RESPECT FOR BRADDOCK

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 7, 23 January 1937, Page 14

RESPECT FOR BRADDOCK

SCHMELING IN LONDON

Max Schmeling the "Black Uhlan," of Germany, as he is known in America, stepped from an air liner at Croydon recently, on his way from Germany to America where he will be fighting Jimmy Braddock in June, 1937. Schmeling lpoked every inch a sportsman. Big and hanc'lsome, he was a notable figure in his well cut Iight grey ulster, beneath which trousers of a darker shade were showing. He waved a bottle green hat cheerily in response to his welcome and his brown-eyes were sparkling when he was fired with questions. "I have already made my plans," said Schmeling, "and I think they will take me back to the heavyweight championship of the world. I shall go to America in January, and fight Braddock in June." When it was pointed out to him that Jimmy Johnston, the Madison Square matchmaker, had said he would try to substitute John Henry Lewis for Schmeling, the German only laughed and said significantly, "We all know Jimmy Johnston." Schmeling added that he had not the slightest doubt that his fight with Braddock would go through as pianned. He is under cohtract for that bout, and he means to profit from it. He agreed that Joe Louis was as good inside the ring as he looked from outside. "Louis is a strong young fighter, fast and a hard puncher," declared Schmeling, who added that his defeat of the Brown Bomber was the resuit of careful planning before the bout. He spoke with even greater respect for the ability of Jimmy Braddock, who was a boxer of outstanding cleverness. and a wily campaigner,

AT THE 0LYMPIC GAMES FAILURE OF AUSTRALIAN SWIMMERS Clear-cut comes the call from the man who controlled Australia's 1936 Olympic Games team.- Mr. H. G. Alderson in his report on the tour states: "The (Australian) swimmers will certainly need indoor freshwaler swimming pools wbich can be heated to allow them to undergo a longer period df training and tuition. Germany has eonstructed two indoor pools at Berlin in the last- two years; whilst Japan, America, and other nations have had these available for some years. In the case of our swimmers leaving Australia in May (to compete at the Olympic Games in Augusf), it is most probable that the selected swimmers were unable to practise for two months before leaving Australia, as the cold weather had set in.. Then they have five to six weeks on the steamer, where they can hold practise in a small pool which is almost useless; and on arrival at their destination they have to adapt themselves to new conditions — . fresh water 50-metre pools. "A good proportion of the time, available is then lost getting used to the changed conditions, as there is a vast difference in swimming in salt water and heated fresh water, which calls for % change very often in style and frechnique.