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ISBN 978-9963-48-887-2 Copyright © 2012 Burlington Books Burlington Reader No. NB2.02 10) 9 8 7 ome 3 2 1 2 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 CONTENTS Introduction 4 Chapter |: 19th June, 1936: Max Schm Enters the Ring # Chapter 2: 19th June, 1936: Joe Louis Enters the Ring 1 Chapter 3: 19th June, 1936: Jack Johnson = Chapter 4: The First Match 20 Chapter 5: Between the Matches 23 Chapter 6: Joe Louis Fights Jim Braddock 25 Chapter 7: Build-up to the Second F Chapter 10: Max and Joe Go to War “4 Chapter I: After the War jain 3 Chapter 12: Reunion 49 Epilogue 33 Glossary 58 Cross-Curricular Focus 66IntTRODUCCION Esta es una historia real, que abarca medio siglo, sobre las terribles luchas y, finalmente, la gran amistad entre dos campeones mundiales de boxeo, Joe Louis y Max Schmeling. Joe, el primer campeén del mundo de color en dos décadas, tuvo que vencer los prejuicios de los blancos a la ver que a los mejores boxeadores de su generacién para conquistar la corona. A finales de los afios 30, su enemigo era el boxeador alemén Max Schmeling, ‘ocho afios mayor y tremendamente subestimado, Ia Segunda Guerra Mundial los sitia en bandos opuestos y durante la posguerra pasan una mala racha. Mientras Joe sufre un deterioro mental, fisico y ecénomico, Max consigue rehacer su vida y convertirse en un rico hombre de negocios. AAl final se retinen, esta vez como viejos amigos, y Max ayuda, ‘cuando més lo necesita, al hombre que dos décadas antes le habia hhumillado y levado al hospital. IntRoDUcCIO Aquesta 65 una historia real, que comprén mig segle, sobre les terribles lluites 1, finalment, la gran amistat entre dos campions ‘mundials de la boxa, Joe Louis i Max Schmeling Joe, el primer campié del mén de color durant dues décades, va haver de véncer‘els prejudicis dels blancs alhora que els millors boxejadors de la seva generacié per aconseguir la corona. A final dels anys 30, cl seu enemic era el boxejador alemany Max Schmeling, vuit anys més gran i tremendament subestimat La Segona Guerra Mundial els situa en bandols oposats i durant Ja postguerra passen una mala temporada. Mentre Joe pateix un deteriorament mental, fisic § econdmic, Max aconsegueix refer la seva vida i convertir-se en un home de negocis ric. Finalment es reuneixen, aquesta vegada com a vells amics, i Max ajuda quan més ho necessita, home que dues décades abans Vhavia humiliat i portat a Vhospital. ‘SARRERA Benetako istorioa dugu hau, mende erdi hartzen duena, munduko bi txapeldunen borroka beldurgarriena eta euren ondorengo adiskidetasun bikainarena: Joe Louis eta Max Schmeling boxcolariena. Joek, koloredun munduko Jehen txapeldunak, bi hamarkadetan, ‘urien aurreiritziak eta bere garaiko boxeolari onenak gainditu behar izan zituen koroa erdiesteko. 30eko hamarkadaren amaieran, Max Schmeling alemaniarra zuen lehiakide, zortzi urte zaharragoa eta gumtiz gutxictsia, Bigarren Mundu Gerrak aurkako bandoetan kokatuko ditu, eta gerraostean bolada txarra izango dute. Jock nartiadura mentala, fisikoa eta ekonomikoa pairatuko ditu; Maxek, aldiz,bizitza berregitea Jortuko du eta negozio-gizon aberats bilakatuko da. Azkenean elkartu cegingo dira, aspaldiko adiskide gisa oraingoan, eta Maxek laguntza emango dio, gehien behar duenean, hamarkada batzuk Iehenago ‘makurrarazi eta erietxera eraman zuen Joeri Limiar Esta € unha historia real, que abrangue medio século, sobre as {erribeis loitas e, finalmente, a grande amizade entre dous campiéns mundiais de boxeo, Joe Louis e Max Schmeling. Joe, 0 primeiro campién do mundo de cor en das décadas, tivo ‘que vencer os prexuizos dos brancos 4 ver que aos mellores puixiles dda sia xeracién para acadar a coroa. A finals dos anos 30, 0 seu {nimigo era o boxeador aleman Max Schmeling, oito anos mais vello ‘¢ tremendamente menosprezado. A Segunda Guerra Mundial sitéaos en bandos oportos ¢ a0 longo dda posguerra pasan unha mala época. Mentres Joe sofre un estrago mental, fisico ¢ ecénomico, Max consegue refacer a sia vida converterse nun rico home de negocios. ‘Ao final rednense, esta vez como vellos amigos, € Max axuda, cando mais 0 precisa, ao home que diias décadas antes o humillara € cconducira ao hospital. : iTHE CHARACTERS TST eWN NT I 1 Write the correct number next to each word. airing ...b.troiner ...€.comer ....d.audience ...e. eferee 2 Do you agree the following sentences? Why or why not? 3 Sports personalities can unite a country It’s important for sports personalities to be good examples to the public Sports personalities should only represent the country they were born in, Sports personalities don’t have the same responsibilities as the rest of the population.Coase 19th June, 1936: Max Schmeling Enters the Ring It was 19th June, 1936 in Yankee Stadium, New York. There was an unusual silence as Max Schmeling entered the boxing ring and sat down in his corner. For the spectators, it was like watching a lamb on its way to the slaughter. Max had once been a great boxer, but that was a few years ago. Today, most boxing fans knew that he was past his prime. Mox was aware that most people in the stadium that night believed he had little hope of lasting more than 2 couple of rounds against the invincible Joe Louis. Max’s friends ‘wondered if, even at his best, he could have survived for long ag the unstoppable “Brown Bomber” ‘Max looked at the Yankee Stadium crowd. Although he was far away from his native Germany, many of the faces he saw were familiar and seemed to be giving him encoura nst ig smiles — or was it pity? Schmeling had already been to the US several times and had lots of local friends. New York was his second home, but Berlin was his first love. ee Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmel small northern German town of Klein-Luckow on 28th September, 1905, but his parents moved to Hamburg soon after his birth, Young Max was a bright student and an excellent sportsman. In 1921, his father took him to the cinema, where they saw the world heavyweight title fight between American Jack Dempsey and Frenchman George Carpentier. From that day, Max was fascinated by the sport. He read books about boxing and used to practise with his friends. They didn’t have boxing gloves, so they used Max’s father Max’s father was not happy when his son told him he dreamed about becoming a professional boxer. At that time, boxing had only recently become legal in Germany and few people were interested in the sport. However, all that was going to change. His father had ng was born in the s socks instead! hoped that Max would work in adver ing, but his son tried it and immediately saw it was not for him. Finally, his father gave in and ought Max a pair of boxing gloves. At least, he got his socks back! They didn't have boxing gloves, so they used Max's fathers socks instead! At the age of 17, Max left home to seek his fortune in the city was his only passion, He joined the Milheim. Amateur Boxing Club and trained like a man with a mission, By 1928, Max had reached the light heavyweight final of the German championships, He was disappainted to narrowly lose the final fight, but many important people were impressed by his fighting skills. Suddenty, Max had a trainer and a manager and was on his way to Berlin ‘of Cologne. Boxi10 ‘These were the days of the Weimer Republic. Berlin was a wonderful, cosmopolitan city. It was a place of art, culture, love and living for the moment. Max was fascinated