Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Saturday May 19, 1945 stars and stripes Page very much alive Schmeit gripes at . By Gene Graff stars and stripes sports writer Max Schmeling the former world s heavyweight boxing Champion from Germany who has been reported killed several times in recent months is still very much alive. At least he was recently when maj. Clermont e. Wheeler a . Air Force officer from san Antonio Texas was being held in a prisoner of War Camp deep in the heart of Germany. Wheeler who escaped Back to american lines a few Days later after two and a half years in the enemy a hands talked to Max for More than two hours when the big Burly nazi visited the prison Camp. The big Hun laughed when i asked him How Many times he had been killed in communiques Quot Wheeler related. Quot Max was wearing civilian clothes and he looked prosperous. He told me he was making a tour of Allied prison care after having covered nazi army installations. Guess you d compare it to a Uso tour of Joe Louis or Jack Dempsey. But his junket definitely was officially sanctioned by the nazi party and he said something about working out of the German propaganda Schmeling a esteemed position in Hitler s scheme was emphasized Wheeler said by the Way High ranking officers ran after him and personally made sure he had every thing he wanted during his visit. Max sneered at the mention of Joe Louis As any Hitler guided aryan has been taught to do. Joe was Quot just Lucky Quot when he knocked out the nazi was the impression Schmeling tried to get across. Then he leaned Back pompously and took a verbal slap at american sports writers. Quot the writers never gave me a Codoy stops Walker in 5th Washington May 18 Ansi Art Uro Godoy s q u a t chilean heavyweight who twice fought Joe Louis and is now on another Quot comeback Quot collecting american pesos stopped buddy Walker Columbus Ohio trial horse in the fifth round of their scheduled 10-Rounder last night Godoy checked in at 109 and Walker at 190. Other results Baltimore Holman Williams. 167. Out pointed coca kid 150, Hartford 19. Detroit Tony Olivera 199, san a Francisco Defeated Tki Lindula Valencia lamp a Mexico 10 Holyoke Mcdaniels 150, los Angeles stopped Solomon Stewart Iso new York 8. New Haven Toni Ginilo 170, new Haven Kafoed Eddie Silva 166, Providence 6newark Joe cd Trelo 154, Newark out pointed. Tony Riccio 149, Bayonne 6. Brooklyn Jobo Thomas 165, it. Lauderdale fla., stopped Vince Pim Pinella 177. Brooklyn 5 White Plains n. la Salva 145, it. Vernon n. Y., decision totality Mills 143, Valley Stream l. I. 6. Pittsburgh Reuben Shank 150, Denver out pointed Ossie Harris 15�, Pittsburgh 10. New Bedford mass a a Freda 139, Worcester Defeated Steve Bellus 137,�?T Toronto 6. Milwaukee Charley Parham 150, Milwaukee Kafoed Barry Wright 146, Cleveland 6. Runs of the week National league Imit wits Fis sit Boston 1 1 71 o 41 1 1 1� Brooklyn 4� 61 3 31 1 �16 Chicago 1 5 4i 0 5 i i 114 Cincinnati 1 5 71 21 4 1 1 118 new York i 61 5 6 8 1 125 4hhadei.ihia 1 41 3 61 2 1 i 15 Pittsburgh 1 11 31 11151 1 1 190 St. Louis 1 8 51 7 1 1 199 Square Deal in All the time i was in your country a Schmeling complained. Quot even when i won they either said i was Lucky or a big bum who could Knock Down a bigger bum. The Only time they gave me a lot of space in the papers was when Sharkey fouled me. And the Only decent pictures they Ever took of me was when i was lying Flat on my Back. Some Guy even painted a picture of one of my fights and which one do you suppose he portrayed that s right. It was the second bout with Louisan d in Mon my Back Quot then he volunteered the enlightening information that his boxing Days Are Over. Quot yes in a through for Good Quot he said to no one in particular. Quot my career As a fighter ended when i Max sch mating jumped onto Crete with the German paratroopers in 1942. I broke my Back when i landed and almost died. I was in a Hospital there for several months and finally pulled through but my Back Nev for will be the same. Quot when i got Back to Germany from that Long time in the he continued Quot they let me Wear civilian clothes. It also explains those reports that Max Schmeling was killed in the Crete was one of times i was killed in action Wasny to it Quot Well Quot he said with the arrogant expression returning to his cruel face Quot when you get Home be sure to Tell the soft living Yankees that Max Schmeling is still alive. He does no to die that easily. Someday perhaps hell even make a trip to America so the people can see for themselves that he Sall Quot i Hope the people in the states never again Are taken in by his glib Tongue Quot Wheeler declared and the others present grimly nodded their agreement. Quot he a a nazi through and through no better than Hitler Goering and the rest. M maybe he seven worse. Id like to see him dangling from a Rone on Broadway and 42nd Rosen receives pen for bribe new York May 18 ans a Henry Rosen one of the two men found guilty of conspiracy to cheat and defraud in connection with last january a basketball scandal when five Brooklyn College players were bribed to throw the Akron game was sentenced to one year and fined 500 dollars. The same sentence had been imposed on Rosenus co defendant Harvey Stemmer a week ago. The jury recommended leniency for Rosen who pleaded with the judge before sentence was passed to consider his record with the Marine in the Philippines �?�1 football again Eugene ore., May 18 ans it the University of Oregon announced yesterday that it would resume intercollegiate football and attempt a full schedule in All others sports this year. Blondie by Courtesy of King features Syndicate by Chic Young Dick Tracy by Courtesy of Chicago Tribune Syndicate inc. By Chester could lit. Abner by Courtesy of United features Good evening if this Orson Waggon introducing my new program the hour of harm tonight horror play 15 called the monsters revenge gasoline Alley by Courtesy Chicago Tribune ii a r i it a a is you re one of 7u� wnn6r$, Nina. Most Foo pub comb oat Iveth less Tuan they went 1 re Jim. You comb out with More by Frank King Welcome Home everything is All Repov for you. R. A
