The Omaha guide., 1937-07-03

broadcast at his home, Mr.. Swarz
heard Joe proclaimed the winner,
died one minute later of a heart
attack.
Another fan, living on the South
side and in whose mind there was
never any doubt rs to Louis being
returned the winner, was worried
about the seat sale at the big
fight-he just couldn't understand
why all the $27.50 seats were sold,
so many in the $500 section were
unoccupied.
In Lafayette, Ala, Joe Louis
birthplace, his fellow townsmen
many of them related to him, took
the town." danced in the streets in
celebration of his victory, while the
whites lined the sidewalks, gave
them encouragement, both by word
and deed. Joe's uncle, Albert Bar
row, who works the big Barrow
farm of 800 acres, was in Chicago,
the guest of Nephew Jbe at the
fight, going to the Windy City
with a member of the teaching
staff at Tuskegee Institute.
Samuel T. Boyea, a newsman,
connected with the Georgetown Co
Ion, British West Indies, and a or
respondent for the Associated Ne
gro Press, came to America for
the first time, said after the fight:
"Now that I've seen the pugilistic
marvel of your country, l want to
see Natures marvel-Niagara Falls
which I shall visit on my way
home"
In Philadelphia, that city's 225,-
900 colored population paraded
drought the streets, shouted them
selves hoarse, behaved generally as
did their fellow racemen in other
cities, elected the terse comment,
"noisy, but orderly" from tolerant
police officials. In Detroit, home
city of Joe's mother and her family,
citizens took his titular knockout
viii comparative calm, little rowd-
mess giving the 81 motorcycle po-
licemen patrolling the district,
hardly anything to do.
In Berlin, Germany, the official
Nazi press, waxed sarcastic, on pa
per saying: Louis victory over
Jim Braddock for the 'so-called
world title has no standing what
ever" They want Max Sehmeling
to stage his own championship
bout by meeting EngIand's Tomsly
Farr in London. Said Der Angriff,
German paper: "The German
champions answer is clear: we
have had enough of your wire-pull-
ing methods. Now we stage our
own world championship and the
victor of this fight will be the true
world eampion, recognized by all
who set sport above the dollar
"pooh, PoohI And a few more
Poohs!' reply 100000 Ameri-
can Negroes and countless other
millions of Jewery throughout the
world.
In Detroit, where he went two
days after the fight, Champion Joe
Louis rushed to the outstretched
arms of his mother, Mrs. Lily
Brooks, who the night of the battle
turned off the radio when Jim
Braddock had upset Joe in the
first round, knocking him to the
canvas with a short right upper
cut. Said Mother Louis: "I'm glad
you're all right Joe, but I hope you
didn't hurt Mr.. Braddock TOO
MUCHl"
At the railroad station Thursday
en- route for their New Jersey
home, former Champion Braddock
and Mrs. Braddock paused to per-
nit news photogs to snap them.
Said game, Pugilist Braddock: 81
laid off too long. Give me six
months, and two more fights to
get in condition and I'll be ready
for Joe again. I still believe I can
beat him"
AT his home on South Michigan
avenue, early Wednesday morning,
Champion Joe Louis got up shortly
after daybreak. complaining of his