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Evening star., 1937-01-17
BOYS CLUBS TO EXHIBIT
Houses to Be Open to Inaugural
Visitors This Week.

inaugural visitors during the COM
ing week are invited to witness the
sports activities of the three Police
Boys Clubs of the city. where almost
every kind of sport will be on display.
Most of the clubs will hold open house
from 3 until 9 O'Clock each day.
Locations Of the three clubs are:
No. 4, 472 I street southwest; No. S,
Fifth and E streets southeast; No.
II, Kensington avenue and Ord street
northeast.
Basket ball, boxing, wrestling, ping
pong, swimming, checkers and tum-
bling are Q few Of the sports carried
eu hv tts clubs,
Evening star., 1937-01-17
SPEED,PUNCH, GRIT.
AMONG HIS ASSETS.
Trainer CantWeII Is Taking
Time to Develop Former
Foot Ball Player.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
OS ANGELES, January 10
What's become of Ralph Odell?


What's become of Ralph Odell?
Who, you might ask. is Ralph
- Odell? Ralph Odell is the
young Iowa heavyweight trained and
directed by Mike Cantwell, Max Baer's
former boss. He is the young fellow
financed by ex-college foot ball stars
from the East and he takes on his
first opponent in Des Moines shortly.
He also is hooked up with Bob Nestell
of Los Angeles in the Western bid
to regain the lost glory reflected by
such Western fighters as Jim Corbett,
Jim Jeffries, Jack johnson, Jess Will
lard, Jack Dempsey and others who
wore the heavyweight toga for an ex-
tended spell.
I ran into Mike Cantwell, Odell's
trainer and teacher, on street corner
Of Santa Monica.
What about Odell? I'll tell you
about him." Mike replied. Hes still
the best-looking young heavyweight
prospect I ever saw. We put him to
work last June on a Poughkeepsie
farm. ranch or whatever you want
to call it. He's been hard at it ever
since, working out in private and
also working out against first-class
opposition.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
PETWORTH.
Season Records.

High team gsmes-Schaeffer Motor Co,
Hgil team sets-Petworth. l,145 Brot-
mans Market, 1,744: Sellers Plumbers.
l.121.
High individual eames-Ruche iBrot-
mans Market. III: Wingate LPetworthJ.
16S: Riley Buffers Barbersl. 165.
Markell. AS: Riley Buffers Barbers).
40s: Sellers tSollers' Plumbers. 800
High averageS-Ruche tBrotman's Mar
ket). 1oO-32: De Fino york Service Sta.
tion), 1l4-3O; Benner tButler's Barbers).
1927.
mans Market. 1876; De Fino York Service
station. 125: Benner tButlers Barbers),
lO9; Cotter York Service Station, log.
mans Market 30: Araujo Little Tavern
Shops. IS: Cotter (York Service Station),
Evening star., 1937-01-17
BOWLING LEAGUE HOT

For the first time in the history of
the Prince Georges County Bowling
League three 400 sets were rolled in
one night, last Friday, as five teams
continued the fight in one of the
hottest races the loop ever has known.
Wally Burton of the third-place
Chillum team led the maple smashing
with 428, Perce Wolfe of Terish &
Sons had AIT and John Deputy of
Billheimer g. Palmer rolled an even
400. Frey's Farm Stand is leading
the league by scant one and one-half
game lead over Billheimer & Palmer.
One game behind second are Smiths
Taverns, Maryland Dairy Products
and Chllum.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Ka,0 Seen for Champ OdeU Rated Coming
Louis Is Signed,
But Foe Needed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa. January
is. - Pinkie George, match
maker for the Minneapolis Ath-
letic Club, said today he had signed
Joe Louis for IL or 15-round
fight at Minneapolis in March or
April.
George wants to match Louis
with Harry Thomas. Eagle Bend.
Mimi, now under contract to the
Chicago Stadium Association, to
meet the Detroit fighter in Chicago.
George said he expected, how
ever, to get Thomas release from
the Chicago contract.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
HOLY NAME SOCIETY.
Seeti0n A.
Season Records.

Season Records.
hgh team set-Holy Name. 1857
\, High averase-Mischou (st. Anthony's
a.. High individual set-Jenkins (St. An
High individual same-whalen CHoly
High strikes-Kramer Nativity %.
High spares-Kramer Nativity, so.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Section B.
Season Records.

