MAX SCHMELING'S FATE
Sir, —In Monday's issue I noticed that the Australians still claim to have taken Max Schmeling's scalp as he came to earth as pendant to a parachute in Crete. One could wish he had received his "final knockout" in this fashion because, as the saying is, "the only good German is a dead German." However, American newspapers recently to hand report that the former world champion heavy-weight had been matched to fight in Brussels two months ago. This goes to confirm the German account that, during his convalescence after contracting malaria in Crete, Schmcling had been sent to Belgium to organise soldiers' sports. Apparently he is still "boxing on" and his death has been greatly exaggerated. Fisticuffs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24102, 22 October 1941, Page 4
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