by the place. He met famous writers and actors and was always welcomed at the most ‘exclusive clubs and parties. Artists painted him and sculptors carved his masculine physique in marble, He was pursued by gorgeous women, and later, he married one of the most beautiful and talented actresses in Germany. ‘That year, Max arrived in New York for the first time and met Joe Jacobs, who became his new manager. After defeating the Spaniard Paulino Uzcudun, and following world champion Gene Tunney’s retirement, Max suddenly found himself as a leading contender for the world heavyweight belt. ‘On 12th June, 1930 Max met the American boxer Joe Sharkey in a match that was called the “Battle of the Continents”. Although Max was younger and stronger, he began slowly and by the fourth round ‘was behind on points. Then, suddenly, Sharkey punched him in the groin, and Max fell to the floor in pain. But this was a good thing for Max. According to the rules of boxing at that time, a “low blow’ was a reason for disqualification. Joe Jacobs ran excitedly into the ring and demanded that Schmeling bbe declared the winner, Some moments of confusion followed and finally, it was announced that Max Schmeling would be crowned the new world champion, Max returned to Germany expecting to be greeted as a hero, but soon discovered that German boxing fans were ashamed of the way he had won his belt. Boxing writers mocked him, calling him the ““low-blow champion”. Then, two years later, Max fought a return fight against Sharkey in New York and this time, the roles were reversed. Though Max boxed well and most of the audience thought he had won, Sharkey was declared the winner. This time, Schmeling returned to Germany as a hero and sportswriters wrote that he had “brought credit to German sport”. In the four years that followed, Max’s results were mediocre. He ‘was still among the best, but was he good enough to stop the Brown Bomber? 19th June, 193 Joe Louis Enters the Ring Joseph Louis Barrow, or “Joe Louis as he called himself, entered the ring and the crowd roared like hungry lions. Louis was the most lesciting thing that had happened in the world of boxing in 20 years. fiven today, many experts still regard him as the greatest boxer of all time. Joe looked quickly at Max and then at the floor as he had been instructed. His manager had taught him to appear calm and modest ft all times. Joe was closer than he had ever been to the world title ut from the beginning he knew that his biggest enemy would be his colour. Louis was a black man in a sport owned and run by white F 20 years, since the legendary black boxing champion Jack Johnson, no other black boxer had been given a chance to win the world heavyweight title. His trainer, Jack Blackburn, still didn’t Aeally believe that Joe would be given that opportunity. Joe was very talented and had an unusually powerful punch, but 4 fey influential men controlled boxing, and they had swom never ‘again to suffer the humiliation of a black world champion. Blackburn hhad also been a great boxer in his day, and knew as much about the sport as any man alive. Although he thought he was wasting hiis time, he had agreed to train Joe because he needed the money. He tought his star student many things, but most important of all ‘Was never to let the fight go to a judges’ decision. “The judges will always rule against a black man,” he warmed. “Always knock your ‘opponents out. Let your fists be your judges.” joe looked at the audience in Yankee Stadium and saw his mother, Lillie. This was the first time she had come to one of his fights and she was very nervous. Hers had not been an easy life. Joe was her seventh child, bom on 13th May, 1914 in a hut in Lafayette, Alabama, where she lived with hier husband, Munroe Barrow. When Joe was only two, his father Was put into a mental institution, Soon after, his mother was told men,that he was dead and she later married a man called Pat Brooks. Joe always thought of Pat as his real father. The family moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1926, where Pat found work building Ford motor cars Joe was a quiet student, His mother decided that his hands would bring him a future and gave him money for violin lessons. However, Joe never learned to play the violin. A friend persuaded him to take the money to the local gym and learn to box instead ~a much more macho” hobby. To help his family, Joe worked in tough manual jobs, carrying ice and constructing cars Joe worked in tough ‘manual obs. ‘This made him strong, and soon he looked like he was born to box. Joe began to enter boxing competitions and progressed well Finally, his mother discovered his secret — her son was never going to be a violin player, but he might find fame and fortune in the world of boxing. Lille Brooks was a devout Christian and knew nothing about boxing, but she believed in her son. She told him that if boxing was to be his choice, he should do it as well as he could, In 1934, the leading boxing promoter Mike Jacobs signed Joe up {6 a professional boxer. Blackburn became his trainer and Joe knew hie was going in the right directior In the same year, Joe beat two former world champions. A year he married Marva Trotter. He was not a good husband and had silfriends. Joe and Marva divorced, remarried and divorced in. Apart from Marva, he had two other wives. While Joe had always been a hero to American blacks, the white boxing fans were slower to accept him. Jacobs arranged for articles find photographs of Joe Louis to be printed in newspapers usually ead by white people. One famous picture showed him reading from his mother’s bible; a ng his mother the keys to ‘ house he had bought her with his winnings, Readers were told that ‘Joe was carefully saving up his money for his retirement. In reality ‘only the story of the house was true. Joe rarely read anything and spent money as quickly as he earned it. Joe's promoters gave him a list of rules to follow. These included living a clean life, not being seen with white women, not laughing At defeated opponents and generally being a “good black man”. They Were not racists ~ most of th ~ but they Iiiew that if Joe wanted a chance to fight for the heavyweight title, Hie had to show the world that he was different from the previous Hack boxing champion, the legendary but controversial, Jack Johnson, who did not obey these rules. As a boxer, Joe Louis seemed unstoppable. Experienced fighters {Were afraid to step into the ring with him. One was dragged the fr ged the Jeleree to tell Joe to stop hitting him. The only man who seemed to be un elore the fight, he smiled and told boxing journalists that he had her showed Joe g n were blacks themselves m the bathroom, where he was hiding, and another beg; raid of the Brown Bomber was Max Schmeling. A few days 4 weakness in Joe Louis’ boxing, The journalists were sceptical, uit very interested in the result of this match. Schmeling stood Detwween Joe Louis and a title fight against Jim Braddock. Braddock Jas not considered a dangerous world champion and most experts sipfeed that the first good fighter to meet him would take his belt. ‘War this going to be Joe Louis’ next achievement?19th June, 1936: Jack johnson Jack Johnson, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, sat among the spectators in Yankee Stadium that night. Unlike most people there, he believed that Max Schmeling would survive the match against Joe Louis. He had