High team game-St Joseph's. GIL.
Hlgh team set-St. Joseph's. 1.7O7
,o aiSn lndiyidusl average-Wade tst.
Hish individual same. Marcelline
,Holy Rosary; Feeney (st. MatthewsJ,
Hish individual set-Triln CHoly Ros-
High strikes-Lorditch (st. Mat.
High spares-Wade fSt Joseph'0. 1no.
Hlgh nat game-Rader (St, Peters, as
Evening star., 1937-01-17
SILVER SPRING GEORGIA AVENUE.
Season Records,

StaSOn HeCOfuS.
High team sets-Takoma Construction
High team eames-Takoma Construc-
tion Co, 621; Walsh Motor Co.. 607
High individual sets--McKav tMonu-
ment Electricl 394: Moore tTakoma Con-
structionl. 393.
High individual games-McKay (Monu-
ment Electric). $50; Spates tSilver Spring
Hotel. $50.
High strikes-Spates fsilver Spring
HoteI 81 scheckels (shepherd Park
High spares-Saunders (Tekoma Con-
structionl, 13S; Woodward tSilver Spring
Cleaners. 40
High averages-Saunders tTakoma Con-
structionl Ill -49: McKav Monument
Electricl. 111-25: Ehlers tShepherd Park
Wine). HOLT.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
ERNIE DUsEK PUNISHED.

PHILADELPHIA, January Is R.-
Ernie Dusek of Omaha was fined $3.50
and suspended for 80 days by Penn
sylvania State Athletic Commissioner
Joseph H. Rainey today for use Of
trough tactics" In last nights wres-
ting match with Dean Detton Of
Salt Lake City.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
LADIES' DISTRICT LEAGUE
Season Records.

strike. 6l3.
High team sets-Rosslyn, 1850; Lucky
Strike. .6aa
High individual games-GulH Lucky
Strlke). 161 Ford tHiehway Engineersj,
High sets-Elis (Rosslyn). 41e.; GULL
Lucky Strikel 300
High spares-Ellis (Rosslyn). 90: NJ.
Lynn Highway Engineers. 90; GULL
LUCKY Strikel. Sc.
High strikes-Ellis 6Rosslyn). 2s: ouT-
ley Lucky Strike), 22; Hays (Georse-
town.. FL.
High individual averages-Gulll lucky
Strlkel. 111-34: Wootton tRosslynI.
110-25; NJ. Lynn (Hiehway Engineers
lIO-l5: Ellis tRosslynJ. 109-34; Rose
(Rosslyn). lOa-1O.
'All-time league records.
Evening star., 1937-01-17

Neither Jimmy
nor Max can be
classed as a cal
low yout h, as
fighters go. With,
p e r h ps, his
tongue in cheek,
Braddock coyly
a d m / t S to 80
years, his author
lied record CIV
ing his birthday
as December 6,
1906. Well, Jimmy
certainly ought
to know when he
was born, and
that's his story.
Evening star., 1937-01-17

ing Alley ace of Baltimore and
the fourth ranking pinman of
~ the country. shows the best av-
erage of the Nations major male bowl
ers, according to latest statistics COM
piled by George I. Isemann, secretary
of the National Duckpin Bowling Con-
gress.
Miller, with an average of l30-24
for 36 games, is less than a point
ahead of Nick Tronsky of Willimantic,
Conn. Although Astor Clarke, Wash
ington,s first ranking bowler of the
country. is eighth in the current
standings, his 1852 mark would be
identical with Tronsky's 1906 If
rolled on Northern alleys. A difference
of three and one-1fth pins Is figured
between Northern and Southern alleys
which, plus Clarkes extra-pin allow
ance for having bowled 144 league
games against Tronsky's 80, would
leave the two on a par.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
BANKERS,
v. r. W.
SILVER SPRING AMERICAN
Season Records.

