(Continued from page 8) preliminary bout of the card feature ing Joe and Max, Schmeling was fought, Negroes were well represented in the crowd, especially among the bleachers and lower standings. By the time of the first preliminary bout 30 pin, there were 50,000 rooting fans, Louis was a five-two ringside favourite as the time of the fight drew closer, The negro was the favourite despite Roxborough and Black, his managers and trainers, losing a heated argument with the New York State Athletic Commission over the use of gloves, 4 They claimed the curled hair padded New York gloves were unsuitable because the hair becomes soggy with perspiration and shifts from the knuckles, failing to protect the hands, Louis was silent, cool and apparently confident He showed a heavy stubble of beard, The German was equally calm He was clean-shaven, [fe smiled godd-naturedly and spoke with his friends on varied subjects, Coincident with the commencemeht of the crowds arriving, Jacobs' hedd gateman, James Eustis, 51 years of age, died at the Stadium from heart failure—United Press.
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