The Omaha guide., 1935-03-16
Joe Lewis to Go on
the Air Over Klo
Sensational Colored Athlete Will Be
interviewed by AL Warden; Latest
Fistic Sensation Heads East
with Managers Black and
Roxborough.

Joe Louis, sensational Detroit col
ored boxer. will pause in Ogden for
40 minutes tonight, accompanied by
John Roxborough and Julian Black,
his managers. Fistiana's latest con-
tender for the worlds heavyweight
title, will go on the air at SEVENTH
teen p. m. over KLO with Al Warden,
sports editor of The Standard-Ex-
aminer.
Louis added his thirteenth consecu-
tive knockout to q list Of hurried VIC
tories at San Francisco last week. He
stopped Red Barry in three rounds.
Harry B. Smith, sports editor of the
San Francisco Chronicle, made the
Ogden radio appearance Of Louis pos
sible.
Managers Of Louis want no part of
Max Baer for at least 4 year. They
are slowly grooming their istic ace
for q title shot.
Ogden fstic lovers are urged to be
present at the studio at KLO this
evening for the Louis interview.
Jackie Burke, Ogden welter-weight
champion, will be on hand to get =
glimpse ut the greatest colored bat
tier since the days when Jack johnson
ruled the heavyweight division.
Hear what Bill Lesser, writing in
the San Francisco Chronicle. says in
Part about the sensational Louis:
1.-THE 0 I learn Of the Joe Louis
camp, the more respect l have for it.
"Of course Joe has it in him to
develop as a real fighter. Maybe,
some day, a great fighter.
"But I'm not speaking of Joe any
more than Of the men he has elected
to care for him, and he did not elect
them. He coaxed and persuaded them
to take a contract on him and to lead
him through all his fight business.
They, John Ro%xborough and Julian
Black, are Of Joe's own race. They
never handled a fighter before. They
they are principal figures in an insur-
thy are principal figures in an insur-
ance business which prospered and
grew all through the depression. AS
you might expect, their business is
built for and with members Of the
Negro race.
"Roxborough, at one time, was a
basketball and baseball star. He
frankly admits knowing nothing of
the fight game, but he knows a lot
more than he admits.
Who Owns Joe?
"The first question l asked Roxbor-
ough was, 'just who owns Joe Louis p
"Joe Louis, Julian Black, and l."
he answered. mo one else has any
Portion Of him whatever, and I doubt
If anyone else ever will have"
"How id Joe and you get into this
business ?"
"They called me in to watch Joe in
he learned to know it. One day he
l learned to like HIN. He got to stay
ing at my home quite a lot. His moth
er began to call him my son.
"He was a fine amateur fighter, and
he learned 0 know it. One day he
came to me and said he had to turn
pro and fight for a living. He said he
couldn't help his mother much on 1926
8 week. so he needed to turn pro. He
asked Julian Black and me to take
charge of him. Finally, we decided
we'd do it. We had no contract
didn't believe a contract was neces-
sary, with a boy Ike Joe. But Joe
kept insisting, so now we have drawn
up a contract. That's about all there
is to it."
$50 by virtue of good reason or
what not, Joe Louis can't ever have
contract troubles which so worry
Champion Max Baer.
Go Wild-No Chance
Furthermore, Joe did not go to
smart boys Of the fight business, when
he wanted to turn pro. He went to
his W friends, and his own people.
What do you expect to do with
Joe?"
WE'LL said R~oxborough, we hope
he will really be a great fighter. We
hope to take care of him and see that
he has the chance
Any danger Of Joe going on a wild
streak, as some other colored fighters
have, and ruin himself?"
Il don't believe there's a chance in
the world, with a boy like Louis"
said Roxborough."
He likes movies. He likes the
radio. He likes to read. He likes his
own people, and only good people. He
goes to bed at nine o'clock every night,
when he's fighting"
-Opden Standard-Examinor