Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 June 1937 — Page 19

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Louis, left, and Braddock, are shown here swinging haymakers in

the third stanza of their championship battle.

showing signs of weariness.

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Schemling Also May Get Crack at the Title.

By United Press CHICAGO, June 23.—Promoter Mike Jacobs announced today he has extended his contract with Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis and added an agreement calling for at least four fights a year.

CHICAGO, June 23.—Joe Louis today had completed his mhrch down the glory road. The march started 23 years ago, in a tiny cabin in the cotton, way down in Alabam’. It ended last night in a brilliant patch of light at Comiskey Park when, with 65,000 persons looking on, he was proclaimed heavyweight champion of all the world. He heard the proclamation with upraised hands—hands that still dripped with the blood of the big Irishman, Jimmy Braddock, vho, after 22 minutes and 10 seconds of battling, had crumpled to the floor unconscious.

Only one other man of Louis’ race |

=bhurly, gold-toothed Jack Johnson —ever stood where Louis stands today. But Jack lifted the title in Australia, which leaves Louis with the distinction of being the. first Negro to win the championship on American soil. When Louis blasted the defending champion to. the floor in the eighth he capped one of the most sensational climbs to the heights in the history of boxing. Three years ago Joe labored in an automobile factorv. A pair of overalls was his

dress, and pork chops and hominy |

grits his fare. Today he was the best fighting man in the world, with $700,000 in the bank, and faced with the cheery prospect of making twice _ that amount in the next 12 months. Already Mike Jacobs, the shrewd New Yorker who brought. last night's fight to Chicago despite a flock of lawsuits; has laid plans for Joe to defend his championship twice hefore winter.

Wants to Keep Busy

Jacobs announced today that he had arranged tentatively to take the Brown Bomber to London in July and pit him against Tommy Farr, the gangling Welshman who holds the British Empire heavyweight title. If successful against Farr, Louis will return for a September go against the best available opponént—probably Max Schmeling of Germany, only man to conqu + Joe since he began living by his fists. “Mister Jacobs says I'm going to be the busiest champion ever was,” Joe grinned today. ‘And that sure suits me. Ill fight one a month if he can dig them up.” Joe was challenger last night and got only a paltry 172 per cent of the net receipts. The gross was announced as $715,400.74, but the net - hasn't been calculated. When it is Braddock will ke given 50 per cent for the terrific punishment he took at the hands of thz coffee-colored challenger. But from now on Joe's will be the champion’s share and with his tremendcus drawing power eventually he should build up a fortune to compare with that amassed by Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney. Courage Is Praised There were many today who praised Braddock for his courage in carrying the fight to Louis but felt, for the most part, that the champion had used poor judgment in his first title defense. He fought for the crown instead of the crown. Bob Pastor, one of the fighters who hopes to challenge Louis, asserted: “Jim was too game for his own good. If he had fought a waiting fight he. would have lasted 15 rounds and might have saved his championship.” One jolting right uppercut in the first round almost retained the title for the Jersey “Cinderella Man.” It - whistled upward a scant eight inches, whipped the challenger under the chin and dropped him to the canvas. But Louis took it and was on his feet without a count. Braddock took a terrific beating from then on and seemed to care little for the stunning blows that ripped his Irish face into a mess of streaming cuts. He lashed out with hearty rights and while they steamed with viciousness Louis caught or rolled with most of them.

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WIMBLEDON, England, June 23. —Donald Budge, Oakland, Cal. redLead, led the parade of seeded stars into the third round of the allEngland tennis championships men’s singles today by beating George Patrick Hughes, Davis Cupper. 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. Advancing with him was Gene Mako, who beat Hector Fisher, Swiss Davis Cupper, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.

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Joe Louis, flanked by his trainer, left, and his manager, Julian Black, fist that knocked the heavyweight

Joe's Mother

J ust Sleeps

By United Press DETROIT, June 23.—A tired Negro woman slept today as Detroit's “Little Harlem” celebrated the victory of its own son, Joe Louis, new heavyweight boxing champion of the world. It was “hi-de-ho” time for the area around Hastings St., but for Lillie Barrow it was bed time, and the buxom mother of 23-year-old Joe slept. Earlier, as she slumped over the dining room table in the home Joe provided when he started to make money with his fists, she had said: “I'm not nervous. Joe told ime he'd win and I had the same confidence he had.” Other Negroes of the section waited upon no such assurances. Huddled around radio sets they awaited the knockout blow to set their feet to tingling; their voices to song. Pianos appeared mysteriously out of living rooms to take their = place under street lamps; songs and shouting awakened those who had gone to bed.