even placed a large bet on Max Schmeling to win, and if Joe Louis lost this match, Johnson would be a rich man by the end of the night. Johnson had been the first black world heavyweight champion, from 1908 to 1915 and after him, the white world of boxing swore that he would be the last. John (“Jack”) Arthur Johnson was born on 31st March, 1878 in Galveston, Texas. He was the son of former slaves, but always saw himself as a free man and equal to any white man. Although he left school early to work in the docks, he was intelligent and spoke impressively. But he lived in an era of great prejudice. The white boxers wouldn’t give a black man the opportunity to fight for the world heavyweight title. They felt it would be humiliating to have a world champion who was black. There were several great black boxers, but they were forced to fight each other, usually for very little money. They often died young and broke As a young! man, Johnson was arrested for fighting against Joe Choynski for money and they were imprisoned together for a month, During that month, the experienced Choynski taught Jack everythin hhe knew and Jack’s style developed. Jack learned to avoid his opponents and tire them out before hitting them with powerful blows. He was big and strong, and soon became known as the “Galveston Giant” {In 1906, the Canadian Tommy Burns became the world heavyweight champion after the legendary James J. Jeffries retired. Jeffries had refused to even think about boxing against Johnson, but Jack thought he had a better chance of convincing Burns. Johnson followed Burns around the world to every fight, always buying the best ticket and then mocking Burns from the beginning to the end of cach fight. Eventually, in 1908, Burns was so angry, he agreed to This was a bad decisio ht Johnson, for Burns. Johnson beat him almost without ‘ifort, and became the first black world heavyweight champion, The ‘white world of boxing was furious to have a black boxing champion, Aller several more victories by Johnson, Jeffries announced in 1910 a i he would return to challenge him to regain the title for the “white © But Jefities was out of practice, and after being beaten up by Johnson in “The Fight of the Century”, he admitted that Johnson was 4 betier sportsman than he was. ‘Aller that, it seemed no boxer alive was in the same league as Hick Johnson and the world began to search for a*New White Hope", Miiletes were recruited from other sports and retired champions i back to tran them. Johnson smiled as he knocked them all what made so many white men hate Johnson was not his mocked his opponents as he beat hen and laughed when they tried to Dosing, but his attitude. Johnso him back. This behaviour Was Nol different to many other boxers, but a black man had never Pehaved in such a way to a white man before, fice, a US sheriff stopped him for speeding and fined him $50. *iere’s $100,” he told the sheriff. “Tl be coming back the same way! Al this time, a black man could be lynched for Just looking at a white woman, but Johnson had juny white lovers and used to pose with them in Hewspaper photog aphs, showing his gold teeth, Jack Johnson hoped that Max Schmeling Would beat Joe Lox s for many reasons iid hls bet was just one of them. He Few that Joe Louis spent his life trying {0 prove that he was not like Jack Johnson and that offended Jack. il tonight, the entire world would Louis was not like Johnson, Peeauise he was going to lose this fight {i Was time for the fight to begint Johnson had many white loversCHAPTERS 1-3 ACTIVITIES 1 Match each verb in A to its definition in B. A B admit defeat 1. demand a 2. fine , make a loud noise like an angry lion 3. give in . put money aside for something 4, roar 4 punish someone by making him / her pay money 5. saveup _——€. prepare for an activity such as a sport 6. seek {. say forcefully that you want something 7. train look for 2 Complete each sentence with a verb from activity 1. Use the correct form of the verb. 1, As the footballers entered the stadium, the crowd --w—-— with excitement 2. Bobby must —. hard for the race if he wants to win. 3. Be careful! If you smoke on this bus, the police will sts you a lot of money og _-that you apologise for what you said about me. Iewas a lie! 5. Our car is old and we are.» »»-- t0 buy a new one. 6.1 _ue before the end of the game because I knew I had lost. 7. Both scier However, they do so in different ways s and philosophers - the truth Boxing is not a modern sport In fact it dates back to at least 3000 BC. There are wall paintings from Iraq and Egypt of boxers without gloves. The first paintings we have of boxers with gloves are from Crete from around 1500 BC. 3 Who do each of the sentences below refer to? Write the correct letter on each line. 1, He was the son of former slaves. Max Schmeling 2. His mother wanted him to play the violin —~.3. He worked in an advertising company. _ 4, He liked driving fast. Joe Louis 5, He married an actress. 6. Sharkey defeated him. 8 ey Jack 7. He thought his father was dead. Johnson, 8, He beat Tommy Bums, + Sometimes the author tries to influence the way we think. In the excerpt below from Chapter 1, what is the writer trying to make us think? Max was aware that most people in the stadium that night believed hie had little hope of lasting more than a couple of rounds against the Anvincible Joe Louis.” 1} Answer the questions. Write the answers in your notebook. 1, Why did most people think that Joe would beat Max in their first fight? 2 Why did Max take his father’s socks? 4}. Why was Max called the “low-blow champion”? 4, What sort of image did Joe’s manager try to show of Joe? Why do you think he did this? 4 Why didn’t Jack Blackburn think that Joe would become the world ‘champion? 6 Ih what ways was Joe different from Jack Johnson? [Jw erineronoors oriactress WNEWS OF THE DAY MAN FLIES HIGHER T } Yesterday, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Walter Brookins became the first man in the world to fly to a height of 6175 fect, | Lepper: daps bine hs 2 ‘an excellent student j 77 vinthday. Brookins became made his Gist so ‘tight varvous last month when he set just two and a half Th ee porld record in Indianapolis practice. Now, it seems i aid reached the height of 4380. Walter “the sky’ the inl fect. Katharine Wright (sister was Walter’s school teachet became interested in fligl of the famous Wright Brotf it was because of het thi vou 12NO1 Nislerday, in Los Angeles, ex-champion Jinnes J. Jeffries gave his first interview Aijve bis defeat by world champion Jack Juhynson last Monday, July 4th. Jlfres had heard of the riots that had Juken place across the United States in Wwhictn about 23 blacks and twowhites had Jen killed and hundreds more injured, Hut dic not wish to discuss them. Jollesics explained that he had returned Wp fight Johnson after a Tong retirement Hocnuse of his fans, and that he was only ving, this interview for them. “I hope hey! leave me alone now," he sald. {fought one time too many and now I'm {inisied. 