The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-20
LOUIS TO FIGHT G0DOY T0N1GH7
CHAMPION RULES
| TO 5 FAV0RITE
Bout Marks Louis 18th De-
Tense OF Title; Gate OF
S150,00O Is Expected
BY SID FEDER

ing the most dangerous IOIelSAl
challenge to the worlds heavy
weight championship since M a x
Schmeling and Primo Camera
grabbed the brass ring, Joe Louis
makes the 18th defense Of fistiana's
richest prize tomorrow night IN
Yankee stadium against rough,
tough Arturo Godoy of Chile.
Some 80, 900 r expected when
the shooting starts at 9 pm. &C.
S. To-. They'll contribute to an
anticipated gross gate of more than
$3.50, 900. OF the net, Louis receives
40 percent. Godoy will get II II
for the tussle of Is rounds or less.
From the lust before the battle,
mother" statements of both men.
it appeared there would be two
winners. Louis, who took a split
decision ovcr the Chilean fisher
man last February, although be-
fuddled by Godoy's peculiar
~crouching style. predicted he was
going to make this one as short
as possible" Arturo the Arrogant,
recalling he was weakened IN the
last meeting by a cold which had
affected him for six days before
the bout, insisted he would be the
first heavyweight champion from
South America" when the firing
ceases.
Nevertheless, the Broadway
bookmakers and the experts"
pouring into town, as usual, for
what is always boxing's biggest
show, were virtually unanimous in
picking Louis to turn the trick
again. The Bomber was l to 5 to
do it anyway, and l to 2 to do ii
the hard way-chilling the Chilean
before the Is rounds we're up.
This corner goes along with the
majority in this one. I pick Louis
to fatten Arturo within S n
rounds.
yep" Louis stated fatty, this
is gonna be a different kind OF
fight than last time. I'm ready for
any style Godoy uses. He's gonna
have to straighten up if he wants
to win, and when he does-that's
all I want. But if he tries to fight
the way he did and stay down In a
crouch, then l know what to do.
I'll keep my title"
Godoy, as confident a punching
man as ever jumped into the ring,
laughed this off. I'm in much bet
ter condition this time" he point
ed out. I'm not predicting I'll
knock Louis out, but I'll be in
there trying. And if it has to go the
full Is, then Louis will be a beaten
man."
Both fighters are finely trained.
Louis has been punching with his
old dynamite in his training camp
at Greenwood Lake, N. Y, and,
from occasional showings against
sparmates, he may elect to try to
crouch with the South American in
order to hook to the b o to
straighten him up. Godoy, as solid
as the mint and built on the order
of a battleship, a take a lot OF
punishment. He shook off the high
est explosives Louis pitched at him
last time.
Beyond the fight, a peculiar situ-
alton has come up to threaten the
United States monopoly of heavy
weight title teaparties. If Godoy
should win, there's a possibility he
may take the championship to
South America and defend it from
there, despite an agreement to tan
gle with Louis in a return match
within 80 days. Promoter Mike
Jacobs is to take SIS, 900 from his
purse in tomorrow nights fight to
insure the return 60, but Godoy
and his manager, AL WE'LL, may be
willing to forfeit that amount, ex-
pecting to make it up easily in
South America.
Five preliminary bouts will sup
port the main go. Steve Belloise,
young middleweight knocker-outer
from the Bronx, takes on Wicky
Harkins of Philadelphia in tn e
chief eight-rounder. In the event
weather forces a postponement, the
battle will be postponed one day.
The proceedings will be broad
cast over the WJZ-NBC (blue) net
work. l