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Max Baer vs. Max Schmeling... boxing...
Max Baer vs. Max Schmeling... boxing...
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June 09, 1933
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1933.
* Jewish boxer Max Baer
* Max Schmeling - German fighter
* Heavyweight boxing
Page 9 has a banner headline: "Max Baer Says He is 'Uncrowned Heavyweight of World'"
with subheads that include: "Baer's Right Hand Humbles Schmeling" and more with two illustrations and 2 photos (see photos). 1st report coverage on Max Baer defeating Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: In June 1933, Baer fought and defeated (by a technical knock out) the German heavyweight Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium. Baer's trunks displayed an embroidered Star of David[14], which Max swore to wear in every bout thereafter. He dominated the rugged fighter from Germany into the tenth round when the referee stopped the match. Because Baer defeated Schmeling, German dictator Adolf Hitler's favorite, and because Baer had a half-Jewish father, he became popular among Jews, those who identified with Jews, and those who despised the Nazis' racial policies.
Category: The 20th Century
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