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j MAX SCHMELING'S RETURN i BA( K IN HIS N ATIVE GERMAN! SAYS JOE LOUIS WAS LUCKY No cheering crowds met Max Schmeling as he was gently assisted from the S.S. Bremen on its arrival at Bremerhaven (Germany). He in now under the care of Prof. Gorband in Berlin. In reply to a question as to whether Louis was the better fighter, Schmeling replied, “No, he was not a better fighter. He was a luckier fighter. He
was no different than ho was the first time. 1 waited to get in a good punch in the first round and succeeded. He did surprise me this time. He got the jump, the break. His good luck, my bad luck.” With all due respect to Schmeling, the slow-motion pictures of the fight,* if it can be called such, show that J Schmeling did not have a chance. He! was beaten from the first blow. Schmeling will not fight this year. His injuries will keep him in retirement for, at least, another six montlv. There is no question that his defeat at the hands of a non-Aryan has disappointed the sporting authorities m Germany.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 190, 13 August 1938, Page 4
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