1 might aye beaten Johnson Mix or seven years ago, but I don’t believe Jeould now. I don’t want to fight Johnson Hor anyone else again,” ‘he former champ did not look in. good shape 8 jis words, He denied rumours that he He talked slowly, often forgett Hind lost because he had been doped Jefferies also denied other rumours that HRONICLE AMES JEFFRIES SAYS HE | COULD NOT BEAT JOHNSON Monday July 11,1910 Price One Cent 15 THROUGH ‘Johnson had been offered a lot of money to lose the fight. “Why would I offer Johnson money? I was sure 1 was going to beat him easily” Jeffries blamed himself for the defeat. However, there is still aman who believes that he can retum and defeat Johnson ~ his sparring partner Sam Berger. in the meantime, few agree with Berger, and the search for a “Great White {ope a. man who will rerun the world heavyweight belt to the white race, continues. My Lord, What a Morning Back post Wiliam Waring Cuney .as captured the excitement of many "American Negroes with this poern: O my Lord What a morning O my Lord, What a feeling, When Jack Johnson Tumed Jim Jetries Snow-white £208 to the ceiling.t Match The chancellor always felt most relaxed in his mountain retreat in Berchtesgaden, not far from the Austrian border. “It wonder of modem science,” one of his guests commented, “that ‘we can hear the New York fight all the way here in Germany.” The radio crackled as the two fighters were introduced to the crowd. A simultaneous translation was provided in German, Everybody in the room was hoping for a Schmeling victory. wuly a The chancellor was very talkative that night. He’told his guests how he had recently met Schmeling and his wife. “She was very charming,” he said. “T' send her flowers whether her husband wins or loses. Mr Schmeling seemed quite confident that he could beat the Negro. I hope he wins, but I'm a realist.” “You could never have become the chancellor of the Third Reich without realism, my Fihrer,” replied the guest. Adolf Hitler smiled and took another sip of his tea. He enjoyed compliments, especially when they were correct, and now h guests were ready to listen to the fight oe It was hot in Harlem, New York, that night of 19th June, 1936. Few Afro-Americans had tickets to see their hero, Joe Louis, fight. But nobody was going to miss the fight, even those families without a radio. More than 200 poor Americans crowded into the local drugstore to share one radio, The night was hot and they drank cold tea and fanned themselves with newspapers and his, Things began in a similar way to most of Joe Louis’ fights. It was relatively quiet, with Joe jabbing at Schmeting and winning the first two rounds. “That guy knows how to hit!” Schmeling said to his trainer, Max Machon, Schmeling tried to wink with his swollen He was optimistic, because he still had a secret plan. In the Harlem drugstore, the men smiled with every one of Joe’s punches. Young boys punched the air, imagining that they, too, were hitting Max Schmeling then, in the third round things began to change, as Max revealed fis secret. It was a weapon he had told few people about. While aly had been speaking enthusiastically about the Brown Homber and calling him “indestructible, Max had found some filins of Joe’s recent fights. He had watched them carefully and slowed the projector. There it was! He had noticed a weakness in Jve's boxing. Although Joe had an extremely powerful left punch, Jip often forgot to raise his hand after he had thrown the punch. This Would leave him open to a surprise right punch. That was why Max Hindi been in such a hurry to fight Joe. He knew that someone else vid eventually notice this weakness in Louis’ style and Schmeling Wanled to be the first to exploit itJust as he had planned, Joe threw a punch and Max came back with a sudden powerful right. This confused Joe and knocked his head back. The crowd roared and Blackburn tried to shout over them, “For God's sake, keep your hands up, man!” They both knew something was going wrong, In the fourth round, Max continued with his tactic. He threw a fantastic right and Joe almost fell. After a second right punch, Joe found himself on the floor for the first time in his professional career. Joe was not used to being there and he got up too quickly. “Stay down!” shouted Blackburn, “Wait for the referee to count to eight.” Although Joe recovered well, Schmeling knew his plan was working. He had done what no other boxer had done, and now he knew that he could really hurt Louis. By the sixth round, Max was in control. Joe kept fighting, throwing punches, but he was losing. His mother did not wish to see her son getting beaten up and she left the stadium. In rounds seven, eight and nine, it seemed that Joe was improving and the kids in the Harlem drugstore cheered again, but many of the ‘old men understood that this was just an illusion. By rounds ten and eleven, Max was beating him again with his right. On the other side of the Atlantic, there was cheering all over Germany as people turned up the volume on their radios. he heard a punch, the Fahrer hit his own thigh in satisfaction. Joe was showing great ability to survive, but by the twelfth round, it was all over. Max knocked Joe to the floor again and this time he ‘was unable to get up. The German jumped in the air in excitement and then went over to his defeated opponent and helped Blackburn drag him back to his comer. Max Schmeling was declared the winner. He was sure he'd be given his chance now against the world champion, Braddock, and that would be the next challenge. In Berlin) Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Minister of Propaganda, opened a bottle of champagne and poured the first glass for his guest, “Congratulations, Frau Schmeling! Your husband has achieved a seat victory for Germany.” very time Between the Matches Langston Hughes was an important black author who saw the fight that night. He wrote, “I walked down Seventh Avenue and saw ‘men crying like children, and women sitting with their heads in their hands.” When the news came that Joe Louis was knocked out, people (oss the country cried. Louis was the pride of the black community. A kid at the drugstore cried and said to his father, “When he was Winning, it was like we were all winning. We all had a chance.” Yes,” replied his father, “but now that he’s lost, it’s just another Negro getting beaten up by a white man,” When the news came that joe Louis was knocked out, people across the country cried. ‘There are no pictures of Joe after the fight because he didn’t allow Juiyone to photograph him. Joe blamed himself for the loss, He had Heh too sure of himself and had not trained seriously. He knew that Hie hed spent too much time playing golf, his new hobby. Blackburn Jil warned him that the muscles he used in golf were different to Whose he needed for boxing, but he hadn't listened. Joe was only 22 Wi he felt he had disappointed his people. He had strong shoulders, Hii the guilt was a heavy burden to carrySchmeling stayed a week in New York and everywhere he went, people patted him on the back and said, “We knew you could do it!” He returned to Germany and was greeted by an adoring crowd. He appeared on the balcony of the Frankfurt Town Hall and gave his fans a Nazi salute — something he would later regret. ‘The next day, Max was invited to have lunch with Hitler. He brought the film recording of the fight and he, his wife, his mother and several others joined the Filhrer for a screening. Hitler, who had always loved boxing, ordered it to be shown throughout Germany. It was called, Max Schmeling’s Victory, A German Viciory In the United States, boxing fans heard about the Nazi salute and Max’s afternoon with Hitler and their feelings about him began to change. All Joe could think about was another chance against Schmeling, “1 wanted that return match so much 1 could taste it. I had