The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-01
TODAY'S
SPORT
PARADE
BY HENRY NC LEMORE
[ United Press STAFF Correspondent

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New York, June i--tUp)---Just
as soon rs brush up on my
broken English 80 that Arturo
Godoy can understand me ] am
going to visit the Chilean heavy
weight at his training camp nj
Carmel, New York.
Godoy Is there working for his
rendezvous with Joe Louis OH the
night Of June 20, and reports from
the little town on the bluffs OF the
Hudson river have II that he Is
working on q new and elaborate
set OF tricks TO befuddle the easily
befuddled heavyweight champion Of
the world.
Those OF you who saw the first
Godoy-Louis fight, or even the pic
lures OF that fight, must wonder
along with me what new tricks the
South American can possibly de-
wise ! should think he exhausted
his own and q lot OF other peoples
tricks In that i5-round affair. Short
OF crawling into the ring on all
fours, and with paper hat on,
can't see that there Is much left
for him TO do.
Maybe he plans TO surprise Louis
by not kissing him ON the cheek
single time during the fight. Maybe
he Is going TO complete the monkey
like actions he used the first time
by Smelling peanuts In his corner
and Jibbering at his manager and
trainer.
Maybe-but definitely think you
can count this out7-he plans II
stand up and fight and not hor
and Jump about the ring In his
unique South American way. II
he should happen TO do this you
can rest assured that he'll be
counted out, too, because he just
hasn't the equipment TO stand ur
and trade blows with Louis.
He denies this, and so does his
manager, AL Well, and his trainer
and conditioner, Whitley Bimstein
but It's the truth. Godoy's chances
Of winning depend on his NOT
fighting the champion. In slug
ging match he'd have no more
chance than the captain Of the
Bloomer Girls would do in a home.
run hitting contest with Joe Di.
Maggie. Godoy must concentrate
on Joe's principal weakness, which
is an inability TO adjust himself Il
unorthodox styles. BY now Godoy
must know OF another Louis fail
ing, too. I refer TO his tendency tc
become discouraged. If you have
seen Joe In many fights you know
that he always does his best fight.
ing In the first minute or two Of
each round. II this early assault
doesn't get his man, he nearly al.
ways coasts the final minute or so
And the champion is not as gooC
a tenth or twelfth round fighter al
he might be.
Godoy is likely TO find q differ.
ent Louis in there with him on tn,
Goth. however. Joe doesn't lik'
Godoy. In his simple way he feel
that the South American held hin
up to ridicule In their first bout
And Louis, normally a good-natureC
animal, is doubly dangerous wher
he bears a grudge. Remember thu
second Schmeling fight? Before tina
bout he admitted a dislike for thu
German and promised to give hin
the full treatment. Louis neyel
was a savage, before or since, al
he was that night and Schmelini
was battered into bits almost be.
fore he could get his hands up.
Too, Louis didn't train to'
ardously for his first go with
Godoy. He felt. as did almos
everyone else, that Arturo was |
set-up who could be dispatched
with O few left hooks and RICH
hands. This time he'll be bette
prepared, and my guess Is that he1
| chill the Chilean.
OF course. I've been wrong In n,
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