"I'm Very Proud of Him," Conn's 111 Mother Says
"I'm very proud of him," whispered the critically ill mother of Billy Conn to-night when news of her boy's defeat by Joe Louis was taken to her by a sister, Mrs. Rose Shook.
The mother, near death from a lingering disease, smiled weakly, and turned to the wall after being told that "Billy lost," Mrs. Shook said.
Miss Mary Jane Conn, 20, "Sis" to Billy and boss of the household, collapsed beside a radio as her brother was being counted out. Peggy Ann, 11-year-old red-haired sister of the boxer, kept a stiff upper lip.
"Aw, he'll get another tnatch and he'll beat that Joe Louis, I'll bet you," said the youngster.
Mrs. Conn was too ill to listen to the broadcast.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 169, 19 July 1941, Page 4 (Supplement)
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