The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-23
Wood Brothers May Make s. A. C. Contender
By HARRY FERGUSON, United Press Sports Editor.

New York, June 2S--(Up)-The burning issue today in Leatherfist Lane, where the fight mob Is dis- cussing the forthcoming combat be- tween Joe Louis and Lou Nova, IS the precise meaning of tho word "cosmic."
 one group of scholars in the mob contends 1t means Q man who tells funny stories on stage or screen. Another circle of pedagogueS, head- cd by Mir. Mushky Jackson of the twentieth Century Sporting club Q gentleman who scores a technical knockout over the Kings English every time he opens his mouth insists it means the stuff ladies put on their faces to make them look pretty.
 The matter is important because Nova has announced he will retire to the Maine woods to perfect his "cosmic punch"-a blow that he ex- poets will bring the world heavy- weight championship to him:
 Nova has made no attempt to be secretive about the cosnic punch. In fact, not long ago he invited your agent to public demon- stration of 1t, an invitation that was accepted eagerly. But the sad fact Is that the cosmic punch is just like the Einstein theory--af- ter you see 1t you still don't know what 1t is. It has somehing to do with the law of gravity and the spin of the sphere on It's axis, but to me 1t looked like Q short, straight right to the jaw.
 Nova stood up with his knees slightly bowed and his body bent In the form of 8 seini.circle. Then he snapped his right against thin air and informed us we had seen the cosmic punch. We said "Uh- huh" and departed.
 What's COsmic?
 The odd part about Nova is that he takes that sort of thing serious ly and that Is why the fight mob is scurrying around trying to find out what It's all about" How can you fix the odds and get e bet on the line If you don't know what "cosmic" met s2 Thousands oi words are going to be written about Nova's punch and all of them are going to be as clear as the Ms. sissippi river just after spring rains have stirred up the mud,
 This IS Lou'S second expedition into the realm of mysticism. Fol Q while he subscribed to the theory of Yogi and spent hours standing on his head and going through complicated breathing exercises. IT June, 1889, he defeated Max Bael and all sorts of boxers decided tt look into the Yogi practices. They abandoned their plans the follow ing September, however, when NoVi fought Tony dalento.
 Before he entered the ring agains Two-Ton, Nova spent some time 1T his dressing room standing on hi head. Along about the l4th roune he was ready to stand on his heat again but this time 1t was from ( series of left hooks thrown by Cal ento. As soon as Tony won thu fight, all boxers announced the, had known that this Yogi stuff wa the bunk.
 Among other theories held bS Nova Is that he is indescructible--- that he can take countless punches on the jaw and never feel them Don't ask mo to explain that one eiher. Roughly, it's some kind o mystical aneSthetic,
 Anyway, 1t looks like 6 long ant merry summer as Nova gets hi theories in order.
 Louis has theory, too. It Is tha you can get along pretty good II the fight racket with a fast lef jab and q rock-crusher right to tn, jaw. Billy Conn probably agrees.