The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-30
Fighter Held
No Affection
For Hitler
Nv JACK QpDY

United Press staff Correspondent
NEW xoRk-News Of Max
schmsling1s death sobensd Cauli-
flower Canyon today.
The guys in the know regard
ID Il particularly tragic because
Herr Make never had a chance
TO reveal his genuine affection
fer the late Joe Jacobs one Of
the greatest OF all managers.
schmeling died In the Mani
cause. But along teth street
he IL regarded a. the victim of
= political machine victim Of
a philosophy which never per-
mitted this fighter 10 find the
peace he always sought.
I was In Jack Dempsey's
broadway tavern when the flash
came. Dempsey said u was .
damned shame" because Make
wasn't Mani NJ heart. lie said
"schemilng told me he was
merely going through the mo-
lions Of being . Nsxi for the
sake Of his beautiful wife, Amy
ondra former European movie
start"
Promoter Mike Jacobs said.
Knowing schmeling a. did. I
cannot believe that he sacrificed
his life fer a cause In which he
certainly did not believe"
The Schmeling l knew was q
scientific boxer. always looking
for an opening. Perhaps he
thought he saw one az Crete
and was killed trying to take
advantage OF II.
Sehmeling was man who
always sought the opening.
Never can forget the afternoon
sat with him in February.
1886. before the old rose fire.
place in Makes apartment in
suburban Berlin. He was sign
ed TO meet Joe Louis, the brown
skinned super man.
Schmellng said. This Louis
Il just an amateur. lie makes
mistakes. lie leaves the big
opening, which my right fist
will take care Of"
L paid little attention 10 this
statement, because ! figured he
was merely whlstllng past the
graveyard. just as had the other
Make (Baerl the year before.
When Make. the beetle
browed eN-world champion. ar
rived in the United States. there
was one man who agreed with
all his promises. That was little
stogie-smoking Joe Jacobs. And
when schmeling achieved the
miracle Of knocking out Lous
in the 18th round. Manager
Jacobs said. Il told you so"
This same little Jew had
yelled Foul FOUL" back in
1880 and gained schmeling the
world heavyweight title over
Jack sharkey.
But when Schmeling returned
to the United States in June.
1888. and tried to repeat his
kayo victory over Louis, Herr
Make would not listen TO Man
ager Jacobs-who was relegated
to the position Of agent with a
cut OF 10 per cent instead OF
33is per cent.
Schmeling listened 10 Herr
Helmas, a Berlin photographer,
and to Trainer Max Machon. an
avowed Brown Shirt.
Little Yussel wanted Schmel-
ing TO come out hot for this
tilt with Louis. But Make
wouldn't listen and he came out
cold-and got knocked out In
2:O4 Of the first round, quickest
heavyweight championship kaye
In fistic history.
Despite this, Yussel Jacobs
the unweleome non aryan -
stuck with his fighter. II was
Little Yussel who got the x-ray
pictures showing the alleged In
jury TO Makes sacro-illiae.
It was Little Yussel who
marched beside schmeling's
stretcher as the former heavy
weight champion was carried
upon a boat bound for Germany.
Schmeling Is dead-the Ger
man Dempsey who could pluck
that right hand off his breast.
but Yussel-the-Muscle died be-
fore him. There was one Of the
greatest combinations In ring
history - schmeling who could
fight and who worshipped dol
lars and never spent them. and
Joe JacobS, one Of the greatest
squanderers the ring ever knew.
MAX BAER REGRETS
SACRAMENTO, Cal hat
war and killing" Make Basr sx