The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-22
BY HENRY McLEMOHE United Press Staff Correspondent

from the Canebrakes of Alabama, and Max Schmeling, 8 cold and cal- culating German from the Rhine, command the attention of the civil ized world tonight.
 They will command it with one hour Cor less) of the most uncivil- ized of all sports-fghting with the fists. They will go at it in a gaunt ring, pitched in the center of Yam kee stadium and 80,000 persons of all creeds and colors. With skin tight gloves over iron hard knuckles they will bash one another until the referee raises Joe's hand and cries winner and stall champion of the world" or Schmeling's and bellows winner and new champion"
 Not since the barbed-wire bearded Dempsey and the cunning, cutting Tunney came to grips in Chicago has New York, the United States, and the world, been so excited by prizefight. Today the ticket sale had crept close to the $1,000, 900 mark, and by night, when the first preliminary starts, the gate was al- most certain to be the sixth million dollar one in history.
 Money Maker
 Judged from a promoters angle the fight is "natural'-has every- thing. It is s\international, pitting foreigner against a native, and the fact that the foreigner is a German, a Nazi, fighting in the worlds larg- est Jewish city. has not hurt the sale of tickets. A boycott against Schmeling, which was launched months ago when the fight was an- nounced, was forgotten in the rush for credentials to this meeting be- tween the rings most vicious hitters.
 It is a fight between Negro and a Nordic; a young man still short of his prime and an old man (ss' ring ages go) on the way down hill. It is a fight that provides the chal- lenger, Schmeling, with the oppor- tunity to become hte first man ill fistic history to regain the heavy weight title, and it is fight that furnishes Louis the opportunity to gain revenge for the unmerciful beating that Schmeling handed him two years ago.
 Proof that it has reused this city to an abnormal point was offered ln the announcement from police head quarters as to how the city would be patroled during fight hours. More than 5000 extra policemen have been assigned to fight duty. In ad- dition to the regular men on the beat, 1000 uniformed coppers will stroll the streets of Harlem, ready to quell any racial outbreak. Con- missioner Valentine has not forgot ten that several were killed and scores injured in Harlem the night Schmeling knocked out Louis.
 On the Job
 The Yankee stadium will be alive with police. More than 1000 of them will swing their night sticks in and about the giant concrete pile. Be- tween the stadium and Harlem, 3 matter of a few blocks, 800 plain- clothes operatives will watch for trouble. The flow of traffic from Manhattan to the scene of battle will be directed by 400 traffic cops, many of whom will be mounted. Cruising about, with radio com- munication, will be numerous emer- gency cars, equipped with every thing from sawed off guns to tear gas bombs.
 None of the policemen or arma- ment may be needed. But the cops aren't taking any chances with an emotionally worked up crowd of 80,- GOO that will be inside. and the mil- lions on the outside.
 With the fight only a few hours away Louis still was a decided fa- Worite. He was held at to 2 and astute layers of odds predicted that he would be to 3 or whereabouts before ring time. Joe's position Of favorite was not even shaken yes- terday when the New York state athletic commission, in a surprise ruling, banned the use of the long thumber Chicago gloves. Joe want ed to use the Chicago gloves, but the commissioners said they were unfit for title defense and okayed the New York glove, the one Schmeling likes.
 Louis gained one victory at the commission meeting, however. It re- fused to grant Joe Jacbs,. Schmeling's American manager, seconds H. cense, which means that Max will not have Yussel the Muscle in his corner. And Russell ha sproved him. self handy man to have. It was his all-time high shrieks of foul! foul!" that swayed the tide to the German in his first fight with Jack Sharkey. It is generally believed that the referee gave the title to Schmel- ing that night just to shut up Jacobs.
 FOrmalities
 The boys weigh in at Madison Square Garden at noon, and the ceremony was certain to occasion 8 bigger rush of onlookers than the recent Roosevelt wedding at Nahant No one has ever figured out why heavyweights have to weigh in, be- ing as it doesn't matter what they weigh. The most logical explanation to date is that the commissioners and their furtive hunkeys like to have their pictures taken.
 Schmeling, simply bursting at the seams with good health and con- fldence, came to New York last night by airplane. His pilot, in this sur prise junket, was Dick Merrill. His contract with Promoter Mike Jacobs ruled out air trips. but Jacobs, prob ably figuring that any man who could fly anything, anywhere. had okayed 1t.
 Louis, rustic at heart. did not break camp until the middle of this morning. Then, with police escort sirens screaming, he sneaked into town in time for the weighing in. For reasons that even they can- Fight date Tunney Dempsey .......... .9-22-27 Tunney- Dempsey .......... .9-z3-26 Dempsey Carpenter ........ .7-2-21 Dempsey -Firpo 9-14-23