Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 6/19/2007

6/19/1936:

German heavyweight Max Schmeling upsets unbeaten Joe Louis with a 12th-round knockout at Yankee Stadium, interrupting the Brown Bomber's march toward the world title. Despite the outcome of this fight, it is Louis who gets the next title shot in 1937 against James J. Braddock. He'll win the title from Braddock and then demolish Schmeling in a memorable rematch in this same ring two years from now.

Birthdays:
Lou Gehrig b. 1903
Leo Nomellini b. 1924
Shirley Muldowney b. 1940
Doug Mientkiewicz b. 1974
Dirk Nowitzky b. 1978

CHICK LIT

Think of Serious as a Heart Attack as the love child of Helen Fielding and Dashiell Hammett. It’s chick noir, and it’s really entertaining. Queenie Sells is just a nice gal who’s down on her luck. On the same day she gets fired from her job, she gets mistaken for a stripper’s killer. The only way to save herself is to find the real perp. If you like your gumshoes in Manolos, this is the book to read.

SERIOUS AS A HEART ATTACK, by Louisa Luna (Washington Square Press, 2005)