The Washington times., 1935-12-14
JOeIeanS'
WthK. o.
Punch
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH

moment he was there for all to
see, a vigorous, wholly vital hui
man being who advanced with an
air of great purpose, his arms
weaving groteSque patterns before
his face and occasionally uncoiling
to strike with surprising swift
ness; then, suddenly. he was
gone, finished, inert, all but life
less; his legs accommodated,
his head and shoulders bloody
from the bosom to the hair line.
That was the end of Pauline
Uzcudun, the man of granite, at
Madison Square Garden last
night. He was struck down with
neither compassion nor malice by
Joe Louis in the last half minute
Of the fourth round, a single blow
that travelled so swiftly that
Pauline was only one Of 10000
who hardly saw it come. The
stockyardS are more humane, but
not as artistic.
They called 1t magic-black
m q 6 ic-t hose thousands who
bought the place all the way to
the rafters, and they were not far
wrong, at that. 1t was the only
real blow this strange, vacant
faced automaton offered in almost
three rounds, and it was typical
of his record that only one was
needed.
Leans With Punch
When he ''leans" with a punch
the rest is a formality, unless you
wish to except the stupid, mis-
shapen look that spreads across
the victims face and his aimless
grovelings in the dust. The Louis
person Leaned" with this one,
long right cross that reached over
Paulino's left lead and exploded.
That's the only way to describe
the effect and the destruction. It
looked for moment as If the man
were wounded in six places at
once. He lay as though dead for
a count Of six; then inStinctively
groped for the ropes, turned
around and pulled himself erect
at eight.
He waited uncertainty for a re-
newal Of the execution and again
it came, a right that scored a bit
high but drove him back toward
the ropes, helpless and hopeless.
A left hook landed before Referee
Arthur Donovan could get there in
time to stop it in all mercy. For
the first time in a long and hon.
orable career, Pauline Uzcudun
had not only been knocked down,
but knocked out.
Wants Louis to Fight
Motivated by some strange pride
that overcame discretion, he strug-
gIed with the referee, broke away
and charged toward Louis, now
standing impassively in his corner.
The Basque stopped a few feet
away and, with Donovan paving
o. his arms, waved Louis into bat
tie again.
But when they finally persuaded
him to return to his own corner,
he stumbled and staggered and all
but fell, so drugged were his senses
by the anesthesia Of that one, ter
rible blow.
It was Louis twenty-second
knockout in 26 professional fights,
but this time at least there was
no lamb being led to the slaugh"
ter. Pauline was quietly COM
posed before the fight, even ag.
gressive during it. When he came
into the ring he headed right for
Louis corner, where the bland,
unhuman, curiouSly Mongolian-
looking assassin was standing
with his back turned. He tapped
Louis briskly on the shoulder, Of.
fered a brief handshake and,
turning on his heel, returned to
his handlers.
Offers More Courage
In the light Of later develop
ments, his air of confidence at
this time was not without a de-
gree of pathos. But at least he
offered more courage than did
one ex-champion, Max Baer.
Meantime. two opponents to
come, Max Schmeling and James
J. Braddock, past and present
heavyweight champions, sat in
the crowd and viewed the execu-
ton with mingled emotions. Brad
dock offered little comment that
was Illuminating but Schmeling,
who is to meet Louis in June, felt
impelled to talk.
"Paulino wass SLOW" he said
in his halting German. HE waSs
very slow, much slower than he
hass ever before been. Ye he
hit Louis with right hands. That
shows Louis iss not perfect. He
iss a fine boxer, yess. But he
can be hit. It will be different
when I hit him."