Hish team a.s;H. sameJE 7dS,S,v e Keys & Sons.
High team sets-Dixie Pig. 1,716; Dome
Oil Co. 1.763
High individual games-Mueller (Shep-
herd Park. 16S: Mullinix Dixie Piel 1855.
High individual sets-Schroyer Morn
ingside). .437; Strickler tE. {. KEYS. 400.
High strikes-Strickler (E. c. Keysl. "a
Mueller shepherd Park, 80; Kocsis
tStewart Brothers.. 80.
High spares-Strickler tE. C. Keys,
163: Temple tWolfe Motor. 1877.
High AVERAGES tE c. Keysl
1888; O'Donahue tWolfe Motor. Hills.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
METHODIST PROTESTANT.
Season Records.

season Records.
~ Hish team game-Rhode Island Avenue
High team set-Rhode Island Avenue
High individual average-Lindbergh
Mount Ta bor No. ~. 110-s
High individual game-Jones mount
Tabor No ~. 1855.
High individual set-Ross Calvary.
:, High strikes-Jones Mount Tabor No
Hish spsres-Darr Fort Myer Heights).
115.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
oEPlON d.
Team Standings.
Season Records.

HiSh team set-St Peters $50
High team game-St Peters 4 55J
Htiisn average-C. Simpson. 1o7.
HlFh individual set-C Simpson 3S6
High individual game-C Simpson 153
Hish strikes-McGuire I6
High spareS-C Simpson II
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Held Many Amateur Titles.

TWENTY-FIVE years old. Burke
held seven State and sectional
titles as an amateur and since join
ing the paid clan is reported. through
the somewhat biased source of Match
maker Goldie Ahearn. to have en-
gagged in 72 tiffs, only three of which
went the wrong way. Thirty-six of
Burke's foes have been deposited hori-
zontally under the Kleig lights.
Probably the peak in Burke's career
thus far has been the draw he fought
with Ceferino Garcia at Los Angeles
last March. Garcia, ranked No. 3
among Barney Ross challengers,
chilled Jackie in eight rounds in a
return engagement in May.
Burke. making his first Eastern in
vasion. figures he is ready for title
bid and is launching series of scraps
in this sector which he hopes will
terminate in championship match
with the sleek Ross.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
Season Records.

Season Records.
High individual games-Anderson pre-
mier), 169: Cfampitt tVincent's), 1877.
High individual sets-Clampitt (Vin-
cent'sl. 432; Megaw Hertz. 430.
High team games-Hertz, 679: Vim
centsl. 675.
High team sets-Hertz. 1924; vincent's.
ISIS.
High spares-Clampitt, 140: Mesaw.
1877.
High strikes-P. Harrison IS: stott. 80.
1o0-iH: Watson 1855: Keith. 1877:
Clampitt. 11S-23: Parsons. 1850: Stott.
117-43: Aiken. Hills: Murphy. 117-15;
James, HIS.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
WOMEN.
Terminal Ice

Season Records.
High team games-Nats. 5S1; Tigers,
563: Giants. 555; Cards, 653.
High team sets-Tisers. 1883: Tigers.
1,546: Mats. 1888; Giants. 1898.
High individual games-Aters, 145;
Cole, 142: Elliott, 40; Given. 1876.
High individual sets-Elliott. 3s3: L.
Estes, 1854: Elliott. $50: MadiSsn, 346.
High spares-Elliott. 90: L. Estes. "a;
Anderson, So; Dennis. 81.
High strikes-L. Estes. 20; Elliott 20;
Given. Is: Deacon, 1S.
High averases-Elliott. 1O6-37; L.
Estes; 103-4o; Dennis. 1o3-10; Skinner.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Mount Rainier
Season Records.

Seas0n RECORDS.
High team game-Dixie Pigs. 64s.
High team set-Dixie Pigs. 1.S41.
High individual game-ISemann. 159.
High individual set-Isemann. 439.
High individual strikeS-Tallant, 35.
High individual spares-P. wolfe 81
High individual average-P. Wolfe.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
INTERCOLLEGIATE ALUMN
Season Records.

High team game-Penn. 632.
High team set-Penn. .11a >
HiGh individual game-Howard (Navy)
and Bruce ~. p. IL, ISL.
High individual set-Howard Navy.
High individual averaEe-Given PENN.
112-12.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
NestelI Shows Great Promise.

