A classy boxer. who is extremely fast with his hands. Conn has been concentrating in the past few months on developing harder blows. Formerly he specialized in jabbing, but he has slightly changed his style recently in an effort to put more beef behind his blows.
Conn has been engaged in a warm-wu campaign in preparation for his big fight with Louis. In his most recent showing he scored a technical knockout over Buddy Knox earlier this week. Conn revealed great improvement in his punching power-battering Knox so badly in the seventh round that Knox could not come out for the eighth canto. Knox was knocked down three times the seventh round.—United Press.
Slightly wounded when he was captured in Crete in the first few days of the fighting. he was given medical attention and sent back to a prison camp.
While the New Zealanders were mopping up a new group of parachutists. Schmeling seized a wounded man's rifle and attempted to escape but was shot and killed. the New Zealanders said The German boxer. who had been engaged in training German parachutists for several years, only entered active service recently. He vol-upteared as a parachutist and the Berlin radio on Monday night announced that he was among the first parachutists to have landed ju Crete. The German broadcaster described his landing in Crete by a troop-carrying plane, Field ambulance reported that he was slightly wounded when he was captured in the first few days of the fighting in Crete. He was brought te a dressing station as a prisoner and he showed papers bearing his name. In an American accent. he announced that he was a boxer. the New Zealand sources related.
A New Zealand colonel visited the dressing station and was satisfied beyond doubt that the wounded man was Schmeling. these sources added The German boxer. known as the Black Uhlan." was reported to have been truculent and threatening when he was sent back to prison camp with other German prisoners. these sources Schmeling. they alleged, then seized a rifle from a wounded man while New Zealand troops were mopping up new German parachutists and attempted to make a bid for freedom. He was shot. however. before he could make good his escape, and led. they said.
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