been humiliated and I had to prove to everyone that I was the best heavyweight around.” Joe felt very guilty about his loss, but he never doubted his abilities. He just wanted to train and then get back in the ring again with Max. Joe's manager, Mike Jacobs, knew that Joe’s return fight against ‘Max would not be soon and nobody was going to give him a chance to win the world tile, yet. The rules of the game had changed. Jim Braddock was still the champion, but Max Schmeling was suddenly considered to be the world’s best boxer. Eight weeks after his loss to Schmeling, Joe knew he must make a comeback. His first fight was on 18th August, 1936, against the ex- world champion Jack Sharkey. At34 years old, Sharkey was well past his prime and by the second round he had been on the floor twice. It was all over by the third round and Joe Louis was the winner. After the fight, Sharkey announced that he was going to retire, He was philosophical about his oss. “Youth must be served,” he said. “Louis will find that out, He'll also be 34 some day!” Sharkey also predicted that Louis would easily beat Schmeling the next time. Max, who had watched the fight carefully, said that Sharkey had fought stupidly. He also said that he had noticed a few more mistakes in Louis’ boxing that he hadn't seen before and insisted that he could beat Joe every time. But everyone understood that Joe and Max weren't going to meet again in the ring until one of them had beaten the heavyweight champion of the world, Jim Braddock, and taken his ttl. Braddock was a very popular champion. He was nicknamed “the Cinderella Man” after he had shocked the world and defeated Max ‘baer for the heavyweight title against all odds. But he was already in his thirties and at the end of his career. Both Braddock and his trainers knew that this would probably be his last big fight and his final opportunity to make some money for his retirement, Braddock didn’t care if he fought Joe or Max — he would fight the one who could bring the most money. In that case, Schmeling was the natural challenger, but Mike Jacobs, Joe’s manager, had a few weapons to persuade Braddock to fight Louis instead. Joe Louis Fights Jim Braddock Jacobs’ first weapon was the anti-German feeling that was growing. Jn the US day by day. He told everyone that if Schmeling-won the fight, he would take his World Championship belt back to Germany "and never give another fighter a chance to win it. In addition, he ‘yamed Braddock’s manager that many anti-German boxing fans ‘would stay away from a Braddock-Schmeling match and so they ‘would make less money at the gate. It was usual for a boxer’s pay to bie a percentage of the money earned selling tickets. Jacobs’ second weapon was cash. He was sure that he could raise ‘ore money than the Germans, and was able to guarantee Braddock $250,000, regardless of how many people came 10 see the fight. Hiraddock had to compare that to the $31,000 that he had won or beating Baer. He later claimed that Schmeling had offered to {orantec him only $25,000. ‘Then, Jacobs used his third weapon. He would pay Braddock ten per ‘f al Joe's winnings for the next ten years. This was iresistible.‘The contract was signed, and it was announced that on 22nd June, 1937 the Cinderella Man would meet the Brown Bomber. ‘Schmeling was furious and felt he had been tricked out of his title. He flew to the United States i ,, determined to fight Jim Braddock instead of Joe Louis. But first, he knew that he would have to get the New York Boxing Commission on his side. After the first fight between Schmeling and Louis, the Commission had officially announced that Braddock would fight Schmeling, so Max knew they preferred him to Louis. Max began to train hard for his fight with Braddock. He told everybody that he, not Louis, would fight Braddock and that he would be the next champion. As te had predicted, the Commission sympathised with Schmeling and told him that they would not permit the Louis-Braddock fight to take place in New York. They even agreed to fine Joe for ignoring their decision, but none of this would stop Joe. The fight was moved to Chicago, where the Commission had no control. On the night of 22nd June, 1937, more than 45,000 people waited anxiously to see the fight between Braddock and Louis, oe Normally, the challenger enters the ring and waits for the champion, but Braddock decided to enter first. He had won his title back in 1935, but his manager had made him wait two years for a truly lucrative fight, He looked fit and in excellent shape: that he had come to fight and to win. Now, Joe eritered the ring. He had been training hard and listening to everything his trainer had told him. Blackburn had one final message for him before the fight. “This is it, Joe! the noisy crowd. “You come back a champion tonight!” Both men began the fight well. They looked evenly matched and exchanged punches. Then, in the second round, Braddock knocked Joe Louis tothe floor. Joe had ten seconds to get up and should have waited for the eighth or ninth second, but he got up immediately At the end of the round, Blackburn was furious. He knew that many arrogant fighters had got up too early before their heads had cieared and had been knocked out. Joe was lucky, but Blackburn felt that he had taken an unnecessary risk imediate! it was clear he shouted over In the next round, Louis improved. He was throwing many more powerful punches and his opponent was hurt. Joe looked at Blackburn. He wanted to know whether he should “finish him off”. Wait, wait!” shouted Blackburn. “Braddock is still able to fight. Wait, 11 tell you when to finish him! Blackburn was right. Braddock wasn’t going to give away his title without a fight, but as the rounds passed he grew more tired and weak. Blackburn had taught Joe to look at his opponent's hands. When he held them lower, it was a sign that he was exhausted. By the cighth round, Braddock could hardly lift his gloves, and Joe threw a terrifying overhead right. Braddock was on the floor ‘and 45,000 people knew he would not make the count. There was {roar as it was announced that the new heavyweight champion of Ihe world was Joe Louis. Joe smiled as he put on his belt. But in his heart, he knew that he’d never really feel like a champion until hie defeated Max Schmeling and that would be an entirely different fightaS ACTIVITIES 1 Complete the puzzle below. Across > 1. Guns and bombs are dangerous .... of war. 6. He is very strong and J have no ... that he will win. 7. Ifyou have a question, please .... your hand. 8. You have to the car near a school 10, Sally bought a new hat, but her husband didn’t even LL, We've got an important ... coming for dinner tonight. Down ¥ 2, When her son won the race, his mother smiled at him with 3. You can .... the dog gently. He won't bite, 4. The criminal said that he didn't feel any ... for his actions. 5. Fred took one ... of the milk and he knew it was sour. 9. Every time she looked at him, he —.. his eye and smiled. 2 Tick the sentences true, false or don’t know. Don’t = “True False Know 1, Hitler never drank coffee. 2, On the night of 19th June, 1936, it was very cold im NewYork, 3, In the fourth round of the first Schmeling- Louis fight, Max knocked Joe to the ground. 4, Langston Hughes heard the fight on the radio at home. 5. Joe Louis said that his trainer was responsible for his defeat. 