The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-20

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den but complete. One right
handler on the chin drove him into
the ropes; three more knocked him
down and there he stayed until the
end, shaking his head in a puzzled
way as though confronted with
something that he felt he should
not be expected to handle.
Punches AimIeSSly
He was hurt-oh, yes; no end
for at least twice before his legs
had drooled on the way to the cor,
ner and he had been flashing out
aimlessly with punches that would
have diSgraced a pool room.
But the real hurt was to his
sense of superiority, built up
through a great string Of knock
outs that were climaxed by the
snuffing out of Camera, Levin
sky, Baer and Pauline within the
last II months. I should say, as
a matter of fact, that Schmeling
took the crueler punishment last
night, terrific punches to the
body and some to the groin. He
was back-handed and backed
bowed and, long before the end,
his left eye was a repulsive slit
that looked like something from
an operating room.
He was, in much fewer words,
the better man, inside and out.
He took the dreaded Louis
punch and came on again and
again. He exploded the Louis
delusion of invulnerability by al
ways dropping his favorite right
punch in over Louis left and
nearly always with more devastat-
ing effect.
He did, in fact, about every.
thing there was to be done in
order to- bring about an upset
so tremendous that it rocked the
world from the GowanuS to the
Golden Gate and to continental
Europe and far-off Tokyo. The
Tunney-DempSey turnover Of 10
years ago was pale and insipid
by contrast. Braddock was 10-1
last year when he outfumbled
Baer for the championship, but
at least James J. could claim
the one.
Few Bet Schmeling
Last night there was no price
on Something's CHI eS. One
bookmaker took a small commits
sion of $500 from the Coast at
81 and II but the rest wouldn't
take a bet on a straight Louis
victory and, as for Schmeling
there wasn't even any Germany
sympathy money on him.
The writer raised a still, small
voice, crying out that Schmeling
had a chance. But the public
didn't believe it and proved this
by turning out slightly less than
10000 paid admissions for q
gross of something under $500,
900. Part of this was due to
Thursdays postponement and
yesterdays threatening weather
But. if they knew then what
they know now, they would have
been there in cupboard motor
boats.
One, of course, was privileged
to Surmise, as I did, that Schmel
ing would score with that right
hand of his over Louis paving
lefts, But who could even suspect
that Schmeling would take the
pot shots of the man who hao
been hailed as the greatest hitter
of all history, without going
More, that he wouldn't even stag
ger?
There were times in the middle
of the fight when the German
was hurt, with body punches anc
even sometimes with stiff LEFT
jabs. But he was excellently pacec
by Eddie Case and Joe Jacobs ir
his corner and he always knew
what he was about, which Is more
than can be said for Louis.
Why, when the "superman'
shot over a left, he almost in
variably followed it with his head
Yes, actually the man led with hlE
face. It was like pitching to Ruth
from is feet.
Schmeling got his eye closec
taking those let's in the face
but the damage was earned II
a good cause. He wasn't tryine
to avoid those lefts too much
in fact, he was inviting them
The target furnished by thu
lunging head and body was toC
big to miss.
Max served notice to this ct
feet as early as the second rount
when he crossed a quick RICH
and made Louis give ground. Blu
that was a premature momen
and neither the victim nor tn
master was ready yet.
! Louis was shooting cOnfiden