Evening star., 1939-09-20
Champion 10 Try
For Knockout
In Opener
Challenger Counting
On Stamina to Win
20-Round Battle
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


DETROIT, Sept. 2O.-After lapse
OF nearly three years, Champion Joe
Louis tonight resumes his chase
after the little imp who once eluded
him and injured his pride.
He and Bob Pastor meet at Briggs
Stadium, home of the Detroit Tigers,
before a crowd that is expected to
reach the 10000 mark, and this time
the feeling is that the big Negro
will catch and pulverize his quarry.
This time he will have 20 rounds
In which to corner his man, instead
Of the 10 they fought in Madison
Square Garden before Louis became
champion. He will have an ad-
vantage of about IS pounds in
weight, and he is a greater fighter
IN every respect than he was when
Free-wheeling Bob held him to a
hollow decision.
Louis has been angry at Pastor
for nearly three years. He has felt
all that time that the New York
boy made a sucker out of him, and
he has yearned to get Bob in the
ring with him again. He has Wor-
ried his managers and Promoter
Mike Jacobs half to death about it.
Bet Z to 1 Against Pastor.
And tonight, before the home
folks, he finally gets his chance to
close out that account. He fully
intends to knock Pastor kicking in
the first round Bookmakers around
town are offering odds of 7 to l
against Pastors chances, and doing
practically no business at all.
Pastor does have chance, of
course. He is young, is an exception
ally clever boxer and hits pretty we'll.
Last night, sitting around the hotel
and talking, he said he thought he
might knock Louis out. His man
ager, Jimmy Johnston, said it was
a cinch.
'All right, you wise guys" John
ston said. lust remember that I told
you what was going to happen to
this great champion. Louis has been
trapped ever since he agreed to fight
us 20 rounds. He'll be worn out
about half way, and then watch Bob
work on him.
1t could happen. one supposes
After all, Jim Braddock was even
longer shot against Max Baer. Tony
Galento generally was felt to be
setup for Lou Nova last week in
Philadelphia. Nothing is certain in
boxing, particularly since fighters
i~l,
off" nights.
Pastor Counts on Stamina.
| But it is necessary to string along
with Louis, in about two rounds. He
hits terribly hard. Just how hard
he hits man was realized anew
the other night when we saw Gal
ento take everything Nova had for
IA rounds without being greatly in
convenienced. 1t took only about
dozen of Louis blows to make q
wreck of Tony.
The way Joe feels, he should hit
Pastor this time. Perhaps he will
get to him as quickly as he did to
Max Schmeling, against whom he
harbored similar cold rage.
Pastors hope lies in his ability to
start fast and to keep clear of Joe's
fists for dear life until such time as
Joe tires little, or perhaps becomes
discouraged. There is a lot of feel
ing that if Pastor survives 10 rounds
he will have a chance to win, be-
cause he really is a fine boxer.
Pastor obviously has trained him.
self for a long fight. Since last
Thursday he hasn't had the gloves
on, but has taken only light exercise
and stored up his energy. Louis
went at it hard right up to yester-
day. He doesn't intend to muf this
one.