IN THE meanwhile, Los Angeles is
lining up in solid fashion back of
Bob Nestell, another young hard-hit-
ting heavy who has been bowling them
over in round or two. Nestell, few
years back, was Lakeside caddie.
After that he started boxing and
fighting in Jim Jeffries' barn, where
old Jim insists they either fight or
fade out. He is 6 feet l, weighs 1872
pounds and is barely % years old.
Nestell is rated the best young
puncher the West Coast has known
in years. His defense has been i'm
proved greatly in the last few months
as he is hard, willing worker who
happens to believe he can reach the
top. There isn't any question about
the punch he carries, and that at
least means action.
At this moment, the West Coast is
quite steamed up over the impending
splash between Joe Louis and Make
Rosenblom. In the first place, the
fans want another look at Louis, 1887
model. In the second place, they fig
ure that even ast-hitting Louis will
have hard time tapping the elusive
and bounding Make on a vulnerable
spot. Slapping Max couldn't knock
off a high hat with a crowbar, but
few understand better the old law
of self-preservation. Fighting with
him is largely matter involving the
art Of self-defense. For some weird
reason, he doesn't like to be hit on
the chin or the stomach and they are
wondering around here whether or
not even Joe Louis can nail will-o'-
the-wisp in fight.
Would Draw Big Gate.
1T MIGHT surprise you" an old
time boxing expert said today
draw we'll over 100000 In Los
Angeles show. probably at the Gill
more Stadium. Don't forget we've
seen most of the great ones along the
West Coast in spite of the present
crop, and every one wants a look at
Louis. Why Rosenbloom? Sure. he
hasn't got chance. But he might
last longer than most of the other
mugs that Louis has stopped in a
minute or two, or a round or two.
In that we'd get better chance to
see more of Louis. We know what
Rosenbloom iS-but We also know he
isn't easy to catch. A coyote might
not be a tiger, but you don't bag
him at the first grab.
"Nestell isn't ready yet-not for a
Louis. But he is on his way and you'll
| hear a lot more about him a little
later on
Los Angeles Is turning into the top
sporting town of the country. They
drew over $1,000 at the last Rose
Bowl game. where Pitts Panthers put
on what Dutch Clark of the Detroit
Lions regards as the soundest exhi-
bition of hard-driving fundamentals
he has seen in college team for a
long time. They are on their way
to send some $4,000 900 through the
Santa Anita mutuels, where crowds
run from 10000 to $4,000. And IL 900
were brave enough to inhale the re-
cent Rosenbloom Levinsky fight,
which can come only from sheer
sporting hunger. Now they have from
100000 to $150,000 ready to lay out
for a Louis-Rosenbloom argument if
the same can be arranged. It's the
top Winter spot for Louis, where all
he has to do is plant right or left
on a swinging punching bag. which
never stays in the same place a
fifth of a second.
(Copyright, 1887, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc.)
Evening star., 1937-01-17
DEMPSEY DELAYS
NAMING OF VICTOR
Shape of SCrappers After
Training Will Govern
Jacks Choice.
BY JACK DEMPSEY.

~ ESPITE the great hullabaloo
raised in boxing circles about
the Braddock Schmeling
0 championship battle, until
some definite conclusion is reached I
am going ahead with my discussions
Of the merits of the two fighters.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
ELECTRICAL
Season Records.

Season Records.
High team o-Maintenance
Sol.
High team set-E B. Warren & Co.,
High individual sames-Black 15o: Eek
stine. 152: Mover, 152
High individual set-zugle. 4O1.
High averases-Jsmes. I14-c2: Mover.
Rohinette 111-1a: Pricci, 11O-31.
High strikes-O. Brown. 33; James. 25:
Bush. "a: Portner. o1 Wearne. 90.
High spares-Moyer. 111:. Vitale 103:
Evans, 1o1:. James, %: Robinette. pa
High weekly game-Eckstine, 152.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
ARLINGTON COUNTY.
ARLINGTON CHURCH.
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Season Records.

High team game-Construction. 6O3.
High team set-Finance, 1.643.
High individual MISUNDERSTANDING
High individual gsme-Calvert. 1874.
High individual Set-Stephenson, 393,
High strikes-Silverman. 90
High spares-Thornburg, lis,
Evening star., 1937-01-17
RandIett Is Simmons Rival.

HELEN RANDLETT, United States
Sweepstakes champion of Rich
mond, appears to be giving Ida Sim
mons the closest call in the women's
race. The latter, however, still holds
commanding lead with an average
of 125 in the South Atlantic League
and 122 mark in Norfolk's Health
Center loop. Washington's leader,
Lorraine GULL, is eighth.
The leaders:
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Duckpin League Standings and Records
HEBREW.
Season Records.