Tribute Paid Beaten Foe

By United Press CHICAGO, June 23.—Joe Louis sat up suddenly on his dressing table with a grin as big as a slice of wa2rmelon and dared any heavyweight fighter in the world to take away his brand-new championship. “I'll be the fightingest champion there ever was,” the Bomber declared and sank back again as a dozen bobbing heads closed over him. “Joe Louis will fight every month if Mike Jacobs digs up enough opponents for wus,” said comanager Julian Black. “We'll fight anybody anywhere on Mike's say-so.” The new champion raised his eyes and held up the deadly right hand that hammered the courageous Jersey Irishman until he could stand no more. “Yep,” he grinned, 'em all with this.” “I didn’t have time to think of much else but getting up when I got down on the floor,” Louis said. “Braddock didn’t hurt me with the punch. I felt all right. “But I hit that man harder than I ever hit anybody in my life. He was the gamest, toughest man I ever fought or saw.” ¢ That “gamest man” sat in a daze for many minutes after his seconds hauled him, stiff-legged, to his feet in the center of the ring. He could hardly speak his hazy thoughts but his first words were for more fight. “Give me a couple of more tough bouts and I'll want another crack at the title,” Jim muttered through his crushed lips. “That layoff of two years was too long.”

RABURN PINS AUSTERI NEW YORK-—BIll Raburn, Oklahoma, pinned Jim Austeri, Italy; Jesse James, Hollywood, whipped Tony Siano, New York.

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Shielding his battered face Braddock. leaves Comiskey Park after

being shorn of his heavyweight title.

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Williams Sees Johnson, Jeffries Story Repea ted

By JOE WILLIAMS

Times Special Writer CHICAGO, June 23.—They said Jim Braddock stayed out of the ring too long. But today they were saying the Jersey Irisher hadn't stayed out long enough. In the light of what happened at the White Sox ball park last night, it admittedly would have been better for the gentleman’s health, pride and general outlook on life if he

had continued inactive for the rest!

of his pugilistic life. Joe Louis, the young Detroit slugger, knocked him senseless after one minute and 10 seconds of brawling in the eighth round. took his title away from him and became the first Negro heavyweight champion since Jack Johnson flattened Tommy Burns in Australia and confirmed his right to the distinction by coming back to America to crush old Jim Jeffries at Reno. It was the old-age story of youth and ring sharpness against a stifflegged, courageous veteran who had dissipated his timing, co-ordination and fighting keenness in a two-year lay-off. One time he knew all the answers, but last night he was an awkward, stuttering, inarticulate scholar, dismally confused in the presence Of a fast, hard-hitting opponent.

With only slightly different shadings, it was the same picture that Jeffries presented when he collapsed before the more youthful Johnson; the same that framed the futile comeback of Dempsey against Tunney at Philadelphia; the same, in fact, that has marked the misplaced optimism of scores of.other veterans. . Displayed Great Courage

Only in one respect did Braddock meet, the issue on even terms with his opponent and that was in his fine display of courage. Louis had to batter him into a complete mental fog, into total physical exhaustion before he surrendered. The finishing punch was a right-hander delivered * with all the power and savagery the young Negro commands. It dropped the defending champion as if he had been drilled by a bullet fired from the outer rim of the screaming stands. Although Braddock launched his gallant campaign on a surprise note in the first round by dropping Louis with a short right uppercut in close, it was pretty evident almost from the opening bell that the Negro had the more vital factors on his side— superior speed with hands and feet, better timing and more power. In the end these things had to tell. The surprise was they didn’t tell earlier. And had the Irisher been

At the left is his trainer, Doc

head of James J. Braddock in the eighth round of their battle in Comiskey Park, Chicago. Joe appears to be unmarked despite the gruelling grind. 2

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less courageous, they would have told.’ In the midst of the tumult following the knockout, Louis’ hand was lifted and the announcer proudly acclaimed him as the new heavyweight champion of the world. At this moment across the sea, a beetlebrowed German was sitting next to a radio absorbing the exciting details. :

Max Must Be Puzzled

A year ago the same German, who happens to be Max Schmeling, of course, startled the fight world by handing Louis his first defeat as a professional. Not only that, but by knocking him out cold. The German’s emotions as he heard Louis hailed as the best fighter in the world can cnly be imagined. And he can be pardoned if he wrinkled his brow in bewilderment and mumbled: “How can he be the heavyweight champion of the world if I stopped him?” Quite a lot of other people addicted to the bloody heroics of the ring may be grappling with the same puzzling contradiction today.

