Evening star., 1939-06-25
gh,ToughGo
Looms if Tony
landsFirst
Joe Topheovy Choice,
But Wild Left Gives
Foe Bare Chance
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

hooOSidtcu fIeSS SpOrtS writer,
NEW YORK, June 24.-Along
about 8 o'clock next Wednesday
night. Joe Louis and Two-Ton Tony
Galento will scramble through the
ropes OF Yankee Stadium's ring for
what figures to be either one Of
the roughest heavyweight battles in
years or another of the shortest
knockouts in title history.
An odds-on favorite at anywhere
from to 6 up to to 10, Title
holder Louis generally is regarded
as being able to rock the battling
beer-barrel to sleep in less time
than it takes to say heavyweight
champion of the world"
But, it's an old axiom of the prize
ring that any fighter who packs a
haymaker at the end of his arm has
a chance. And whatever else YOU
say about roly poly barkeep Galento.
ne has that. He has flattened his
last II opponents. Although there's
a smoker whenever some of these
are mentioned, it is known definitely
that his left hook is as good an
anaesthesia as can be found in the
medical world.
Tony's Task ajor Operation.
He Is an unorthodox fighter,
throwing punches from anywhere
with very little thought of defense,
put In nine years of fighting, he
never has been Knocked off his
feet.
This corner is willing to concede
Tony chance, but only if he leaps
across the ring at the first bell.
keeps out of the way of the
Brown Bomber's customary opening
straight left lead, and is able to
land solidly with the first punch of
the fight. If he does you probably
will see as bloody a business as any
butcher shop can put on. Both
nave announced themselves ready,
Wiling and able to play rough and
tough, despite wrist-slappine
warning by the State Athletic Com.
mission.
Tony's task is major operation
to be attempted on a man who took
less than nine minutes of fighting
10 blast Max Schmeling, John Henry
Lewis and Jack Roper out of his patti,
IN the last year. So this corner
Strlngs along with Louis to polish
on the challenger in brief time,
POSSIBLY IN round or two of the Is
meats the fight is scheduled to 20,
Gate of s5o0,oOo Likely.
There is a possibility, too, that
Tony may be cut badly. as he has
been before. However, his master.
mlnding manager, Joe Jacobs, figures
ne has taken care of that with the
appointment of Whitley Bimstein.
crack cut" man, as second.
although Promoter Mike Jacobs
refuses to make any prediction as to
the size OF the house." the chances
are the fight will attract a gate of
$oOO,OOO or so. This is far short of
the rose-colored million-dollar esti.
mates at first foreseen. but will add
a generous slice to the s1441704
LOUIS ALREADY has taken out of the
ring In his five-year career.
"A victory over the jersey barkeen
would mark the Tan Terror's seventh
successful defense of his crown since
ne took fightdoms highest honor
from Jim Braddock in Chicago two
years ago this week.
First after Braddock it was Ton,n,v
rarr by decision, then Matte Mann.
Harry Thomas, Max Schmeling'
Jonn Henry Lewis and Jack Roper
Via the sleep-producing route. Not
even Jack Dempsey, who lost tn
Gene Tunney on his sixth defense
nor Jim Jeffries. who retired unde.
ieated after turning back five chaI.
leneers, held the big boys bauble
against so many contenders.
Joe Jacobs Dominant Firure.
frooaoiy the most dominant figure
IN this title fight picture, outside NJ
tne two principals, is Joe Jacobs
Galento's shrewd little manaoeriai
moutnpiece. 1t was he who pre.
olcted-and then coached-Schmel.
ing the way to beat Louis. which re-.
suited in the only defeat of the Dark
Dynamiter's career of a. fiehts-a
l2-round knockout.
IL was he, too. who picked Tonv.-
colorful, clownish ex-iceman. "a
the fstlc ashheap five years ago after
JACK Dempsey tried and gave un
managing the pudgy puncher.
1t was Jacobs who piloted Tony
through a dozen fights, making the
most OF such accomplishments as
quicker knockouts than Louis over
Harry Thomas, Matte Mann, Jorge
Brescia, Matte Brown and Reds
Barry. And it was Joe, most of ali.
who shouted SO loud and so long that
Promoter Jacobs virtually was forced
to give the battling beer barrel \
shot at the rings richest prize. "a
Truly. this pair is Svengali and
Trilby. Galento hardly will run q
comb through his sparse hair unless
Jacobs Is on hand to give the okay.
Galento Supremely Confident,
And victory for Tony would
boost Jacobs into a class for man.
ayers occupied only by one man
previously-that of plotting two
world heavyweight champions.
Joe - affectionately known along
Bash boulevard" as "Yussel the
Muscle"-already has Schmeling's
title conquest to his credit-a crown
the German never would have won If
Jacobs hadn't been on hand that
night to shout foul for him as he
lay groveling on the floor before Jack
Sharkey.
In all prize ring history, only VIII
Nam A. Brady ever has piloted two
htleholders: Corbett and Jeffries.
Galento admits to 20 years Of age.
(See FIGHT, Page Egg