6, Jack Sharkey was older th Answer the questions. Write the answers in your notebook. |. Who did Hitler think would win the first Louis-Schmeling fight? How do you know? 2. Were the people listening to the fight in Harlem rich or poor? How do you know? 4}. What time of day was it when Max met Hitler? 4. Before Jim Braddock fought Max Baer, who did most people think would win? How do you know? 5, Why was Blackburn angry with Joe during the fight with Braddock? ‘6. Why wasn't Joe completely satisfied when he beat Braddock? “Today, the Nazi salute is ilegal in both Germany and Austria, but in Germany between 1933 and 1945 it was obligatory for public ‘employees like postmen or teachers. There were special courts to Punish those who refused to give the salute.Wednesday June 24, 1936 BERLIN SPORTING uFE ast week, the Fuhrer appointed Heinrich Himmler to be head of the Gestapo, in addition to his position as Reichsfilhrer of the SS. Reichsfilhrer Heinrich Himmler has taken the Frey's Jead and called upon German youth to exercise more and particularly to box. Our readers will remember that the FUhrer Adolf Hitler recommended boxing in his book, Mein Kamp, Saying, “There is one Kind of sport which should by Specially encouraged, although many people who call sperhsetves volkisch consider it brutal and vulgar, and that is boxing.” sman sports hero Max Schmeling returned home to the Fatherland yesterday. Although the original plan was for the humiliator of Negro Joe hip, instructions Louis to sail back came from the highest quarters to Olympic Squad Encouraged by Max {German athletes are greatly games four years ago, proceeds EA diicouraged by the Schmeling smoothly and the six gymnasiums Misory as preparations for the and smaller arenas will be ready ‘on time, to0. There will also be a treat him as an honoured passenger on the German passenger airship Hindenburg. The arrival of Schmeling in this dramatic way is proof of German superiority in all fields, from athletics to technology Before boarding the Hindenburg, Schmeling told our reporter, “At this moment I have to tell Germany, and the 100,00 seat stadium, much Freer in partial, dat the doughs rer than that of the Los Angeles the Fatherland. ‘of all my countrymen were with me in this fight; that the Fihrer and his faithful people were thinking of me. ‘This thought gave me the strength to succeed. It gave me the courage and the perseverance to win this vielory for Gormany.” gunier Olympics in Berlin Mine, The building of our modem television and radio system that will reach 41 countries outsideBuild-up to the Second Fight ‘As the world prepared for war, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, prepared to do battle for the second time, They would return to Yankce Stadium, New York, on 22nd June, 1938, Joe’s plan was to show the world that he was the legitimate world champion, while ‘Max intended to show that his first defeat of Joe Louis had not been just luck. Louis and Schmeling were no longer seen as just (wo talented boxers. Louis was seen more and more as the representative ‘of democracy and freedom, while Schmeling represented fascism and Nazism, Their fight was no longer viewed as just a boxing match, but a war between opposing ideologi In order to warm up for the “big battle”, both boxers fought and ‘won two low-profile matches in the early months of 1938. For Joe, ‘who was used to fighting every few months, this was no problem and he easily knocked out Nathan Mann and Harry Thomas in less than seven rounds between them. Because Schmeling had been inactive for quite a long time, Louis’ manager, Mike Jacobs insisted that he should also fight twice to put his name in the newspapers and show sports fans that he was a worthy contender. Schmeling beat both Ben Ford and Steve Dudas very impressively. German newspapers wrote that at 32 he was “the living proof of the German superman”. There were rumours that Max had joined the Nazi Party and that hhe was a member of the Gestapo. Many said that if he won the World Championship belt, he would give it to Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Minister of Propaganda, or to Adolf Hitler himself and it would never leave Germany again. The truth is that Max never joined the ‘Nazi Party and refused to become a Gestapo officer. He still had many Jewish friends whom he tried to help when he could. But whether he wanted it or not, Max had been adopted by Hitler and Nazism as a symbol of the “ideal German”, Joe Louis, on the other hand, was a symbol of democracy and) freedom fighting against the bigotry and prejudice of fascism, American President Franklin Roosevelt visited him during one of his training sessions. Roosevelt felt Joe’s muscles and said, “Joe, We need muscles like yours to beat Germany.” That was how most people around the world felt. Nazi Germany looked so terrible and lunstoppable that if Joe could stop Max, maybe Hitler could be stopped, too. Max was not a fascist, but he spoke foolishly to journalists after he rived in New York and said things about Joe Louis that he would Jater regret. When asked if he would knock Joe Louis out again, Max suniled and said, “I didn’t make this trip for funt” Then he explained that Joe would always be afraid of him because of his race. Joe heard this comment and was furious. When they finally met to sign the contracts for the match, nobody was smiling and it was the list time that Joe had felt real hatred towards an opponent. “I am afraid,” Joe said, “I'm afraid 1 might kill him.” Joe's trainers decided to alter Joe's strategy for this match. They had nuight Joe to box carefully and slowly in order to take advantage his strength and skill, and to tire out his opponent. But this time, is was going to start quickly without giving Max a chance to ink. The plan was to win in the first two or three rounds. Both boxers and their managers were making a lot of money long fe the day of the fight. All around the world, their battle was ‘ivertised as the “Fight of the Century” and thousands of fans paid dollar each, just to watch them train. I the United States, anti-German feeling was running high. A few before the fight, 18 members of a “Nazi spy ring” were arrested ‘on that same day the newspapers reported that $chmeling had iyed a telegram saying: Woih fighters were sure of victory. Schmeling predicted that he ‘win by another knockout. Louis spoke to the American people the world by radio, “Tonight, 'm not only fighting to get revenge ihe only loss of my career, I'm fighting for America against MaxSchmeling, a German invader. This isn’t just one boxer against another, or Joe Louis against Max Schmeling — it’s the good old USA versus Germany.” Joe knew this was the most important fight of his life and that it would be followed by millions of people around the world. He had trained exactly as he had been told and now, there was nothing left to do, He entered Yankee Stadium two hours before the fight. Rather than sit around and get nervous, the Brown Bomber went to sleep. ‘At nine o'clock, Blackburn woke the champion up and began to prepare him for the fight. He wrapped Joe’s hands with bandages and then put on his gloves. Blackburn began {0 prepare Lous for the fight. Louis feminded his trainer that his plan was to win in the first three rounds. “If 1 don't knock Schmeling out in three rounds, you had better come and get me, because after that I'l be finished,” he said. But Blackburn reassured him, “It’s alright, Joe,” he said. “You can fight 15 rounds.” The “Fight of the