The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-16
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Even so ali the supcrlatives hurled
at Joe Louis for a victory that
couldn't possibly have been other
wise were richly deserved. 1t WASH t
what he did, it was how he did it.
There was about his performance
the unmistakable mark of the ar
tist; the undeniable touch of the
master, He did the job in man
ner that would have made the
matching effort of any other fighter
from Corbett down to Tunney-
look amateurlsh.
Good Teacher Means Much
What makes Louis such a mag
nihcent fighting machine? Superb
natural equipment and a marvellous
instinct form a large part of the
answer. But there have been many
fighters equally endowed and vet
over a full career they failed to get
past the run-Of-mine stage.
Louis has been fortunate that
from the start he has been in the
hands Of a great instructor, name
ly, Jack Blackburn, wise old
Negro who was fighting back in Jhe
days of Langford, Cans, Hawkins
and Donovan.
There is nothing about the game
Blackburn doesn't know. At The
outset he recognized the rich raw
materials he had in Louis. Slowly
patiently, he proceeded to mold
these materials into one, smooth
Rowing piece of fighting action.
Even now the old sculptor's master
piece is still not finished.
Louis Is Cautioned
Between rounds of the ridiculouSly
easy bout with Pauline the old
sculptor was at work with his chiSel
and mallet. There were flaws in
Louis technique in the second round
that were visible only to the old
sculptor. When the bell rang he
shook a gnarled admonitory finger
under his pupils nose, and those
close to his corner heard him
threaten, IF you do that again III
spank you"
Louis had been instructed not to
throw a right hand until he saw a
clear-cut opening, and he had vio-
lated this injunction. The blow hit
Pauline on the forehead and drove
him back step or two.
The old sculptor wanted no such
ordinary results; he wanted nothing
short OF perfection, the desired
opening. the one killing thrust, the
complete finish. He got it in the
next round.
Gibbons Son Looks Good
There was another fighter on the
Same card who showed the results
or intelligent handling from the
start This was Jack Gibbons, the
middleweight son of Mike, dis
enguiShed in his day for his
splendid boxing ability. They used
10 call him the ST Paul Phantom
a descriptive that was not loosely
applied. To his opponents Mike was
literally a phantom. They couldn't
lay glove en- him.
Possibly young Jack will never be
a great fighter but you can be sure
he will be as great as his physical
gifts permit. He feintS as we'll as
LouiS and his footwork is even bet
ter. In close quarters he is very
good especially with the uppercut.
He lacks strength and stamina and
will never be hitter Nor is his
left as sharp as it ought to be for
an effective boxer But he will &C
farther on his limited natural equip
ment than most of his more rugged
contemporaries.
Pauline Never Had 1t
:. In gloomy contrast was the futile
pointleSS work of Pauline who was
never taught the tricks of the trade
and apparently never tried to learn
them. All he ever had was animal
power and as the years rolled on this
Became less and less helpful
The we'll tutored fighter always
retains some of the class he had in
the beginning. Benny Leonard
showed that for two or three rounds
in his comeback against Jimmy Nc
Iarnin.