ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 21, 1938

• Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)
• Max Schmeling (German fighter)
• Famous rematch - boxing (EVE)

The top of page 2B has a banner heading: "BETTING ODDS ARE 6 TO 5 THAT LOUIS STOPS SCHMELING" with various subheads and photo of Schmeling. (see images)
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning along the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.

Background: On June 22, 1938, Joe Louis faced Max Schmeling in a highly anticipated rematch at Yankee Stadium, a fight that transcended sports to become a global political and cultural event. Two years earlier, Schmeling had handed Louis his first professional loss, and in the charged atmosphere of 1938—with Nazi Germany on the rise—this second meeting carried heavy symbolic weight. Schmeling, though not a Nazi himself, had been championed by Hitler’s regime as proof of Aryan superiority, while Louis, the first African American national sports hero since Jack Johnson, was seen by many as fighting not just for personal redemption but for democratic ideals and racial dignity. In front of a roaring crowd of over 70,000 and a radio audience of millions, Louis stormed out with relentless aggression, knocking Schmeling down three times in the first round before the referee stopped the fight at just 2 minutes and 4 seconds. Louis’s stunning victory was not only a personal triumph but also a powerful counterpunch to Nazi propaganda and a moment of pride for Black Americans in an era of deep racial inequality.