The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-19
.CALENTO BUILD . UP CONTINUES
 IN NEWARK RING
Next Victim Scheduled TO- night is Jorge Brescia,
 South American Giant
BY HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports EditOr)

2NCW 4OAh, OduudAy AO, \OEJ -Signor Tony Galento, never one to do things in a small way, climbs into the ring tonight to try to knock Jorge Brescia down the threats of all hose who doubt that the signor is the No. 1 challenger for Joe Louis title.
 Once that is done the signor hopes that his critics choke. They probably will, for Brescia weighs 210 pounds and stands six feet, two and a half inches.
 It'll be 10 rounds tonight in the Newark Armory - Signor Galentas $ back yard - and quite an army of us will be going over the river and through the snow to see what hap pens. We are going to investigate the truth of ugly rumors to the effect that the signor has been training seriously for this fight = even to the extent of forswearing beer and taking secret drinks of milk"
 Soup and Fish"
 All controversial details have been settled and Promoter Harry Mendel expects 11,000 persons in the army. It was not until a late hour yester- day that they succeeded in con- vincing the signor that he should not appear in the ring, wearing the full dress suit that he acquired for the national sports alliance ball where he was hailed as the best dressed man. The s.gnor's adher- ents tried to convince him that white tie and tails would cramp his left hook and his breathing.
 But nobody never fought wear ing soup and fish," Signor Gale. to argued, the faith of pioneers shin- ing from his eyes. I'd panic 'em, I tell va, I'd panic 'em."
 Cooler heads prevailed, and the Signor comes in tonight wearing the conventional trunks, gloves and scowk
 It's an important fight for Ga lento. Listed as No. l challenger by the National Boxing Association, he has a chance to work his way into the top-flight heavyweights- Louis, Nova and Baer. It's an i'm portant fight, too, for Brescia, heavyweight champion of the Ar genuine, who once was one punch away from knocking Joe Louis Silly.
 It was at the Hippodrome here and in the third round Brescia clipped Louis on the jaw with a straight right. Louis weaved to- ward a neutral corner and Brescia went after him, slamming rights and lefts to the head. Then, when he should have put in the kill, Brescia paused for a fateful frag- ment of a minute. Louis recovered and began to pump that left into the Argentine's jaw. Brescia went down and fell through the ropes a man who had missed gold and glory by 30 seconds of indecision.
 Tony 2 to l
 Since then Brescia has been rather inactive and he comes back tonight in an attempt to prove that he belongs on the big time. They're laying to l odds against him, whether Galento wears white tie and tails, trunks or sarong.
 The only doubt about the signor is how fast he can get around the ring; whether Brescia can out run him and win the decision There's no question about the INT in the signor's left hook, for he has scored recent knockoutS over Nathan Mann Lorenzo Pack. LerOy Haynes, Charley Massera, Matte Brown and Harry and Otis Thomas
 But the victory the signor is proudest of is the one over Diplo- coccus Pneumoniae. better known to Galento as Kid Pneumonia. Af- ter a hard tussle with the Kid, last summer, the signor emerged from the hospital and issued this communique:
 q just got dat Pneumonia on de ropes and hammered hell out Of him."