The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
FIGHTER SENT.
INTO Ring IN.
BAD. CONDITION.
Charge He Refused To
Do Any Road Work
Before Fight
BY RUSS ]. COWANS

lake the HTSl DOut between Joe
Louis and Max -Sehmeling.- back N
1896, and you'll get vivid picture
OF what occurred at Olympia last
Friday night
louis. hailed as the inv.ncible.
did not take his bout with Schmel-
ing seriously He cid not train
properly. spending most OF his time
a; the training camp az Lakehurst.
y j. playing golf and listening 10
the music OF the band He was
Knocked out in the twelfth round
by the German. his first defeat
since turning professional in 1884
Robinson, prior TO last Friday
night, was considered invincible
by some OF his followers. and evir
IDENTIFY, Robinson followed the same
line OF thinking. His action pre-
ccdnc the fight would lead one 70
believe tina; he did
Saved by Bell
He refused TO train properly for
The battle with Jake LaMot;a which
ne los, on a decision after beng
Knocked down in The eighth round
the bell saving him from the is-
nominy OF a knockout
From unimpcach ,ble sources I've
learned that Robinson did not do
ary roa work. goin out one morn
ing az six o'clock, but returning IN
less than hall an hour 10 the Nor
wood hotel where he stayed during
the time ne spent in Detroit.
Not only did ne not take his
trqining seriously, but there were
number o, parties which lasted
unit! long after midnigh. And the
n. gh. clubS were big attraction
for him. according 20 ryaiutormant
A number OF Paradise Valley
gamblers who had planned 20 bet
heavily on Robinson, switched
their money a Few days before The
fight. after they had been warned
tina, Robinson was not training
faithfully for the battle I; was
this warning which. prevcn'cd
Paradise VsNcy from losing plenty
o. money on the Harlem wrath as
the odds wen. from e 70 4 20
In his dressing room after The
hgh; Robinson told reporters that
he had run out OF gas" before the
tenth round. which accounted for
the severe pas.ing he took.
Fine DcmapStr alton
However. the slender New Yorker
did give a remarkable demonstra-
ton OF boxing skill Until he YVES
the victim OF that LEI, hook thrown
- LaMo;,a in the eighth round
The blow caught Robi ,Son in the
stomach (many OF his followers
claim Il was below The bcl0 and
sen; hiT Keeling into the ropes A
solid RICH: by LaMooa drove Rob
inSon through The ropes
Realizing that he w5sIn danger
Robinson cx;rica:cd< himself from
the ropes. but slid 10 the canvas
for a Of n;ne. the ber saw
ing hin. When the count reached
ten -
Robinson recovered and put up
gallant battle in the ninth ard
ter,h. but was too weak 10 beat
hack the rushing attack Of the
Bronx battler. LaMo,ta scaled 1907
-te Restasan,s -l44i, --
However. the decision in La
Mottss favor was by a slim mar
gin. leading many TO believe that
IL Robinson had trained properly
ne would have won the verdict
Louis came back after his defeat
bv Schmeling 10 become a greater
fighter. Can Robinson Dc this7 Or
will his defeat the frs, in 100 fights
send him 10 oblivion Tine will
tell.
In the meantime Promoter Nick
Iondes has hastcncd % New York
IN an effort TO rematch Robinson
and LaMotta. A record smashing
crowd OF 1880 fans saw the bout
Friday night. and Lontes believes
similar number would pay 10 see
return go.
Emmett Gricr. Detroit light
weight, scored his second consccu-
tive knockout in Olympia by stop
ping Sammy Scully. Chicago. in the
second round. in one OF the prelim-
mary bouts
Buster Peaks. De,roi. middlPe
weight. lost decision 10 Phil Mus
cato. Buffalo in eigh, rounds, and
George Brunette. Detroit middle
weight, dropped a decision 20 Wal