The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
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 HUB TONIGHT
Louis in Good Shape for 'Tune-up'-Conn to Get
 Title Bout
BY JACK CUDDY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Boston, Dec. 16.-(UP) Champion Joe Louis is such a lopsided favorite to beat Al Mccoy tonight in Bos- tons heavyweight title fight, that the bookies quit quoting odds when they reached 12 to l.
 Nevertheless, this scheduled 15- round bout is expected to draw a gross gate of about $65,OOO, setting a new record for the hub city where the previous high was $56,00O, es- tablished for Jack Sharkey's victory over Jim Maloney in 1925. That was before Sharkey became champion
 Virtually no one in this New Eng land cultural center gives Mccoy the Boston challenger, a chance to beat the hard-hitting negro chan- pion. Yet, co-promoters Mike Jacobs of New York and Rip Valenti of Boston are convinced that nearly 18,000 fans will swarm into Boston Garden merely to see Louis in action And they're probably right.
 Boston. the city that produced the great John L. Sullivan, the first Marquis of Queensberry heavyweight champion, and developed champions Jack Johnson and Jack Sharkey, is interested particularly in Louis be- cause the last time he fought here he got licked. That was in 1883 when Joe, light heavyweight, dropped a decision to Max Marek in the Na- tional Amateurs.
 Hence a victory will be a Boston come back" for the Brown bomber.
 Tune Up Go
 Louis isn't worried about the gate, which, even if it sets Boston re- cord, still will be the lowest he has drawn in 12 title defenseS. For jolt ing Joe, this is the first of five tune up engagements for the defense of his crown in a big outdoor show at Yankee Stadium in June against Billy Conn. the light heavyweight king.
 Promoter Jacobs will announce the Louis Conn match immediately after tonight's fight, and that Conn will remain virtually idle untl then. In- cidentally, Conn beat Mccoy with CO41lHk1IAblNO Ct1OC OA1 OOUVONA 4Os
 Despite the lop-sided odds. Louis has trained seriously and will go into the ring in magnificent plyscal con- dition, though he has been idle the six months since he knocked out Arturo Godoy. He expected to weigh in at 2O1-1-2 pounds, the same as for Godoy, giving him an IS pound advantage over the challenger.
 The Louis Conn bout became a virtual certainty unless Louis gets beaten meanwhile--y'hen Maxie Baer passed out of the championship pie ture Saturday night, after a stormy session with Promoter Jacobs. Nsaxie had been appearing in Boston in, the trial run of a musical comedy, which closed Saturday night for rewriting before shifting to New York. Jacobs wanted Baer to remain in Boston for the fight. as gesture of good will toward boxing. But Baer refused and departed Sunday morning for California. Jacobs was so furious he read Baer out of his plans.
 New Angle
 Mccoy awaited his ordeal appar- ently linconcerned. He professes to have "a new angle of attack" that will topple the brown bomber.
 Mccoy, who isn't Mccoy but Florian Le Brasseur. has the reputa- tion of being good puncher, al- though he revealed little dynamite against Conn. Though but 26. he has had nearly 90 bouts in his nine years in the ring. He fought up from fly weight to heavyweight.
 Whether he wins or loses he will receive about $7,700.--B per cent of the net gate. This will be his larg- est purse. Louis. getting 40 per cent should take about $22,000.
 The referee and two judges will be announced at the ringside.