CHICAGO, June 23—His bead was bloody, but unbowed. When the incomparable Mr. Henley wrote that Immortal line, he never even heard of James J. Braddock. Today, 100,000,000 Americans know him for what he is.

Up until Joe Louis' terrific right finished Braddock in the eighth round, the "Cinderella Man" had withstood a battering and a beating such as no night-stick has ever known For the first time in 30 years the world's heavyweight title went to a colored boy, but no failure was ever so sensational and no Inquest was ever more complete.

Marvelous Fight

In front of 55.000 people did Braddock look good for a couple of rounds? He looked good for all eight rounds. As a matter of fact no heavyweight, no fighter, no man ever was so gallant as James Braddock last night. He shot with everything he had. And when it didn't score, who, of all dissenters could blame James J. Braddock. He gave both barrels, and what a marvelous show it was.There have been- heavyweight championship fights before, notably that of Firpo and. Dempsey. But here was one in which Braddock showed the innate gameness of a barroom tophand.

Louis Great Fighter

Right from the start, he stayed on top of Louis, and kept punching in the strange and apparently abandoned hope that he could outslug him. It was a very gallant idea, but it didn't work out that way. As a matter of fact, the only thing he overlooked was that Louis was a great fighter. Maybe Louis hid to be. Anyhow, it almost seems  that he was, as with a left and right, he pole-axed the champion and left him as one who was dead.

Braddock Game

Oddly, Louis had to knock Braddock out before lie could even knock him down. He had clouted him with lefts and rights until the crowd, in sympathy, groaned aloud, and was almost thrown into swoon with the drama of the moment. In other words, we've caught up with Mr. Henley again. Oh! What a bum he made out of Mr. Henley. And now for the fact that Louis was knocked down in the first round. He was knocked down as. much and as effectively as Dempsey Was by Tunney in the 8th  round here ten years ago. But Louis got up: and won.

In fact, the brown boy's attitude showed distinctly that he believed In his destiny and was convinced of his faith. No fighter that I've ever seen has taken tougher punches on the nose and come right back. No fighter that I've seen has been able to stay on top of his man, outfeint him out-club him and altogether show himself to be a great heavyweight.

Louis Can Take It

Everything that Braddock wanted to toss, Louis accepted on the chin without a change of expression. Every time  he was hit  he came back for another punch. He did everything perfectly, he did everything that was alright, as a matter of fact, he did everything that was great.

Even is knockout was perfect. First, he clipped Braddock on the chin with a left hook; next he crossed his right. They said the time was 1:10 of the eighth round. Oddly, that was the round on which most of the bets were made.

In other words, he either would or he wouldn't, meaning that he might come off the eighth round and win the fight, or blow it altogether.

That's a tough word to use with James J. Braddock, meaning low. Briefly, he doesn't and didn't blow. He probably is the greatest failure we have had, but catching; up again with Mr. Henley, his head was unbowed.

Louis Goes Down

He certainly was the least bowed person in the first round, but when, after feinting with, a number of lefts, he released his Sabbath punch from the right side, Louis blasted away with both hands, with the result that he had Braddock teetering on his heels.

Suddenly, the ex-champion came out of it with a right hand uppercut and scored a flash knockdown It was the most sensational moment of the night. Louis was supposed to do all the punching. Braddock was doing all the knocking down.

If one would be smart, as matter of fact, one would have to say that all the punching that Louis did to Braddock didn't produce one knockdown except the last. And that tells the story.