The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-09
CHAMPION 3 TO |.
FkVORIT'E over
SOUTH AMERICAN
Many Experts Believe
GOdOy viii Stay 8 or 9
Rounds With Louis
BIZ JACK CUDDY

New YORK, Fen. S.-lUPl--Eors
getting briefly our Pan-American
good-neighbor policy, We stage to-
night the second battle between the
northern and southern hernispheres
for the world heavyweight crown,
this one before some $1,000 fans at
Madison Square Garden.
In that splotch Of dazzling Light
in the very heart Of the House that
Richard Built" our great northern
negro champion, Joe Louis, viii
swing through the ring ropes to de-
fend his world title against the
toughest, toughest man he ever
met; Arturo Godoy, who halls from
Chile, well south Of the equator,
Regardless of the winner, this
brawl between the Chilean In
dian, who never read the book Of
rules, and Bomber Louis, one Of the
most devastating punchers pugtlism
ever knew-should while It lasts APP
proach the electrifying brutality at.
tanned in the historic Dempsey
Firpo thriller nearly II years ago.
That Dempsey -Firpo brawl-that
melee between the "Manassa Maui
er" and the wild Bull Of the PAM
pas"-was the first and last battle
Of the hemispheres for fistiana's
most coveted trophy. Dempsey won
on a knockout in the second round,
but only after q heart-lashing con.
flict in which he was belted out Of
the ring into the press seats.
Louis 8'to 1
Although Godoy is given little
chance to win over Louis tonight,
the experts assure that he will Last
much longer than Firpo did against
Dempsey. They say this because
Arturo-brawny, black-haired son
of an 1quique fisherman-fights In
true beach comber fashion. with
head-butts, elbows, back hands,
glove heels and thumbs. Moreover
he fights out Of q low crouch, with
face almost sweeping the canvas
as he hobs and weaves.. He presents
an elusive and dangerous target Tor
q sharp-shooter like Louis, who Is
cautious about breaking his hands
against man who Is all head and
elbows.
Louis, who shattered ring prece-
dent by knocking out seven Of his
eight previous title challengers, ma
turally is favored to win at odds
Of 4 70 / over first 15.rourld route
that the challenger ever attempted
to travel.
But the two big questions about
this initial international heavy
weight title tilt ever STAGED In the
Garden are these: "(i) win Godoy
nave Louis on the floor? and az
how long will Godoy last?
Promoter Mike Jacobs assures
that fans will nav close to SliO,.
nnn In Geo these questions answered.
J JACOBS - S1a nav r,.eI be right because m
Bomber Joe,s previous Garden APP
pearances he drew $4,000, with
Pauline Tzcrdun. Sill. 600 with Bob
Pastor. $4,000 with Nathan Mann
and Sl02 900 with John Henry Lewis.
viii the fans. who pay more than
a hundred grand, see Louis on the
canvas tonight? Can Godoy sprawl
the Bomber as did Schmeling, Brad
deck and Tony Galento? Most ex-
perts doubt that Godoy's left hook
is as lethal as the rights OF Schmel-
inc and Braddock. Whether It's q
hard as Galento's left hook, no one
knows. But all agree that It's
shorter and faster than Tony's port
side flipper. Arturo kayoed 81 Of
as opponents.
How long can the Chilean chal-
lenger last? Well-rugged Arturo
never has been kayoed or stopped
in 65 professional fights. In fact.
no opponent ever had him on the
canvas. During his last United
States campaign he out-roughed
Oalento for two decisions
In 1897. He weathered the
csalento left hook for 10 rounds at
New YORK and for six heats at Chi
caro vet Galento's southpaw sock
almost kavoed Louis in the first
ro,,nd and had him on the floor in
the third last summer. Most dwell
ers in resin ravine believe Godoy
will 90 eight or nine rounds with
the champ Joe Jacobs, who man
ages schrnelinr and Galento, insists