Century” In May's changing room, he felt lonelier than he had ever felt in his life. This trip had been very different from the first time that he had fought Joe. From the moment he had got off the ship in New York Harbor, strangers had insulted him. Men made exaggerated Hitler salutes, threw things at him and told him to go back to his Nazi friends in Germany. He tried to explain that he was not a Nazi and that his manager, Joe Jacobs, was Jewish. “I am a « politician,” he said. “T am no superman in any way.” But nobody was listening, Many of Max’s American friends suggested that he should stay in the US and take American citizenship. Max knew that this might make life easier for him, but he did not take their advice. He wasn't 4 Nazi, but he was a patriotic German, “Once a German always a German,” he said. There was another reason why Max knew that Whether he won or lost against Joe Louis, he would have to return {o Germany, and that was his wie. Goebbels had made sure that Mr and Mrs Schmeling never left Germany at the same time. In 1933, Max had married the beautiful, blonde film star, Anny Ondra, and the two had ghter, not become Germany's most glamorous couple. Everybody was very polite {o Mrs Schmeling, but Max had no flea what might happen to her if he did not return, Nobody was really safe in Nazi Germany, I was time to move into the ring Max entered the arena and had to put a towel over his head to protect himself from the banana peels, cigarette packets and paper cups that were thrown at him. It was not a good feeling. aoe ‘Max and Anny Schmeling: “Germany's most glamorous couple.”Seventy million radio listeners around the world heard the voice of commentator Clem McCarthy. “This is the greatest fight of our generation,” he declared, He introduced three ex-champions who were sitting in the audience and then the two fighters. The crowd of 70,000 cheered. Ticket prices were more expensive than they had ever been and extra rows of seats had been added in the stadium for the crowds of spectators. In Germany, millions listened to Arno Hellmis, who would describe the fight over the radio. It was time for the match to begin. ‘The bell rang for the beginning of round one and the two boxers walked quickly to meet each other in the centre "Both men began by circling each other for a few seconds, Max took two steps back and Joe followed him and threw a couple of left jabs. Then, he hit Max with a left hook. Schmeling stepped back to the ropes. It was so early in the fight and Joe was already throwing everything he had at him with lefts and rights. Although he was being hit badly, Max instinctively knew that he had to get away from the ropes if he wanted to survive the first round. With all his strength, he managed to push himself back to the centre of the ring Louis jabbed and quickly pulled his left hand back. Both he and Blackburn had learned a lesson from the last fight and Joe didn’t want to be hit again by Max's powerful punch, but Max just jabbed weakly. Louis jabbed again and again, and then threw a hard right to Schmeling’s face. Max moved closer to Joe, but Joe pushed him away and then, like an animal that had found its prey, followed. hith onto the ropes. Max opened his mouth and, for the first time, there was fear in his eyes. He tried to protect his face, but Joe seemed to be able to hit him wherever he wanted. From Schmeling's comer, his trainer shouted, “Move, Max, movel” Only a minute had passed, but Max At was already hurt ‘ oN E) The Best Boxer Alive The author Ernest Hi ingway was among the spectators that hight and he wrote, “The Negro swung at him as though he were a big punching bag.” Schmeling cried out in pain and it seemed that the whole stadium heard him. Joe was pleased. “I was glad he was hurt. That was what L wanted,” he said, later. “When I heard him cry out in pain, 1 thought about his super race. Max absorbed 41 punches, but threw only two. Joe knocked him down three times, but the third time he could not get up. The referee stopped the fight only two minutes and four seconds after it be an, Hellmis, the German commentator, didn’t know what to say and appeared to be crying. When Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels realised that Max was losing, he tried to stop the broadcast, but it was to0 late — everyone knew the truth ~ Joe La was still the champion and Max Schmeling had been defeated Anny Schmet listened to the fight this time, but Hellmis didn’t know this and he told her over the air that her husband was fine and had no sears. This was a lie. Max never really recovered fiom the beating of those two minutes, and was taken to hospital. While he was there, the German ambassador visited and, on orders from Goebbels, persuaded him to complain that one of Joe's punches hiad been illegal. Max did this unhappily, but later showed good sportsmanship by saying that Joe had not made excuses when he Jind lost their first fight, and if one of Joe's punches had landed {i the wrong place ng hadn it was his own fault. As soon as Max began Wp feel better, he withdrew the complaint against Joe. In a 1975 Interview, Schmeling remembered the defeat, “Looking back, I'm Almost happy I lost that fight. Just imagine if I had come back to Germany with a victory. 1 didn’t associate with the Nazis, but they Would have given me a medal. After the war, I might have been sidered a war criminal.” Ih) the United States, the same newspapers that had mocked Joeafter his first fight against Max could not find the words to praise the Brown Bomber now. Joe was often the subject of journalists bigotry even as they applauded him. Very often, instead of praising his skill and technique in the boxing ring, they claimed that Joe Louis fc 1 on animal instincts, like a lion or a tiger, and often ‘compared him to the primitive savages of the jungle. However, nobody could deny that Joe was the greatest boxer alive considered him the best boxer ever. Newspapers published articles asking whether Jack Johnson in his prime coulé have lasted against Joe. The most famous article ofthat time predicted that Joe would last many years as world champion. It concluded that perhaps one day in the future, another boxer might defeat Joe, but there would never be a man who could defeat the Joe Louis that had beaten Max Schmeling on that night of 22nd June, 1938, But Joe was more than a sportsman. More than any black lawyer, politician or writer, Joe was seen as being a representative, perhaps even a leader, of Black America, At a time when blacks were discriminated and many ev gainst, he gave them hope that anybody could succeed and they believed in him. He was their black Superman, Many years later, the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Junior told a story about a black American boy who was the first prisoner to be executed by poison gas, instead of hanging. Psychologists placed a microphon words. As he breathed his final breath and the poison entered his Jungs he didn’t cry for his mother or pray to God. tn his last moment of life, he cried out, “Save me, Joe Louis! Save me, Joe Louis! Save Je in his gas chamber so that they could hear his last Joe Louis was now the most popular sports figure in the USA, not only among blacks, but among white Americans, too, Newspapers had cartoons of Adolf Hitler hiding from the Brown Bomber and of a beaten-up Schmeling with swastikas returning to Germany. More ewspaper articles and books were written about Joe Louis than any other black man in the history of the USA. Anything with his picture, oor even just the words JOE LOUIS written on it, sold. Memorabita from the Louis-Schmeling fights Now, Joe was making a lot of money, but as usual he was spending Ui just as fast. His manager, Mike Jacobs, knew that th ind that he had to make as much profit as he could from Joe fore the army called him up. He announced that Joe would defend His ttle, not once in two years as previous champions had done, but war was four times a yeart This became a period that newspapers called the “Bum of the Month” time when boxer after boxer would have to fight Joe in the Hing. He beat most of them easily, but Joe did not like his opponents Doing referred to as “bums”. He respected them all and knew that, like him, they were only doing what they could to take care of their uuilies. They were the best boxers alive at the time ~ he was just better1 Choose the correct answer. 