The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-18
JOE LOUIS 1O-1
 CHOICE TO WIN FROM STORYTELLING
Chain Letters Hurt Sale of Cheaper Seats = Title
 Bout Next Year
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Stan COrregpOndent)

New York, June 18-(U.P. .)--The miracle of fistiana comes of again in Yankee Stadium tonight when Joe Louis--seventh son of Mum and Lily Barrow, born in the cot- ton fields of Alabama--displays that paralyzing punch on Max Schmel- ing, former heavyweight champion.
 Approximately 10000 persons will pay e76O,00O to see the probable third straight execution" of . former heavyweight champion by the 22-year old negro regarded as the worlds greatest fighter"
 The amazing part of this tre- mendous gate is the fact that 99 per cent of the crowd will be there to see Louis duplicate his corquests of two previous titleholders-Pri Camera and Max Baer. The betting is 10-1 that Louis wins and 3-l he scores Q knockout. There is an al- most total absence of Schmeling money.
 One of the few persons who thinks Schmeling has chance, is the stubborn, stolid, steel-nerved X German himself. Tn sharp contrast to the faint-hearted Baer, befuddled Carnera, the terror-stricken Levin- sky, pitiful Pauline U2cudun, the German is unafraid and unshaken. If Schmeling can retain his compos- ure, and not "die in the dressing room," as they say on caulifiower row, he may gain some laSt-minute support from the ringside betters.-- not to win but to stay longer than Camera and Baer, the vtwo ex- champions among Louis victims, did. Carnera was stopped in the sixth round, Baer, the fourth.
 The million dollar gate" Pro- n1oter Jacobs predicted when the match was made was k. o.'d by Jewish boycott, according to the promoter himself. In retaliation for Hitler's persecution of lewis in Ger. many, New York Jews have circu- lated chain letters against the fight. One of the letters said: "Why let Q German take home our money. Lis- ten to Louis knock out Schmeling on the radio"
 Although Promoter Jacobs refused to reveal ofHcial figures, the ad- vance sale last night was said to have reached nearly $600, 900. Most of the 1l,000 ringside seats, priced at $40, have been sold. It is the cheap CT seats which have failed to move as expected.
 Despite the boycott in New York and the "sure thing" result, approx imately 10000 fight fans from the west and south are here to see Louis in his 20th professional fight in less than two years. Most of the out of town crowd are from Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston and the West Coast. Four former champions-D Dempsey, Ttin. ney, Sharkey and Jack Johnson = and five governors will be at the ringside.
 If Louis wins, he will have hurd- led his last obstacle in dazzling march to heavyweight title bout with Champion James J. Braddock, who will be one of tonight's specta- tors. But Louis may not elect to challenge for the title this year. Promoter Jacobs, who has him under contract until l940, has other plans for the honey-colored Detroit boy. He wants to keep Louis active, and is likely to postpone the title shot until 1897.
 For a fight in which 1t is hard to get a bar-roorn argument that Louis won't win, tonight's extravaganza will set a record. It will be the big gest gate in history between two heavyweight challengers, one of which isn't conceded Q ghost of a chance. Even Dempsey didn't draw what Louis will pull through the gate tonight against e 'setup oppo- nent.
 Most of the experts predict that Louis, despite his five months lay- off from the ring, will stop Schmel- ing within five rounds. Louis will be the same deadly puncher he has been in previous encounters and he figures to score Q k. o. as soon as he 8CVo ttO AaAA8Cs A. 0CkAACAuAS uOSD not become terror stricken, he may make fight of 1t as long as 1t lasts.
 In the dullest pre-battle day since Louis hit the big time, only one event of importance occurred yes- terday-the New York State Athle- tic Commission refused the request of Joe Jacobs, 6chmeling's manager, to have the fighters bandage their hands in the ring. Jacobs claims that Louis has violated the com missions rule of 6 feet of soft gauge and feet of tape for each hand in his other fights in New York. The commission insured Jacobs that an inspector will carefully measure the hand bandages in the dressing room.
 Both fighters spent last night at their respective training camps, Louis at Lakewood, N. J., and 6chmeling at Napanoch, N. Y. They will arrive shortly before noon for the weighing-in ceremonies at the