Season Records.
High team game-Vista. 635.
High team set-Vista. 1.745.
High average. Singer (Menorah).
High individual game. Singer CMe-
norahl, 40.
High individual set-H. schecter MAR
0ellsD 415. =.
High s.rikes-D. Singer tMenorah). "a. /
High spares-Weinberg Pals. 141
High nat game-Weinberg (Pals). 81.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
SANICO.
Season Records.

High team sames-Eouipment. 63s:
Green Bag Coffee 603.
High team sets-Sanico Bakery. 1.712:
Green Bag Coffee. 1852
High individual games-O. ] Layton
iStokely's Vegetables, 1872; E C Bitten
bender tEauipmenU, $50; T. Bradford
(Green Bag Coffee, so.
High individual sets-E. c. Bitten
bender (Euuipment). 3a1 P Blevins
lSanico Poultry. 1913: T. Bradford (Green
Bag Coffee. 3a3
High individual averages-willism La
Billie tOfice).. 1853: T. Bradford lGreen
Bag Coffee, 114-36.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
TAKOMA ASSOCIATION.
AGRICULTURE INrERBUREAu
Season Records.

High team sets-Extension. 1,7O5: Eco
nomics. 1874: Plant Industry. 1855.
High team games-Plant Industry. 631:
So-Kems 597l5 Economies. 500.
High individual sets-Rousseau. 400;
Don Seaton. 3S7: Neff. 3S3.
High individual games-Don Seaton.
121; Rousseau. lS2
Evening star., 1937-01-17
DEPARTMENT STORE,
Season Records,

High team game-Palsis ROYAL 622.
High team set-Lansbiirehs 1857
High individual SANCTION Scrivener
16l.
High individual set-Charles F1eish-
man, 400.
High strikes-Jack wolstenholme. 81.
High spares-Irwin Simon, 113.
EiRh individual averages-Irvin Simon.
115-41: Charles Freshman, ISL: Jack
Wolstenholme, l14-l4
Evening star., 1937-01-17
SECTION G.
Team Standin Is.
SeANnn RAcnrdx

High team Set-St. Francis de SaleA
1853.
High team game-st Francis de saleA
81.
Hieh averages-Robertson (Assumption).
1916.
High individual set-Robertson (AR
SUMPTION. 315.
High individual eame-Plunkett Ist
Paulsl. l54.
High strikes-walker (st. Francis d,
Sales. 90.
s,75I,l High S. spares. Kns 'St. Francis de
Evening star., 1937-01-17

Schmeling comes out boldly with
the confession that he is past 81. his
official record setting his birthday as
September %. 1905. You folks who
are horticulturally inclined, as my
old trainer, Jerry the Greek, used to
say. can make the most of these re-
spective dates, but all I know about
stars is what I saw on few occa-
sions during my active career.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Individual Averages.

4 fiat game-C. Lilley. 81.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
BURKE MAKESD.C c.
DEBUT TOMORROW
Raymond Is Stiff Opponent
for Coast WeIter-Pine
Tackles Temes.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

ACklE BURKE, promising
young welterweight, who has
cut wide swath through 147-
pound ranks in Rocky Noun
tain and Pacific Coast fistic sectors,
will be placed under the microscopic
scrutiny of Washington's ring colony
tomorrow night when he collides with
Lew Raymond of Baltimore in a 10
round co-feature bout at Turner's
Arena.
In the other 10-round scrap, Lloyd
Pine, vicious little featherweight
from the rubber region Of Akron.
Ohio. will attempt to stretch Joe
Temes, local larruper, who hasn't
been bounced to the canvas for a full
count since he took up fisticuffing
nearly $50 fights ago.
Burke was yanked from behind a
plough in Ogden, Utah, three years
ago Showed into a gymnasium and the
crude fistic material was sharpened
into what now Is recognized as one
of the most formidable fist singers In
the welterweight division.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
SECTION p.
Season Records.