3 Match A to B to make sentences about the story. 1. Don’t drink that liquid! It’s a weapon / poison. A B 2. Smoking is bad for your lungs / sportsmanship. 1. Mike Jacobs wanted Max a. so anti-German feeling grew. 3. The clown slipped on a banana peel / guest and fell down. Schmeling to win a few fights b. because his wife was there 4, Jack came out of the pool and denied / wrapped a towel 2. Nazi spies were caught in the and she wasn't allowed to United States, leave. 3. Although Max tried to explain ©. otherwise he would not but he still forgot that he was not a Nazi, survive the first round 6. Do you intend / pray to help me or are you just going to stand there? 4, Max knew that he had to get 4. but the white journalists were 7. You cannot receive US profit / citizenship if you don’t know English away from the ropes still prejudiced against him. «. to prove that he was a worthy 2 Match each word in A to its definition in B. 6, Max had to return to Germany £, people made Hitler salutes at around his body 5. Sandra reminded / regretted her husband about their anniversary, A B him in the streets. 1. foolishly a. cloth to wrap around wounds 2. changing room b. responsibility A Answer the questions. Write the answers in your notebook. 3. harbor / harbour ¢. get ready, prepare 1. Why did President Franklin Roosevelt visit Joe? 4, warm up 4. im a stupid way Why do you think Max was optimistic about beating Joe? ‘ 5. fault ~€. intense dislike / 3. How did Joe’s trainer change his strategy for the fight? ; 6. hatred f.a place where a boxer | | J, How did Joseph Goebbels react when he realised that Max was 7. bandages puts on his clothes losing the fight? g.a place where ships 5. Why do you think that journalists compared Joe arrive and leave from to Jack Johnson and not to any other boxer? 6, Why did Mike Jacobs announce that Joe would defend his title four times a year? The writer Ernest Hemingway loved boxing and used to fight to make money before he became famous. Once, Hemingway took part in a fight where the referee was another legendary American writer — F Scott Fitzgerald, President Franklin Rooserelt. He knows he can't win. Max retired from boxing, Max was reported dead. Signs with pictures of Joe appeared, encouraging men to volunteer. 4. Answer the questions. Write the answers in your notebook. 1. For what two reasons did Max not expect to be drafted into the army? 2. After the war, why did Joe have more reasons to be optimistic about his future than Max did? 3. What do you think was the main reason why Joe tried to make a ‘comeback and fight Rocky Marciano? 4. Why did Marciano ery? 5. At the beginning of the epilogue, Max said, “To be fair, I think we should now see the one that Tost against Louis.” What does this show 4, The queen was not amused. a. She wasn’t pleased b, She wasn’t surprised, 5. Susan is an excellent host. a Her home has got beautiful furniture, . Everyone loves her parties. us about Max’s character? 6. Max never spoke about the time he hid Henry and Werner Lewin. What does this say about him? 2 Complete the sentences with the words below. buried court fee, injuries press _ warriors 1, Secondary education is free, but you must pay a small... b for school trips. 2. TRE sous nee COULMH Stop talking about the big game. It was in all the newpapers and on TV as well 3. Once, soldiers who were Killed abroad Were nc-voomnnnn WHETE they died. Today, most countries bring them home. 4. The tribe sent their... into battle against their enemies. 5. Joe was in a road accident, Fortunately, he had no serious Coca-Cola was invented in 1886 by John Pemberton and sold in 1a pharmacy. Pemberton claimed that Coca-Cola could cure many things, including headaches. In the first year, the total sales were and denied everything. $50. Today, sales exceed $46 billion a year.NEWS OF THE DAY eee | Ie ier “The World Champ Joins Ar These last few days have been a _andyesterday, Private Joc Louise the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor last month. Fe graajper wer rote ni sprees choose to try and invade our shores. | selfish driver can be seen in Fe vot Tike the idea of moving men, women and | an empy car with {he ghost fen away from their homes and their livelihoods, ) of the etal of Germany Fi{ necessary we will do the job as a democracy sitting next to him. i, with real consideration for the people involved", jernment spokeman said. When You =z citer Safe than Sorry Ride Alone, louse sourees revealed that internment is being | YOu Ride } Ici ac a possible solution 10 the probiem of | with Hitler! { mately 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry ‘An information campaign \ ily living along the Pacific coast of the United } has been latinas to urbe ys area has become a potential combat zane} loyal US citizens tojoin 8a sharing pool and save petrol particularly patriotic period in the for duty at Camp Upton. The cham iife of the Brown Bomber. World been offered a commission, but Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe 10 remain Private Joe boule Louis has proven himself not justacredit_ ax his induction Joe wasasked, to his race, but the pride of America. _your occupation?” Last Friday, 17,000 fans filled Madison “Fighting,” replied the Bomber Square Garden to see Joe knock out just let me have a goat those Jap giant Buddy Baer in just three minutes. Joe has pledged all his fight winnings to the US war effort. When asked how he could risk his crown for nothing, he replied, “I'm not fighting for nothing, ‘Tm fighting for my country.” ‘The next day, on Saturday, Joe Louis volunteered for service in the US Army ride ALONE When wth Hitler? Itis no secret that Joe was ent defer his enlistment, but Ii other sports and entertainment the thought never crossed his Joe has been furious with the J since Pearl Harbor and now mat have his chance to do to them did to German Max Schmeling 1938. I don’t envy them! E ‘ere has never been a hea oss champion who has behaved bel panese Invasion of Dutch East Indies Begins’ Joe Louis in and out of the # hasn’t had much of an edu Sue news we have received reports that at-midnight, 67,000 Japanese ‘troops have landed on Meat Tarakan, one mile off Dutch Borneo. There wre few (oops 10 FASE the Yellow ns hey came ashore on he East sie of the island and fought thet WY SSNS ‘Japanese attack on the Dutch Island of Celebes, there are those who say he right. However, he has had) education and is bright enought where his duty lies. Joe is a al Gg.