The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-11
GIVES DOPE
ON NAN TO
BEAT LOUIS
Fighter Must Have FOL.
low Through" 10
Down Champion
BY DILLON GRAHAM
AP Feature Service Sports Writer


AP Feature Service Sports Writer
NEW YORK, July 11.-Tony Gal
ento proved that the chap who
beats Joe Louis must have shock
proof jaw, game heart, "umph'
in his fists and a follow through.
Tough Tony had all but the
follow-through and he came close
to dethroning the dusky destroyer.
But Louis should continue as top
man until a guy comes along with
all of those prerequisites. Galento
and Jim Braddock and Jorge Bres-
cia and Matte Mann have shown
that one or two or three of these
qualities are not enough.
All these scrappers have DEM
onstrated that Joe can be hit. And
that Joe doesn't take a punch any
too well. He backs away uncer-
tainly and the superman becomes
a worried, ratified colored boy
GalentO Might Have Been
But Galento and the others hadn't
mastered the through. Gal
ento might be the world heavy
weight champion today if he had
known how or been physically able
to follow-through when he had Joe
in distress
Tony had the game heart. He
took the aggressive against Joe.
He waded in and traded wallops.
He wasn't afraid.
Tony had the shock proof jaw
or nearly SO. He took Joe's heav-
lest Smelling for more than three
rounds before he finally crumbled
Tony had the "umph' in his
fists. He staggered Joe in the first
round, hurt him other times and
had him on the floor in the third.
He had enough punch.
But Tony didn't have the fol-
low-through.
He couldn't put Joe away after
he had set him up for the final
blows.
Louis Greatest Finisher''
Perhaps the major reason that
Louis appears almost unbeatable
is that he is the greatest finisher
the game has ever known.
You can get an argument as to
whether Louis is the greatest cham
pion in history. But no one will
argue with you that he can't turn
on the heat better than any of
his predecessors.
Once Joe gets a rival going he
becomes relentless, merciless,
lightning punching m hine. No
fighter has been-or likely will be
able to stand up long under such
pummelling.
Joe himself has the "umph," the
game heart, the follow through.
His jaw isn't shock proof. He re-
cuperates quickly from hard
blow. And he has time to recuper-
ate, because none of his rivals has
demonstrated a follow through
after staggering him.
Perhaps they've been afraid Joe
isn't as badly hurt as they imagine
and afraid to venture in quickly
again for fear that Louis will lash
out with a murderous blow
Good For Three Years
Joe should be the favorite to
beat any fighter he meets in the
next three or four years. But any
big fellow who isn't scared to sample
a few of Joe's punches, who has
a reasonably tough chin, who has
a hard punch of his own and who
mas a ollow-through may beat Joe.
But he's got to be able to throw
punches quickly and accurately.
When he has Joe in trouble he must
be able to hit the Jackpot every
time with both rights and lefts.
That's Joe's strong point He
doesn't waste blow when he has
you going. Every one is perfectly
timed. The blows rattle off your
jaw like shots from a machine
gun.
SO find guy with Braddock,s
heart, Galentos chin, Pastors speed
Tony's punch. Teach him to follow
through-and you've got the next
champion.
Writers Kidded Galenfo
Galento made game stand. We
writer's kidded him and called him
clown. We ridiculed his fighting
ability and guffawed at his chances
against Joe. But he made a better
and gamer stand than any of Joe's
other challengers since Louis won
the crown
Tony probably won't get another
chance So, what of the others, with
Lou Nova and Bob Pastor leading
the field? Joe may have trouble