The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-30

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fight Joe Louis again.
Bring on dat bum Louis in
September
That was the tired Whisper that
came out of Orange, n. j., from
the bruised lips of a first-clsss
fighting man who was within one
split-second punch of being heavy !
weight champion of the world last I
night in IL minutes and 90 seconds
of back-alley brswling.
Plenty of people probably
would pay TO see Terrible Tony
take another roundhouse swing
at Louis jaw, but it's sight
that probably will be denied
them forever.
Louis, going his even. murderous
way wants to fight in September
but he isn't interested in meeting
man he already has pounded to
pulp. So within the next week
negotiations will get under way for
September bout pitting Louis
against young Lou Nova,
Tony will be left with nothing
but his memories, the respect of
all who saw him fight and bleed
and the $4,000 he drew down
for his brief period of pain.
SHORT, SWEET
It was short and sweet up there
under the lights at Yankee sta
dunn last night, but while it lasted
it was something to see. Galento
went down and got up off the floor
to belt Louis. Joe went down
and got up off the canvas to slug
it out with Tony. To hell with
waiting for the count of nine!
To hell with caution and the an
cient rules of boxing! 1t was left
to the head and right to the belly
and let the blood spatter where
it may.
Referee Artie Donovan final
" halted il after two minutes
and 20 seconds of the fourth
round when all 233 pounds Of
GalentO was sinking toward
the floor In one red. raw mess
Of blood.
Guess who forced the fighting
when the opening bell sent them
out, Guess who landed the first
teeth-rattling punch None other
than Tony!
1t was a left hook, heart high,
and it rocked Louis on his heels.
But, Jared as he was, Louis still
was superb craftsman. His left
played a tattoo on Tony's face and
in that moment Galentos cause
was lost.
JOE HAS IDEAS
OF Joe Blackburn talked to Louis
between rounds and Joe came out
| for the second with ideas in his
head. Bop! bop. went left and
then a right to Tony's head. Back
into Galento's corner they surged
with Joe swarming on his man.
Let's and rights streamed in Ca
lento's face. Then Louis drove
left to the belly and rocketed
across right to the jaw. Tony
was off balance when it landed and
down he went. But he was up at
the count of three and clinching
hard when the round ended.
They patched up TOny's face
and he came out for the third,
thirsting for blood. Along
left hook. with all of the fat
mans 233 pounds behind it.
rOared up from the ankles and
caught Louis when he had one
foot i'm the air trying to circle
his opponent. 1t landed with
crash. and down went the
Brown Bomber. his legs kick
ing crazy patterns in the air.
But Joe jumped up at the count
of two, started stsbbing with his
left, and moved out of danger.
But ii was Gslentos round and
Tony was leading, two rounds to
one.
The fourth round was barely
under way when brown arm
flashed under the lights and a
terrific right caught Galento flush
on the jaw Blood spurted out of
Tony's nose from the force of the
punch, but there was no time to
wipe the crimson away. for a left
hook landed in Galento's stomach
and right came whistling across
to his jaw.
Tony was wide open for the kill
now. and nobody has to nudge
Louis and say Go get him."
Joe slammed his man against the
ropes. clear back into Tony's cor
ner. A right and a left and an
other right and another left TO
the head and Tony's osken knees
buckled.
His arms fell to his side. His
head dropped. And then-ss if