Evening star., 1938-06-20
JOE 'F|GHT|N' MAD
ASTRA|N|NC ENDS
Max Hopes Champ Will Try
to Force PaCe-Advance
Reaches 100000.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

AsNOClhleO FTSSS opOTtS WIlleT.
NEW YORK. June 2o.-The golden
rain continues to pour down on the
box Office, Mike Jacobs becomes
hoarser by the hour as he croaks
plenty Of tickets left" and the long
awaited return fight between Max
schmeling and Joe Louis for the
heavyweight title is only three nights
away.
Louis. the 24-year-old Negro cham
pion. still declares he will bat
Schmeling's brains out in mot more
than two rounds" as he does final
bit OF loafing around his training
camp at Pompton Lakes before motor
ing in for the weigh-in Wednesday
noon.
Schmeling. the same maddeningly
confident German who interrupted
Joe's sensational career with 18th
round knockout two summers ago,
winds up his preparation with four
liesurely rounds of boxing at his high
camp In Spectator.
Things otherwise are reaching
focus. Fifteen thousand "ringside"
seats are being knocked together at
the Yankee Stadium. and the fistic
experts, gathered here to represent
newspapers over most of the civilized
world. are beginning to look drawn
and haggard as the time in which
they can guess right" grows shorter
Joe's Windup Wins Backers.
A lot Of them jumped to the Louis
banner yesterday as Joe wound up
his training in a savage onslaught
on his Negro sparmates. He looked
the old brown bomber as full of
poison as a cobra, and a banner dele
cation from Harlem whooped it up.
I'm coming out fighting-or else
there wouldn't be no fight" Joe told
his interviewers, ominously.
Schmeling didn't sound particularly
impressed when told that Louis still
was threatening to skin him alive.
'Yah?" he queried politely Dots
very good. If he doesn't change his
mind I will be champion quicker"
Max has been taking it very easy
for the last 10 days. ever since he
scared his trainer. Max Machon, silly
by displaying symtoms Of reaching
peak condition too quickly.
Louis. on the other hand, appears
to have been brought to fighting pitch
exactly on schedule by his wise old
trainer, Jack Blackburn He Is in
beautiful trim and looks 1.-the and
slim despite his 200 pounds.
The odds on Louis to retain his
title still are running 8 to and
better. and indications are that this
is going to be one Of the big betting
events in fight history.
Glove Argument Still Rages.
Louis admirers are banking heavily
on the fact that no heavyweight
champion ever has regained the
throne, As well as on the accepted
premise that Louis, as the defending
titleholder, is more likely to get the
nod II the fight goes the distance and
Is close.
Schmeling's loyal following quotes
another popular fistic adage: Once
you whip = man, he's whipped" in
ferring that the Negro hasn't forgot
ten the brutal punishment Schmeling
gave him before.
Representatives of the two fighters
will meet at the Office of the Boxing
Commission tomorrow and toss some
words about. They still are wransling
about the gloves to be used. Louis
holding out for the good old Chicago
brand with the big thumbs. and
schmeling yelling no. 1t is possible
that each will be permitted to wear
the mitt of his choice.
Counting the money taken in yes
Serday. the advance sale was roughly,
3700,0OO and Promoter Jacobs con-
ttnued to sing OF = million dollar
gate. Then 10000 general admission
tickets will be thrown on sale ut 6
o'clock Wednesday evening at $3.50
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