28.08.2006, 20:13
21 Januar 1939
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Defender
Reginald Siki Missing in Germany
He Joined Jewish Church
By Edgar Wiggins
Paris, France. Jan. 20 - The whereabouts of Reginald Siki, American wrestler, is of much concern to his Parisian friends. Siki, who is married to a German woman, may be in one of the Nazi concentration camps. Or he may be like Max Schmeling who was beaten by Joe Louis in New York for the world heavyweight boxing title last June, held incommunicado.
Schmeling ran afoul of the German secret police when he made some remarks last week concerning Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, propagandist minister, and Lida Baarova, a film actress friend of Schmeling's wife while in a Berlin cafe. Since that date neither the American or French newspaper have been able to contact Schmeling by telephone.
At the same time Nazi regime sends out the news that Schmeling is not under arrest. Schmeling is said to have declared that it was a good thing that Goebbels had not been attracted to Miss Anne Ondra, Schmeling's actress wife, because he "would have broken his neck."
It is known that Siki, heavyweight wrestler, entered Germany from Budapest early in June. Several matches had been scheduled for him.
Siki's last letter to his Paris friend was written a few days before the quick ending of the Joe Louis vs. Schmeling battle in New York on June 22.
His friend answered the following week. Although Siki was prompt in answering his mail, regardless as to his whereabouts, it has now been over six months since any letters from the American wrestler have been received here.
About there years ago, Siki embraced the Jewish faith. This fact leads to more uneasiness as to his whereabouts.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Defender
Reginald Siki Missing in Germany
He Joined Jewish Church
By Edgar Wiggins
Paris, France. Jan. 20 - The whereabouts of Reginald Siki, American wrestler, is of much concern to his Parisian friends. Siki, who is married to a German woman, may be in one of the Nazi concentration camps. Or he may be like Max Schmeling who was beaten by Joe Louis in New York for the world heavyweight boxing title last June, held incommunicado.
Schmeling ran afoul of the German secret police when he made some remarks last week concerning Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, propagandist minister, and Lida Baarova, a film actress friend of Schmeling's wife while in a Berlin cafe. Since that date neither the American or French newspaper have been able to contact Schmeling by telephone.
At the same time Nazi regime sends out the news that Schmeling is not under arrest. Schmeling is said to have declared that it was a good thing that Goebbels had not been attracted to Miss Anne Ondra, Schmeling's actress wife, because he "would have broken his neck."
It is known that Siki, heavyweight wrestler, entered Germany from Budapest early in June. Several matches had been scheduled for him.
Siki's last letter to his Paris friend was written a few days before the quick ending of the Joe Louis vs. Schmeling battle in New York on June 22.
His friend answered the following week. Although Siki was prompt in answering his mail, regardless as to his whereabouts, it has now been over six months since any letters from the American wrestler have been received here.
About there years ago, Siki embraced the Jewish faith. This fact leads to more uneasiness as to his whereabouts.