High team set-St Peters 3. 1926
High team same-St. Peters ., 54s: st.
Teresas. 54s
High AVERAGE. Brosnan (st Teresa's).
Hish individual eame-V. Parker (st
Peters -. 13S.
High individual set. Brosnan (st. Ts.
resa'sl. 1856
High strikes--Z. Aquilino (st Peters
81. IS
High spares-v. Parker (st. Peters
Evening star., 1937-01-17
OR|0[E HIGH MAN
AMONG B0WLERS
Miller Tops Nations Aces
With 13O Pace-CIarke,
Tronsky Close.
vOHN MULLER, Patterson Bowl

VOfIN NHIIGcS1V, TdIVcIoOII DUWI~
ing Alley ace of Baltimore and
the fourth ranking pinman of
tho country Shouc the hest nv
Evening star., 1937-01-17
GRAPHIC ARTS.
Sea SON Records

Season Records.
High individual same-McPhilomy, 173;
kinnihan. 165.
>. High individual set-McPhilomy, 42e;
KiInihan. 431
High team game-Prosressive Printing,
High team set-Prosressiye Printing.
1883.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
SECTION z.
Season Records.

High team set-Immaculat% 1915
HlgH team game-St Arthony's . b5o
High averaee-Walter (St. Anthony s.,
Hish individual set-McLarney Cmmac.
ulate Conceptionl. 315
. Hlsh individual Eame-Turner est. An.
-. 12
-. 65.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
COLUMBIA LODGE. NO. ia. AM
Season Records.

High individual game@Crawley n. 4
A. No. II. 1874: Garrison lB. M. 161.
High individual sets-BurnS (Bd. Mt
No. II, 416: Spilman (Sieht No. u. 41n
High team gamess-B; NJ, 635; Bd. Mt
No. l and F. & A. No. 61e:
w High averase-spilman tsisht No. y,
HisS' HisS spares0seavsTs q tTOob. i1sa: spii:
man (Sight No. u. 1856.
High strikes-crawley CF. 4 A. No. ~
81: Spilman (Sight No. ~. 40.
High fiat game-Day F. 4 A. No. II
and WITT (Miscl. No. 81. 81.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Section C.
Season Records.

! .624 @Aa'iei o.
Hieh team game-St Joseph's. 51e
Hlgh averaEe-Lowry (St. Martin's),
>; High individual set-Bayer tst. Mar.
!. High individual Rame-Bayer Cst. Mar
TINS. 1f1. " 1
Hish strikes-Lowry (St artin'fs. os
High spares-Baver fSt srtln'sl 81
Hlgh nat game-Dove tSt. arys p7,
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Age Is Not an Issue.

COMPARING them, schmeling
~ starts off right at the beginning
with a year handicap against him
In the matter of age, but for that
matter, I don't think anybody1l be
justified in pulling the old gag about
"Youth will be served" no matter
who wins when Max and Jim clash
In the ring.
I think this will be the last year
Of fighting for both Of them.
Schmeling is dead set on regain
ing the heavyweight title. No other,
heavyweight champion ever accom-
plished this feat, and Schmeling will
be the fourth man to attempt 1t un-
der MARQUIS of Queensberry rules. Jim
Corbett failed in his two attempts
against Jim Jeffries; Fitzsimmons
failed in his try against Jeffries, and
yours truly didn't have any luck either
in my second attempt against Gene
Tunney.
Jeffries, Of course, never tried to
regain his championship. He never
actually lost his title in competition
until that fateful Fourth Of July when
he dragged himself out of flve-year
retirement and collapsed before Jack
johnson at Reno, New.
I'm not taking into consideration
the numerous so-called attempts at
"comebacks" staged from time to time
IN modern years by such as Jack
sharkey, Camera. Baer and others.
Conditions Change His Prediction.
I'LL grant that Max Schmeling Is
one OF the best heavyweight fight
ers In the world right now-he may
even be the best, although Jim Brad
dock certainly won't admit this-yet.
Within the last year I've picked
Braddock to beat Schmeling if they
met and have picked Schmeling to
beat Braddock. This might make you
wonder, and say:
We'll, why don't he make UP his
u1ind?"
My explanation is that conditions
were changed each time I expressed
my opinion. A year ago thought
Braddock would have had a great
chance to defeat Schmeling. He was
fighting in top form and apparently
was at his peak. He was in active
competition, whereas schmeling had
been idle.
But, not so long ago, Braddock
suffered an attack of rheumatism. 1t
caused the postponement of match
with Schmeling. Then, naturally. 1t
looked to me as if Schmeling, having
gotten his "second wind" and having
scored victories in some important
fights, the most notable Of which was
his sensational knockout Of Joe Louis,
would have the bulge on Braddock II
they met.