Chapter 11 Face to Face with the Champion
Madison Square Garden, March 24, 1935
Jim Braddock and Joe Gould smiled for the cameras. Then it was
time for the reporters' questions.
"Jim, do you have anything to say to our readers?"
"Not everybody gets a second chance," answered Jim. He
looked at Mae, who sat at the front in a new yellow dress, smiling
nervously. "I have a lot to be grateful for."
A second reporter stood. "Can you tell our readers why you
gave your relief money back?"
Jim nodded. "This great country of ours helps a man when he's
in trouble. I've had some good luck, so I thought I'd return the
money."
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