Evening star., 1939-06-27
From the
Press Box
Ring Rules Won't Count
Tomorrow, Says Tony
By JOHN LARDNER,
Special CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

NEW YORK, June 27 (NANA0
Though the State Boxing Com
mission has ruled that low blows will
be frowned upon, gouging depre-
Gated, kicking in the clinches re-
buked and ear-biting punished by
a lift of the eyebrows, Tony Galento
still mutters privately that his fight
with Joe Louis tomorrow night will
be the toughest, toughest brawl ever
segregated from Pier 6.
I'm fighter" says Anthony Gin
bold contradiction Of the record
I'm going in there to fight and
there amt nobody gonna stop me by
tapping my shoulder or waving a
rule book in my kisser. Louis says
he is willing to play rough, so why
should anybody interfere? It's our
fight"
That being the case, it may be a
good one. Stripped of his favorite
weapons, the gouge, the heel, the
butt. the low blow and the thumb of
the glove, Tony is as helpless as an
overturned turtle. Let him fight his
own way for couple of minutes,
however. and he may get in enough
unlaundered work at the crossroads
to arouse what is known as the
"beast" in Louis, though, at ordinary
times, the beast" in Louis bears a
close resemblance to the common
Virginia opossum.
Louis Con Get Tough
If Occasion Demands.
AS rule the champion fights
cleanly, sharply and surgically. His
bouts are amazingly free of the
clinching and infighting which set
the stage for dirty work. He seldom
has to rough it.
But if you don't think Louis is a
very tough customer in a brawl or a
wrassle, you didn't see his first ma
jor contest, the one with Primo Car
nera. Primo went in there with in
structions to use every trick he knew
and he carried full pack.
The second round of that fight is
unforgettable. Badly mauled from
long range, the vast Italian closed
in, grabbed the light, 1.-the Louis to
his chest and began to rough him
up with thumb, wrist and elbow,
meanwhile maneuvering to get his
ample feet on top of Louis a strata
gem which sent Tommy Loughran
out of the ring with permanent bun
ions the year before.
Louis swayed moment beneath
the weight of half a ton of choice
italian beef. Then he wrapped his
arms around Primo's waist, lifted
him off his feet, and threw the
ogre of squeals headlong against
the ropes. That was the last time
Primo tried to mix in close.
Edge in Physical Power
Is All With Chomp.
Galento is better saloon fighter
than Camera, largely because he is
squatter and nearer the ground and
better balanced. He uses his head
to sounder effect, because Primo, in
order to butt a guy, had to get
down on his hands and knees to
come level with the target. But
Galento. strong as he is, has moth
ing like the sheer physical power
of Louis If it's close fighting he
wants, he'll get it with a vengeance
Mr.. Joe Jacobs, the author of
Galento's strategy, has been weav-
ing and bobbing around by himself
for several days now, obviously
mapping out campaigns. Joseph S
friends are afraid he will deal him
self some permanent injury in this
pursuit, for he has clipped himself
on the jaw at least three times and
done untold damage to his own
body by means of these private re-
hearsals
"If Jacobs could punch" says Mr.
Hymie Kaplan, a fellow-strategist
'he'd of killed himself by now"
GoIento Might Need
Cieor in /. Ring.
Judging from observation at 10
paces-the nearest you can come to
Yussel the Muscle in safety when
he Is shadow -boxing-Mr. Jacobs
is considering three optional cam
paigns:
/. A rushing attack to the chin
at the sound of the bell. In this
phase, Mr.. Jacobs utters a low
"bong!" runs few steps, and then
sweeps a left to the right side OF
his own face, to the detriment of "El
Dorado" his faYorite piece OF