The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-20
CHAMPION 4-1 CHOICE TO STOP
 Ex-COLLEG|AN
Nova Held Challenger to Draw in 1 938 - Pastor
 Must Keep Moving
BY JACK CUDDY

D4 0hOA VOOO4 United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Detroit, Sept. 2o.-(UP)-Tonisht's the night when the public will see if Bob Pastor goes the way Max Schmeling went in his second meet ing with heavyweight champion Joe Louis.
 More than 5000 fans were ex- pected in Briggs Stadium to witness the experiment which is the first heavyweight title ever held in De- troit.
 Bomber Joe, making his first home town appearance since winning the title from Jim Braddock two years ago, is Al favorite to knock out challenger Bob of New York, as he kayoed Herr Schmeling in the first round in June, 1888.
 Veteran Schmeling had belted Louis into the petunias in their first meeting in '36, and younger Pastor former fullback of New York Uni- versity-lost 10-round decision to the Detroit negro, but in doing so at New York's Madison Square Garden, made Louis look like a Palooka.
 That was in '37, before Joe wJu the title. Since that night when boos and jeers filled the Garden, Ioui; has talked more vengefuliy about Pastor than he ever was against Schmeling.
 Big Gate
 With "far and warmer" forecast, promoters Mike Jacobs and Scotty Montieth anticipated a gate of at least $450,000 for this first 20-round prize fight staged in the United States in eight years. The bout is programmed for the marathon route just twice the distance of their first engagement, when Pastor back pedalled and zig-zagged about the ring with Louis in fioundering pur- suit. But betting men and most box ing experts expect the chase to end in seven rounds or less this time. That's why the champion is the 4-1 favorite for a knockout, and a Tel favorite to win.
 Pastor, of tl:e curly brown locks fair-skinned, well proportioned lad two inches shorter than the tall Brown Bomber = broke camp at Brighton yesterday and motored into Detroit after eight long weeks of training for this greatest chance of his career. At his hotel Bicycle Bob" was calm and confident. He had brought his wife Florence, on from New York "to watch me win the ti- tle."
 Louis and his encourage broke camp at Worthwhile this morning and came to town in time for the noon weigh ing-in at the state fair grounds race track, where Joe expected to scale 20l pounds and Pastor 187. Pastor was about eight pounds heavier than when they met before.
 Because of the chase of their first engagement, many flstic followers said it was fitting indeed that the Michigan commission had designated the race track for the weighing-in, figuring that the shout will go up, they're oil" when the opening gong sounds. They are confident that Pastor will try to evade the hard hit ting negro by fancy footwork for the first 10 rounds, if he can keep out of corner traps. Then Bob may essay & few punches of his own, mixed with plenty of putting.
 Surprise?
 Pastor and his manager, Jimmy Johnston, says he'll surprise the box ing world by beating Louis because he has improved 300 per cent since their last fight-having gained ex- perience, stamina, and punch in 25 boutsy most of which lasted the dis tance. Pastor and Jimmy insist that the champion hasn't improved bit, that he demonstrated the mistakes in his last engagement with Tony Galento in June he made with Bi- cycle Bob two years ago.
 But betting men emphasize that Louis kayoed Galento in the fourth round in June, and that Galento kayoed young Lou Nova last week at Philadelphia. Also that this same Nova was good enough to hold Pas tor to a draw in February, '38. By this reasoning, Pastor is an inferior fighter to Louis.
 The bout is slated to start at 1O:30 p. l1n., (EDT) and will be broadcast over the NEG Blue network. A sup porting heavyweight card of four four-rounders and two six-rounders goes with it.
 The winner is expecetd to defend the crown against Galento in June, possibly at Detroit, if tonight's gate is up to expectations.