In any event, the fight clearly established the fact that Schmeling should have been in one of the corners. And if he had been, he undoubtedly would be back on his throne as the heavyweight champion of the world today. Morally he is, anyway. And until Louis meets the German again and beats him, his championship status must be considered in the second-class manner,

Pat Malone In Comeback

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tc six safeties in winning, 6-0. Bill Lee pitched the Cubs to a 5-6 shutout over the Giants by limiting the National League champions to seven hits. The Washington Senators had a field day against Cleveland, winning 11-2 with a 17-hit barrage, including four off young Bob Feller in two innings that were good for four runs. It was the American League strikecut king's first appearance in the Indians’ lineup since May 18. Detroit at Boston was rained out.

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Braddock, his face bruised and swollen, hangs onto Louis in a clinch

in the seventh round. a knockout.

When Jack Dempsey, left, and last night they greeted each other as

The next round saw the title taken from him by

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Jess Willard met at the ringside old friends, although Dempsey had

taken the heavyweight title from Willard in a battle at Toledo in 1919.

GOLFING

By W.T.

HE defending city champ, Dorothy Ellis, has one of the most delib-

erate windups in the local women’s league. , that a slow upswing is one of the

| any written advice about the matter best hook and slice preventatives in the bag.

years, held the Philadelphia Phillies |

The champion seems to play better under pressure. witness what happened in yesterday's play at Hillcrest Ellis was playing Mrs. William Hutchinson, the latter

She proves, better than

For instance, course. Miss

smooth ball-clouter with reserve for the greens.

Dorothy was one up on her op-< ponent when they reached the sixth | green. Miss Ellis’ caddy stcod on the green as usual. But . Mrs. Hutchinson's approach shot struck the caddy and although Miss Ellis took a five and Mrs. Hutchinson a six, the hole was forfeited to Mrs. Hutchinson. It was a break which might have unnerved some players. But Miss Ellis struck even on the seventh, lost the eighth and won | the ninth, to take a 43 to Mrs. Hutchinson's 45 for the first nine. On the par five 10th hoie Miss Ellis stretched for a six while Mrs. Hutchinson could only squeeze out a seven. | Then the champion turned on the | pressure, took two birdies in a row. | They halved the 13th and 14th and | Miss Ellis took the 15th to win the | match. i

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ARRIETT RANDALL, the Butler belle, was on her game in earnest. The day before, during qualifications, she was all over the course on the first nine. Yesterday she shot the same group of cups in 42, just for revenge. Harriett, run-ner-up to Miss Ellis last year, takes her golf game pretty seriously but she isn't one to spread her troubles over the luncheon table. If she’s on, O. K. If she isn't, well, there are always other days and other tournaments. She won her match from Mrs. R. A. Staudt, 7 and 5. Both were playing on their home greunds. Miss Mary Gorham, the jovial girl from Highland, had one of her best days yesterday; clipping off the first nine in 40, the Lest competitive golf played in the tourney. Just one under ladies’ par, Miss Gorham would have been in on the ground floor if she had saved a shot on the third hole. It is rumored that Mary is going to quit practicing. She had played only five times this season.

Mrs. John Spiegel, Meridian Hills,

who fell before Miss Gorham's onslaught yesterday, had one of -the most legitimate excuses that could be offered in a ladies’ meet. She said that on one hole she had to

remove a fishing worm before she

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HE longest match in the championship flight yesterday was the one between Carolyn Varin, another Butler representative, and

plucky little Lois Bond, who went to 20 holes to decide who was to meet Miss Ellis today. Miss Bond was two up at the end of the first 10 holes but Carolyn buckled down to work and took the 13th, 15th, 17th, 18th and 20th to win. : You can expect some stiff golf from Mrs. F. P. Davis during the rest of the tourney. We could tell by the way she submitted her score of 45 for the first nine yesterday in the match won from Mrs. Ben Stevenson, that she wasn’t going to let it happen again. :

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