The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-06
BOB PELHAM
TELLS HO W
JOE TRAINS
(By BOB PELHAM)

LAKEWOOD, n J.-(CNS)-
A two hour drive, as the crow flies,
sixty miles due south from New
York City and you will be speeding
through the Belt o. Pines, in Ocean
County, New Jersey. Stop at Lake
wood the prettiest 5000 town in
New Jersey and you will be at once
attracted TO its most recent attrac-
tion-the Training Camp of Joe
Louis"
Lakewood, inland ten miles from
the Atlantic coast, is situated at
the intersection OF six broad and
level well made highways-State
and county roads-to Asbury Park,
Long Branch, Seabright, Point Plea
SAINT, Spring Lake, and Atlantic
City over the Toms River highway
10 miles away.
1t is here you will find Joe Louis
and his happy family" until the
morning Of June Is, when Joe goes
in to New York city TO weigh for
his fight that night in the Yankee
Stadium with Max Schmeling.
1t is here, comfortably located in
a fourteen room private dwelling, at
$40 Madison Avenue, you will find
Joe's happy family" catering to
his every want and need.
This well appointed house was
occupied until May 1, by Abe AL
pert, its Jewish real estate owner,
who moved out to give Joe a most
homelike retreat, two blocks away
from the noise and hustle around
the main camp two blocks away.
Mr.. Alpert is not only a great adj
mirer of the Brown Bomber, but
wants to see Joe give Schmeling the
Mailman, a good trouncing.
The grounds around the house
originally had no fence but now
that it is the show-spot of the
town brown iathe-wired fence
keeps out fight fans as we'll as the
curious sightseers. A similar fence
surrounds the main arena at Madi-
oOh <hN0huC anu
Streets. And as if to emphasize a
color effect brown canvas can
opy lends color to the Brown
Bomber's square circle.
The happy family" of ten, con-
sists of the four "J's"-"Joe,"
John" Julian and Jack" in
order as named Louis, the King
pin; Roxborough and Black, man
ayers; and Blackburn, trainer.
Carl Nelson, of Chicago, Joe's
body-guard; Billy Bottoms, of Chi
cago, the house steward; Vernon
(Gitchie) Porter, of New York
formerly of Washington assis-
tant steward and housekeeper;
CASTOR Bryant, of Pittsburgh for
merly OF New Orleans); chef; Mel
Frazer, of New York, Eastern re-
preventative; andChester L. Wash
ington, "Ches," secretary and pub
licty director; are the other six.
1t is here that Joe eats, sleeps
and relaxes, with two State Troop
ers, in and around about at all
times. These same troopers were
with Joe at Pompton Lakes, about
$50 miles away, when he last
trained in the East. Governor Hof-
man visited Joe here some days
ago and granted the request of the
troopers to be again assigned to
a Joe Louis camp.
The day before l visited the
happy family" the four "J's" and
some friends went fishing. Rox-
borough and Joe got top honors in
the order named in a fishing con-
test. l was present next day when
the former "do-re-mi" man helped
to serve a fine fish breakfast.
"Gitchie" is also tops as a house
keeper. The dwelling being in ap-
ple-pie order from cellar to garrett.
Roxborough, a genial host, when
asked to answer a prevailing ques-
ton: How did you come to locate
at Lakewood said: This training
camp business is quite expensive.
We were to camp at Dryers Stock
Farm, about mile and a half from
here, but premier craftsmanship
attracted our attention to Lake
wood. We listened, looked and
learned and happily located here,