The Phoenix index., 1940-12-28

Johnny Martin declared the /
tor by a technical knockout il
Dropped to the canvas for the
count of one late in the first
ruond, Mccoy rallied brilliantly
and, by bobbing and weaving and
retrea ing when in imminent dan
ger, weathered a merciless attack
by the champion in the next four
rounds.
SLASHING ATTACK
But McCoy,s left eye and nose
we're literally slashed by the cleav-
er-like fist of the champion. Louis
staggered the Boston battler in the
fifth round, closing his badly dam
aged left eye completely with
, singing rights The bell spared
Mccoy further punishment.
1t was Immediately after the bell
sounded for the sixth round that
Ray Arcel, McCoy's trainer, hurled
a solid white towel into the ring,
staying his punch-drunk gladiator
for the first time since he drop
ped National AAU light heavy
weight title bout to Max Marek in
his amateur days, received vocifer-
Gus ovation from the swell turn
out of 10000 fans as he shuffled
to the wiring wearing his familiar
blue robe, trimmed In red, with
white crush towel doffing his
oiled head and face.
Mccoy entered after Louis and
likewise, got a great hometown re-
ception. The BUstonan weighed on
ly 180 3-4; Louis was a bit heavier
battleship "Philadelphia" Goodwin
warned that his country apparent
ly wanted no service by members of
its most numerous minority group
except in the bottom rank, starred
with undesirable treatment. Condi-
tions on the Philadelphia are con-
sidered a. fair sample of the Navy
as a whole.
REVEALED TO PRESS
The Alabama boy said that with
two others he wrote letter to the
Negro press telling of "unheearable"
conditions in the Navy. A copy of
this letter was forwarded appar-
emily from the Department of
Navy in Washington to Commander
Hambert Ziroli, of the Philadelphia.
Immediately ziroli got busy and
started investigation of this dis
content" aboard ship. Goodwin
said. All mess attendants, that is
Negroes, abroad ship were called
before him. one by one, and asked
about the letter of protest. Good
win said he admitted his part in
writing when questioned. In an
swer to the question of why he
wrote such a letter, Goodwin said
he replied that he wanted the pub
lie to know the treatment being
accorded Negroes in the Navy, their
inability to get change OF rating.
The commander is alleged to have
told Goodwin that he would have
been placed in the brig for asking
a change.
Having no knowledge of law,
Goodwin said he was tricked into
than in the last several title de-
fenses, sealing 2O2 1,2.
THIRTEENTH DEFENSE
In stopping Al Mccoy, Louis sue
cesSfully defended the crown he
won from Jimmy Braddock in 1887
for the thirteenth time. There had
been put 81 heavyweight title de-
tense encounters in modern ring
history before tonight's battle and
er, Ray Arcer and two less ceie-
brated aides; in Louis corner were
Trainer Jack Blackburn, CONAN
ager Julian Black and Nanny Sea-
man.
CELEBRITIES PRESENTED
AS part of the fanfare before
the contest, Mike Kaplan, loca'
welterweight, Ex-Heavyweight
Champion Braddock, and Chal-
Ienger Billy Conn, present light
heavyweight champion were in
duced to tne seething gallery. All
were applauded genuinely.
MCCOY, CROUCHER
McCoy's fighting strategy for the
Louis bout was crouching, bob
bing and weaving style. He use1
tying-up tactics, clinching off and
retreating even more frequently
Louis style was the usual stand
up attack, but this time he kept a
failing left jab bounding off the
bobbing and weaving head of the
crouching target-smart tactics h=
learned against Godoy. When the
opening presented itself, Louis shot
telling right crosses to the jaw 0.
vicious punches to the nidrltf.
1oatss best punches OF the fight
were a right to the chin that drop
ped Mccoy for tbs cne-count II
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