The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-06-20

a slight advantage. Louis round.
ROUND EIGHT
Louis came out fast and ap-
peared to have shaken off the
cruel beating he had taken in the
previous rounds. Louis missed
with his left and Max smiled. Max
landed a hard right to the chin
that staggered the negro. Louis
drove both fists to the body max
ing Max finch. They were slug
gins each other with everything
they had. Something's left eye
was almost closed. Louis backed
Max to the ropes with right. The
German countered with two hard
rights to the chin. Louis landed
two hard rights to Max's jaw but
the German only laughed. Schme!5
ing's left eye was closing rapidly.
Louis landed a low left and the
crowd booed. Schmeling stepped
back and held his gloves over his
groin. The German was obviously
hurt but the referee motioned for
them to continue as the bell rang.
The round was awarded to Max
because of the low punch.
ROUND NINE
DESPITE the fact that both men
were weary they rushed into the
center of the ring. Max crossed
his right to the chin. Schmellng
staggered Louis with a one two
punch to the head. They fell into
a clinch. Schmeling bobed for an
opening then flicked his left to
Louis eye. Schmeling shuffled IN
and crossed his right to the chin.
Schmeling landed terrific right
to the chin. Followed it up with
another one and made the negro
waver. Louis landed lightly with
both fists to the body. Louis land
ed again with both fists to the
chin, but Schmeling countered
with a two-fsted attack which
made the negro's knees wobble.
Louis legs were barely able 10
get him to his corner. The crowd
cheered Max. Something's round.
ROUND TEN
They were barely able to get
Louis off his stool. He almost Tell
on his face as he came out: Max
landed both fists to the head. Max
ripped a left and right to the
heda. Louis was almost helpless.
Schmeling moved in close and
staggered the negro. Louis was
staggering badly. Louis landed
light left to the face. They fell
into a clinch. Schmeling landed
two rights to the chin. Louis
missed a left and almost toppled
over. Max crossed a right to the
chin. Joe staggered in and landed
right high on the head. Louis
| jabbed twice with his left and
Max landed a right to the chin.
Max smiled as Louis missed left.
Both were sparring in mid ring
at the bell. Louis almost collapsed
on his stool. Something's round.
ROUND ELEVEN
Schmeling met the negro in mid
ring but let Joe do the leading.
They exchanged light lefts as Joe
tried hard to find an opening in
Max's crouching defense. Schmel-
ing fired a right to the jaw and
they clinched. The German laugh
ed as he took a right to the head.
Max was bobbing and waving in
a manner that had Joe befuddled.
They clinched as Joe dug a light
left to the ribs. Louis kept both
! hands working but took a brisk
cutting around the chin just be-
fore the bell. Something's round.
ROUND, TWELVE ...s.r..-..
Schmeling half circled the ne
gro and crossed his right. to the
head without a return. Schmeling
F., lunged in again but took terrific
left to the ribs which he claimed
was in foul territory. Max backed
off but the referee ordered him to
continue. The German backed to
the ropes under Joe's two-fsted
attack but was unhurt and quick
ly had Louis on the ropes. The
German battered Joe with swash-
ing rights to the head and the ne
gro was staggering. Louis went
down in one corner from a right
to the chin. The final punch bare
ly connected but Louis went down
IN heap, shook his head. rolled
over on one side, and was counted
out after two minutes and 90