Sports fans had much to occupy themselves with during the memorable
summer of '41, including New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio's
record-setting consecutive games hit streak and Boston Red Sox star
Ted Williams' dogged pursuit of batting .400. No sports story,
however, loomed larger that summer than Joe Louis versus Billy
Conn, the hard-hitting heavyweight champion, Detroit's Brown
Bomber, battling the stylish and cocky Pittsburgh Kid." Considered
one of the greatest matches in boxing history, the fight saw the
underdog Conn well ahead on points until Louis knocked him out in
the 13th round. Ed Gruver captures the high drama of that sultry
night at the Polo Grounds, the brash confidence of the challenger
from Pittsburgh, and the quiet dignity of the Black champion Louis,
who personified "the memory of every injustice practiced upon his
people and the memory of every triumph."
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