The Omaha guide., 1938-07-09
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Avenges Previous Defeat

Nov | feel like a real cham
picn' were the first words that
Joa Louis said when he returned
to his dressing room after his
quick victory over Max Schmeling.
Louis certainly looked the part on
Wednesday night and he mere than
got revenge for the earlier knock-
out at the harls of the German. 1t
took Max twelve rounds to bring
him down but he, Louis accom-
rlished the feat in less than one.
Joe had been pictured by white
sports writer's as lazy arli Snuff
ling. but in this bout he was full
of pep and came out swinging
from the bell. Max never landed
but n blow--a right which Joe
saw coming and stepped beck
from. Speaking of this blow,
Trainer Jack Blackburn said:
did you see what he did when
Max got over his right? He fir
ed right back with a right as fast
al be was clipped. joe did ex-
aetly as he was told. You can't
escape getting hit when you go
to a man or he comes TO you. Joe
took plenty IN training because he
was being drilled to fire right
back as fast as he was hit As l
said at the camp, the science of
boxing is to avoid getting hit bat
IL you do get hit, hit the other
fellow before he hits you again"
Governor of Michigan
In Dressing Room
Among the many notabies who
Witnessed the bout was Governor
Frank Murphy of Michigan, and
he is just as much a Poe Louis
fan as is Bill Robinson, for after
tho bout he was one of the first
of the hero worshippers who came
to tn dressing room to congratu-
late the champion. The Mayor of
Detroit was also at the ringside.
making the trip by plane.
The victory was celebrated IN
| Harlem until sunrise Thursday
morning. Thousands lined the
avenues and many young people
orgaized %imPromptu parades,
some carry effigies of Adolph
Hitler and shouted Hell Hitler"
while others became more boist-
erous. Tho police, however, had
been instructed to let them have
their fun and they did until some
one threw a milk bottle from a
roof at 130th street and Seventh
avenae and injured several patrol
men at their corner. After that
thy began to crack down and sew
eral arrests were made. .e<.
Many Of the out of town fairs
celebrated at private parties. One
such party was a champagne party
at Smalls' Paradise given by Ev-
erett Watson, one Of Detroit's
wealthiest Negroes. ard Mrs. Wat
SON Their quests included Richard
w Reading, mayor OF Detroit,
snd his son, Richard, Jr.. who Is
his secretary also Ulysses w.
Boykin, colored assistant secret.
AIRY TO the Mayor of the Motor
City; 7. NJ. Rheinhardt, owner of
the High Speed Company of Glas-
gov, Mich. and reputed a million
aire: Mr.. and Mrs. John Register
Hammond, Or. and Mrs. ]. Marlowe
Romano Johns manager of the
Prong Club of Detroit; Billy
Burke formerly Of Comics Inn IN
Harlem and now a resident of De-
troit, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Ham
mond, Attorney Charles Roxbor-
iough, brother Of John Roxborough
co-manager of the champion:
Lloyd Loomis, formerly assistant
Attorney General of the State of
Michigan; Claude A. Barnett, head
of the Associated Negro Press Of
Chicago; and Mrs. Eulalia Gaines
of Detroit, sister of the champion
! The local guests included Bill
(Bojangles) Robinson, DR. "Shag''
Hogans, Izzy Myers and many
others.
Mrs. Marva Louis, wife of the
champion, listened in to the fight
over the radio from the apart
ment of her friend, Mrs. Mae SaT-
age, of st. Nicholas avenue. She
was quite pleased with the results
but said she knew that Joe would
win and that they had a bet be-
tween themselves that the German
couldn't last three rounds.
They lfet Wednesday evening on
the Twentieth Century for a shors
visit with his mother before they
return to New York preparatory
to their sailing on July s.