The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-07
New Tunney' Is In No Hurry For A Bout With Joe Louis
Nova Plans a
 Bit of Boxing Overseas First
BY HARRY GRAYSON NEA Service Sports Editor

ANSW 8OANt VAAtV ee V0J AQ0A6 Nova that's ms full name . is being called "the new Tunney." And those who are petitioning Michael Strauss Jacobs not to rush Nova into match with Joe Louis might recall the career of the Man- ly Marine.
 But first - just to set your fears at rest -- Nova won't be sent against Louis until next year. He'll sail for England shortly will do a long string of four-round ex- hibitions on the other side against Tommy Farr. all-coners. That's because Ray Carlen, who took Nova where he is today, won't be stampeded.
 Carlen fully realizes that the longer he makes Louis wait, the better Nova's chances will be. Meanwhile, he'll school his war; rior.
 GENE TUNNEY CAME BACK
 But to get back to the 'new Tunney," don't forget the old.
 Recall what happened to 24-year- old Gene Tunney when he was rushed" into big-time match in 1922.
 That was the time Tunney first bumped into Harry Greb. still have a picture of Doc Bagley ap- plying leech to Tunney's eye and telling the Irish youth not to be discouraged.
 "I'm not discouraged" Tunney kept repeating.
 He wasn't. He beat the amaz- ing Greb year later - trounced him in four subsequent meetings.
 Tunney was 28 when he was paired with Jack Dempsey and our wisest experts said and wrote that the chances were that the Greenwich Village Folly wouldn't as much as show up.
 PROVED HE
 COULD TAKE IT
 That gives Nova four more years to get ready for the supreme effort, Now. the Max Baer of the other night wasn't a Greb by an stretch of the imagination. but at the con- clusion of 10 and a fraction. rounds Baer looked like Tunney after the old Pittsburgh Windmill had fin- ished with the marine in their first excursion. A truck might just as well have hit Tunney and Baer.
 Nova trained at the Clarkstown Country Club, where for 20 years or so Dr. Pierre Bernard has been teaching Yogaism. The idea of Yoga is balance, boise and equi- librium of the head, and heart. Nova must have been a poor pu- pill, for the only thing about him that was steady in his match with Baer was his heart.
 Nova has two left feet in the ring, which is another way of say- ing that his stance is poor.
 If anything. he is too game.
 He fought Baer dead wrong.
 The only danger against Maxie Adelbert is getting your chin in the arc of one of his swings. All Nova had to do was stay inside the arc, yet he repeatedly put his chin in the line of fire and what easily might have been worse for him slugged it out with a puncher when hurt.
 Baer had enough left to defi- nitely prove that Nova can take it. We already knew that Nova, knocked down, will get up. MUST LEARN
 FINE POINTS
 It would be 8 mistake to try to to teach Nova to punch. What he must acquire is grace and rhythm. He must be taught to protect him. self inside. All he does now is put his arms around the other bloke's neck and hug him like an amateur.
 In Nova's favor are size, reach, gameness and an undeniable num- Der of fistic weapons dull to be sure but there to be sharp- ened. And above all, his love for the game. He quit college .. gave up football to box.
 If Nova had his way, he'd fight Louis tomorrow night, but he's in- telligent enough to listen to ad- viserS
 He's another Tunney, all right, although he can get along in train ing without 12-pound books. He rec, quires none of the old Tunney veneer. He lectured at Manhattan College the other afternoon without once putting a big word on the wrong stilts.
 Lou Nova may never be able to whip Joe Louis, but he's a fine, clean boy who has earned and is entitled to the opportunity.
 And don't forget that you never can tell about a young heavyweight.