The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-14


 'ged old Pauline Uzcudun, iron mered into helplessness by the :-old Negro.
 Through 6o battles in 13 years of stood the fire of the best and never have been knocked down. Louis dropped him last night with one punch.--a right which landed with such impact that it ripped open a gash in the Basque's face large enough to thrust a finger through.
 It took all of brave old Paulino's courage to get up, but he stag gered to his rubbery legs at the count of eight. Three more trip hammer blows and Pauline was ready to sink to the canvas again. Referee Arthur Donovan grabbed him as he started to slump, and awarded the bout to Louis on a technical knockout after 2 min- utes and 32 seconds of the fourth round.
 Lightning!
 The knockout came with such startling suddenness that 1t shock ed the 19,945 spectators who pack ed Madison Square Garden to cap- acity for the first time in nearly three years. The gross receipts were $128, ,39475, the 18th largest indoor gate in boxing history.
 Louis triumph drove home once more the feeling that no man living can stand up before the merciless attack of this fighting machine which has spread destruction and stark fear through the heavyweight ranks in a year and a half. The young Detroit negro has won 26 straight battles, 9 by knockouts, and has only three obstacles in his path to the coveted heavyweight title bout with Champion James J. Braddock.
 Unless plans go awry Braddock will face the whitening fire of the brown bomber's fists sometime next September. Between now and then Louis will meet Isidore Gastanaga at Havana, December 27, Charlie Retzlah at Chicago in January and Max Schmeling here in June.
 Braddock and Schmeling saw future foe at work last night, carv- ing out his ninth consecutive knock out. The champion had seen Louis before, but 1t was new ordeal for the German, who made an ocean voyage just to see the rings new est killer in action with his own eyes.
 Like many others before him Primo Camera, King Levinsky, Max Baer and Paulino-Schmeling cast doubt on the Brown Bomber's in- vincibility.
 T have discovered that Louis can be hit with a right hand" Schmeling said. Pauline cannot hurt him but I can. You see. I go back to Germany but I come back in April. Wait, show you how to beat Joe Louis"
 But Schmeling's remarks must be discounted. Schmeling fought Paul limo three times, and couldn't floor him in 39 rounds.
 Louis, he beat Schmeling. think" muttered Pauline between blood lips after last nights battle.
 Louis worked up to his knockout of the hitherto granite-chinned basque with all the ring artistry which has won him acclaim from his own craft - Jack Dempsey, Frank Erne, Barney Ross, and other great fighters of past and present. as the perfect ring man. He never made false move, he never wasted a punch, never became excited or hurried. He stabbed Pauline deftly with light left jabs. worked on him carefully and coolly, picking open ings in the Basque's "shell defense" of arms and elbows.
 Took His Time
 Starting slowly, the Detroit negro landed no hard punch in the first round. He stepped up the tempo in the second round, then started work in earnest in the third. He ripped across lefts and rights to the Basque's bobbing head. Toward the end of the round he ripped open an inch long gash over Paulinos left eye.
 Using his left to set his prey up for the kill, Louis whipped over a succession of stunning left jabs to the face in the fourth round. The bolt of brown lightning which sent the Basque tottering to the canvas struck near the end of the round. It was right which travelled about eight inches. Pauline sprawled heavily on his shoulder blades, falling with his head and one arm under the ropes. He came out of his daze as the count reached five, reached feebly up for 8 strand of rope. He cfutched at it weakly but couldn't hold it. Somehow he got to one knee. He rose at g., apparently only half conscious, and clumsily awaited Louis next charge.
 Louis ripped two punches to the head, driving the. Basque back against the ropes in his own corner. Then another dynamite right made Paulino's knees buckle and he fold ed up, apparently about to slump to the floor again. Referee Donovan stopped the bout.
 Pauline landed only four hard punches during the bout - one in the first, two in the third and one in the fourth.
 "Once he hit me on the chin" Louis said afterward, but 1t didn't hurt. It was an easy fight"
 Louis left to-day for Detroit to meet his wife and after few days rest will leave for Havana to meet his next foe, Gastanaga.