St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-07-18

once to interview the Champ" I
ushered up to Room 1146 and met
at the door by Julian Black, Joe's
we'll known manager. The suite of
rooms was beautiful color
combination of pale blue, ivory and
gold.
Joe was seated at his breakfast
table and was just finishing an in
terview with George Barton, Sports
Columnist of the Minneapolis Star
Journal. The Bomber" looked
sharp in a green slack outfit which
was we'll cut and brought out the
splendid beauty Of his physique.
Upon being introduced to Mr..
Louis, he courteously rose, bowed,
and smiled, putting Sal immedi-
ately at her ease. AS soon as l
looked at Joe, I was struck by the
beauty and smoothness of his COM
plexion. 1t was practically flaw
less except for slight cut over his
left eye which was a hangover
from the last fight. His hair was
cropped rather short but was neat
and smooth. You would never
think by looking at his hands that
they possess such dynamite and are
capable of such power. Joe isn't
a bit conceited and very charming
to meet, in fact he's quite easy on
the eye and l do mean easy.
Seated at the table with Joe
were three of his party-MARTIN
P. CAIN, CHARLES GLYNN and
FREDDIE GUINYARD of Chi
cago, all quite handsome men. Be-
fore I could get started with the
interview, the rest of the party be-
gan talking, laughing and inter-
viewing Sal. Whereupon Joe jok-
ingly said, "Miss Scott, don't pay
any attention to those Chicago
wolves-they aren't any good. I'm
the only rose at this table," Which
showed that Joe really has a keen
sense of humor.
Well, to get down to brass tacks,
here are some of Joe's answers
which you can see are quite con-
else and to the point.
1. When you were a boy did
you ever have any inward feeling
or premonition that you would
some day become national celeb
rity?
Answer: No, I didn't.
2. Do you believe the Negro in
America is holding his own eco
nomically?
Answer: I think so.
8. How long are you going to
be in Minneapolis and are you
going to do any fishing or golfing
while here?
Answer: I am going to do some
golfing and no fishing. I'll be leav-
ing Saturday at 4 p. m.
4. What do you do in your
spare time?
Answer: Play golf and go horse
back riding.
S. Who are some of your favor
lite movie stars?
Answer: George Brent and Bette
Davis.
6. Do you attribute your sue
cess in your fights more to luck or
to your physical proves?
Answer: Partly to luck and
partly to my training.
7. Who have been the two
toughest opponents of your fight
ing career?
Answer: Schmeling and Billy
Conn.
9. Do you think our race has
any future in golfing or league
baseball?
Answer: I think so.
10. What's your favorite des-
sert?
Answer: Ice cream.
II. When you retire what do
you intend to do? And where do
you plan to reside?
Answer: I want to be gentle
man farmer. I plan to reside at
my Spring Hill Farm, Utica, Mich.
IL. Who first nicknamed you
the BROWN BOMBER?
Answer: A sports writer from
Detroit, Mich.
13. What do you think of Min
neapolis
Answer: I think it's swell.
IA. Is it true that during one
of your appearances in a Chicago
theatre an enthusiastic 300 pound
woman startled the audience by
crying out, "Oh, Joe, Honey Child,
I love you," and then swooned and
in her fall broke a couple of the
chairs?