The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-25
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 BY HARRY FERGUSON limited Press Shorts EditOr)

New York, September 25. - (UP) - Thoughts of guy who has only three days to make up his mind and crawl out on the end of a limb:
 No doubt about 1t, Louis hits har- der. Even when he's being out boxed and seems to be dazed he can always throw one punch and its "Katy bar the door,. Look at that Conn fight Billy was ahead from here to wonder at the end of the l2th round, but Joe uitched Q right in the 18th and they played the slow music in the Conn corner.
 Wonder If Nova's going to pay any attention to his seconds this trip? Arcel and Carlen are going to try to make him box, stay away from punches and wear Louis down. But who knows what that Yogi guy will do once he gets the resin on his feet and the smell of battle in his nostrilsp He's liable to wade out there and start trading punches like 0 man trying to chop down tree.
 That Nova is 6 stubborn citizen all right. Never saw anything like the night he decided to punch 1t out with Max Baer instead of being cute and trying to win on points. He walked out there, stuck out his chin and invited Baer to take a swing at 1t. That. was a pretty fair country punch that MaXie brought up from the floor and 1t landed right on the button, too. So Nova just shakes his head, wades in and wins the fight. That's a great quote Nova gave off after the Baer fight; T can take @ punch so good 1t scares me"
 Dempsey Tunney
 Percentage says to pick Louis. Always string along with the champ, is what they say. Wonder how many buys strung along with Dempsey against Tunney in the rain at Phil- adelphia that night? Practically 90 per cent of 'em at the ringside, l guess. What good is percentage when you spend an hour or two with that Nova and that superb confi- uence of his starts spreading likke an epidemic? The guy really be- lieves in himself,
 Sure, Louis has slipped little bit from his peak the second Schmeling fight. But there still isn't a big boy in the business who can jab as fast and as sure as Joe can. And he's picked up plenty of experi- ence in that "bum of the month'' tour he made. Knows how to fight 'em all now - Crouchers, stand-up- straight guys, boxers, sluggers, fancy Dams like Conn.
 Guess that stuff about him being worried about his domestic troubles is the bunk. Can't imagine a man in the ring defending the world heavyweight championship and just when he gets ready to toss a right he stops and says to himself: Glad my wife and I patched up that quarrel"
 Who Can Take It?
 Everybody says Nova can take it better than Louis. but is that actu- ally the case? Tony Galento put Nova halfway into dreamland down in Philadelphia wiht one left hook and then cut him up like a butcher going to work on shoulder of beef Remember the night Galento wad- dled out in the first round and planted that left hook on Louis forehead? And how Louis shook it off and started throwing leather Inc takes it nrettv 00nd tOO
 Do you suppose there is suct stuff as destiny? Fate picking oul one man and saying, Come on brother. you and are going places2' Nova believes 1t. Tunney believed 1t.
 Come on, quit fooling around and get down to business. Who's 4 gonna be -- Louis or Nova7 Well, tell you.
 Aw hell. let's think it over for q couple Of more days.