The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-18
ETROIT BOUT NOW DEBATED BY LOUIS CAMP
RetzIaff Tried to Force the Fight for One Minute;
 Show Drew S67,5OO
M STUART CAMERON fTJmiteA Press Shorts Editor

Chicago, Jan. 1S-(UP) Charley Hetzlaff was minor item today in tIie amazing saga of Joe Louis and llls magic gloves.
 Only one day ago the big, raw ho1ed North Dakota farmer was an Important hurdle in Louis clear path to million-dollar fight with A4ax echmeling and title shot with Jimmy Braddock.
 But today the Hetzlaf thing was n laugh, and a short one, too. Shorter, even, than the one min- arte and 25 seconds 1t took Joseph to list RetzIaff's name with those of Carnera, Levinsky, Baer, Pauline and all the rest.
 Joe dumped Retzlaff twice, the second time for keeps, and today his main worry was that of another soft touch, this time in his home city of Detroit.
 Ballyhooey
 They hailed last nights Chicago stadium session as the biggest if 1ight in years. There were ifs as to Louis condition, the possibility of Retziaf landing 8 lucky one, and many another weird ifs. But not one of the ifs stood up. Louis sail cd in, took his man as soon as he wanted, pocketed some $23,000 and called 1t a highland a very brief one at that.
 Actually there were but 67 sec- 6ztds of fighting. Retzlaff was down once for a count of eight, and the sxay0 toll took up another ten sec- Of1ds which, subtracted from the of- xicial time of 1:25, left 1:07 of punch for which 16,500 persons paid $67,5O0.
 Say this much for Retzlaff: He really tried, but, as Louis said while sitting in his dressing room after the fight, without even one bead of perspiration showing on his cocoa colored body, "'at guy just couldn't take It."
 Actually it was Retzlaf who hit ehe first real blow. He was the first of Louis last four opponents to come in rushing. He actually forced Zoe into the ropes within the first minute. The North Dakota lad scored a neat right to the head and Louis pulled in his guard. The crowd, breathless for moment, ] scheered madly for the puncher who cared to carry the fight to Louis.
 Paralyxlng
 They saw the answer, too. Louis @hot over a right to the body. Retz- l aaff backed away. Louis raced aft- ler him. He fired a blistering right tcross to the jaw. Retzlaff sagged tlOwn to the floor. At the count of Ieight he was up again, dazed, wavering, with his guard aloftsAgain iDofOwn lightning struck. This time Eat was Q whirling left hook which IBent Charley reeling. He crumpled Iwnt0 hand and knees. The referee IEounted "ten" and the show was jDver.
 The power of the Louis punch was never shown in more devastat- ing fashion. Tn his corner, while his handlers were trying to bring him to, Retzlaff was so completely out that he sought to go out for more.
 The Louis camp today debated a night in Detroit sometime before BJan. 31. The contract to fight Max echmeling in June prohibits any fighting after this month is out. His hard rdlers want to show him off be- fore home town folks, but they ap- preciate the possibility of one lucky punch marring a Schmeling show.
 The gate which was approximate 1y $67, 500 constituted a considerable disappointment. A near-blizzard which struck the loop couple of hours before fight-time discouraged 1ast.minute customers,