The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-20
LOUIS PUSHOVER. PARADE SEEMS
 TO BE STALLED.
GOdOy GO Off-PrObe on Simon Bout t-Penn Law
 makers Still "HOt"
BY JACK CUDDY fIfnitAd Press Staff Cnrresn0ndentl

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, Feb. 20-(UP)-Heavy- weight champion Joe Louis may be forced to change his fight-a-month campaign into an exhibition tour because of last-minute develop ments among his scanty and ques- tionable opposition.
 Last night promoter Mike Jacobs announced that the contracted third-meeting between Louis and Arturo Godoy of Chile-scheduled for April IS at Los Angeles-was cancelled definitely"
 This announcement came right in the wake of the Detroit story that chairman John J. Hettche of the Michigan boxing commission would investigate thoroughly the proposed title tilt between Louis and big Abe Simon, scheduled for Detroit on March 21, before sanctioning it.
 Meanwhile, the state senate Ju- dietary committee at Harrisburg, Pa., appointed a subcommittee to consider proposals of an investiga- ton into Monday nights abbreviat- ed brawl between Louis and Gus Dorazio at Philadelphia.
 Not So Good
 These developments are most un- fortunate for champion Louis, who must have serious ring opposition at the age of 26, if he is to keep in shape for his important June de- fenSe against fast-stepping Billy Conn.
 Louis needs serious activity like a morning glory needs the dew. No lust for gold has made him the bus jest champion in heavyweight his- tory. His handlers, the smartest who ever guided the destinies of any champion, learned back in 1886 thta Louis had to hit the ball almost constantly or be belted out.
 And it is no secret, behind the boxing scenes, that the Louis en- tourage regards elusive Conn as the most dangerous opponent the De- troti negro ever encountered, de- spite Conn's lack of punch and tpoundage. Blackburn, Black and Peterborough realize that Louis, though the most destructive punch CT the ring has ever known, still is, one-Style, slow thinking, shuffling performer who could be out-witted as easily as a child, unless he is ra- zor sharp.
 They learned this back in 1886 when Max Schmeling hit logey Louis in the head 52 times with the Same-the very Same-right-hand punch and knocked him out in the 18th round.
 Kept on Edge
 They've tried to keep Joe busy since then, and never in the history of the big division has any cham pion been subjected to such an ard- uous grooming as Louis, as he preps for Conn. Five title fights in five months was the "tune-up" program, before Joe should have started train ing in May for Con. Three of them went through-McCoy, Burman and Dorazio.
 But now, the April tilt with Co., doy is out, and the March engage ment with Simon is uncertain.
 Promoter Jacobs called off the Los Angeles Godoy brawl last night after senor Godoy, in his native Chile, repeated his demand that the sout be postponed from April to August. It seems that Godoy and his wife, Ledda, are going to make some motion pictures at BuenoS Aires. Moreover, it would be impos- sible for Godoy to fight Louis in August, because-if Louis licks Conn he will defend in September against the winner of the Maxie Baer-Lou Nova return match, Slat- ed for the Garden on April.
 If Louis wants to fight serious ly meanwhile, it seems that he'll have to join the army, as somebody once said, couple hundred years ago.