will have clear path for his arms to descend. This movement should take precedence over the turn to the left of the left hip because the latter will react in a more rapid unwinding of the shoulders, causing the downswing power to be dissipated early and the clubhead's path to be from the outside in across the ball.

This movement of the left hip forward · takes the right hip inward as illus- trated above and out of the way of the right elbow. Thus the arms can be kept close to the body and. allow an inside out swinging arc or one straight ahead along the line of flight according to the play- er's preference. Another important factor is that this motion also slows down the uncoiling of the wound-up power in the back and shoulders and allows the left to start the clubhead down slowly and gradually increasing this tempo as the other muscles join the effort.

Friday.Brassie Play.

pressed her regret at not being able to attend the meeting.

She congratulated the Hong Kong team which visited Shanghai and the teams that had won, the local competitions.

The meeting expressed. its ap- preciation of Mrs. Pearce's genero- sity in donating the tea.

The winners of the local com- petitions, and the team representa- | tives who received the prizes were

as follow:

GRAPHIC GOLF

REMOVES RIGHT HIP

THRUST LEFT

HIP OUT IN DIRECTION

OF HOLE

ON DOWNSTROKE

FROM RIGHT

ELBOW'S «PATH

AS CLUB DESCENDS

12-16

Senior League. Winners, "Y" Ladies

(Mrs. O, Burnett).

Runners-up, St. Andrew's Ladies (Miss F. Wong).

BRADDOCK

New York, To-day. James Braddock, former holder of the world heavyweight boxing title, has been matched with Tommy Farr, of Great Britain, at Earl's Court on July 5.

Eric Boon will meet Tony Can- zoner in the same programme.

INDOOR BOWLS

Dr. And Mrs. Valentine Win Match

The first match in the mixed pairs competition was played at the Hong Kong Bowling Alleys yesterday when Dr. and Mrs. Valentine beat Mr. M. Weill and Miss Rosenberg by 100 points.

♥

It is only recently that Dr. and Mrs. The Senior League Shield having Valentine have taken a keen interest been mislaid by the "Y" Ladies, who in the game and their scores indicate won it last year, Mrs. Burnett was that they will turn out very good presented with a card in lieu of the bowlers.

Dr. Valentine trophy.

Junior League-Champions, Recreio Mrs. Valentine "A" (Miss M. Remedios).

Total Mr. M. Weill

Runners-up, Hong Kong Ladies (Miss V. Blackburn).

The meeting concluded with a pre- Miss Rosenberg sentation of a bouquet of flowers to Mrs. Upsdell and three cheers.

Total

.138 134 118 988 84 89 98 271

659

123 150 119 392 58 57 62 167

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