The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-22
Can He Take IH
 Is Only Question Left On Louis
BY HARRY CRIMSON Sports Editor, NEA Service

Chicago, April 22.-HaVlng Iul- filled every other requirement., Joe Louis has reached that stage in his development where appraisers are wondering how he would behave in trouble.
 All good fighters do.
 Jack Dempsey's knees buckled under Gunboat Smiths raging right before the official stamp of approval was placed upon the Man Mauler.
 Gene Tunney was defending tho championship he took from Demp- sey when knocked down for the first time, but the Manly Marine passed the severest test of ring man n pumping into the hornets nest that was the late Harry Greb five years before.
 Stanley Poreda, Charley Massera. Lee Homage twice, Patsy Perroni. Hans Eirkie, Red Barry, Matte Brown-Louis Iugged the damage to all of them. Ii has yet to be carried to him by sturdy profess siohal.
 So you hear the old, old Ques- ton, How'll he act on the floor?"
 Massera. Ramage, Perroni and Brown are among the better sec- ond raters. Birkie Is tough trial horse. But none of them punch hard enough to dent Judge Lan- dis old felt hat.
 Nor does the muscle-bound Pri. mo Camera, whom Louis engages over 15 rounds in New York on June 19 or July 17, for that mat. ter, so the Detroit Negro may go into the Max Baer battle next year with his chin still untried.
 The Camera contest will afford Louis an opportunity to show how we'll he can stand being roughed and wrestled around rather than a chance to demonstrate that his dental framework Is well cement cd.
 King Levinsky, James J. Brad dock, and Max Schmeling pack the punching power that might prove whether Louis can withstand solid smack on the old potato.
 Of the three, the Alabama born darky is more likely to meet Lev inskey in Chicago prior to tackling Baer. And there si some question wh ether Levinsky would be able to stick in there with Louis long enough to definitely establish that the new destroyer's chin Is more concrete than China.
 Rating Louis off his gait of the past nine months, Braddock and Schmeling would have to hurt the colored clouter badly in the early going to stand as much chance of winning as the Reds have of beat ing out the Cardinals.
 Blackburn Says Louis
 Won't Have to Take Much
 Jack Blackburn, the famous old lightweight who supervises the work of the newest BlackMenace, professes to believe that his charge won't have to take much punish ment.
 My boy ain't goin' to get hit much, boss. He ain't goin' to git hit much,' beams Blackburn, a of the immortal Joe Cans who conceded 40 pounds or moro to fighters as capable as Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. But you Jus go out and bet that he'll shake off any kind of n punch. Yes, sir. He'll be right there on his two feet and firing back when smacked good and proper"
 Louis hasn't been on the floor since his first amateur engagement, when his limbs were diyyed in resin seven times in the first two rounds. Joe keut getting up and in the third heat made his oppo- nent regret the liberties he had taken.
 Some of the closer observers in Chicago, who have the mest line on Louis, inasmuch as II of his Is professional startes were made there, have only one reason to sus- pect tbat hte Midnight Express might not be too fond of the roughar going.
 They got this impression mid way in Louis engagement with one Adolph Wiater, a strong young man who went 10 heats with tho colorcd clouter in November. They did not like the way Louis re- sponded when Wiater, after being down three, persisted on being ex- ceedingly belligerent until he ran out or juice.
 You also hear 1t whispered that some seconds elapsed recently be- fore Louis head cleared when his jaw was jolted by Mickey Patrick, hard hitting middleweight, In workout.
 New Mcnace's Jaw
 Appears Well Ccmentcd
 Louis tickly-set jaw appears tailor-made to take solid whack, however.
 Although Joe stands 6 feet ], weighs 198, and Is still growing. there is no surplus poundage. He won't be Fl until May 1S. and Is going to be 6 giant of a man when fully matured.
 Although he is hardened by hls work in Detroit automobile plant, where he took bodies off the line" Louis muscles are loose and supple.
 Although Louis has been boxing for less than three years, he al.