The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-30
JOE LOUIS DUETS
 CRITICS' CHANT CHAMP SLIPPED'
Nova Far From Able ChaI. lenger; !; Over 56,OOO Paid
 to See Slaughter
BY HARRY FERGUSON Limited Press Sports EditOr)


 New York, Sept. 30 (U. p - If Joe Louis has slipped, then tho sun rises in the west, Willkie is pres- ident and Marlene Dietrich is bow legged.
 There he stands--winner and still champion of the world, defender of the title in 19 bouts, Q cunning, cold, cruel piece of fighting machinery that time does not rust or age dull.
 He retained his title last night with savage surge of power that left Lou Nova dazed and bleeding, knee deep in the ruins and rubbiG of all his theories about the cosmio punch. the dynamic stance and tho pull of gravity.
 It goes Into the record books as c technical knockout at two minutes and 69 seconds of the sixth round, but lines of type will never tell the story. It was craftsman against an apprentice, an expert against q novice. Nova never had c chance. He was out-fought and out-thought. Louis wrote the prescription for this fight, filled it himself and then ranmed the bitter medicine of de. feat down Nova's throat with his own hands.
 Opposites
 Louis did everything right; Nova, nothing. From the moment Nova came out of his corner, standing up straight, trying to box at long dis- tance--exactly the type of fighter who is Louis dish-his doom was written as plain as the stars that looked down on 66,54o persons in the Polo Grounds.
 Tn that ring 6 storm was gather ing. The first three rounds were the prelude to the storm, the time when nothing happens but the air iS heavy and oppressive with the por- tent of things to come. Tn the fourth round there was the first rumble of thunder. Louis had sized up his man, who made inquisst.ve pokes with his left, had found out what he wanted to know. The thun- der rolled and Louis unleashed his left hook and his right. But he was- mt going all out; he still was wait. ing for the main chance.
 Nova backed away from the thun. der and swung back at 1t. A trickle of blood rolled from his nose to his lips. For the first time he was feel- ing the power that the most power- full puncher in the business puts be. hind blow.
 ~ No Round House"
 After the thunder rolled, theY talked to Nova in his corner be. fore they sent him out for the fifth. He came out with more savvy and tried to work around to where he could throw round-house right that would send Louis crashing to the canvas. Louis never gave him that chance and the bell finally rang on c dull round.
 Then, in the sixth round, the lightning flashed and struck.
 Nova had his back against the ropes close to his own corner. For Q second-or maybe even . frag- ment of a second-he dropped, ever 50 slightly, the left, arm that was guarding his jaw.
 Crashl Louis threw . straight right over Nova's left arm. It land. cd squarely on the left side Of No. vas paw where . delicate network of nerves lead to teh brain. Nova plunged back through the ropes and for i've seconds hung there with his head on the apron of the ring and one foot tangled in the bottom strand.
 Defeat was written all over his face and for . bit he paid no atten- ton as the toll mounted: "One, two, three, four, i've ."
 Nova untangled his foot and got to one knee.
 "Six, seven ."
 He crawled through the ropes and rested on one knee,
 Fight. nine ."
 He got up.
 No Chance
 Louis was after him. A left hook to the head spun Nova around. A right to the head sent him reeling toward 6 neutral corner. Step by step he retreated. Step by step Louis fol. lowed, hitting him every inch of the way, never giving him Q chance to get his hands up.
 Nova backed into Louis corner. A one-two punch drove him three feet along the ropes toward Q neu- tral corner. Now Louis ran after him instead of walking. A right to the head sent Nova crashing Into the corner. Almost before the right had landed, Louis hooked left that landed on Nova's eye. It ripped flesh and sent binding blood coursing down Nova's face.
 Louis drew back his right, but before he could throw 1t Referee Donovan halted the fight.
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