The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-07
thrills, thrills!

Thrills, thrills, thrills
The year 1886 supplied enough to
satisfy the most demanding sports
addict. 1t would be impossible to
single out the most thrilling event
of the sports year. Every sport had
its big moments.
Ii you happen to be a boxing
enthusiast the surprising defeat OF
joe Louis at the hands of Max
Schme,ing is entitled to first place.
To my mind no other single event
matched the thrill Of that stunning
upset. Few conceded the shopworn
Schmeling much chance to beat
the supposedly invincible Brow n
Bomber. 1t was just a matter OF
hcw long the German could stand
up under the negro's murderous
punching. At most, Max was Civ
en- couple of rounds.
! When the opening gong sent the
two fighters into the center OF the
ring one could sense the high
pitch of the crowd Schmeling
wasted no time in showing his
hand The first round was less
than a minute old before Max
boldly dashed out with his right and
caught Louis flush on the jaw. The
punch didn't seem to bother the
Bomber Everyone felt that Schmel-
ing would pay a dear price for his
rashness, and in q hurry.
ct Couldn't Happen"
s4s But Schmeling aIun't wilt unoer
Louis counter attack. On the con-
trary, he kept setting Louis back
on his heels with perfectly timed
rights. 1t was not until he dropped
the negro fighter in the fourth
round that anyone realized that
here was an upset of the first
water in the making. AS the rounds
wore on, and Schmeling continued
to land his sledge-hammer right
almost at will with telling effect.
the crowd in Yankee Stadium grew
more and more excited over the
drama that was unfolding before
it's eyes. Few could believe their
eyes when they saw Louis return
to his corner on wavering legs
round after round 1t just didn't
seem possible.
The finish came in the twelfth.
Louis backed half way across the
ring after one of Something's crush
ing punches to his swollen jaw.
He turned, clutched at the ropes
and sank slowly to his knees. Then
he slid down to the canvas where
he was counted out by Referee
Arthur Donovan. The huge crowd
cheered wildly as Schmeling hoped
around the ring doing "a victory
dance.
The crowd still buzzed with ex-
element when the final bout OF
the evening got underway. AS you
walked out of Yankee Stadium you
may have noticed the huge negro
who sat on the fringe of the
bleachers, tears streaming down his
cheeks while he kept muttering over
and over to him self, 1T just
couldn't have happened - it just
couldn't have happened
Perhaps your big thrill came at
Churchill Downs, scene of the Ken
lucky Derby. There was plenty OF
drama in the thrilling stretch duel
between Bold Venture and the
highly-regarded Brevity. Bold Ven
ture out-gamed Brevity to win the
roughly-ridden Derby before rec
ord-breaking crowd.
Or, maybe it was the blazing
finish Tony Manero staged at Bal
tusrol when he turned in 81 for
the final 10 holes to snatch the
national open title from the arms
of Hard Luck" Harry Cooper.
Manero's spree gave him a record
breaking total of 282 for the "
holes.
Owens a Real Champion
Track and field enthusiasts saw
a series of brilliant performances
climaxed by an amazing show in
the Olympic Games at Berlin. Jesse
owens, with three individual tri-
umphs, was the star of the big
meet. His victories in the 100 and
200-meter races were brilliant but
the big moment of his exhibition
was reserved for the final leap OF