The Washington times., 1936-06-20
Max, Joe
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spread that they had simply been
feeling each other out. 1t was
nobody's round in particular, and
Schmeling was considered lucky
not to have felt the well-adver
tised wrath Of the Negro sensa
ton.
In the second round the fur
commenced to fly. Schmeline
had gained confidence from not
having been hurt in the earlier
foray, He clipped Louis to the
cheek to the roar of the crowd
and when Louis didn't tear in and
pay Max back with compound
interest, it was Immediately dis
cernable that he was not the Louis
that the ring had come to know in
the last 18 months.
In the fourth round, Schmeling
actually was taking liberties with
Louis, who simply wasn't warming
up to his work, and who. although
he had done most of the leading
up to that time, suddenly turned
on the defensive and was backed
around the ring at liberty by the
German schlager.
Louis Knocked Down
That round saw Max knock
down Louis and it marked the
definite change of tide which ul'
tfinately carried Max on to a
notable and well-deserved victory
He had upset the hard and fast
ring rule which says they never
come back"
Louis was wild for the most
part, insofar as his right was
concerned, and his left was only
aggravating, not forbidding. Joe's
right was utterly useless even on
the sparse occasions when ne
landed.
Joe's face, if it registered any
thing, registered amazement that
here was a foe who remained
erect, one who never backed up,
and as a matter of truth, one
{ who had. the courage to wade
right in and take all kinds OF
liberties.
The fight answered one ques-
tfon that has ever been on the
public mind, in view Of Louis
repeated early-round victories.
Those who sat in on the mas
Gacre of the Brown Bomber, went
, away convinced Louis could take
It on the chin.
AS a matter of truth he took
it continually from the fourth
round; hard, long drives which
Louis should have seen coming
: and many of which the Louis
of yesteryear would have rolled
beneath.
Louis Licked Early
Louis reminded you for all the
world of the Dempsey of Atlantic
City. He was sluggish, unalert,
numb from head to foot, and a
licked man after 10 minutes OF
fighting.
The man had absolutely no CO
ordination. He took his licking
standing up and went down only
when it was absolutely beyond
human endurance to take any
more of those right hands around
the head and left uppercuts which
Schmeling registered during the
infighting.
Louis made the fatal and I'm
forgivable mistake of fighting
Schmeling's style. An old croucher
and weaver from away back,
Schmeling drew Louis into meet
ing him in the same manner, and
thus the fight was not very far
spent before Max had Joe out of
balance and an easy target for
those stinging, premediated rights
out Of the way of which Louis
could not escape.
Experts pronounce it the best
heavyweight fight of the age.
: Schmeling, one eye puffed and
closing, stuck methodically to mis-
work and on three occasions pre-
viouS to the knockout, had Louis
on the verge of collapse.
Louis Guilty of Fouls
Old John Blackburn and John
Roxborough worked Historically
on Louis during the rest periods
as the fight wore on and did re-
markable job in getting him back
on his feet but their valiant efforts
were fruitlesS, as Louis kept com
ing back to take more punish
ment, ever failing to open up
real sustained attack.
Louis was guilty of four fouls,
two of them unquestionable and
two about on the border line. 1t
is doubtful if either of these were
Intentional, In a futile and tardy
attempt to straighten up the
German out of his weaving
crouch, Louis shifted his attack
to the body midway of the sixth
round, but Max took all in the
mid-section Joe had to offer and
still kept coming in with his
damaging rights which knocked
the perspiration off Louis face,
and out into the ringSide pewS.
Jim Braddock, the consensus
seemed to be, would have made
even shorter work of the Louis
of last night than did Schmeling.
There seems to be no doubt Brad
dock and Schmeling will fight
here in September, and gentle
men. as well as ladies-that also
should be a classic.